Hima Das set to miss Tokyo Olympics after suffering hamstring injury
3 years, 5 months ago

Hima Das set to miss Tokyo Olympics after suffering hamstring injury

The Hindu  

Star sprinter Hima Das, who sustained a hamstring injury on Saturday while running 100m heats is set to miss the Tokyo Olympics as the women's 4x100m of which she was a part earlier clocked 44.15 seconds, well outside the targeted time of 43.03 seconds. Hima also tried to compete in the women's 200m final, chasing 22.80 seconds to qualify for Olympics, but finished fifth in 25.03 seconds. With World Athletics responding positively to the Athletics Federation of India request to consider the 3:01.89 clocked in the 4x400m heats on Friday, the men’s team's 13th place was restored ahead of Germany, Poland and Czech Republic. Running with a changed combination after Hima Das pulled out, the Indian women’s 4x100m relay quartet of AK Daneshwari, Archana Suseendran, S Dhanalakshmi and Dutee Chand a time of 44.15 seconds on the final day of the National Inter-State Athletics Championships which was a meet record but well short of its target that could have earned the team a berth in the Olympic Games.

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Paris Olympics 2024: India's campaign concludes on penultimate day with medal count currently at six
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024: India's campaign concludes on penultimate day with medal count currently at six

Firstpost  

India’s campaign concluded with wrestler Reetika Hooda’s quarter-final exit in the women’s 76kg event and golfers Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar finishing tied-29th and tied-49th respectively on Saturday. India’s campaign at the 2024 Paris Olympics officially concluded on Saturday, the penultimate day of competitions, with Reetika Hooda bowing out of the women’s 76 kg wrestling event with a quarter-final defeat …

Paris 2024: Top Indian athletes who will miss the Olympic Games
5 months ago

Paris 2024: Top Indian athletes who will miss the Olympic Games

The Hindu  

The 33rd edition of the Summer Olympics is set to take place from July 26 to August 11 in Paris and 16 other cities in France. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Ravi Dahiya will not have a chance to repeat or better his feat in Paris after he lost to 21-year-old Aman Sherawat in the 57kg freestyle …

Asian Games 2023, Athletics: Vithya Ramraj equals PT Usha's national record to qualify for 400m hurdles final
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023, Athletics: Vithya Ramraj equals PT Usha's national record to qualify for 400m hurdles final

India Today  

On October 2nd, 2023, the Asian Games witnessed a remarkable performance by Indian athlete Vithya Ramraj. The 25-year-old hurdler clocked a personal best of 55.42 seconds in the women's 400m hurdles heats, securing her direct qualification for the final. Her time of 55.42 seconds placed her among the top five athletes, advancing to the final, demonstrating India's continued strength in …

Asian Games 2023, Athletics: Jyothi Yarraji, Nithya Ramraj reach women's 100m hurdles final
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023, Athletics: Jyothi Yarraji, Nithya Ramraj reach women's 100m hurdles final

India Today  

Indian athletes Jyothi Yarraji and Nithya Ramraj cemented their places in the women's 100m hurdles final at the Asian Games 2023, to be held in Hangzhou, China. Asian Games 2023, Day 7 Live Updates Jyothi Yarraji, an Asian champion, recorded a time of 13.03 seconds during the women's 100m heats to secure the second spot in her heat and ranked …

New Delhi Marathon 2023: Man Singh wins men’s title, Jyoti Gawate defends women’s crown
1 year, 9 months ago

New Delhi Marathon 2023: Man Singh wins men’s title, Jyoti Gawate defends women’s crown

The Hindu  

Man Singh ran his personal best to clinch the men’s title in an extremely competitive race while Jyoti Gawate defended the gold she won last time in the New Delhi Marathon on Sunday. The 33-year-old Singh clocked 2:14:13s to shave off more than two-and-a-half minutes from his earlier personal best of 2:16:58 recorded during the Mumbai Marathon last month where …

Hima Das on camaraderie with young athletes and how it can spur them
2 years, 2 months ago

Hima Das on camaraderie with young athletes and how it can spur them

The Hindu  

Dhing Express Hima Das loves the camaraderie between the experienced and up-and-coming women sprinters on the national scene. Having shifted her focus to shorter races, Hima, a former World under-20 champion in 400m and a three-time medallist in the 2018 Asian Games, feels that good bonding among the sprinters will help the 4x100m relay team shine at the world stage …

CWG 2022: Heartbreak for Hima Das as young sprinter misses 200m final berth by a whisker
2 years, 4 months ago

CWG 2022: Heartbreak for Hima Das as young sprinter misses 200m final berth by a whisker

India Today  

India's Hima Das agonisingly missed out on a berth in the women's 200m final as she finished 10th overall in the semi-final at the Commonwealth Games 2022 on Friday, August 5. Hima Das finished 3rd in the 2nd of the 3 heats in the women's 100m semi-final. CWG 2022, Day 8 Updates | Medal Table Top 2 from each of …

Qosanov Memorial Athletics Meet: Dhanalakshmi Sekar Clocks Personal Best to Win 200m as Dutee Chand Comes Third
2 years, 5 months ago

Qosanov Memorial Athletics Meet: Dhanalakshmi Sekar Clocks Personal Best to Win 200m as Dutee Chand Comes Third

News 18  

Tokyo Olympian Dhanalakshmi Sekar clocked her personal best time of 22.89s to win the 200m sprint at the Qosanov Memorial 2022 athletics meet on Sunday. Asian Games gold medallist Olga Safronova of Kazakhstan came second in 23.21s while Dutee Chand clocked 23.60s to finish third. Among Indian athletes who have already booked their berth for Birmingham 2022, women’s javelin thrower …

Inter-State Athletics Championships: On your marks, get set, no
2 years, 6 months ago

Inter-State Athletics Championships: On your marks, get set, no

The Hindu  

Top Indian athletes competing in a women's 400m race at the Inter-State Athletics Championships in Chennai's Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium were left stranded as they found themselves waiting on the start line of the track as they were summoned 20 minutes early for their semi-final race. Although the race was scheduled to begin at 8pm, the eight athletes in the first …

Sprinters, including Hima Das, to headline Indian Grand Prix I
2 years, 9 months ago

Sprinters, including Hima Das, to headline Indian Grand Prix I

The Hindu  

With the Open throws and jumps competitions over the past fortnight having set the tone, in terms of meeting the qualifying norms for the international events later this year, the country’s top athletes have this chance to showcase their skills at the first leg of the Indian Grand Prix on Sunday. The event at the Chandrasekharan Nair stadium will also …

Tokyo Olympics: All World Records broken at the 2021 Games
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: All World Records broken at the 2021 Games

The Hindu  

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics saw some breathtaking sporting action with athletes elevating their games to a whole new level. Records were there to be broken and here are some of them who wrote their names into history. Athletics Women's triple jump- Yulimar Rojas 15.67m Previous record- Inessa Kravets, Gothenburg 15.50m 10 AUG 1995 Men's 400 metres hurdles- Karsten Warholm 45.94 …

Tokyo Olympics 2020 Highlights, Day 15: Neeraj Chopra scripts history with men's javelin gold; Bajrang Punia wins bronze
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020 Highlights, Day 15: Neeraj Chopra scripts history with men's javelin gold; Bajrang Punia wins bronze

Firstpost  

7:44 PM Whatsapp Facebook Twitter An incredible day for India at Olympics brings the country’s campaign to an end as well at Games. He was not at his best in the first two bouts and we still don’t know the reason for him playing like that but he came strongly in the bronze medal playoff to clinch the medal. But …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: India women’s hockey team miss bronze by a whisker as Aditi Ashok stays in hunt for historic medal
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: India women’s hockey team miss bronze by a whisker as Aditi Ashok stays in hunt for historic medal

Firstpost  

Up against 2016 Games gold-medallists Great Britain in the bronze play-off, India ended 3-4 but managed to give the more fancied team quite a run for its money and in the process earning some more appreciation from the country as well as their opponents. Tokyo: The medal proved elusive but the Indian women’s hockey team earned plenty of respect with …

Tokyo Olympics: Indian results on Day 15; Aditi second after round 3, women's hockey team lose bronze
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Indian results on Day 15; Aditi second after round 3, women's hockey team lose bronze

The Hindu  

Golfer Aditi Ashok held on to second spot after three round of the women's individual stroke play competition. Indian women's hockey team lost 3-4 to Great Britain in a thrilling bronze medal match. INDIAN RESULTS ON FRIDAY Athletics: Men's 50km Race Walk final - Gurpreet Singh Women's 20km Race Walk final - Priyanka Goswami, Bhawna Jat Men's 4x400m relay Heat …

India at 2020 Tokyo Olympics Day 15: Full schedule of events for August 7
3 years, 4 months ago

India at 2020 Tokyo Olympics Day 15: Full schedule of events for August 7

India TV News  

All eyes will be on javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra as he eyes India's first-ever Olympic medal in a track-and-field event in 100 years. Later in the day, wrestler Bajrang Punia will be vying for the bronze medal after losing 5-12 to Azerbaijan’s Haji Aliyev in men's freestyle 65kg semifinal bout. Aditi Ashok has raised hopes for a medal in golf …

Indian 4x400m relay team breaks Asian record but fails to qualify for final in Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 4 months ago

Indian 4x400m relay team breaks Asian record but fails to qualify for final in Tokyo Olympics

India TV News  

The Indian men's 4x400m relay quartet shattered the Asian record during the Olympics heat race but missed qualifying for the final round by a whisker here on Friday. The quartet of Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Tom Noah Nirmal, Rajiv Arokia and Amoj Jacob completed the race in 3:00.25sec to finish fourth in the second heat. Jacob, who ran the last leg, …

Day 14, Tokyo Olympics: Bajrang Loses S/F, GB Beat Women's Hockey Team
3 years, 4 months ago

Day 14, Tokyo Olympics: Bajrang Loses S/F, GB Beat Women's Hockey Team

The Quint  

The Indian women's hockey team will be looking to emulate the men's team and win their first-ever Bronze and overall medal at the Olympics. The 2018 Asian Games and Commonwealth Games Gold medallist Bajrang Punia will start his campaign against Kyrgyzstan's Ernazar Akmataliev in the men's freestyle 65kg round of 16 match after 8.49 am IST. Meanwhile, Seema Bisla will …

Tokyo Olympics 2020 Day 14 Highlights: Men's 4x400m Relay Set New Asian Record But Miss Finals, Bajrang Punia Loses in Semis
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020 Day 14 Highlights: Men's 4x400m Relay Set New Asian Record But Miss Finals, Bajrang Punia Loses in Semis

News 18  

Tokyo Olympics 2020 Games Day 14 Highlights: The Indian men’s 4x400m relay team of Amoj Jacob, Rajiv Arokia, Pandi Naganathan, Nirmal Tom Noah and Anas Muhammed Yahiya set a new Asian record of 3:00.25 but narrowly missed out on qualification in the finals. Wrestler Seema Bisla lost in the first round of Women’s 50 kg freestyle to Tunisa’s Sarra Hamdi …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: 6 August, Day 14 schedule of Indian athletes
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: 6 August, Day 14 schedule of Indian athletes

Firstpost  

India added two more medals to their Tokyo Olympics 2020 medal tally on Thursday after the men’s hockey team clinched bronze as they overcame Germany 5-4 in their third-place playoff match at the Oi Hockey Stadium, while wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya went down fighting against Russian Olympic Committee’s Zaur Uguev 4-7 in the men’s 57 kg freestyle wrestling final. While …

Tokyo Olympics highlights Day 13: Wrestler Ravi Kumar bags silver in 57kg; Deepak Punia misses bronze in 86kg
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics highlights Day 13: Wrestler Ravi Kumar bags silver in 57kg; Deepak Punia misses bronze in 86kg

Hindustan Times  

Aug 5, 2021 5:50 AM IST Here is India's schedule on Day 13 of the Tokyo Olympics. All timings are in IST: 4:00 AM IST: Aditi Ashok in golf women’s round 2 5:44 AM IST: Diksha Dagar in golf women’s round 2 7:00 AM IST: India vs Germany in men’s hockey bronze medal match 7:37 AM IST: Anshu Malik vs …

Tokyo Olympics Day 14, Indians in action on August 5: Schedule, events, fixtures, timings in IST
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics Day 14, Indians in action on August 5: Schedule, events, fixtures, timings in IST

The Hindu  

After a year-long delay because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Tokyo Olympics gets underway from Friday. FOLLOW BLOG | India is sending its largest ever contingent to the Olympic Games. Here are all fixtures, timings of events involving Indian athletes on August 5 so that you can stay up to speed! RELATED | India – Aug: 5 Golf -- Women’s …

Tokyo Olympics: Neeraj Chopra qualifies for men's javelin final with throw of 86.65m in 1st attempt
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Neeraj Chopra qualifies for men's javelin final with throw of 86.65m in 1st attempt

India Today  

Touted as one of India's strongest bets for an Olympic medal, star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra started his campaign with some style. The Indian qualified for the final of the men's javelin final with the best throw of 86.65m in the men’s javelin throw qualification in group A. Incidentally, this is the first time an Indian has topped qualification at …

India at Tokyo Olympics Day 12 HIGHLIGHTS: Lovlina wins bronze, Ravi assures medal, hockey women lose in semis
3 years, 4 months ago

India at Tokyo Olympics Day 12 HIGHLIGHTS: Lovlina wins bronze, Ravi assures medal, hockey women lose in semis

India TV News  

India at Tokyo Olympics Day 12 LIVE Updates Boxing, Women's Welter: Lovlina Borgohain claims bronze medal; faces defeat in semifinal to Turkey's Busenaz Surmeneli. Wrestling, Men's Freestyle 57kg: Ravi Dahiya enters final Ravi Dahiya enters final Wrestling, Women's Freestyle 57kg: Anshu Malik loses 2-8 to Belarus' Iryna Kurachkina; will await the possibility of repechage Anshu Malik loses 2-8 to Belarus' …

Tokyo Olympics 2020, Day 12 Highlights: Ravi Dahiya to Fight for Gold, Deepak Punia, Anshu Malik in Chance for Bronze; Women's Hockey Team Lose Semis
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020, Day 12 Highlights: Ravi Dahiya to Fight for Gold, Deepak Punia, Anshu Malik in Chance for Bronze; Women's Hockey Team Lose Semis

News 18  

Tokyo Olympics 2020 Games Day 12 Highlights: Ravi Kumar Dahiya confirms another medal for India as he moves to the gold medal match in the Men’s 57kg freestyle category with a win by fall against Nurislam Sanayev of Kazakhstan. Indian women’s hockey team lost 2-1 to Argentina in the semi-finals and will not play for bronze medal. Neeraj Chopra handed …

India at Tokyo Olympics 2020 HIGHLIGHTS: Lovlina Borgohain wins bronze; Ravi Dahiya and Deepak Punia in wrestling semis
3 years, 4 months ago

India at Tokyo Olympics 2020 HIGHLIGHTS: Lovlina Borgohain wins bronze; Ravi Dahiya and Deepak Punia in wrestling semis

The Hindu  

Tokyo Olympics 2020 Wrestling Semifinal Live Ravi Kumar, Deepak Punia fight for place in final Wrestling Coming Up: The Indian wrestlers will be in action: Men’s Freestyle 57kg 1/8 final – Ravi Kumar vs Urbano Tigreros, Women’s Freestyle 57kg 1/8 Final – Anshu Malik vs Iryna Kurachkina, Men’s Freestyle 86kg 1/8 Final – Deepak Punia vs Ekerekeme Agiomor – 8:00 …

Tokyo Olympics 2020 Day 12: Complete list of medallists
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020 Day 12: Complete list of medallists

The Hindu  

Norway's Karsten Warholm smashed his own world record on Tuesday to win the Olympic men's 400 metres hurdles gold at the Tokyo Olympics. Simone Biles, who had missed all individual events to focus on her mental health, finally competed in the women's balance beam final and won the bronze medal. Complete list of medallists on Day 12: ATHLETICS Men's 400m …

Tokyo Olympics Day 12, Indians in action on August 3: Schedule, events, fixtures, timings in IST
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics Day 12, Indians in action on August 3: Schedule, events, fixtures, timings in IST

The Hindu  

After a year-long delay because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Tokyo Olympics gets underway from Friday. India is sending its largest ever contingent to the Olympic Games. Here are all fixtures, timings of events involving Indian athletes on August 4 so that you can stay up to speed! RELATED | India – Aug: 4 Golf – Women’s Individual Stroke Play …

India at 2020 Tokyo Olympics Day 11: Full schedule of events for August 3
3 years, 4 months ago

India at 2020 Tokyo Olympics Day 11: Full schedule of events for August 3

India TV News  

For the first time since the 1980 Moscow Games, the Indian men's hockey team will have a shot at the elusive gold medal. The Indian side has been the most decorated hockey team in Olympics history with eight golds, one silver and two bronze, but have failed to make even the semis over the last nine Games. Meanwhile, 19-year-old Indian …

Tokyo Olympics 2020, Kamalpreet Kaur's Discus Final: Kamalpreet finishes sixth, scores best throw of 63.70m
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020, Kamalpreet Kaur's Discus Final: Kamalpreet finishes sixth, scores best throw of 63.70m

The Hindu  

Hello and welcome to Sportstar's Live coverage of the women's discus throw final where India's Kamalpreet Kaur will be in action at the Olympic Stadium on Monday at 4:30 PM IST. Valarie Allman wins the Gold medal in the Women's Discus Final and the American finishes with a throw of 68.9m in her very first attempt. Allman in action and …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: PV Sindhu wins historic second Olympic medal; India men's hockey team reach semis after 49 years
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: PV Sindhu wins historic second Olympic medal; India men's hockey team reach semis after 49 years

Firstpost  

PV Sindhu secured a bronze medal by beating World No 9 He Bing Jiao of China in the women’s singles third place play-off, becoming only the second Indian and the country’s first woman to win two Olympic medals. Tokyo: The trailblazing PV Sindhu smashed her way into history books with a second successive Olympic medal on Sunday, while the men’s …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Italy's Lamont Marcell Jacobs wins first men’s 100m gold in post-Usain Bolt era
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Italy's Lamont Marcell Jacobs wins first men’s 100m gold in post-Usain Bolt era

Firstpost  

Jacobs, 26, timed a European record of 9.80 seconds, with American Fred Kerley taking silver in 9.84sec in one of the most understated major championship 100m races of recent times. Tokyo: Italy’s Lamont Marcell Jacobs outshone a field of unusual suspects to claim a shock Olympic gold in the men’s 100 metres on Sunday, breaking retired Jamaican star Usain Bolt’s …

Italy’s Jacobs wins men’s 100 metres gold at Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 4 months ago

Italy’s Jacobs wins men’s 100 metres gold at Tokyo Olympics

Al Jazeera  

Lamont Marcell Jacobs of Italy won the men’s 100 metres gold at the Tokyo Olympics, breaking retired Jamaican star Usain Bolt’s 13-year hold on the event. Jacobs, 26, timed a European record of 9.80 seconds in Sunday’s final, with American Fred Kerley taking silver in 9.84 seconds in one of the most understated major 100 metres races in recent times. …

Tokyo Olympics: Full schedule of Indian events on August 2, start times and top contenders
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Full schedule of Indian events on August 2, start times and top contenders

India Today  

Kamalpreet Kaur qualified for the final of the Women's Discus at Tokyo Olympics with a best throw of 64m on Saturday and on Sunday she will have the chance to secure India its 4th medal. Indian women's hockey team is set to face a tough competition from Australia in the quarter-final match. The team qualified for the knockout stage after …

Tokyo Olympics: Kamalpreet re-ignites India’s medal dream in athletics
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Kamalpreet re-ignites India’s medal dream in athletics

Hindustan Times  

Ahead of the Tokyo Games, Kamalpreet Kaur’s father Kuldeep Singh said in an interview to the Olympic Channel how his daughter, as a young girl, would not eat for days if she did not win in age-group competitions. On Saturday morning, as Kuldeep worked in his farm as usual, his daughter was demonstrating her grit and high skill at the …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Jamaica sweep women’s 100m podium; Simone Biles’s campaign teetering with further pullouts
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Jamaica sweep women’s 100m podium; Simone Biles’s campaign teetering with further pullouts

Firstpost  

Elaine Thompson-Herah blazed to an Olympic-record 10.61sec in the women’s 100 metres event, well ahead of crestfallen two-time winner Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, with Shericka Jackson completing an all-Jamaican podium. Tokyo: Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herah equalled the second-fastest time in history to retain her women’s Olympic 100m title on Saturday as ongoing mental health problems left gymnastics superstar Simone Biles’s Tokyo campaign teetering …

Tokyo Olympics 2020 Day 9: Complete list of medallists on July 31
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020 Day 9: Complete list of medallists on July 31

The Hindu  

Reigning Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah successfully defended her women's 100m title and also set a new Olympic record of 10.61s. Her compatriots, Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce and Shericka Jackson, finished second and third respectively to make it an all-Jamaican podium. Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta beat world number one Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-7, 6-3 to win a memorable bronze medal in the …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: 1 August, Day 9 schedule of Indian athletes
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: 1 August, Day 9 schedule of Indian athletes

Firstpost  

Here’s the complete schedule of Tokyo Olympics 2020 involving Indian athletes on 1 August. While equestrian Fouaad Mirza will be in action in the individual cross country, wrestler Satish Kumar will also compete in the men’s 91kg quarter-final. Check out the full schedule of Indian athletes in action on Day 9: Golf: Anirban Lahiri and Udayan Mane in Men’s Individual …

Tokyo Olympics Athletics: Britain's Asher-Smith out of Tokyo Olympics due to hamstring injury
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics Athletics: Britain's Asher-Smith out of Tokyo Olympics due to hamstring injury

The Hindu  

Britain's Dina Asher-Smith has withdrawn from the Tokyo Olympics due to injury, she told the BBC on Saturday, moments after failing to qualify for the 100 metres final. "I've spent four weeks trying to run again," Asher-Smith said. "I'm so disappointed not to make the final because this is Tokyo 2020, it's everything I've trained for the past two years," …

Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Athletics highlights: Elaine Thompson breaks Olympic record to win 100m gold again
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Athletics highlights: Elaine Thompson breaks Olympic record to win 100m gold again

The Hindu  

Welcome to Sportstar's live coverage of the Athletics events at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Saturday. Meanwhile, it's a Sweden one-two in the men's discus throw final as Daniel Stahl claims the gold medal with a throw of 68.90m, while his countryman Simon Pettersson takes silver with a throw of 67.39m. Here are the eight athletes who have qualified for …

Kamalpreet Kaur qualifies for women's discus throw final at Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 4 months ago

Kamalpreet Kaur qualifies for women's discus throw final at Tokyo Olympics

The Hindu  

Kamalpreet Kaur qualified for the women's discus throw final on her Olympic debut with a 64m effort in Tokyo on Saturday. All you need to know about Kamalpreet Kaur There goes #IND's first #Athletics finalist at #Tokyo2020 After a slow start with a throw of 60.29m, Kamalpreet Kaur pulled out a monster throw of 64m in her third attempt to …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce eyes unique treble on Day 2 of athletics
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce eyes unique treble on Day 2 of athletics

Firstpost  

Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce continues her bid to become the first woman to win a single individual Olympic athletics event three times. AFP Sport looks at five stand-out events: Women’s 100m - final Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce continues her bid to become the first woman to win a single individual Olympic athletics event three times, to add to the 100m victories she …

Tokyo Olympics 2020 Day 9 Highlights: Sindhu loses to Tai Tzu, Kamalpreet Kaur qualifies for discus throw final; Atanu Das, Amit Panghal eliminated
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020 Day 9 Highlights: Sindhu loses to Tai Tzu, Kamalpreet Kaur qualifies for discus throw final; Atanu Das, Amit Panghal eliminated

The Hindu  

SAILING: KC Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar finish 17th overall in the men's skiff 49er. Kaur qualifies for women's discus throw final at Tokyo Olympics India's Kamalpreet Kaur qualified for the women's discus throw final on August 2 with a best of 64m on Saturday. LIVE Updates Athletics Update: Kamalpreet Kaur qualifies for the women's discus throw final with a distance …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Ethiopian distance runner Selemon Barega claims first gold in athletics as event gets underway
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Ethiopian distance runner Selemon Barega claims first gold in athletics as event gets underway

Firstpost  

The 10-day track and field competition, which got under way in a mostly empty 68,000-capacity Olympic Stadium with spectators barred due to Covid-19 restrictions. Tokyo: Ethiopian distance runner Selemon Barega stormed to a brilliant 10,000m victory to claim the first gold medal of a spectator-less Olympic athletics competition at the Tokyo Games on Friday. The Netherlands’ long-distance star Sifan Hassan …

Tokyo Olympics: India women open account with thrilling win over Ireland, stay in hunt for hockey quarters
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: India women open account with thrilling win over Ireland, stay in hunt for hockey quarters

India Today  

India women's hockey team kept their hopes of qualifying for the quarter-final of Tokyo Olympics alive by clinching a late winner in a thrilling 1-0 win over Ireland in their Pool A match at the Oi Hockey Stadium North Pitch on Friday. Tokyo Olympics: India Live Updates from Day 7 | Full Coverage India have stopped their run of 3 …

Tokyo Olympics Day 8 - India Highlights: Lovlina Borgohain in semis; Deepika bows out; Indian 4x400m mixed relay team finishes last
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics Day 8 - India Highlights: Lovlina Borgohain in semis; Deepika bows out; Indian 4x400m mixed relay team finishes last

The Hindu  

Hello and welcome to Sportstar's Live coverage of the Tokyo Olympics as the action moves into Day 8, July 30 with the focus on Indian athletes. India Results on July 30 Lovlina Borgohain assured Olympic medal, storms into women's welterweight semifinal Archer Deepika Kumari enters quarterfinals Avinash Sable created a new national record in the men's 3000m steeplechase heats. Sailing …

Tokyo Olympics Athletics Preview: Kiplimo's big chance against World record holder Cheptegei - Friday schedule
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics Athletics Preview: Kiplimo's big chance against World record holder Cheptegei - Friday schedule

The Hindu  

He is the World champion and world record holder in the 10,000m but Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei has not run the event this year. The 24-year-old Cheptegei has just done three track events – the 1500, 3000 and 5000m – this season and that should give his 20-year-old compatriot Jacob Kiplimo, this year's world leader, plenty to think about with every …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Men's hockey team, Sindhu and Atanu shine on a bright day for India at Games; Mary Kom exits
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Men's hockey team, Sindhu and Atanu shine on a bright day for India at Games; Mary Kom exits

Firstpost  

A big heartbreak was boxing legend MC Mary Kom’s pre-quarterfinal exit despite the fact that the London Olympic bronze-medallist had actually won two of the three rounds in her flyweight bout against Colombia’s Ingrit Valencia. Tokyo: There were no medals to trigger a frenzy but definitely some top-notch performances that India raised a toast to on Day 6 of the …

India at 2020 Tokyo Olympics Day 7: Full schedule of events for July 30
3 years, 4 months ago

India at 2020 Tokyo Olympics Day 7: Full schedule of events for July 30

India TV News  

After an impressive Day 6 at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the Indian contingent will be hoping to inch closer to adding another medal to their present tally of one silver clinched by Mirabai Chanu last week. Archery: Deepika Kumari vs Ksenia Perova in Women's Individual Pre-quarterfinals Match: 6:00am IST. Athletics: Avinash Sable in Men's 3000m Steeplechase Round 1 Heat 2: …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Athletics in the post-Usain Bolt era
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Athletics in the post-Usain Bolt era

The Hindu  

How will athletics look at the Olympics in the post-Usain Bolt era? Sydney McLaughlin, a precocious talent born to an athletics family from New Jersey, smashed countrywoman Dalilah Muhammad’s world record at the US Olympic trials on June 27 to set up a mouthwatering clash between the two in Tokyo. The battle for the men’s 400m hurdles gold may also …

Tokyo Olympics schedule for Friday: Here's when to watch the athletics, swimming and Matildas
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics schedule for Friday: Here's when to watch the athletics, swimming and Matildas

ABC  

Friday marks day one of the athletics program, with a host of Australians in action. But Australia will have lanes three and four in the next medal race, the women's 100m freestyle at 11:59 AEST. The Australian women's beach volleyball team of Mariafe Artacho del Solar and Taliqua Clancy have won their first two matches, with their next assignment against …

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