Jul 25, 2021, at 10:26 pm
Tokyo: Displaying all round courtcraft, Rio Olympics silver medalist P V Sindhu began her campain in Tokyo Olympics by outplaying Israel's Ksenia Polykerpova in the first match of group ‘J’ of women’s badminton singles on Sunday.
Tokyo Olympics: Czech Republic defeats Iran in Olympic basketball opener
Jul 25, 2021, at 10:04 pm
Tokyo/UNI/Xinhua: The Czech Republic held off a strong fourth quarter comeback from Iran to enjoy a 84-78 win in the first game of the Olympic men's basketball tournament here on Sunday.
Tokyo Olympics: Sathiyan Gnanasekaran crashes out
Jul 25, 2021, at 10:00 pm
Tokyo/UNI: Indian paddler Sathiyan Gnanasekaran crashed out of the Tokyo Olympics after losing 4-3 to Hong Kong's Lam Siu Hang in the second round of men’s singles event, here on Sunday.
Tokyo Olympics: Russian shooter Batsarashkina wins women's 10m air pistol
Jul 25, 2021, at 09:57 pm
Tokyo/UNI/Xinhua: Russian markswoman Vitalina Batsarashkina won the women's 10m air pistol gold at the Tokyo Olympics with an Olympic record of 240.3 points here on Sunday.
Tokyo Olympics: Anna Kiesenhofer of Austria wins women's road race
Jul 25, 2021, at 09:49 pm
Tokyo/UNI/Xinhua: Anna Kiesenhofer of Austria won the gold of the women's cycling road race at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games here on Sunday.
Tokyo Olympics: Manika Batra advances to 3rd round in a nail biting contest
Jul 25, 2021, at 09:08 pm
Tokyo/UNI: Indian paddler Manika Batra defeated Margaryta Pesotska of Ukraine 4-3 in the Tokyo Olympics table tennis women’s singles second round and advanced to the third round in a nec-to-neck fight, here on Sunday.
Tokyo Olympics: Mary Kom advances to pre-quarters in women's flyweight boxing
Jul 25, 2021, at 08:47 pm
Tokyo/IBNS: Boxing legend MC Mary Kom started her campaign Sunday with a win against Dominican Republic's Miguelina Hernandez Garcia to advance to the last 16 in Women's Flyweight.
Andy Murray withdraws from Olympic tennis men's singles event
Jul 25, 2021, at 08:12 pm
Tokyo/UNI/Xinhua: British tennis player Andy Murray, the two-time reigning gold medalist in men's singles, is unable to defend his honor this time following his withdrawal from the event at the Tokyo Games on Sunday.
Tokyo Olympics: Arjun Lal Jat, Arvind Singh reach semi-finals in rowing
Jul 25, 2021, at 08:00 pm
Tokyo/UNI: India’s only rowing pair of Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh reached semifinals of the men’s lightweight double sculls event at the Tokyo Olympics after finishing third in the repechage race, here on Sunday.
Tokyo Olympics: Sindhu starts her campaign with comfortable win
Jul 25, 2021, at 07:48 pm
Tokyo/UNI: Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu began her Tokyo 2020 campaign with a comfortable victory over Ksenia Polikarpova of Israel in her first match of Group J of the women’s singles badminton event, here on Sunday.
Australia breaks world record to win women's 4X100m freestyle relay gold at Tokyo Olympics
Jul 25, 2021, at 03:06 pm
Tokyo/UNI/Xinhua: Australia beat its own world record to win women's 4X100m freestyle relay gold at the Tokyo Olympic Games here on Sunday.
ROC shooter Batsarashkina wins women's 10m air pistol at Tokyo Olympics
Jul 25, 2021, at 02:45 pm
Tokyo/UNI/Xinhua: ROC markswoman Vitalina Batsarashkina won the women's 10m air pistol gold at the Tokyo Olympics with an Olympic record of 240.3 points here on Sunday.
Jul 25, 2021, at 05:39 am
Tokyo/IBNS: True to the expectation, Saikhom Mirabai Chanu from Manipur won the first medal for India bagging a silver in 49 kg women weight lifting while the country had a mixed luck in other events on the second day of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Saturday.
Tokyo Olympics: Indian women's hockey team lose to Netherlands by 5-1 in opening match
Jul 25, 2021, at 01:30 am
Tokyo/IBNS: Despite having an impressive start, Indian women's hockey team was thrashed by Netherlands 5-1 in the opening match in Tokyo Olympics, 2020.
Tokyo Olympics: Indian pugilist Vikas Krishan loses to Japan's Okazawa in opening bout
Jul 25, 2021, at 12:51 am
Tokyo/UNI: Ace Indian boxer Vikas Krishan crashed out of the Tokyo Olympics after losing 5-0 to Japan's Sewonrets Quincy Mensah Okazawa in his opening bout of the men's welterweight (69kg) category, here on Saturday.
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Chirag-Satwik register win, S Praneeth loses opener
Jul 24, 2021, at 11:46 pm
Tokyo/UNI: The Indian men's doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy registered a stunning win over higher-ranked Chinese Taipei pair of Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin in their first Group A badminton match at the Tokyo Olympics, here on Saturday.
Narendra Modi speaks to Tokyo Olympics silver medalist Mirabai Chanu, congratulates her
Jul 24, 2021, at 10:24 pm
New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi on Saturday spoke to silver medalist Mirabai Chanu and congratulated her over the Tokyo Olympics achievement.
Ecuadorian cyclist Richard Carapaz wins gold at Tokyo Olympics
Jul 24, 2021, at 09:44 pm
Tokyo/UNI: Ecuadorian cyclist Richard Carapaz won a gold medal in the men's cycling road race at the Tokyo Olympic Games here on Saturday.
South Korea clinches 1st archery gold at Tokyo Olympics
Jul 24, 2021, at 09:42 pm
Tokyo/UNI/Xinhua: Traditional archery powerhouse South Korea won the first gold medal in the sport at Tokyo 2020 on Saturday when An San and Kim Je Deok paired up to defeat their Dutch opponents in archery's mixed team final.
Tokyo Olympics 2021: Indian paddlers Manika, Sutirtha advance to 2nd round
Jul 24, 2021, at 09:37 pm
Tokyo/UNI: Indian paddlers Manika Batra and Sutirtha Mukherjee advanced to second round in women's singles table tennis event of Tokyo Olympics after registering convincing victories, here on Saturday.
India men's hockey team start Tokyo Olympics campaign with 3-2 win over NZ
Jul 24, 2021, at 09:33 pm
Tokyo/UNI: The Indian men's hockey team got off to a rollicking start at 2020 Tokyo Olympics with a 3-2 win against New Zealand in a Pool A match, here on Saturday.
Tokyo Olympics: Deepika Kumari, Jadhav knocked out in quarterfinals
Jul 24, 2021, at 09:29 pm
Tokyo/UNI: Indian archery mixed team of Deepika Kumari and Pravin Jadhav lost in the quarter-final match of the Archery Mixed Team event by 6-2 to the Korean pair of An San and Kim Je Deok at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday.
Tokyo Olympics: Indian judoka Shushila Devi loses clash against Hungary's Csernoviczki
Jul 24, 2021, at 09:26 pm
Tokyo/UNI: Indian judoka Shushila Devi Likmabam on Saturday lost in the opening round of the women’s 48kg to Hungary’s Eva Csernoviczki by 10-0.
Tokyo Olympics: Saurabh Chaudhary reaches 10m air pistol final
Jul 24, 2021, at 09:23 pm
Tokyo/UNI: Indian shooter Saurabh Chaudhary advanced to the final of the men’s 10m air pistol event by topping the qualifications with a stunning performance in the Tokyo Olympics, here on Saturday.
Mirabai Chanu bags silver in weightlifting as India begin Tokyo Olympics campaign
Jul 24, 2021, at 08:32 pm
Tokyo/IBNS: Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu excelled where it mattered most and won the silver medal to start India's campaign in auspicious note on the opening day of the competition in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games in women's 49 kg category Saturday morning.
Tokyo Olympics: Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu wins silver
Jul 24, 2021, at 06:36 pm
Tokyo/IBNS: Registering India's first medal in Tokyo Olympics 2020, weightlifter Mirabai Chanu has won a silver in the women's 49 kg category.
Tokyo Olympics: Table Tennis players Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra defeated in mixed doubles event
Jul 24, 2021, at 02:59 pm
Tokyo: India's Table Tennis mixed doubles pair of Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra started their Olympics campaign by disappointing the nation as they lost to Chinese Taipei pair of Yun Ju Lin and Ching I Cheng in their Round of 16 clash on Friday.
ODI: Sri Lanka defeats India in a rain affected match, India win the series 2-1
Jul 24, 2021, at 02:31 pm
Colombo/UNI: Sri Lanka defeated India by three wickets in a rain affected match here in Colombo on Friday.
Chinese shooter Yang Qian wins first gold of Tokyo 2020 in women's 10m air rifle event
Jul 24, 2021, at 02:23 pm
Tokyo/UNI/Xinhua: Chinese young gun Yang Qian claimed the first gold of the Tokyo Olympics with a victory in women's 10m air rifle here on Saturday.
Protest against Olympic Games occurs in Tokyo near stadium during opening ceremony
Jul 23, 2021, at 11:46 pm
Tokyo/UNI/Sputnik: A protest against holding Olympic Games is ongoing in Tokyo near a stadium during an opening ceremony of the event on Friday.