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Competitors start in the womens one-person dinghy laser radial race 1 during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games sailing competition at the Enoshima Yacht Harbour in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan on Sunday. (Photo: AFP)

Sailors Nethra at 27th and Vishnu at 14th after day 1 of competitions

Nethra was placed 27th after two races while Vishnu was 14th after his first race

25 July 2021 6:54 PM IST

Indian wrestler Priya Malik. (Photo: Instagram)

Priya Malik wins gold at World Cadet Wrestling Championship

Malik defeated Kseniya Patapovich 5-0 in the summit clash

25 July 2021 5:41 PM IST

Yui Ohash of Japan celebrates after winning the gold medal in the womens 400-meter Individual medley at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday. (Photo: AP)

Host nation Japan celebrates gold rush on day of upsets at Olympics

The second full day of competition saw 18 gold medals up for grabs, including the first ever in skateboarding

25 July 2021 5:26 PM IST

Indian boxer Mary Kom after beating Miguelina Hernandez Garcia of the Dominican Republic during their womens flyweight 51-kg boxing match at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

Mary Kom enters Olympic pre-quarters, outwits spirited Garcia from...

The 38-year-old Olympic bronze-medallist prevailed 4-1 against a rival who is 15 years her junior

25 July 2021 3:05 PM IST

Tunisias Ahmed Hafnaoui celebrates after winning the final of the mens 400m freestyle swimming event during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo on July 25, 2021. (Photo by Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP)

Tunisian teen wins surprise Olympic swimming gold

The 18-year-old finished in 3 minutes and 43.26 seconds

25 July 2021 3:03 PM IST

Indias Manika Batra competes against Ukraines Margaryta Pesotska during her womens singles round 2 table tennis match at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium during the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo on Sunday. (Photo: AFP)

Manika stuns world number 32 to reach third round

The Commonwealth Gold Medallist made a remarkable comeback against her Ukrainian opponent after losing the first two...

25 July 2021 2:21 PM IST

Japans Yuto Horigome competes in the mens street final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Sports Park Skateboarding on Sunday. (Photo: AFP)

Japan-'s Horigome wins first ever Olympic skateboard gold

One of skateboarding-'s biggest stars, Nyjah Huston from the U.S., fell repeatedly trying to land tricks and came 7th in...

25 July 2021 1:12 PM IST

Indias Sathiyan Gnanasekaran hits a shot against Hong Kongs Lam Siu-hang during his mens singles round 2 table tennis match at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo on July 25, 2021. (Photo: AFP)

TT player Sathiyan makes early exit from Tokyo Games

Sathiyan had a commanding 3-1 lead but lost four games in a row to lose 3-4 to the 95th ranked Hong Kong player

25 July 2021 1:00 PM IST

$India\s lone gymnast Pranati Nayak fails to qualify for All Round finals$ Sports

India-'s lone gymnast Pranati Nayak fails to qualify for All Round...

Nayak finished at the bottom half in all the events

25 July 2021 12:50 PM IST

Divyansh Singh Panwar. (Photo: Instagram)

Deepak, Divyansh finish way down in men-'s 10m air rifle

Deepak aggregated 624.7 while Divyansh shot 622.8 over six series and could not make the finalal

25 July 2021 12:31 PM IST

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) also expressed surprise with the governments move to seek feedback on the draft. (Photo: AFP)

IOA requests govt to allow contingent to return without COVID-19 RT...

India fielded its largest ever contingent of 127 athletes at the Tokyo Olympics, which also includes the highest female...

25 July 2021 10:50 AM IST

Australias Cate Campbell (R) and teammates celebrate after setting a world record and winning the final of the womens 4x100m freestyle relay swimming event during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo on July 25, 2021. (Photo: AFP)

Australia smash world record to win women-'s 4x100m relay Olympic gold

Canada came second and the United States third

25 July 2021 10:04 AM IST