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Turkeys Busenaz Surmeneli (red) and Indias Lovlina Borgohain fight during their womens welter (64-69kg) semi-final boxing match during the Tokyo Olympic Games at the Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo on Thursday. (Photo: AFP)

President, PM lead country in applauding Borgohain for Olympic bronze...

Borgohain (69kg) signed off with a bronze medal after a 0-5 loss to reigning world champion Busenaz Surmeneli on...

4 Aug 2021 4:24 PM IST

United States David Morris Taylor III (left) and Indias Deepak Punia compete in the mens 86kg Freestyle semifinal wrestling match at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Chiba, Japan on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Wrestler Deepak Punia loses semi-final bout to David Taylor, will...

Punia was nowhere in the contest and Taylor made lightwork of the match, and he easily wrapped up the game

4 Aug 2021 4:18 PM IST

Tokyo: Indias Amit Rohidas tries to stop the ball as Belgian Sebastien Dockier attacks the Indian goal-post in their mens field hockey semifinal match, at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

India need to plug defensive holes to secure first Olympic hockey...

Having lost 1-3 against Australia in the semifinals here, their German opponents would be determined to prove a point

4 Aug 2021 3:55 PM IST

Aditi Ashok of India makes a putt on the 15th hole during the first round of the womens golf event at the Summer Olympics at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Japan on Wednesday. (Photo: AP)

Solid start by Aditi in women-'s golf, placed second ahead of big...

Aditi, who caught the golfing world-'s attention five years ago at the Rio Olympics, shared the position with World No....

4 Aug 2021 3:39 PM IST

Bulgarias Georgi Valentinov Vangelov (red) wrestles Indias Kumar Ravi in their womens freestyle 57kg wrestling quarter final match during the Tokyo Olympic Games at the Makuhari Messe in Tokyo on Monday. (Photo: AFP)

Wrestler Ravi Kumar confirms India-'s fourth medal after reaching...

23-year-old Ravi beats Kazakhstan-'s Nurislam Sanayev to enter Olympics final, assured of at least silver medal

4 Aug 2021 3:16 PM IST

Indias Lovlina Borgohain (blue) exchanges punches with Busenaz Surmeneli of Turkey in the womens welterweight (64-69kg) category boxing semifinal match, at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo on Wednesday. Borgohain lost the match. (Photo: PTI)

Disappointed I didn-'t get gold but will celebrate bronze with...

The 23-year-old lost 0-5 in the welterweight (69kg) semifinals to reigning world champion Busenaz Surmeneli of Turkey to...

4 Aug 2021 1:41 PM IST

Lovlina Borgohain of India (left) and Busenaz Surmeneli of Turkey exchange punches during their womens welter weight 64-69kg semifinal boxing match at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo on Wednesday. (Photo: AP)

Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain signs off with bronze medal in Olympics

The welterweight boxer lost 5-0 to her Turkish opponent Busenaz Surmeneli

4 Aug 2021 11:33 AM IST

Neeraj Chopra of India competes in the qualification round of the mens javelin throw at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo on Wednesday. (Photo: AP)

First throw perfect but will need to improve in finals: Neeraj

The 23-year-old Chopra became the first Indian javelin thrower to enter the finals of the Games with a big throw of...

4 Aug 2021 11:04 AM IST

Gold medallist USAs Sydney Mclaughlin poses with her medal on the podium after the womens 400m hurdles event during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on Wednesday. (Photo: AFP)

Sydney McLaughlin wins hurdles gold, sets world record

She edged out Dalilah Muhammad, who won silver to make it a U.S. 1-2 finish

4 Aug 2021 10:19 AM IST

Deepak Punia. (Photo: Twitter)

Wrestlers Ravi Dahiya and Deepak Punia storm into semis

Fourth-seeded Ravi defeated Bulgaria-'s Georgi Valentinov Vangelov by 14-4, and Deepak Punia edged China-'s Zushen Lin...

4 Aug 2021 10:16 AM IST

Indias Neeraj Chopra competes in the mens Javelin throw qualification event at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

Neeraj Chopra qualifies for javelin throw final in first attempt of...

Shivpal Singh, the other Indian in the fray failed to qualify for the finals

4 Aug 2021 9:13 AM IST

Union Ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Anurag Thakur with Bronze medalist in Tokyo Olympics, shuttler PV Sindhu during her felicitation ceremony in New Delhi. (PTI)

Jai Sindh ! History-maker Sindhu returns to warm reception

The star Indian shuttler was received by Badminton Association of India (BAI) general secretary Ajay Singhania

4 Aug 2021 7:23 AM IST