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Confident start for Bhavani Devi on Games debut, wins against Nadia Azizi

India's trailblazing fencer Bhavani Devi was off to a confident start on her Olympic debut as she demolished the challenge of Nadia Ben Azizi 15-3 to advance to the second round

Tokyo Olympics 2021 Highlights: Mary Kom, PV Sindhu, Manika Batra win

Manu Bhaker disappoints on Day 2 as she bows out in 10m Air Pistol qualification round. Check India today's Olympics matches, Tokyo 2020 live updates and telecast details in India

Tokyo Olympics: Mary Kom, Sindhu cross first hurdle, into round 2

Iconic boxer M C Mary Kom, 38, beat her 23-year-old opponent

Tokyo Olympics 2020: American medal rush begins with a splash

Host Japan follows China in list for most gold medals

Tokyo Olympics: Govt exempts Olympic returnees from RT-PCR negative test

Besides, all those returning from Tokyo will be retested upon landing in India

Olympics hockey: Australia inflict crushing 7-1 defeat on India

India, who had scraped through to a narrow 3-2 win against New Zealand on Saturday, were totally off colour

Tokyo Olympics 2021: First post-competition coronavirus case reported

However, this series of events did not hamper the rowing on Sunday as all events were held as scheduled

Mary Kom enters Olympic pre-quarters, Manish exits after hard-fought loss

Mary Kom is a six-time world champion

Tokyo Olympics: Paddler Manika Batra progress to Round 3 in women's singles

India paddler Manika Batra on Sunday progressed to Round 3 of the women's singles event after defeating Ukraine's Margaryta Pesotska at Tokyo Metropolitan Gym

Tokyo Olympics 2021: Hockey to Swimming, India schedule on July 25

A host of events, including women's 10m air pistol, men's 10m air rifle, and men's skeet, are lined up on a busy day for shooters. Check today's India Olympics schedule

Tokyo Olympics: Wimbledon champion Ashleigh Barty knocked out in 1st round

Wimbledon 2021 champion Ashleigh Barty was knocked out of the women's singles event here in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics on Sunday.

Tokyo Olympics: Sania Mirza, debutant Ankita pair knocked out of games

Sania Mirza, debutant Ankita Raina knocked out of Tokyo Olympics despite dominating in women's doubles opener against Ukrainian twin sisters Nadiia and Liudmyla Kichenok, here on Sunday.

Tokyo Olympics: Murray out of Olympic singles tournament with quad strain

Two-time defending champion Andy Murray withdrew from the singles tournament at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday because of a right quad strain.

Olympic: Rowers Arjun, Arvind qualify for semifinals in lightweight doubles

Indian rowers Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh qualified for the semifinals of the men's lightweight double sculls repechage at the Tokyo Olympics here on Sunday. The Indian duo clocked 6:51.36 to finish in the third place at the Sea Forest Waterway. Poland's Jerzy Kowalski and Artur Mikolajczewski finished at the top with a timing of 6:43.44, followed by Spain's Caetano Horta Pombo and Manel Balastegui, who clocked 6:45.71 in the repechage 2. The semifinals will be on July 27.

World champion PV Sindhu wins her Tokyo Olympics opener in straight games

Reigning world champion P V Sindhu opened her Olympic campaign with an easy straight-game win over Israel's Ksenia Polikarpova in the women's singles group J match here on Sunday. The 26-year-old Indian, seeded sixth, beat the 58th ranked Polikarpova 21-7 21-10 in a lop-sided opening match. The world number seven Indian will next play Hong Kong's world number 34 Cheung Ngan Yi in the group stage. Rio Games silver medallist Sindhu started on an attacking note but briefly found herself lagging 3-4. However, she moved ahead quickly with Polikarpova making unforced errors and entered the break with a 11-5 lead. Soon, Sindhu was on a roll, grabbing 13 straight points. The Indian used her trademark straight and cross court smashes and drops to trouble the Israeli, who couldn't utilise the few opportunities that came her way. Sindhu sealed the first game in her favour when Polikarpova missed a shot. Polikarpova, who was playing with a strapped knee, continued to struggle with her stroke

Olympic: Indian shooters Manu, Yashaswini miss women's 10m air pistol final

Indian shooters buckled under pressure as Manu Bhaker and Yashaswini Singh Deswal failed to make the finals of the women's 10m air pistol event in the Tokyo Olympics here on Sunday.

Tokyo Olympics 2021 - Badminton to Weightlifting: India schedule on July 24

There are some medal possibilities too as Mirabai Chanu will compete in weightlifting, Pravin Jadhav and Deepika Kumari will feature in Archery mixed team event. Check today's India Olympics schedule

Tokyo Olympics 2021 Highlights: Chanu's silver opens India's medal tally

Saikhom Mirabai Chanu won India's first medal in the Tokyo Olympics 2021 today.

PM speaks to Chanu, says could not have asked for happier start to Olympics

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that India is elated by Chanu's stupendous performance

Vice president hails Mirabai Chanu for winning silver medal at Olympics

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday congratulated weightlifter Mirabai Chanu