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You learn from failures, happy with experience gained in Tokyo: Bhavani

Bhavani had gone down against France's Manon Brunet in women's individual sabre 15-7 in the Round of 32 match on Monday

Olympics: Boxer Lovlina beats German opponent to reach quarters in 69kg

India's Lovlina Borgohain advanced to the next round in the women's 69kg boxing competition by beating Germany's Nadine Apetz, a boxer nearly 12 years elder to her, 3-2 to reach the quarterfinals

Olympics football: Spain have injury issues ahead of key encounter

There was mixed news for the Spanish football team at the Tokyo Olympics as they prepared for Thursday's decisive group match against Argentina.

Olympics: China's Yang Qian, Yang Haoran win mixed team air rifle gold

China's pair of Yang Qian/Yang Haoran on Tuesday won a gold medal in the 10m mixed air rifle event here at the Asaka Shooting Range in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics

Positive signs of progress in women's hockey team: Coach Sjoerd Marijne

The Indian women's hockey team's Dutch coach Sjoerd Marijne said on Tuesday that he had noted "positive signs of progress" in India's performance against Germany

Indian archers brace for one last chance at the Tokyo Olympics 2021

Indian archers need to quickly shrugg off the disappointment of elimination from the team events as they brace for tougher challenges ahead in the individual competitions of the Tokyo Olympics, here

'About time': Gay athletes unleash rainbow wave on Tokyo Olympics

When Olympic diver Tom Daley announced in 2013 that he was dating a man and couldn't be happier, his coming out was an act of courage

Olympics: Siblings in rivalry, Hayward brothers from Australia, New Zealand

Brothers have played together at the Olympics from the days of Dhyan Chand and Roop Singh, who represented India in the 1932 and 1936 Olympics

Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu gets rousing welcome in Imphal

Chanu has also been a former world champion and a Commonwealth Games gold-medallist.

Olympics: Amit Rohidas completes 100 senior international caps for India

Defender Amit Rohidas completed 100 senior international caps for the Indian men's Hockey team. He achieved the milestone when India took on Spain in their third match of the Tokyo Olympics.

Moroccan Olympic boxer tries to take a bite out of New Zealand opponent

A heavyweight boxer from Morocco apparently tried to take a bite out of his New Zealand opponent's ear in their opening bout at the Tokyo Olympics.

Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu gets rousing welcome in Imphal

Olympic silver medallist Saikhom Mirabai Chanu on Tuesday received a rousing reception in Imphal as she reached the city after a spectacular show in the ongoing Tokyo Games

China clinches 6th Olympic gold in women's synchronised 10m platform

Chen Yuxi and Zhang Jiaqi stormed to a resounding victory in the women's synchronised 10m platform at Tokyo 2020 on Tuesday, extending China's perfect record in the event since the 2000 Olympics

USA Gymnastics: Simone Biles out of team finals with medical issue

Reigning Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles is out of the team finals with what USA Gymnastics described as a medical issue

Tokyo reports record coronavirus infections days after Olympics begin

Japan's capital, Tokyo, reported its highest number of new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, days after the Olympics began

Olympics: Disbelief, support in Japan after Naomi Osaka's elimination

Some Japanese said it broke their hearts to imagine how much Osaka had wanted to win the gold for her country.

Tokyo hits record 2,848 virus cases days after Olympic Games begin

It brings Tokyo's total to more than 200,000 since the pandemic began last year.

Stefanos Tsitsipas looking to extend family legacy at Olympics

A family legacy. A Greek tradition. An individual breakthrough.

Shooters have been a 'disaster', says top Indian marksman Joydeep Karmakar

India's dismal show in shooting over the last four days at the Olympics has become the topic of discussion, with some of the experts confused as to what has gone wrong with the 15-member contingent

Tokyo Olympics: Chirag-Satwik win but could not qualify for knockout stage

Indian shuttlers Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy emerged victorious against the England pair of Ben Lane and Sean Vendy in their final Group A match but still missed out the quarterfinals