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Dipa, who finished fourth in the vault event at the 2016 Rio Olympics, scored 13.716 points in the event which concludes on Sunday
Credit: Mid-Day - Published on March 10, 2024

Pranati, 28, scored an aggregate of 13.616 points to stand on the podium. Another Indian in the final round, Dipa Karmakar, who had finished fourth in the 2016..
Credit: Mid-Day - Published on February 18, 2024

Raisman retired after the 2016 Rio Olympics where she won one gold and two silver medals
Credit: Mid-Day - Published on December 5, 2023

P Gopichand knows beleaguered PV Sindhu’s game and mentality inside out. It is he who made her a world champion and a silver medal winner at the Rio Olympics...
Credit: Mid-Day - Published on August 27, 2023

Currently ranked 15th, Sindhu has been handed a bye and will play the winner of the match between Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara and Vietnam’s Thuy Linh Nguyen
Credit: Mid-Day - Published on August 21, 2023

A silver medallist at the 2016 Rio Olympics and bronze winner in the Tokyo Games, Sindhu suffered an ankle injury in August last year to be slipped out of top-10..
Credit: Mid-Day - Published on June 7, 2023

Italy took the bronze through their pair of two-time World Championships silver medallist Simona Scocchetti and Rio Olympics champion Gabrielle Rossetti
Credit: Mid-Day - Published on May 1, 2023

While Nikhat out-punched Rio Olympics bronze medallist Ingrit Valencia of Colombia 5-0, Nitu eked out a 5-2 victory over reigning Asian champion Alua Balkibekova..
Credit: Mid-Day - Published on March 24, 2023

Karmakar, who belongs to state of Tripura, represented India in Rio Olympics in the women's gymnast events and finished a record fourth place, missing a medal by..
Credit: Zee News - Published on February 4, 2023

Argentina’s Rio Olympics hero, Peillat switched nationality to Germany last February after a fall out with the Argentine team management
Credit: Mid-Day - Published on January 28, 2023

P.V. Sindhu talked about the legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar presenting her car after she won a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Credit: DNA - Published on September 17, 2022

Kusale, 26, went down 10-16 to Rio Olympics silver winner Serhiy Kulish of Ukraine in the gold medal match. This was Kusale’s first individual ISSF World Cup..
on June 3, 2022 • Mid-Day
Saina Nehwal, who had won gold medals at the 2010 and 2018 Commonwealth Games, had suffered a career-threatening knee injury ahead of the Rio Olympics.
Credit: Zee News - Published on April 12, 2022

The first phase report of the McLaren Global Sport Solutions’ independent investigation into boxing has been handed to AIBA and revealed that “a system for..
Credit: Mid-Day - Published on October 1, 2021

Mariyappan, a gold medallist from Rio Olympics, has been quarantined along with five other Indians. Discus thrower Vinod Kumar is also among those withdrawn from..
on August 25, 2021 • Mid-Day
Sindhu won a bronze in the Tokyo Games to become the only Indian woman and second overall to win two medals in the Olympics. She had won a silver in the 2016 Rio..
on August 12, 2021 • Mid-Day
Chamoli’s Manish Singh Rawat, who participated in the Rio Olympics in 2016, told TOI about his bond with Neeraj Chopra who created history at the Tokyo..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on August 9, 2021

Aditi, who finished 41st in the 2016 Rio Olympics, put up a heroic display and remained in the top three positions in the first three rounds at Tokyo Olympics..
Credit: Zee News - Published on August 7, 2021

Vinesh Phogat overcame Sofia Mattsson, bronze medallist in the Rio Olympics,7-1 on points to make it to the quarterfinals.
Credit: DNA - Published on August 5, 2021

Aditi, who caught the golfing world’s attention five years ago at the Rio Olympics, shared the position with World No. 1 Nelly Korda. She was one shot behind..
on August 5, 2021 • Mid-Day
The Indians will also be seeking revenge as it was Belgium which had ousted them from the quarterfinals in the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Credit: Zee News - Published on August 3, 2021

Sindhu, 26, who won a silver in the 2016 Rio Olympics, defended brilliantly and rode on her attacking all-round game to outclass Yamaguchi 21-13, 22-20 in a..
on July 31, 2021 • Mid-Day
Locked 5-5 after the regulation five-setter, the 27-year-old Indian delivered a perfect 10, hitting the bull`s eye, to topple the Russian, a team silver..
on July 30, 2021 • Mid-Day
The Indian, who won a silver in the 2016 Rio Olympics, completed a 21-15, 21-13 win over 13th seed Blichfeldt in a 41-minute match
on July 30, 2021 • Mid-Day
Bhavani beat Tunisia’s Nadia Ben Azizi 15-3 in her opening round before losing 7-15 to 2016 Rio Olympics semi-finalist Manon Brunet of France
on July 29, 2021 • Mid-Day
The 27-year-old Bhavani, who had narrowly missed qualifying for the Rio Olympics in 2016, got an early advantage in the first period as she raced to an 8-0 lead,..
on July 26, 2021 • Mid-Day
The champion lifter from Manipur later revealed that she has restricted her diet enough over the last few years, especially after a disappointing 2016 Rio..
Credit: Zee News - Published on July 25, 2021

PV Sindhu was beaten to the gold in 2016 Rio Olympics by Spain’s Carolina Marin, who withdrew from the Tokyo Games in June after tearing her anterior cruciate..
Credit: Zee News - Published on July 23, 2021

Rio Olympics bronze medallist reckons the top-ranked grappler will put the 2016 Olympics disappointment behind her and clinch a medal at the Tokyo Games starting..
on July 22, 2021 • Mid-Day
In terms of form, wins and records, Chaudhary is to the Indian shooting contingent ahead of the Tokyo Games, what Rai was to the group that competed in the 2016..
on July 20, 2021 • Mid-Day
“We need to have more competitions inside India. That’s one basic thing we need to have. If that comes in and the government provides support towards that,..
on July 5, 2021 • Mid-Day
"Sometimes one gets exhausted and experience stiffness after matches. This will help in a quick and systematic recovery." Sindhu claimed a historic silver medal..
on July 3, 2021 • Mid-Day
At the Rio Olympics, Biles won four golds and one bronze medal to become the most decorated gymnast - man or woman - in the history of world gymnastics.
on July 1, 2021 • Mid-Day
Credit: Indian Express - Published on June 14, 2021

It marks the second consecutive instance of a wrestler being caught in dope net before the Olympics—the previous one being ahead of the 2016 Rio Olympics when..
on June 5, 2021 • Mid-Day
Credit: Indian Express - Published on May 17, 2021

Mumbai-based wrestler Narsingh, 31, a bronze medal-winner at the 2015 World Championships in Las Vegas, was banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency for failing a..
on May 15, 2021 • Mid-Day
World champion and Rio Olympics silver medallist PV Sindhu, who had won the prestigious title in 2018, has been clubbed in Group 'B' alongside top-ranked Tai Tzu..
Credit: Zee News - Published on January 26, 2021

Ryan Crouser, who won the gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics, on his opening attempt, bettered the 32-year-old mark of 22.66m set by American Randy Barnes in..
Credit: Zee News - Published on January 25, 2021

Athletics Federation of India's High Performance Director Volker Herrmann, whose contract was extended by the Sports Ministry till the end of 2024 Olympics, has..
Credit: Mid-Day - Published on November 23, 2020

Having already become the only recurve athlete to have secured qualification for Olympics 2021, Das shoots 800 arrows per day i.e nearly 50 arrows every hour..
Credit: Zee News - Published on November 15, 2020

Shuttler PV Sindhu has one ultimate aim: to finish the job she left incomplete at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Her journey though is not going to be easy...
Credit: Hindu - Published on November 7, 2020

Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu on Monday stunned the sports fraternity with a social media post, saying, "I RETIRE". In a lengthy post on Twitter, she said that..
Credit: Mid-Day - Published on November 3, 2020

The wrestler's name was tainted after he failed a doping test right before the 2016 Rio Olympics and was subsequently banned for four years.
Credit: DNA - Published on September 14, 2020

The wrestler's name was tainted after he failed a doping test right before the 2016 Rio Olympics and was subsequently banned for four years
Credit: Zee News - Published on September 13, 2020

Former world champion Johannes Vetter launched the second best javelin throw in history on Sunday with an effort of 97.76 metres at an athletics meet in Poland...
Credit: Mid-Day - Published on September 8, 2020

Mo Farah blitzed to a new world record in the rarely-run one-hour event on his return to the track on Friday at an empty Brussels stadium that also saw Sifan..
Credit: Mid-Day - Published on September 6, 2020

India’s star wrestler Sushil Kumar recently sent his birthday wishes to Olympic bronze medallist and fellow Indian grappler Sakshi Malik, who turned 28 on..
Credit: Mid-Day - Published on September 4, 2020

With his four-year doping ban now completed, wrestler Narsingh Yadav is all pumped up and excited to join the national camp. The Mumbai athlete leaves for..
Credit: Mid-Day - Published on September 3, 2020

She featured in the Rio Olympics by breaching the qualifying standard of 11.32 seconds but this time the mark is 11.15 seconds.
Credit: Hindu - Published on August 23, 2020

A bronze medalist at the Rio Olympics and also a Khel Ratna award winner, Sakshi's name was suggested for the Arjuna award this year.
Credit: DNA - Published on August 22, 2020

Sakshi Malik, who secured the bronze medal in wrestling during the 2016 Rio Olympics, will become one of the few athletes to have won the Khel Ratna, Padmashri..
Credit: DNA - Published on August 20, 2020

World champion shuttler PV Sindhu has been making most of the time away from the game by developing new skills at home.

During a freewheeling chat..
Credit: Mid-Day - Published on July 27, 2020

Ace sprinter Srabani Nanda has not been a regular in the Indian athletics team for a while now but she is leaving no stone unturned to make a second Olympic..
Credit: Mid-Day - Published on July 27, 2020

India badminton star PV Sindhu is making the most of the forced break caused by the COVID-19 pandemic by learning new skills like painting, cooking and..
Credit: Mid-Day - Published on July 27, 2020

Wrestler Sakshi Malik, 27, is known for her daring last-minute moves that saw her steal victory from the jaws of defeat to clinch a historic bronze medal at the..
Credit: Mid-Day - Published on May 29, 2020

After the appointment of the Bollywood megastar Salman Khan as the Indian Olympic contingent’s “goodwill ambassador” for the upcoming Rio Olympics couple..
Credit: Fab Newz - Published on May 18, 2020

India’s stars are a threat to some of the best in the badminton world. And ever since P.V. Sindhu struck silver at the 2016 Rio Olympics, others belie
Credit: Hindu - Published on May 7, 2020

World champion shuttler P V Sindhu believes foreign coaches would be difficult to hire in a post COVID-19 world, presenting former India internationals the..
Credit: Mid-Day - Published on May 6, 2020

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