Tokyo Olympics 2020: Record-setting veteran Olympians stretch careers for Games in 2021
4 years, 9 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Record-setting veteran Olympians stretch careers for Games in 2021

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Dusseldorf: Even if it takes an extra year, Nino Salukvadze will still be aiming for an Olympic record. At the Tokyo Olympics — now postponed until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic — she will set a women’s record of nine appearances. There’s also 37-year-old American hurdler Lolo Jones, who is hoping to return to the track in Tokyo, and Uzbek gymnast Oksana Chusovitina, who has qualified for her eighth Olympics — breaking her own record in the sport. When the Tokyo Olympics happen — no new date has been selected — Salukvadze will pull ahead of the two other eight-time female Olympians with whom she shares the record. German-Italian canoeist Josefa Idem retired after the 2012 Olympics and Canadian rowing cox Lesley Thompson-Willie moved into coaching since her last Olympic appearance in 2016.

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Paris 2024 Olympics: US, Japan figure skaters receive Beijing Winter Games medals in long-awaited ceremony
5 months, 1 week ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: US, Japan figure skaters receive Beijing Winter Games medals in long-awaited ceremony

The Hindu  

Two-and-a-half years after competing at the Beijing Winter Olympics, American and Japanese figure skaters stepped on to the podium in Paris on Wednesday to receive reallocated gold and silver medals, drawing a line under a Russian doping saga that rocked those Games. Against the backdrop of the Eiffel Tower, the American figure skating team finally experienced the golden moment it …

Paris 2024 Olympics: World record holding swimmer Sjostrom adds 50m freestyle gold to 100m title
5 months, 1 week ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: World record holding swimmer Sjostrom adds 50m freestyle gold to 100m title

The Hindu  

World record holder Sarah Sjostrom won the women’s 50 metres freestyle gold at the Paris Olympics on Sunday, adding to the 100 title the Swede won last week. The 30-year-old Sjostrom is swimming as well as ever in her fifth Olympics and smashed Hungarian Katinka Hosszu’s Olympic record in the preliminaries. The Swede could not match that time in Sunday’s …

Paris 2024: Records broken by Katie Ledecky at the Olympic Games
5 months, 1 week ago

Paris 2024: Records broken by Katie Ledecky at the Olympic Games

The Hindu  

Katie Ledecky has had yet another remarkable Olympics in Paris this year. READ | Katie Ledecky at Olympics: All you need to know about the most decorated female Olympic swimmer Ledecky has won four more medals and broken the following records at the Paris 2024 Olympics: She set the new Olympic record in the women’s 1500m freestyle with a time …

Paris Olympics 2024: Nino Salukvadze, the only woman to compete at 10 Games, says she’s retiring
5 months, 1 week ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Nino Salukvadze, the only woman to compete at 10 Games, says she’s retiring

The Hindu  

After 10 Olympics and 36 years, Nino Salukvadze says she’s finally done. This time, though, she says she is done “for sure.” Coming to the Paris Olympics was about honoring her father, Vakhtang, who was also her coach. I gathered all my strength, for his sake.” Salukvadze’s father died earlier this year at the age of 93, but he lived …

From Gabriel Medina to Daniel Wiffen: A list of all the record breakers at the 2024 Summer Paris Olympic Games
5 months, 2 weeks ago

From Gabriel Medina to Daniel Wiffen: A list of all the record breakers at the 2024 Summer Paris Olympic Games

Hindustan Times  

The Olympics are among the most widely watched sports events worldwide. Gabriel Medina and Daniel Wiffen Swimming 30th July: Women’s 100m backstroke Kaylee McKeown from Australia broke her own Olympic record of 57.47 seconds from the 2021 Tokyo Games. 29th July: Women’s 200-meter freestyle Mollie O’Callaghan from Australia broke the Olympic record of 1:53:50 set by another Australian, Ariarne Titmus …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Georgian shooter becomes first 10-time female Olympian
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Georgian shooter becomes first 10-time female Olympian

The Hindu  

Georgian shooter Nino Salukvadze has become the first woman to compete at 10 Olympic Games in a career which began representing the Soviet Union. In a career spanning five decades, Salukvadze has competed on three different Olympic teams — first with the Soviet Union in 1988, then the Unified Team which was organized for ex-Soviet athletes in Barcelona in 1992 …

Paris Olympics: What to know and who to watch during women’s basketball
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris Olympics: What to know and who to watch during women’s basketball

Associated Press  

A roadmap to follow for the women’s basketball competition during the Paris Olympics: Athletes to Watch —Lauren Jackson, Australia: She returned to international play at the 2022 World Cup to lead the Opals to the bronze medal. —Satou Sabally, Germany: She helped Germany qualify for its first Olympics and is one of the top young players in the WNBA, where …

Record-breaking gymnast Oksana Chusovitina’s bid for ninth Olympics ends with injury at 48
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Record-breaking gymnast Oksana Chusovitina’s bid for ninth Olympics ends with injury at 48

Associated Press  

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan — Record-breaking 48-year-old gymnast Oksana Chusovitina says an injury has ended her attempt to qualify for what would have been her ninth Olympics. “I will not be able to take part and I am very upset as I have been preparing for this competition for a long time,” Chusovitina said in the statement Thursday. Chusovitina’s long career is …

The Olympics will begin awarding medals to runner-ups after the Kamila Valieva ban
11 months, 2 weeks ago

The Olympics will begin awarding medals to runner-ups after the Kamila Valieva ban

NPR  

The Olympics will begin awarding medals to runner-ups after the Kamila Valieva ban Enlarge this image toggle caption David J. Phillip/AP David J. Phillip/AP The International Olympic Committee said Tuesday it will begin awarding medals for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics figure skating competition, two years after a doping scandal during the Games left many athletes without them. The decision …

Beijing 2022: Broken Kamila Valieva Falls Out of Medal Places as Team-Mate Anna Shcherbakova Wins Skating Gold
2 years, 10 months ago

Beijing 2022: Broken Kamila Valieva Falls Out of Medal Places as Team-Mate Anna Shcherbakova Wins Skating Gold

News 18  

Teenager Kamila Valieva finished fourth in the women’s figure skating at the Beijing Olympics on Thursday as a doping scandal engulfing the pre-Games favourite appeared to take its toll. Her Russian team-mate Anna Shcherbakova took gold after the 15-year-old Valieva fell several times — to gasps and screams from the crowd — in a disastrous free programme. They are taking …

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Kamila Valieva finishes 4th in women's figure skating as teammate takes gold
2 years, 10 months ago

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Kamila Valieva finishes 4th in women's figure skating as teammate takes gold

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Her Russian team-mate Anna Shcherbakova took gold after the 15-year-old Valieva produced an error-filled performance and was left distraught at the end of her free programme. Beijing: Teenager Kamila Valieva finished fourth in the women’s figure skating at the Beijing Olympics on Thursday as a doping scandal engulfing the pre-Games favourite appeared to take its toll. They are taking part …

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: List of all medals won on Thursday, February 17
2 years, 10 months ago

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: List of all medals won on Thursday, February 17

The Hindu  

Here is a roundup of all medals on Thursday, February 17, at the Beijing 2022 Games. ALPINE SKIING WOMEN'S ALPINE COMBINED Defending champion Michelle Gisin of Switzerland clinched a second straight Olympic gold medal in the Alpine combined race after Mikaela Shiffrin again skied out in the slalom run. Gisin beat teammate Wendy Holdener by 1.05 seconds in the two-run …

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Kamila Valieva sets sights on 2nd title; Slovakia stun USA in men's ice hockey
2 years, 10 months ago

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Kamila Valieva sets sights on 2nd title; Slovakia stun USA in men's ice hockey

Firstpost  

Russian figure skater Valieva into tears after topping Tuesday’s first half of the women’s singles competition to put herself in prime position ahead of the all-important free skate. Beijing: Teenage Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will go for a second Beijing Olympics title on Thursday, the next chapter in a damaging doping scandal which has overshadowed the Games. “I don’t …

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: CAS rules Russian skater Kamila Valieva can compete
2 years, 11 months ago

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: CAS rules Russian skater Kamila Valieva can compete

Firstpost  

The ruling only addresses whether Valieva can keep skating before her case is resolved. Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will be allowed to compete for a second gold medal at the Winter Olympics despite failing a pre-Games drug test. The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled Monday that the 15-year-old Valieva, the favorite for the women’s individual gold, does not …

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: List of all medals won on Sunday, February 13
2 years, 11 months ago

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: List of all medals won on Sunday, February 13

The Hindu  

Here is a roundup of all medals on Sunday, February 13, at the Beijing 2022 Games. ALPINE SKIING MEN'S GIANT SLALOM Marco Odermatt of Switzerland won gold in the men’s giant slalom at the Beijing Olympics, plowing through snow and poor visibility. Zan Kranjec of Slovenia took silver, 0.19 seconds behind, and world champion Mathieu Faivre of France earned bronze, …

Feb. 8 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics news and results
2 years, 11 months ago

Feb. 8 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics news and results

CNN  

Day 4 of Olympic action is in the books from Beijing, and there’s been no shortage of standout stories and newsy nuggets to devour. ⛷ China’s Eileen Gu takes gold, creates citizenship controversy and breaks internet Eighteen-year-old freeski superstar Eileen Gu nailed a 1620 in Tuesday’s big air competition. ⛸ Chen dethrones skating’s “Ice Prince” Team USA figure skater Nathan …

2021 Year In Sports: Stars of Tokyo Olympics - From Neeraj Chopra and PV Sindhu to to Ariarne Titmus and Tom Daley
3 years ago

2021 Year In Sports: Stars of Tokyo Olympics - From Neeraj Chopra and PV Sindhu to to Ariarne Titmus and Tom Daley

The Hindu  

From Neeraj Chopra winning India's first ever gold medal in athletics to South Korea's An San doing the triple in recurve archery, here is a look at the top stars of Tokyo Olympics: INDIA'S HONOUR LIST: Neeraj Chopra Neeraj Chopra won India's first-ever athletics gold medal in the javelin throw final with his second throw of 87.58m. Indian men's and …

Yearender 2021: From Warholm's heroics to Tamberi-Barshim sharing gold, World's Top 10 Tokyo Olympic moments
3 years ago

Yearender 2021: From Warholm's heroics to Tamberi-Barshim sharing gold, World's Top 10 Tokyo Olympic moments

India TV News  

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics saw athletes create new records and the Games witnessed many firsts. Elaine-Herah grabs a hat-trick of Gold in Tokyo Image Source : GETTY IMAGES File Photo of Elaine Thompson-Herah at Tokyo Olympics 2020. Lamont Jacobs strikes double Gold in Athletics Image Source : GETTY IMAGES File Photo of Lamont Jacobs in Tokyo Olympics 2020. Zverev takes …

Tokyo 2020 Olympics by numbers: World records, athletes and spectators
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo 2020 Olympics by numbers: World records, athletes and spectators

The Hindu  

The 2021 Tokyo Olympics came to a close on Sunday, ending 16 days of high drama on and off the playing field. Three world records fell in athletics with Norway's Karsten Warholm in the men's 400m hurdles, American Sydney McLaughlin in the women's event and Venezuela's Yulimar Rojas in the women's triple jump. Georgian weightlifter Lasha Talakhadze earned three world …

Tokyo 2020: the magic moments from India's most successful Olympic campaign
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo 2020: the magic moments from India's most successful Olympic campaign

The Hindu  

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics featured India's biggest contingent ever at the Games. With seven medals – one gold, two silver, four bronze – Tokyo 2020 has been the most successful Olympic Games in India’s history. Off to blazing start - Mirabai Chanu won silver in the Women's weightlifting 49kg category to become the first Indian to win an Olympic medal …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Canadian track cyclist Kelsey Mitchell wins gold in women's sprint
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Canadian track cyclist Kelsey Mitchell wins gold in women's sprint

Firstpost  

Mitchell won the first two races in a best-of-three final against Olena Starikova of Ukraine to clinch Canada’s first gold medal at the Izu Velodrome. Canada’s Kelsey Mitchell won gold in the women’s sprint on the final day of the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday, just four years after taking up the sport. It is only Canada’s second Olympic gold medal …

Elliott: Women at the Tokyo Olympics win big, show strength
3 years, 5 months ago

Elliott: Women at the Tokyo Olympics win big, show strength

LA Times  

Before the women’s marathon was added to the program at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, the longest race for female runners was the 1,500 meters — and that became part of the Summer Games only in 1972. The U.S. women’s basketball team won its seventh straight gold medal as mainstays Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi became the first five-time basketball …

Tokyo Olympics | Incredible Sifan Hassan achieves the long-distance double
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics | Incredible Sifan Hassan achieves the long-distance double

The Hindu  

A pulsating final night of action in the athletics competition saw Dutch distance runner Sifan Hassan complete an incredible double with victory in the 10,000m while U.S.A star Allyson Felix brought the curtain down on her 17-year Olympic career with a record-extending relay gold. Norway celebrated gold in the men’s 1,500m with Jakob Ingebrigtsen downing Kenya’s Timothy Cheruiyot in a …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: 'Won a billion hearts', Twitterati praise Indian women's hockey team's efforts in fourth place finish
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: 'Won a billion hearts', Twitterati praise Indian women's hockey team's efforts in fourth place finish

Firstpost  

The Indian women’s hockey team finished fourth at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and there’s no doubt that they are one of our finest athletes to wear the Indian jersey. — Narendra Modi August 6, 2021 Men’s team skipper Manpreet Singh and former hockey player Viren Rasquinha said the women’s side’s journey at the Olympics was one of the best stories …

August 5 Tokyo 2020 Olympics news and results
3 years, 5 months ago

August 5 Tokyo 2020 Olympics news and results

CNN  

Italy's Viviana Bottaro performs in the kata event of karate competition on Thursday. “In many areas the new positive cases are increasing at an extremely rapid pace which we have never experienced before,” said Yasutoshi Nishimura, the government minister responsible for Japan’s coronavirus response. They see people gathering outside venues like Tokyo’s Olympic Stadium and worry that a corresponding, post-Games …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Hurdler McLaughlin shatters own 400m record as Japanese continue to dominate skateboarding
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Hurdler McLaughlin shatters own 400m record as Japanese continue to dominate skateboarding

Firstpost  

At the Olympic Stadium, McLaughlin powered home in 51.46 seconds, with defending champion Dalilah Muhammad claiming silver in 51.58 after another classic duel between the two dominant American hurdlers. Tokyo: Sydney McLaughlin obliterated her own world record to win Olympic gold in the women’s 400m hurdles on Wednesday as Japanese teenager Sakura Yosozumi maintained the hosts’ stranglehold on the skateboarding …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Sydney McLaughlin looks to emulate Karsten Warholm on Day 6 of athletics
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Sydney McLaughlin looks to emulate Karsten Warholm on Day 6 of athletics

Firstpost  

After Karsten Warholm’s thrilling world-record run in the men’s hurdles on Tuesday, arguably one of the best Olympic races in living memory, fireworks are also expected when the women take to the track. AFP Sport looks at five stand-out events: Men’s 200m - Final World champion Noah Lyles won’t be taking any more chances after he survived a finish-line gaffe …

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, 5 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 …

Tokyo Olympics | History beckons Lovlina Borgohain
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics | History beckons Lovlina Borgohain

The Hindu  

In her bid to become the first Indian boxer to reach an Olympics title clash, Lovlina Borgohain will face World champion Busenaz Surmeneli of Turkey in a women’s 69kg semifinal bout on Wednesday. Two inches taller than Busenaz, Lovlina will be pumped up to create another upset after getting past Worlds medallist German Nadine Apetz and former World champion Nien-Chin …

Tokyo Olympics 2020 Day 12: Complete list of medallists
3 years, 5 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 2020: USA's Athing Mu becomes first American woman to clinch 800m gold since 1968
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: USA's Athing Mu becomes first American woman to clinch 800m gold since 1968

Firstpost  

The 19-year-old prodigy from New Jersey, who only turned professional in June after a successful college career, led from start to finish to win in a new US national record of 1min 55.21sec. Tokyo: Teenager Athing Mu became the first American woman to win the Olympic 800m crown in more than half-a-century Tuesday, producing a superb display of front-running to …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah completes sprinting 'double-double' with 200m gold clinch
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah completes sprinting 'double-double' with 200m gold clinch

Firstpost  

Thompson, the 2016 Olympics 100m and 200m gold medallist who successfully defended her 100m title on Saturday, bagged a record fourth individual gold after storming home in 21.53sec, the second-fastest time in history. Tokyo: Elaine Thompson-Herah made Olympic history in Tokyo Tuesday, emulating fellow Jamaican Usain Bolt to complete an unprecedented women’s sprinting “double-double” with victory in the 200 metres. …

Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Tajinderpal Singh Toor, Annu Rani fail to get past first hurdle
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Tajinderpal Singh Toor, Annu Rani fail to get past first hurdle

The Hindu  

Shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor and javelin thrower Annu Rani failed to make it past the qualification round in their events at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday. READ | Team India at Tokyo Olympics 2020: Day 12 Highlights Tajinder had qualified for the Olympics with a new Asian record throw of 21.49m in the Indian Grand Prix 4 in June …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: American teen Athing Mu wins gold medal in 800m category
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: American teen Athing Mu wins gold medal in 800m category

India Today  

Athing Mu of the United States won the gold medal in the Olympic women's 800 metres final on Tuesday and became the first American woman to do so since 1968. The absence of South Africa's double champion Caster Semenya, ruled ineligible due to heightened testosterone levels, opened up the field to a new winner and the 19-year-old Mu took full …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Simone Biles set for dramatic return as transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard makes history
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Simone Biles set for dramatic return as transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard makes history

Firstpost  

After pulling out of her first events with the “twisties”, a disorientating mental block, Biles was included on the list of eight finalists for Tuesday’s beam competition, her last chance to win gold in Tokyo 2020 Tokyo: Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard made Olympic history on Monday as the US team confirmed gymnastics star Simone Biles is to make a dramatic …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: PV Sindhu wins historic second Olympic medal; India men's hockey team reach semis after 49 years
3 years, 5 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: From Emma McKeon making history to 4x100m mixed medley debut, five memorable swimming moments
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: From Emma McKeon making history to 4x100m mixed medley debut, five memorable swimming moments

Firstpost  

The Tokyo Olympics swimming ended Sunday with USA on top of the medals table. Here are five memorable moments: The Katie-Ariarne show The Katie Ledecky-Ariarne Titmus rivalry lived up to its billing, with the pair locking horns across three high-quality races. Nailbiter Tatjana Schoenmaker announced herself on the Olympic stage in style when she smashed the women’s 200m breaststroke world …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Emma McKeon clinches seventh medal to create history as Australia win 4x100m medley relay
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Emma McKeon clinches seventh medal to create history as Australia win 4x100m medley relay

Firstpost  

Emma McKeon has now won four gold and three bronze in Tokyo 2020, overtaking East German Kristin Otto’s six medal-haul in 1952 which was matched by American Natalie Coughlin in 2008. Emma McKeon made Olympic history Sunday in helping Australia upset two-time defending champions the United States to soar to the women’s 4x100m relay gold medal Sunday. A blistering butterfly …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Jamaica sweep women’s 100m podium; Simone Biles’s campaign teetering with further pullouts
3 years, 5 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, 5 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 2020: Katie Ledecky's eyes set on next 2 Olympics, has won 6 individual golds at 3 Games already
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo 2020: Katie Ledecky's eyes set on next 2 Olympics, has won 6 individual golds at 3 Games already

India Today  

After booking her place in Olympic history with a record sixth individual gold medal, world swimming's most decorated woman Katie Ledecky has set her eyes on the next two Olympics. The 24-year-old American dominated the 800 metres freestyle final in Tokyo on Saturday to win gold comfortably, beating the record for the most women's individual Olympic swimming titles held for …

Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Athletics highlights: Elaine Thompson breaks Olympic record to win 100m gold again
3 years, 5 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 …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Anjum Moudgil, Tejaswini Sawant fail to qualify for 50m rifle 3 positions final
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Anjum Moudgil, Tejaswini Sawant fail to qualify for 50m rifle 3 positions final

The Hindu  

Former world record holder Anjum Moudgil shot 1167 and missed the final by four points in women’s 50-metre rifle 3-position event in the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday. She placed 15th, while former World Champion in rifle prone, Tejaswini Sawant shot 1154 for the 33rd spot. Nina Christen of Switzerland shot an Olympic record 463.9 to clinch the gold, ahead of …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Caeleb Dressel, Katie Ledecky hunt more gold as Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce seeks 100m treble
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Caeleb Dressel, Katie Ledecky hunt more gold as Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce seeks 100m treble

Firstpost  

Katie Ledecky is the runaway favourite in the women’s 800m free, winning gold at the last two Olympics and four straight world championships. Tokyo: US swim stars Caeleb Dressel and Katie Ledecky will target more gold in Tokyo on Saturday as Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce tries to become the first woman to win an individual Olympic athletics event three times. I …

Tokyo Olympics: Elaine Thompson-Herah breaks Flo Jo's Olympic record to win women's 100m race
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Elaine Thompson-Herah breaks Flo Jo's Olympic record to win women's 100m race

India Today  

Jamaica sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah on Saturday successfully defended her Olympic 100m crown, posting an amazing 10.61 seconds to become the second-fastest woman in history. Thompson-Herah raced over the line at Tokyo's Olympic Stadium in 10.61sec, with two-time champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce taking silver in 10.74 and Shericka Jackson bronze in 10.76. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who had been seeking a third gold in …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce eyes unique treble on Day 2 of athletics
3 years, 5 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 …

Olympic Chronicles: An event like none other, for so many reasons
3 years, 5 months ago

Olympic Chronicles: An event like none other, for so many reasons

Deccan Chronicle  

Tokyo: The 2020 Olympic Games has already had some of the most memorable, iconic, and wholesome moments in Olympic history. Refugee Olympic Team: For the second time in Olympic history, the Refugee Olympic Team is competing in the Tokyo Olympic Games. Transgender and LGBTQ+ Visibility: This year, the Olympics have given visible representation to the LGBT+ community, with transgender athletes …

Tokyo 2020 Olympics Day 6: Action in images
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo 2020 Olympics Day 6: Action in images

Hindustan Times  

Tokyo 2020 Olympics Day 6: Action in images Tokyo 2020 Olympics Day 6: Here is all the action in images from Day 6 of Tokyo Olympics.. 1 / 19 View Photos in a new improved layout Tokyo: India's Mary Kom arrives for her bout against Ingrit Valencia of Columbia in women's Fly boxing Round of 16, at the Summer Olympics …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Athletics in the post-Usain Bolt era
3 years, 5 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 2020: PV Sindhu, Deepika Kumari advance; Rani Rampal and Co lose third match in a row
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: PV Sindhu, Deepika Kumari advance; Rani Rampal and Co lose third match in a row

Firstpost  

It was, in a nutshell, another mixed day for the country which is waiting for its second medal after the spectacular silver by weightlifter Mirabai Chanu on the opening day of competitions. So, badminton ace PV Sindhu and seasoned archer Deepika Kumari marched into the last-16 of their respective events, debutant boxer Pooja Rani won her easy opening bout without …

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