Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra kept India’s hopes of an elusive Olympic medal from track and field events alive by earning a direct qualification into the finals with a stunning throw of 86.65m that put him on the top of the Group A contest on Wednesday. Competing in his first Olympics, the 23-year-old Chopra took…
Tokyo Games 2020 (July 23 – August 8, 2021): India’s Boxer Borgohain bows out with Bronze
August 4, 2021Loses to Busenaz Surmeneli of Turkey in Semis India’s Lovlina Borgohain took home the bronze medal after losing the semi-final bout to top seed Busenaz Surmeneli of Turkey via unanimous decision today. Lovlina lost the first round 0:5 as all the judges gave the decision in favour of the Turkish boxer. Lovlina was warned and…
Appointed as MRC Secretary & CEO
August 4, 2021NHS Mani has been appointed as the Secretary and CEO of Mysore Race Club (MRC) Ltd. by the Managing Committee of the MRC. Mani has an experience of over 30 years with Royal Western India Turf Club (RWITC) Limited, Mumbai and Pune and retired as Secretary & CEO of RWITC, according to a press release…
Tokyo Games 2020 (July 23 – August 8, 2021): India hockey men to play for bronze Lose to Belgium 2-5 in semifinals
August 3, 2021India suffered a heartbreaking loss to Belgium in the men’s hockey semi-final as they lost 2-5 this morning in the Tokyo Games. India will now compete in the bronze medal against either Australia or Germany who will face-off in the second semi-final later in the day. India conceded early in the first quarter as Belgium…
Kamalpreet Kaur finishes 6th in women’s discus throw final
August 3, 2021Discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur finished a creditable sixth in her first Olympics with a best throw of 63.70m in a rain-interrupted final yesterday. The 25-year-old Kaur, who qualified for the final as the second best on Saturday, was never in the running for a medal in the final event which was interrupted by rain for…
Tokyo Games 2020 (July 23 – August 8, 2021): P.V. Sindhu wins Bronze
August 2, 20211st Indian woman with two individual Olympic medals India’s P.V. Sindhu defeated He Bing Jiao of China to win the women’s singles bronze medal at Tokyo Olympics. With this win, Sindhu became the first Indian woman to win two individual Olympic medals. Sindhu dominated Bing Jiao 21-13, 21-15 as she shook off the disappointment of…
India Hockey teams create history
August 2, 2021Women enter maiden Olympic semifinals; Men back in Medal Race after four decades Led by Rani Rampal, the Indian women’s hockey team created history this morning by advancing to their first semi-final in the history of the Olympics with a 1-0 win over Australia at Tokyo Olympics 2020. Gurjit Kaur scored her maiden Olympics goal…
IMA Mysuru Branch fetes Corona Warriors
August 1, 2021To mark Doctor’s Day celebrations, Indian Medical Association (IMA), Mysuru Branch, had organised a programme on July 24 at MMC&RI’s Platinum Jubilee Auditorium in JK Grounds to felicitate Corona Warriors. Seen are (sitting from left) Dr. H.N. Dinesh, Dr. M.M. Basavaraju, Dr. B.J. Subhash Chandra, Dr. Anuradha and Dr. Anoop Cheriyan; (standing from left) Dr….
Tokyo Games 2020 (July 23 – August 8, 2021): Indian Women’s Hockey team reaches Olympic quarterfinals after 41 years
August 1, 2021Vandana Katariya becomes first Indian woman hockey player to score hat-trick in Olympics Indian women’s hockey team qualified for the Olympic quarterfinals after 41 years after it beat South Africa 4-3 and later defending champions Great Britain blanked Ireland 2-0 to ensure India’s passage into the knockout stage, on Saturday. India finished their group A…
Rotary Panchsheel donates essentials to Charaka Hospital
August 1, 2021As part of its service activities, Rotary Panchsheel Mysuru donated N95 masks, notebooks, marker pens, disposable food plates and cups and waterproof tent with chairs to Charaka Government Ayurveda Post-Graduation Centre in Brindavan Extension, KRS Road in city to support Charaka Hospital’s ongoing COVID vaccination drive. Seen in the picture are (from left) Rtn. Somesh,…















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