Page 5 - 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Great to see sports other than cricket getting recognition: Boxer Bidhuri

Former World Championship bronze-medallist boxer Gaurav Bidhuri feels that with the success at the Tokyo Olympics, sports other than cricket are also getting due recognition

PM fulfils promise, has ice-cream with 2-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday fulfilled his promise and had ice cream with two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu when he hosted the Indian athletes at his residence today

Roger Federer to undergo more knee surgeries, to miss upcoming US Open

Federer was last seen playing in the Wimbledon, and after that, he also gave Tokyo Olympics a miss due to knee issues

Olympics a major turning point for the country: PM Narendra Modi

Speaking from the historic ramparts of the Red Fort on the 75th I-Day, PM Modi showered praise on India's Olympians and urged the nation to "give them a big round of applause for their achievements."

PM Narendra Modi applauds Olympians in his Independence Day address

Prime Minister Narendra Modi showered praise on India's Olympians, urging the nation to "give them a big round of applause for their achievements

Neeraj Chopra, Sindhu highlight Olympic contingent at I-Day celebrations

Thirty-two Olympic winners along with two officials of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) are attending the 75th Independence Day celebrations at Red Fort on Sunday.

Entire country proud of Indian Olympics contingent: President Kovind

President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday said India's performance in the Tokyo Olympics was outstanding and the entire country is proud of the contingent. Kovind has hosted a 'high tea' at the Rashtrapati Bhavan cultural centre here for the Indian contingent that participated in the Tokyo Olympics 2020. While interacting with the Indian contingent for the Tokyo Olympics 2020, the President said the entire country is proud of them for bringing glory to the nation, according to a Rashtrapati Bhavan statement. This team has won the highest number of medals in the history of our participation in Olympics so far, Kovind said. Their achievements have inspired the youth to take part in sports, he said, adding that a positive attitude towards sports has also been created among the parents. The President said India's performance in the Tokyo Olympics was outstanding not only in terms of achievements but also in terms of potential. "Most of the players are in the beginning of their sporting .

Sonam Malik responds to WFI notice, federation awaits Vinesh reply

Young wrestler Sonam Malik on Friday responded to the notice she received from the national federation for "misconduct", conveying that she won't repeat the mistake

Olympic effect: Mirabai already seeing heightened interest in weightlifting

Mirabai Chanu has observed a heightened interest in the power sport since her silver medal-winning feat at the Olympics and expects more women to compete at the highest level in the near future.

Hockey success culmination of five years of sacrifices: Manpreet, Rani

Indian men's and women's hockey team captains Manpreet Singh and Rampal wrote an open letter to hockey fans across the world

Neeraj's coach Klaus says going forward, aim is to be 'stable' in technique

Chopra has rectified most of the shortcomings in his technique and now the endeavour is to maintain technical "stability" to touch greater heights in the coming years, says his coach Klaus Bartonietz

Assam presents Rs 1 cr to Olympian boxer Lovlina, offers deputy SP's post

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma presented Olympic boxing bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain Rs one crore and offered the post of deputy SP in the state police at a felicitation programme here on Thursday

JSW Group announces cash rewards for Tokyo Olympic medallist

The JSW Group on Thursday announced cash awards for India's Tokyo Olympic medallists and their support staff with Rs one crore reserved for Neeraj Chopra

54-member Indian team for Tokyo Paralympics accorded warm send-off

A 54-member Indian team for the upcoming Tokyo Paralympics was on Thursday accorded a warm send-off by Sports Minister Anurag Thakur and the national governing body

Tokyo Debacle: NRAI executives to be assessed, three-part review underway

An "individual with the right credentials" is set to evaluate the performance of the Indian shooting federation's executives

MP felicitates Olympics hockey team member Vivek Sagar with Rs 1 cr reward

Vivek Sagar, who was part of the Indian squad that won the bronze medal at the recent Tokyo Olympics, was felicitated by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan here on Thursday.

I'll continue to work hard and bring glory for India: Lovlina Borgohain

Boxer Lovlina Borgohain, who won a bronze medal at the recently concluded Tokyo Olympics, on Thursday said she will continue to work hard in order to bring more laurels for India.Lovlina received a grand welcome at the Guwahati airport from the state government on Thursday.Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was present at the airport to receive her. Taking to Twitter, he said that the boxer has ignited a billion dreams with her success in Olympics.Replying to the Assam CM, Lovlina in a tweet said, "Thank you Hon'ble CM @himantabiswa sir for such a warm welcome. I will continue to work hard and bring glory for my country."Lovlina took the bronze medal after she lost the women's welterweight (64-69kg) semi-final bout to Turkey's Busenaz Surmeneli in the Olympics.Busenaz Surmeneli defeated Borgohain by a unanimous decision of 5-0. All five judges gave decisions in the favour of Turkish boxer as she stamped her dominance.Meanwhile, Lovlina on Wednesday enjoyed home-style Assamese ...

Covid-19: Tokyo's Olympic fears give way to acceptance, to a point

When the Tokyo Olympics began during a worsening pandemic in Japan, the majority of the host nation was in opposition

Olympic Gold medallist Neeraj Chopra rises to number 2 in world rankings

Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has gained 14 places to become world number two in the latest world rankings after his sensational show in the Tokyo Olympics.

With Neeraj Chopra, Bajrang Punia win, JSW Sports aims to strike gold

Parth Jindal plans standalone sporting venture by 2025 and an IPO