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Indias Annu Rani competes in the womens javelin throw qualification during the Summer Games at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on Tuesday. (Photo: AFP)

Annu misses final of women-'s javelin throw event, finishes 14th

Annu began with a 50.35m throw and improved it to 53.19m in her second attempt in Group A, which had 14 contenders

3 Aug 2021 8:00 AM IST

Indias Kamalpreet Kaur participates in the womens discus throw final event at the Tokyo Olympics in Tokyo on Monday. -- PTI

Kamalpreet gave her best in Olympics: her family

The 25-year-old Kaur produced a best throw of 63.70m in a rain-interrupted final to end at sixth

3 Aug 2021 1:37 AM IST

Indian players celebrate their victory against Australia during womens field hockey quarterfinal match at the Tokyo Summer Olympics in Tokyo on Monday .-- PTI

In Indiaâ€™s hockey revival, Pakistan sees hope for itself too

Celebrated centre forward Hasan Sardar said he has been watching the Olympics hockey matches with interest after India...

3 Aug 2021 1:31 AM IST

Sweat, determination and guts

â€¦thatâ€™s what the Olympics 2020 games need to celebrate

2 Aug 2021 8:21 PM IST

Indias Kamalpreet Kaur participates in the womens discus throw final event at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo on Monday. (Photo: PTI)

Discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur finishes creditable 6th in Olympics

The 25-year-old Olympic debutant had a third round throw of 63.70m to end at sixth

2 Aug 2021 7:25 PM IST

Golfers Aditi Ashok (centre) of Bengaluru, Diksha Dagar (left) of Haryana and Vasundhara Thiara of Chandigarh pose with their trophies won at Eastern India Ladies Open Amateur Golf Championship in 2014. (Photo: PTI)

Aditi, Diksha all set for women-'s golf at Olympics

Diksha Dagar joins India-'s top woman golfer, Aditi Ashok, who is playing her second Olympic Games

2 Aug 2021 7:18 PM IST

Graham Reid. (Photo: PTI)

Keep emotions in check, avoid cards: Reid tells his team ahead of...

India have made the semifinals of the Olympics after 49 years with their last medal coming in the 1980 Summer Games

2 Aug 2021 6:30 PM IST

India Fouaad Mirza, riding Seigneur, competes during the equestrian eventing jumping at Equestrian Park in Tokyo at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo on Monday. (Photo: AP)

Equestrian Mirza qualifies for jumping final

The finals will again be a jumping round where the top 25 will compete later in the day

2 Aug 2021 4:45 PM IST

Indias P. V. Sindhu poses with her womens singles badminton bronze medal at a ceremony during the Tokyo Olympic Games at the Musashino Forest Sports Plaza in Tokyo on Sunday. (Photo: AFP)

I was blank for few seconds, didn-'t know what to do: Sindhu on second...

The 26-year-old Indian on Sunday etched her name among the all-time greats after winning badminton-'s women-'s singles...

2 Aug 2021 4:23 PM IST

Indian players celebrate their victory against Australia during womens field hockey quarterfinal match at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo on Monday. (Photo: PTI)

India rejoices as women-'s hockey team makes maiden entry into Olympic...

India will next take on Argentina in the semifinals on Wednesday

2 Aug 2021 12:19 PM IST

Team India celebrates after Gurjit Kaur scores during a womens field hockey match against Australia at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo on Monday. (Photo: AP)

Gurjit Kaur scores lone goal as the India women-'s hockey team make...

India-'s 1-0 win over Australia ensured that the side qualified for the semis of the Olympics for the first time

2 Aug 2021 10:16 AM IST

Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico celebrates after winning the gold in the womens 100-meters hurdles final at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo on Monday. (Photo: AP)

Camacho-Quinn wins Olympic 100m hurdles gold

The 24-year-old -- who had set an Olympic record 12.26sec in the semi-finals -- surged home to claim her first major...

2 Aug 2021 9:27 AM IST