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Indian Hockey team coach Sjoerd Marijne. (Photo: PTI)

Coach Marijne says Olympics was last assignment with Indian women-'s...

The 47-year-old coached the Indian women-'s hockey team to its best ever performance in the Olympic Games at fourth

6 Aug 2021 4:33 PM IST

Azerbijans Haji Aliyev, right, competes against Indias Bajrang Bajrang during their mens freestyle 65kg wrestling semifinal match at the Summer Olympics in Chiba, Japan, on Friday. (Photo: AP)

Bajrang ouwitted by Aliev, to fight for bronze

Bajrang will now fight for bronze against Russian Olympic Committe-'s Gadzhimurad Rashidov

6 Aug 2021 4:12 PM IST

Competitors compete in the womens 20km race walk at the Summer Olympics in Sapporo, Japan, on Friday. (AP Photo)

Priyanka 17th, Bhawna 32nd in women-'s 20km race walk

The 25-year-old Priyanka clocked 1 hr 32 minute 36 seconds, well outside her personal best of 1:28:45

6 Aug 2021 3:51 PM IST

Indias Aditi Ashok watches her drive from the 11th tee in round 3 of the womens golf individual stroke play during the Tokyo Olympic Games at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe on Friday. (Photo: AFP)

Golfer Aditi Ashok remains strong at Olympics; holds 2nd spot after...

This is Aditi-'s second Olympic appearance, having finished tied 41st in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro edition

6 Aug 2021 2:24 PM IST

Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Thursday felicitated wrestler Bajrang Punia with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna. (Photo:Twitter)

Khel Ratna Award renamed after Dhyan Chand

PM Narendra Modi said he had been getting many requests from citizens across India to name the Khel Ratna after Major...

6 Aug 2021 1:40 PM IST

Manohar Lal Khattar

Haryana to give Rs 50 lakh each to state-'s 9 women-'s hockey players

The Indians played their hearts out and even overcame a two-goal deficit but their opponents proved more superior

6 Aug 2021 11:48 AM IST

Indias Navneet Kaur (25) and Vandana Katariya (16) react after losing their womens field hockey bronze medal match at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo on Friday. Britain won 4-3. (Photo: AP)

Narrowly missed medal but women-'s hockey team reflects spirit of new...

Modi said people will always remember the great performance of our women-'s hockey team at the Tokyo Olympics

6 Aug 2021 9:55 AM IST

Kazakhstans Daulet Niyazbekov, left, competes against Indias Bajrang Bajrang during their mens freestyle 65kg wrestling match at the Summer Olympics, Friday. (Photo: AP)

Bajrang Punia enters the semifinals after defeating Iran-'s Morteza...

Since Bajrang had the high scoring move, a two-pointer take down, he was declared winner on criteria

6 Aug 2021 9:46 AM IST

A Great Britain player attempts to score a goal against India during their womens field hockey bronze medal match, at the Summer Olympics, in Tokyo on Friday. (PTI Photo)

Heartbreak for Indian women, lose Olympics bronze play-off 3-4 to...

The Indian women had already created history and surpassed all expectations by entering the semifinals of the Games for...

6 Aug 2021 9:17 AM IST

Indian players react after losing 1-2 against Argentina during womens field hockey semifinal match at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

India women look to emulate men-'s feat in bronze medal clash against...

The men-'s team rewrote history on Thursday as it claimed an Olympic medal after 41 years

5 Aug 2021 6:00 PM IST

Indias Sandeep Kumar competes during the mens 20km race walk at the Summer Olympics in Sapporo, Japan, on Thursday. (Photo: AP)

Sandeep finishes 23rd, Irfan and Rahul 47th and 51st in Olympic 20km...

The 35-year-old Sandeep Kumar crossed the finish line in 1 hour 25 minute and 7 seconds

5 Aug 2021 5:49 PM IST

Former Indian hockey captain Dhanraj Pillay. (Photo: PTI)

I have no regrets now after this medal, says four-time Olympian...

The last time India had won an Olympic medal in hockey was at the 1980 Moscow Games where they bagged the gold

5 Aug 2021 5:35 PM IST