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  Tokyo Olympics: Sania Mirza striving for a medal at the Games | Profile

  Other Sports | July 20, 2021 15:42 IST

  With Ankita as her partner, Sania can expect to complete an unfinished business: adding an Olympics medal to her trophy cabinet.

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  Tokyo Olympics: COVID positive US gymnast is asymptomatic, says father

  Other Sports | July 20, 2021 13:20 IST

  A day after it emerged that a US reserve gymnast had tested COVID-19 positive, the father of the 18-year-old Kara Eaker said she was 'asymptomatic and had been fully vaccinated' for the disease.

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  Tokyo Olympics: An athletes post video to prove Cardboard beds in Games Village are not 'anti-sex'

  Other Sports | July 20, 2021 12:26 IST

  Irish gymnast Rhys McClenaghan filmed himself jumping repeatedly on the bed and tweeted the video claiming the reports questioning the sturdiness of the bed as "fake news".

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  Tokyo Olympics: What is comeback in sport, in life? Learn it from Mirabai Chanu

  Other Sports | July 24, 2021 21:40 IST

  In the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday, everything associated with staging a comeback -- from challenges unforseen to situations unexpected -- bowed to the resilience and perseverance of the Indian weightlifter.

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  Tokyo Olympics: Thomas Bach hopes Japanese public will support the Games

  Other Sports | July 17, 2021 19:16 IST

  The Tokyo 2020 organizers are expected to host a banquet on Sunday welcoming Bach and other delegates despite a state of emergency in Tokyo, drawing criticism.

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  Tokyo Olympics: Table tennis star Sharath Kamal hoping for one final swansong | Profile

  Other Sports | July 17, 2021 17:00 IST

  Initially coached by his father, Sharath made his Olympic debut in 2004 in Athens and had reached the second round. 

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  Tokyo Olympics: Quarantine not required, Indian shooters to start training at venue from Jul 19

  Other Sports | July 17, 2021 15:50 IST

  The Olympics are scheduled to be held from July 23 to August 8, with the shooting events starting a day after the opening ceremony.

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  Tokyo Olympics: A revisit to India's history at the Games

  Other Sports | July 16, 2021 19:06 IST

  In its 100-year-old Olympic journey, India has bagged 28 medals at the quadrennial event, both in the individual and team events.

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  Sumit Nagal makes singles cut for Tokyo Olympics; AITA pairs him with Rohan Bopanna

  Tennis | July 16, 2021 17:34 IST

  The International Tennis Federation (ITF) communicated to the AITA that Nagal was eligible for men's singles, hours before the deadline for entries expires.

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  Past Olympic failures will play on my mind, says star archer Deepika Kumari

  Other Sports | July 16, 2021 17:29 IST

  The 27-year-old from Ranchi is going to the Olympics as a world no 1, similar to 2012 when she had climbed to the pole position ahead of the London Games.

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  Tokyo Olympics: PV Sindhu aiming to get one better at the Games | Profile

  Other Sports | July 16, 2021 16:58 IST

  Sindhu has many firsts to her name. First Indian woman to win a silver medal at the Olympics, first Indian to win the Badminton World Championships, and first Indian to win the BWF World Tour Finals. 

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  Efforts still on for pistol coach Pavel Smirnov as Indian shooters leave Zagreb for Tokyo

  Other Sports | July 16, 2021 15:59 IST

  India will be represented by a record 15 shooters at the Tokyo Games. The Indian team has eight rifle, five pistol and two skeet shooters, besides coaches and support staff members. 

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  Olympic athlete, staffer test positive for COVID-19 in Tokyo

  Other Sports | July 15, 2021 22:39 IST

  The postponed Tokyo Olympics are being held in a state of emergency one year after they were originally scheduled.

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  Tokyo Olympics: Manika Batra-Sharath Kamal emerge as medal contenders in mixed doubles table tennis

  Other Sports | July 15, 2021 20:21 IST

  Manika and Sharath stunned the World No. 5 Korean duo of Sang-Su Lee and Jihee Jeon in Doha to clinch mixed doubles Olympic quota

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  Cases surge to six-month high in Tokyo a week before Olympics

  Other Sports | July 15, 2021 16:32 IST

  Thursday's tally is the highest since 1,485 were recorded on January 21, when Japan was under an earlier state of emergency.

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  IOC guidelines for medal ceremony: Participants to wear mask all times, no group photo on podium

  Other Sports | July 15, 2021 16:24 IST

  IOC president Thomas Bach had on Wednesday said that athletes at the Tokyo Olympics will have to put their medals around their necks themselves to protect against spreading the virus.

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  Tokyo-bound Bhavani Devi: The sword girl of India hopes for Olympic medal

  Other Sports | July 15, 2021 15:41 IST

  That small girl who wanted to be away from her class despite being a bright student is now 26 year old, an MBA graduate and is largely outside India training with a target to win a medal in the Olympics.

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  Navy blazers, stripes and flag scarves for Team USA in Tokyo Olympics

  Other Sports | July 14, 2021 22:07 IST

  Ralph Lauren has built a personal air conditioning system into a roomy white jacket to be worn by the yet-unannounced athletes who will have that honor during opening ceremonies for the Olympics and Paralympics, the company said Wednesday.

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  Gujarat: Women Tokyo Olympics participants to get Rs 10 lakh each from govt

  Other Sports | July 14, 2021 20:26 IST

  Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani took the decision to give Rs 10 lakh each to these six sportswomen.

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  Powerlifters Jaideep Kumar, Sakina Khatun qualify for Tokyo Paralympics

  Other Sports | July 14, 2021 20:19 IST

  The Tokyo Paralympics will run from August 24 to September 5.