Page 6 - Athletes

Amid Covid, you gave the country a reason to celebrate: Kovind to athletes

Kovind has hosted a 'high tea' at the Rashtrapati Bhavan cultural centre for the Indian contingent that participated at the Tokyo Olympics 2020.

India tops in terms of highest engagement on Facebook during Tokyo Olympics

India outranked countries like the US, Brazil and Philippines in terms of highest engagement on Facebook during the Tokyo Olympics 2020

Athletes to return from Tokyo today, security beefed up at IGI airport

Delhi Police have tightened the security at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport hours before Indian athletes are to return from Tokyo

Tokyo Olympics: Sunisa Lee takes gold in women's gymnastics final

An American finished atop the podium in the women's Olympic gymnastics all-around, just like always. Sunisa Lee became the fifth straight American woman to claim the Olympic title on Thursday, edging Rebeca Andrade of Brazil in an entertaining and hotly contested final while defending champion Simone Biles watched from the stands. Lee's total of 57.433 points was just enough to top Andrade, who earned the first gymnastics all-around medal by a Latin American athlete but missed out on gold when she stepped out of bounds twice during her floor routine. Russian gymnast Angelina Melnikova earned bronze two days after leading ROC to gold in the team final. Lee and the Americans earned a silver in that event, one in which Biles withdrew after one rotation when she decided she was not mentally prepared to compete. Biles opted to pull out of the all-around final, too, leading to the jarring sight of the gymnast considered the greatest of all-time watching the biggest meet in five years fr

Olympics: Chen beats Chinese teammate for gold in women's table tennis

For the ninth straight Olympics, a Chinese woman won the gold medal in table tennis.

'I can die': Olympic athletes struggle with Tokyo's sweltering heat

Earlier on Friday, Russian archer fainted as Tokyo's temperatures climbed to as high as 34 degrees C

True legend of Indian badminton: tributes pour in after Nandu Natekar dies

An inspiration to many stalwarts of Indian badminton, Nandu Natekar's death on Wednesday was mourned by his fraternity with PM Narendra Modi also paying homage to his outstanding sporting legacy

'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

Tokyo Olympics: Hockey and archery hopes fade on a day of losses

India faltered at crucial moments against the mighty Koreans to make a quarterfinal exit from the men's team event

Tokyo Olympics 2020: American medal rush begins with a splash

Host Japan follows China in list for most gold medals

Need joint effort to make India a sporting powerhouse: Anurag Thakur

Sports Minister Anurag Thakur insisted that sports is a state subject but said if the centre and the respective states work hand in hand, the country can be a sporting powerhouse in the future.

Delhi Metro installs Olympics selfie stations to root for athletes

A number of selfie points have been set up by the Delhi Metro authorities at its prominent stations, including at Rajiv Chowk and JLN Stadium, to cheer up the athletes taking part in Tokyo Olympics

Qualified at home, Indian athletes fail to make the cut at Olympics

While winning medals in track and field events may still be a tough task, can India's athletes at least match the minimum qualifying times at the real event?

Tokyo Olympics 2021 India contingent: List of Indian athletes, officials

India's Olympic contingent for Tokyo 2020 includes 127 participants from 18 sports, including two alternate players and one reserve goalie in men's and women's hockey squads, respectively

3810 anti-doping tests conducted in athletics in first six months of 2021

The Covid-19 restrictions may have been a big hurdle but it did not hamper the anti-doping efforts in athletics, which has seen 3,810 samples being collected in the first six months of the year

Olympics: 5,000 anti-doping tests to be conducted during Tokyo Games

The International Testing Agency (ITA) plans to conduct approximately 5,000 on-site tests as part of its anti-doping efforts during the Tokyo Olympic Games, starting July 23.

Olympics 2020: Gymnast Pranati Nayak begins practice in Tokyo

Gymnast Pranati Nayak, who was part of the first batch of Indian athletes to fly into Tokyo from New Delhi on Sunday morning, began her practice sessions ahead of the Olympics.

Indians at Olympic village: Mixed reviews for food, no daily housekeeping

The Indian contingent was largely satisfied with the food and facilities provided at the Olympic Games Village, but a request has gone out to the Indian Embassy for 100 plus electric kettles

Tokyo 2020: Anurag Thakur to send off first batch of Indian athletes today

With the Tokyo Olympics set to commence in a week's time, a formal send-off ceremony will take place on Saturday at New Delhi's Airport as the first batch of athletes departs from India to Tokyo

Tokyo Olympics: Know what happens if an athlete tests Covid-19 positive

An athlete or a team that is forced to withdraw because of Covid will be considered 'did not start (DNS)' instead of 'disqualified'. Check Covid protocols during Olympics 2021 here