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Rio de Janeiro, Aug 18: Sakshi Malik brought an end to India's long wait for a medal at the ongoing Rio Olympics, clinching bronze in the Women's Freestyle 58kg category with a spirited comeback victory over Aisuluu Tynybekova of…

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 16: Wrestler Hardeep Singh crashed out of the men's Greco-Roman 98 kg 1/8 Final after losing to Turkey's Cenk Ildem 1-2 on points at the Rio Olympics here on Tuesday. The first period began with both the…

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15: India's Renjith Maheshwary finished a disappointing 30th to crash out of the qualification round men's triple jump at the Rio Olympics here on Monday. Competing in his second Olympics, Maheshwary found…

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15: Indian athlete Srabani Nanda failed to qualify for the semi-finals of the women's 200 metres after finishing 55th among 72 athletes in Round 1 at the Rio Olympics here on Monday. Srabani clocked 23.58 seconds…

Odisha Sun Times Bureau Bhubaneswar, Aug 13: Ace Odisha sprinter Dutee Chand today failed to qualify for the 100 metre sprint semi-final in Rio Olympics as she finished 7th in her heat clocking a timing of 11.69 seconds. With…

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11: Indian archer Bombalya Devi bowed out of the Rio Olympics after going down to Alejandra Valencia of Mexico 102-104 in the 1/8 eliminations round of the women's individual category here on Thursday. Bombalya…

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11: Indian archer Deepika Kumari bowed out of the Rio Olympics, going down to Taipei's Ting Tan Ya in the 1/8 Eliminations round of the Women's Individual category here on thursday. Deepika lost to the…

Mumbai, Aug 11: Yash Raj Films (YRF) has said it will honour Indian athletes who win gold at the Rio Olympics with Rs 1 million. YRF's entertaining film "Sultan" is about a struggling athlete. Directed by Ali Abbas Zafar and…

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 10: Indian archer Bombayla Devi advanced into the 1/8 Eliminations round of the Women's Individual category, beating Taipei's Shih-Chia Lin 108-101 at the Rio Olympics here on Wednesday. Bombayla won 27-24,…

New Delhi, Aug 10: India's Goodwill Ambassador for the Rio Olympics and cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday stated that the Summer Games are the toughest battle ground for any sportsperson and representing a nation is not a joke.…