Indian archer Laxmirani Majhi bowed out of the women's individual event beaten 101-108 by Slovakian Alexandra Longova at the Rio Olympics here on Monday....
Shooter Abhinav Bindra finished seventh to qualify for the 10 metre Air Rifle quarter-finals at the Rio Olympics while it was heartbreak for Gagan Narang who finished a lowly 23rd in the qualification round at the Olympic shooting centre here on Monday....
Often spreading their wares just outside the stadia or the main press centre, the pin travellers largely do it as a hobby rather than as a commercial venture. ...
Djokovic, who had lost only four games so far this year, was on Sunday eliminated in his quest for the elusive Olympic gold, the only major tennis title so far missing from his incredible record, reports Xinhua news agency....
Russia has submitted an appeal against the suspension of its para athletes from the Rio 2016 Games by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the president of the Federation of Physical Culture and Sport for Persons with Physical Disabilities of Russia has said....
The suspension of Russian athletes from the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games was made for political reasons and contravenes the main principle of the Paralympic movement, the international governing body for the sport of archery has said....
The chaos in the boxing administration in India has affected the preparations of the national squad. There has been no senior national tournament for the last four years and the absence of a national federation has resulted in very little foreign exposure for the boxers....
Gymnast Dipa Karmakar turned out to be the standout performer as medals continued to elude India for the second successive day at the 31st Rio Olympics with shooter Heena Sidhu and the women's archery team failing to impress....
Gymnast Dipa Karmakar's parents in Tripura are overjoyed over their daughter making it to the Olympic final, the first Indian woman ever to do so, and are praying for her victory at the final. ...
Dipa Karmakar created history by becoming the first Indian gymnast to enter the Olympic final at the Rio Olympic Centre here....
