Indian boxer Vikas Krishan Yadav defeated Onder Sipal of Turkey 3-0 to enter the quarter-finals of the men's Middleweight (75kg) category at the ongoing Rio Olympics here. The Haryana boxer dominated all three rounds of the Round of 16 clash on Friday to clinch a unanimous decision with the judges scoring 30-27, 29-28, 29-28 in his favour. ...
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) The Indian star Tennis duo of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna entered the semi-finals of the mixed doubles event at the ongoing Rio Olympics by defeating Andy Murray and Heather Watson of Britain in straight sets here. The Indians won their quarter-final match 6-4, 6-4 at the Olympic Tennis Centre here on Friday. ...
Anas finished sixth in his heat and 31st overall in the men's 400m event with a timing of 45.95 seconds and could not qualify for the semi-finals while Ankit finished 12th in Group B with a distance of 7.67 metre of the men's long jump qualifying round here on Friday evening....
Just a single win away from ensuring an Olympic medal, the Indian mixed doubles combination of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna are determined to maintain their superb form and ensure a podium finish at the ongoing Rio Games here. ...
Boxer Vikas Krishan Yadav and tennis stars Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna brought some much needed cheer as the Indian contingent their flop show at the ongoing 31st Olympic Games here....
The 25-year-old put in a time of 7:19.02 minutes - far from his best - but lead the race throughout only to lose out in the very final second. Hungary's Bendeguz Molnar Petervari came on top with a time of 7:18.88 minutes....
Rim Jong Sim of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea won her second Olympic gold with ease in the women's 75kg competition, becoming the first woman to win in both 69kg and 75kg at the Olympics...
Two time Olympic champion in the badminton men's singles event Lin Dan faced a little difficulty defeating his Russian opponent Vladimir Malkov here at the ongoing Rio Olympics....
Indian shooter Gurpreet Singh put up a disappointing performance as he finished in tenth position in the men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol qualification event at the Rio Olympics here on Friday. ...
The Indian star Tennis duo of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna entered the semi-finals of the mixed doubles event at the ongoing Rio Olympics by defeating Andy Murray and Heather Watson of Britain in straight sets here....
