India’s archery campaign at the Olympics ended without a medal after Atanu Das lost to home favourite Takaharu Furukawa 6-4 in an intense five-setter in the men’s individual pre-quarterfinals today. Das failed to find a 10 in the fifth set and slipped to the red-circle for an 8 that proved costly as Furukawa sealed the…
Reigning World Champion P.V. Sindhu kept India’s hopes of winning a first-ever Olympic Gold in badminton alive as she reached the semifinals of Women’s Singles with a fighting straight-game win over World No. 5 Japanese Akane Yamaguchi here yesterday. The 26-year-old Indian, who won a Silver in the 2016 Rio Olympics, defended brilliantly and rode…
Confirms second medal for India Boxer Lovlina Borgohain defeated Nien-Chin Chen in the women’s Welter (64-69 kg) quarterfinal bout to assure India of another medal today. Lovlina qualified for the semi-finals and hence she is assured of at least a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics. She won the bout via a 4:1 split decision….
Archer Deepika Kumari eliminated, shooters crash out The Indian women’s hockey team registered their first win of the campaign, sealing a 1-0 win Vs Ireland. Thanks to Navneet Kaur, who scored the goal in the fourth quarter. Meanwhile, Deepika Kumari crashed out of the quarterfinals in the Women’s Archery Individual event, losing to South Korea’s…
The Indian men’s hockey team cruised into the Olympic Games quarterfinal with a comprehensive 3-1 victory over defending champions Argentina in its penultimate pool match today. After goalless first two quarters, India broke the deadlock in the 43rd minute through Varun Kumar before Vivek Sagar Prasad (58th) and Harmanpreet Singh (59th) struck in the closing…
Indian archer Atanu Das shocked South Korea’s Oh Jin Hyek in a nail-biting finish to make it to the 1/8 Elimination round in the men’s individual Archery event at the Yumenoshima Ranking Field today. The third-seed Korean started the match with a decent 8-9-9 and Das replied with 8-8-9, giving Jin Hyek two points in…
Chamaraja MLA L. Nagendra performed the ‘bhoomi puja’ for road development and UGD works worth Rs. 54.50 lakh being taken up by Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) under the funds available from 14th and 15th Finance Commission, in Ward No. 23 in city recently. The works are taken up in Madivalar Street, Gollageri, Oil Mill Road…
Reigning World Champion P.V. Sindhu advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of Women’s Singles Badminton event at the Tokyo Olympics after beating Hong Kong’s N.Y. Cheung in a Group J match on Wednesday. The 26-year-old Indian, who had claimed a silver medal in the last edition in Rio, prevailed over World No. 34 Cheung 21-9 21-16 in…
He was the first Indian to win an International title in 1956 Legendary badminton player Nandu Natekar, the first Indian to win an international title in 1956, died today. The 88-year-old, who won over 100 national and International titles in his career, was suffering from age-related ailments. He is survived by his son Gaurav and…
Olympic athletes have received an extra incentive for winning a medal after organisers said they could remove their masks for 30 seconds for photos on the podium. Medal-winners were urged not to abuse the relaxation in the rules at the Tokyo Games, which have been marked by their strict anti-Coronavirus measures after opening a year…
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