One of India’s bright medal contenders in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Neeraj Chopra on Wednesday last qualified for the final of the javelin throw event with a stunning first attempt of 86.65m. The 23-year-old left the javelin arena after his first throw, having secured his place in the final quite easily. Ahead of the men’s…
Gokulam residents seek conservation of play ground
August 7, 2021Residents of Gokulam recently submitted a memorandum to MLA L. Nagendra urging him to save the spacious play ground in Gokulam third stage. Strongly opposing MUDA’s move to construct Group Housing Project at this play ground, the residents said that the playground, having more than three-acre area, is ideally located near the MysoreOne Centre close…
MRC cancels weekend inter-venue betting
August 7, 2021In view of restrictions imposed by the Government of Karnataka in certain districts including Mysuru, Mysore Race Club (MRC) Ltd. will not conducting the inter-venue betting operations on Bengaluru and Hyderabad races to be held on Saturday and Sunday (Aug. 7 & 8), respectively. However, MRC will be conducting the inter-venue betting operations on Hyderabad…
Mysuru boy excels in Tennis at Canada
August 7, 2021Mysuru lad Mustafa Raja wins the 4 Star Selection Series Tournament held by Tennis British Columbia at Stanley Park Tennis Courts in Vancouver, Canada. Mustafa dominated the tournament and did not drop a single set in all the matches. By winning this tournament, Mustafa is a step closer to be selected for the Nationals to…
Wrestler Bajrang Punia goes down in semis
August 7, 2021To play for bronze this evening Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia lost the men’s 65kg freestyle semi-final to Azerbaijan’s Haji Aliyev on Friday. Bajrang lost 5-12 in a bout in which Aliyev set the pace. After the first period, Aliyev led 4-1 and it was down to Bajrang to make the moves to reduce the deficit….
Tokyo Games 2020 (July 23 – August 8): History-making Indian hockey women lose hard-fought bronze battle
August 6, 2021The history-making Indian women’s hockey team’s dream of securing its maiden Olympic medal remained unfulfilled as it lost 3-4 to Great Britain in a hard-fought bronze play-off matchat the ongoing Games this morning. The Indian women had already created history by entering the semifinals of the Games for the first time. But the maiden Olympic…
Golfer Aditi remains strong Holds second spot after Round 3
August 6, 2021Indian golfer Aditi Ashok carded a three-under 67 in the third round to hold on to the second position and remain in strong contention for the country’s maiden Olympic medal in the sport. Aditi was 12-under 201 after three rounds and is the sole golfer in second position, three strokes adrift of leader Nelly Korda…
India’s Bajrang Punia through to semis in wrestling
August 6, 2021Ravi Dahiya brings home silver; Deepak Punia misses bronze India’s Bajrang Punia won his quarterfinal bout by fall against Morteza Ghiasi of Iran in the men’s freestyle 65kg category this morning and qualified for the semi-finals where he will take on Haji Aliyev of Azerbaijan later in the day. Meanwhile, Indian wrestler Ravi Dahiya took…
Tokyo Games 2020 (July 23 – August 8, 2021): Historic! Hockey men bring home Bronze
August 5, 2021Women too to battle for bronze Indian men’s team defeated Germany 5-4 in the bronze medal match at Tokyo today to end a 41-year wait for an Olympic medal in hockey. The last time India had won a medal in hockey was at the 1980 Moscow Games where they got the gold. On Thursday, India…
Indian wrestlers keep medal hopes alive
August 5, 2021Ravi Dahiya assured India of at least a silver medal in wrestling when he booked his place in the final of men’s freestyle 57 kg at the Tokyo Olympics yesterday. The 23-year-old wrestler was trailing Nurislam Sanayev of Kazakhstan 7-9 in the semifinal when he pinned his opponent to be declared winner by fall. In…















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