Rio Games
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Rio-bound shot putter Inderjeet Singh fails dope test; cries conspiracy
Other Sports | July 26, 2016 11:21 ISTInderjeet Singh, the Rio-bound shot putter from Haryana, has failed a dope test. According to reports, his A sample has been found positive for a banned substance.
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Troubled Rio hits one month countdown to Olympics
Other Sports | July 05, 2016 14:33 ISTRio De Janerio: A crime-plagued, cash-strapped Rio de Janeiro today enters the one-month countdown to becoming the first South American city to host the Olympics. Stadiums are all ready -- barring finishing touches -- and
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Russian track and field athletes banned from Rio Olympics
Other Sports | June 18, 2016 6:41 ISTVienna: World athletics governing body IAAF on Friday extended the ban on the doping-tainted Russian athletics federation, barring Russia's track and field athletes from competing for their country at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
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450,000 condoms to be given away in Rio 2016 athletes’ village
World | May 21, 2016 12:21 ISTRio de Janiero:About 450,000 condoms will be distributed during the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, three times more than for the London Games four years ago, the International Olympic Committee says. Part of the reason was
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HWL Final: A chance for teams to assess Olympic preparations
Hockey | November 26, 2015 23:20 ISTRaipur: Their berths in next year's Olympics secured, all the eight participating teams in the Hockey World League Final are looking at the elite tournament as a platform to assess their strengths and weaknesses with
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Abhinav Bindra quits TOP Committee, says won't be able to spare time
Other Sports | October 29, 2015 19:24 ISTNew Delhi: Star shooter Abhinav Bindra has decided to quit the Target Olympic Podium Committee, which selects Olympic medal prospect Indian athletes for availing government funds for top class training in the run up to
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Indian women's hockey team qualifies for 2016 Rio Games
Hockey | August 29, 2015 9:24 ISTNew Delhi: Indian women hockey team today booked their tickets to the 2016 Rio Games, first time since 1980 Olympics.In 1980 games, India had finished a commendable fourth.India joined the nine teams already qualified for
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IOC shoots down British report on moving Rio Games
Other Sports | May 10, 2014 9:46 ISTLONDON : The IOC said Friday there is "not a shred of truth" to a British newspaper report that London has been approached about replacing Rio de Janeiro as host of the 2016 Olympics. The
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Sushil Kumar to compete in 74kg in Rio Games, Yogeshwar Dutt in 65kg
Other Sports | January 03, 2014 9:16 ISTNew Delhi: Putting to rest all speculations, it was today confirmed that star wrestlers Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt will compete in 74kg and 65kg categories respectively at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games to avoid
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Windsurfing in, kite-surfing out of Rio 2016
Other Sports | November 11, 2012 17:55 ISTRio de Janeiro, Nov 11: The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) has reinstated windsurfing as an Olympic event for the 2016 Rio Games.The announcement was made after a vote of ISAF's general assembly Saturday which overturned
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