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Indias Anshu Anshu (red) wrestles Russias Valeria Koblova in their womens freestyle 57kg wrestling repechage match during the Tokyo Olympic Games at the Makuhari Messe in Tokyo on Thursday. (Photo by Jack GUEZ AFP)

Anshu bows out after repechage defeat

Young Anshu Malik bowed out of the 57kg competition after losing her repechage round 1-5 to Russia-'s Valeria Koblova

5 Aug 2021 9:16 AM IST

India players celebrate a goal by Hardik Singh (center, during the mens field hockey bronze medal match against Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo on Thursday. Germanys Niklas Wellen (right) looks on during the celebration. (Photo: AP)

India men-'s hockey team finish with blaze of glory; secure first...

Winning their first medal since the Moscow 1980 Olympics, the men-'s hockey team beat Germany 5-4 to secure the Bronze...

5 Aug 2021 9:05 AM IST

Gold medalists Mutaz Essa Barshim (left) of Qatar and Gianmarco Tamberi of Italy celebrate on the track Sunday. Christian Petersen/AP

A golden gesture

Though delayed by a year, these Olympics have given us moments of heart-warming sportsmanship spirit

4 Aug 2021 6:55 PM IST

Argentinas Maria Noel Barrionuevo (2-R) celebrates with teammates after scoring against India during their womens semi-final match of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games field hockey competition, at the Oi Hockey Stadium in Tokyo, on Wednesday. (Photo: AFP)

Argentina beat India women-'s hockey team 2-1 in semifinals

Indian women-'s hockey team will now compete for the bronze medal

4 Aug 2021 5:19 PM IST

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