Indian 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…
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…
Neeraj Chopra qualifies for men’s javelin throw final in first attempt
August 4, 2021Star 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…
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…
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