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Ryan Crouser of United States celebrates after winning the gold in the final of the mens shot put at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo on Thursday. (Photo: AP)

-'Grandpa, we did it-' - America-'s Crouser retains Olympic shot put...

World record-holder Ryan Crouser bettered his own Olympic mark as he retained the men-'s shot put title

5 Aug 2021 11:37 AM IST

Indias Manpreet Singh reacts after winning the mens bronze medal match of the Tokyo Olympic Games field hockey competition by defeating Germany 5-4, at the Oi Hockey Stadium in Tokyo on Wednesday. (Photo: AFP)

We fought and never gave up; dedicate this medal to COVID warriors:...

The 29-year-old from Jalandhar was -'speechless-' following the epoch-making 5-4 victory over Germany

5 Aug 2021 11:09 AM IST

Players of India celebrate after winning the mens bronze medal match of the Tokyo Olympic Games field hockey competition by defeating Germany 5-4 at the Oi Hockey Stadium in Tokyo on Thursday. (Photo: AFP)

Film stars hail Indian men-'s hockey team for winning Olympic medal

The Indian men-'s hockey team rewrote history as it claimed the Olympic medal after 41 years

5 Aug 2021 10:54 AM IST

Indias Vinesh Phogat (red) wrestles Swedens Sofia Magdalena Mattsson in their womens freestyle 53kg wrestling early round match during the Olympic Games at the Makuhari Messe in Tokyo on thursday. (Photo: AFP)

Vinesh Phogat loses in the quarterfinal stage

The Belarusian Vanesa Kaladzinskaya executed her strategy perfectly as Vinesh could not find a way to wriggle out of her...

5 Aug 2021 9:55 AM IST

Indias Rupinder Pal Singh (left) reacts with teammates Dilpreet Singh, center, and Mandeep Singh after scoring on a penalty stroke against Germany during the mens field hockey bronze medal match at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo on Thursday. (Photo: AP)

PM Modi hails Indian hockey team-'s medal win as historic

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

5 Aug 2021 9:40 AM IST

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