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Indias Vandana Katariya reacts after their womens field hockey bronze medal match against Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo on Friday. India lost the match 3-4. -- PTI

U-'khand govt to give Rs 25 lakh to hockey player Vandana Katariya

An attractive new sports policy will soon be introduced in the state that will help nourish budding talent in different...

7 Aug 2021 1:29 AM IST

Indias Salima Tete (centre) drives against Britains Lily Owsley during the womens field hockey bronze medal match at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo on Friday. -- AP

J-'khand govt announces Rs 50 Lakh each to Salima Tete and Nikki...

Salima Tete (19) hails from Badkichapar village in Simdega district and Nikki Pradhan (27) from Hesal village in Khunti

7 Aug 2021 1:16 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays floral tribute to Major Dhyan Chand. (PTI File)

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award is now Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the move was based on numerous requests he had received from across the nation

6 Aug 2021 11:45 PM IST

Polands Kajetan Duszynski (L) competes to win in the mens 4x400m relay heats during the Tokyo Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on Friday. (Photo: AFP)

Indian 4x400m relay team breaks Asian record but fails to qualify for...

The quartet of Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Tom Noah Nirmal, Rajiv Arokia and Amoj Jacob ran 3 minutes 6 second to finish...

6 Aug 2021 6:11 PM IST

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