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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

Spains midfielder Marco Asensio runs to celebrate after scoring the opening goal during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games mens semifinal football match between Japan and Spain at Saitama Stadium in Saitama on Tuesday. -- AFP

Superb Asensio puts Spain into Olympic football final against Brazil

Spain got the better of hosts Japan 1-0; Brazil blitz Mexico 4-1 on penalties

4 Aug 2021 1:43 AM IST

Uzbekistans Akbar Djuraev competes in the mens 109kg weightlifting competition during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo International Forum in Tokyo on Tuesday. -- AFP

Djuraev wins weightlifting gold in tense finish at Olympics

Djuraev failed a clean and jerk at 234 kilograms but returned to lift 237kg and overtake Martirosyan for gold with a...

4 Aug 2021 1:32 AM IST

Jamaicas Elaine Thompson-Herah celebrates taking gold in the womens 200m final at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on Tuesday. -- AFP

Thompson-Herah seals Olympic -'double-double-' with 200 gold

Namibian teenager Christine Mboma took silver in 21.81sec while the USA-'s Gabby Thomas won bronze in 21.87sec

4 Aug 2021 1:24 AM IST

Team India celebrates after winning their womens field hockey match against Australia at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo on Monday. (Photo: AP)

History maker India women eye Argentina scalp to make maiden hockey...

India-'s best performance in the Olympics came way back in the 1980 Moscow Games where they finished fourth out of six...

3 Aug 2021 5:33 PM IST

Indias Tajinderpal Toor competes in qualifications for the mens shot put event at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

Shot putter Toor fails to qualify for final, ends campaign with...

Toor could only manage one legal throw of 19.99m in his first attempt to finish at 13th out of 16 competitors

3 Aug 2021 5:16 PM IST

USAs Simone Biles poses with her bronze medal during the podium ceremony of the artistic gymnastics womens balance beam of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo on August 3, 2021. (Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP)

-'I did it for me-': Biles takes Olympic bronze after mental health...

The four-time gold medallist from the Rio Games received a huge cheer from her US teammates when she entered the arena

3 Aug 2021 4:56 PM IST

USAs Simone Biles attends a training session prior the artistic gymnastics womens balance beam final of the Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo on Tuesday. (Photo: AFP)

Simone Biles takes beam bronze on Olympic return after Mental health...

It was the US superstar-'s first taste of competition in Tokyo since standing down during the women-'s team final last...

3 Aug 2021 3:46 PM IST

Shanju Bao (left) and Tianshi Zhong of China celebrate their gold medals during a ceremony for the track cycling womens team sprint finals at the Summer Olympics in Izu, Japan, on Monday. (Photo: AP)

Olympic Chronicles: Mao pins worn by Chinese athletes may test Olympic...

China-'s current party chief, Xi Jinping, has invoked Mao-'s image as he tries to promote his own status as a...

3 Aug 2021 2:08 PM IST