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Mary Kom crashes out of Olympics despite winning 2 out of 3 rounds in pre-quarterfinals

The 38-year-old, who is a multiple-time Asian champion and a bronze-winner in the 2012 London Olympics, lost 2-3 to the 2016 Rio edition bronze-medallist Ingrit Valencia Thursday.

There’s no Russia at the Olympics, but its athletes are winning medals in Tokyo. Here’s how

After doping charges against its athletes, Russia was banned from participating in any international sporting event till 16 December 2022, which includes Tokyo Olympics, Paralympics, Winter Olympics and FIFA World Cup.

Talha Talib had a near-miss at Tokyo. But Pakistanis’ worry is small Olympics contingent

The 2016 Olympics was Pakistan’s worst ever performance to date, with the smallest contingent and no medal to their name.

A foot race of only 192.28 meters in length – that’s how the Olympics began in Greece

In 'The Most Incredible Olympic Stories', sportswriter and journalist Luciano Wernicke traces the evolution of the Olympics through powerful stories of honour and dishonour.

Olympic team members don’t need to show RT-PCR negative report on return to India, govt says

The Health Ministry, however, said that only those individuals who have returned negative in the saliva-based test prior to their departure will be allowed to board the flight.

First resident of Tokyo Olympic Village tests positive for Covid, organisers say

Officials said the person is not an athlete but 'a games-concerned personnel', and has been placed in a 14-day quarantine. The Olympic games are scheduled to begin on 23 July.

She once ran barefoot with blisters on feet. Today Shaili Singh is World No.1 u-18 long jumper

Shaili Singh's coach Robert Bobby George believes the teen athlete will outperform former world champ and his wife Anju Bobby George.

Northern Railway to suspend wrestler Sushil Kumar after arrest in murder case

On the run for nearly three weeks, Kumar was arrested on Sunday for his alleged involvement in the death of a 23-year-old wrestler at Chhatrasal Stadium.

Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar arrested by Delhi Police for ‘attack’ on wrestler who later died

Kumar and his associate Ajay, alias Sunil, were arrested from Mundka, an official said. Earlier, while Kumar was on the run, Delhi Police announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh for information on him.

How the Tokyo Olympics became one big public relations mess

With no overseas spectators, trail of self-inflicted stumbles, and many unanswered questions about ticketing & volunteers, Japan’s public remains unenthused about the games.

On Camera

China can exploit the US fear of nuclear escalation & create trouble at borders

Is the world drifting toward another world war? China’s rise, hyper-nationalism, and border conflicts highlight similarities with the conditions that led to the previous world wars.

PM’s economic advisor asks if India needs a new poverty line, says multidimensional index not enough

Bibek Debroy, chairman of Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council, also suggested that analysing inequality at the state level might provide a clearer picture of inequality, as a national estimate could be misleading.

China does a Galwan in South China Sea, Coast Guard carries spears and knives

Pictures had emerged of Chinese soldiers carrying rifles and iron rods with machete-like heads in the vicinity of India’s forward locations on the southern bank of Pangong Tso in 2020.

Sangh wants BJP to know it’s not dispensable. It’s a rap on the knuckles, nothing more

Occasional lovers’ tiffs have marked history of RSS-BJP relations. To think that Nagpur will bring about any change in leadership is a misreading of both its intent and its power.