Olympics 2020

Here are some of images from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with India's Olympic athletes today

Tata Motors to gift Altroz to Indian Olympic athletes who narrowly missed bronze medals

The players represented India in the Olympics and have set the gold standard and inspired several other aspirings, young sportspersons in India to follow in their path, the Mumbai-based auto major said in a statement.

Olympics | The role of NGOs and CSR in creating champions

Despite budgetary cuts in sports programmes, the involvement of private entities has given Indian Olympic sportspeople more than a foot up 

To Paris With Love | Tokyo Olympics 2020 officially concludes, India on cloud nine with 7 medals

This was the first Olympics ever to be postponed and took place a year late and in stadiums where spectators were largely banned by the Japanese authorities.

In seventh heaven: India sign off Tokyo Olympics with promise of brighter future

India's campaign at the Olympic Games was as much a story of human resilience as of sporting excellence and it came to the fore on the opening day of competitions itself starting with Mirabai Chanu.

Tokyo Olympics 2020 | 10 Indian officials for closing ceremony, no limit on athletes

A majority of the hockey and wrestling contingent is expected to attend the ceremony that begins 4.30 pm IST.

In Pics | Tokyo Olympics: Kindness, empathy highlight humanity

In the close-up photos of this pandemic-era Olympic Games, you can imagine the world’s most competitive athletes saying to their rivals: “Are you OK?” The striking images that show these world class athletes displaying acts of empathy and kindness to their competitors may be unexpected.

Tokyo Olympics 2020 | BYJU'S announces Rs 2 crore for Neeraj Chopra, Rs 1 crore each for other medallists

"Making further strides into encouraging players across sports disciplines, the company has announced Rs 2 crores for Neeraj Chopra and Rs 1 crore each for Mirabai Chanu, Ravi Kumar Dahiya, Lovlina Borgohain, PV Sindhu and Bajrang Punia," a release said.

Tokyo Olympics 2020 | Neeraj Chopra wins a historic gold medal for India in men's javelin

He has become India's first Olympic medalist from athletics in the finals of the men's javelin throw at Tokyo Olympics 2020.

Tokyo 2020 | Hard to be happy with 4th place at Olympics: Golfer Aditi Ashok

Golf returned to Olympics in 2016 after over a 100-year gap and Aditi had competed at that edition, finishing tied 41st.

Tokyo Olympics | Uttarakhand hockey player Vandana Katariya to get Rs 25 lakh

CM Pushkar Singh Dhami also added that a new sports policy would soon be introduced in the state that will help nourish budding talent in different games.

Tokyo 2020 | Aditi Ashok tied 3rd as storm disrupts final round of Olympic golf

If the players remain in tied third position, a play-off will determine the medal winner.

Tokyo Olympics cost USD 15.4 billion. What else could that buy?

The official price tag for the Tokyo Olympics is USD 15.4 billion, which a University of Oxford study says is the most expensive on record.

Tokyo Olympics | Indian 4x400m relay team breaks Asian record but fails to qualify for final

The quartet of Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Tom Noah Nirmal, Rajiv Arokia and Amoj Jacob finished fourth in the second heat with a timing of 3:00.25sec.

Tropical storm heading for Tokyo as Olympics draw to close

Japan's weather agency warned of strong winds, high waves and the risk of landslides and floods along the eastern coastline from Saturday afternoon to Sunday, when Tropical Storm Mirinae is expected to pass over the capital.

COVID-19 | Tokyo logs record 5,042 cases as infections surge amid Games

The additional cases brought the total for Tokyo to 236,138. Nationwide, Japan reported more than 14,000 cases on Wednesday for a total of 970,000.

Tokyo Olympics | We fought and never gave up; dedicate this medal to COVID warriors: Manpreet Singh

The last time India stood on the podium was at the 1980 Moscow Games where they won gold.

Privileged to have played a part: India's Aussie hockey coach on historic Olympic bronze

The 57-year-old, who was a part of Australia’s silver-winning team in the 1992 Barcelona Games, took over as India coach in 2019 and has obsessively talked about pursuing a process and investing in youth to get the results at a big stage like the Olympics.

Tokyo Olympics 2020 India schedule | Aug 05: Ravi Dahiya, Deepak Puniya & Men’s hockey medal matches in action

Ravi Dahiya will fight for a gold while Deepak Puniya and Men’s hockey team will be up for bronze medals

Explained: Can the Gold medal be shared at the Olympics?

Qatar's Mutaz Essa Barshim persuaded organisers to let him share the gold medal with his friend and rival, Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi in the Men’s High Jump.

Olympics India schedule | Aug 03: All eyes on India vs Belgium in Men’s Hockey semi-finals

A win will put India in a medal position in hockey for the first time in 41 years.

American star Simone Biles to return for balance beam finals

The 2016 Olympic gymnastics champion will return to competition in the balance beam final on Tuesday, a little over a week after stepping away from the meet to focus on her mental health.

Indian women's hockey history-makers: Meet the ladies who defied odds to fly high at Tokyo Olympics

The Indian women's hockey team scripted history on Monday by qualifying for the semifinals of the Olympics for the first time, stunning three-time champions Australia 1-0 in Tokyo.

Tokyo Olympics: Anu Malik trends on Twitter after Israel wins gold - check why

This is not the first time the singer-composer has been accused of plagiarism.

Olympics India schedule | August 2: India face Australia in women’s hockey quarter-finals, Dutee Chand in action

India takes the field in athletics and women’s hockey for a semi-final berth. Here is the full schedule.