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....
Following is the medals tally of the ongoing Rio Olympics as on Sunday....
Medals continued to elude India for the second successive day at the 31st Rio Olympics as shooter Heena Sidhu and the women's archery team failed to impress, while the women's hockey team managed to hold Japan for a draw here on Sunday....
The Indians, who had clinched a silver in the 2015 World Championships, turned in an inconsistent show to lose 23-25 in the shoot-off after both teams were locked 4-4 on points, having won two sets each....
Indian shooters Manavjit Singh Sandhu and Kynan Chenai kept themselves in the hunt for a medal in Rio Olympics' men's trap qualification after finishing 17th and 19th respectively on the first day of the competitions here on Sunday....
Rio Olympics: Medals tally on Sunday...
