Tag: Olympics
Former US Olympics Doctor Jailed For 175 Years
Former Olympic doctor Larry Nassar was awarded 40 to 175 years jail sentence in Michigan for abusing female athletes after the testimony of 156 victims, BBC reported on Wednesday.....
IOC Suspends India From Hosting Olympic-qualifying Events
In a major setback for India, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday suspended all Indian applications to host future Olympic-related events until New Delhi guarantees in writing the entry of all participants. ....
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Will Wait For 1 Month Before Making Decision, Says IOA
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has made it clear it will wait for at least a month before making any call on countrys participation in the Tokyo Olympic Games which are in doubt amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. ....
Mann Ki Baat: PM Modi Cheers For Indian Players, Has This Advise For People
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday every player taking part in the Tokyo Olympics this year has struggled to get where they are today and must be encouraged as he addressed the nation through Mann Ki Baat, his monthly radio programme. ....
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Naomi Osaka Lights Cauldron As Tokyo Begins New Chapter
Applying high-end technologies, including virtual and augmented reality, and merging that with Japanese cultural motifs like the traditional kabuki theatre, the organising committee of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games put together an opening ceremony that lacked the glitz and glamour of previous editions but was apt for the current situation of a world ravaged by the Coronavirus pandemic.....
Indian Wrestler Priya Malik Wins Gold Medal At 2021 World Cadet Wrestling Championship In Hungary
India has struck gold! Not in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics but miles away from the Japanese capital- Budapest, Hungary and the athlete who has given the Indians another reason to cheer is wrestler Priya Malik. ....
Olympics Women's Hockey: India Beat South Africa 4-3 To Keep QF Hopes Alive
Forward Vandana Katariya scored a hat-trick as the Indian women's hockey team struggled to put it across South Africa 4-3 in their final Group A match in the Tokyo Olympics women's hockey competition, keeping alive their hopes of reaching the quarterfinals for the first time. ....
Tokyo 2020: India Men's Hockey Team Beaten 5-2 By Belgium In Semifinal, Will Play For Bronze On August 5
India's dream of winning a gold medal in the Olympic Games men's hockey competition after a gap of 41 years was crushed when they went down 2-5 against world champions Belgium in the semifinals here on Tuesday. ....
Tokyo Olympics: Boxer Lovlina Borgohain Bags Bronze Medal After Losing In Semis
Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain has taken the bronze medal in women's welterweight category at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday. ....
Double Olympic Medalist PV Sindhu Arrives In Hyderabad To Rousing Welcome
Star shuttler P.V. Sindhu, the only Indian woman to win two Olympic medals, arrived in Hyderabad on Wednesday to a warm welcome by the Telangana government. ....
