Page 2 - Olympics 2016

Badminton doubles pair Jwala-Ashwini out of Rio Olympics

The Indian pair wilted under pressure to lose the game 16-21 in 19 minutes against the Dutch pair

Shooters Gagan Narang, Chain Singh fail to enter finals of 50m Rifle Prone in Olympics

Russian Sergey Kamenesky topped the chart as he shattered the Olympic record with a score of 629.0

Archer Atanu Das bows out of Rio Olympics

He lost to Korean archer Seengy-un Lee who hit three consecutive perfect 10s in the first set to take a two-point lead

Simone Manuel hopes her gold can inspire African-American swimmers

Manuel, 20, became the first black swimmer to win an Olympic gold medal for US when she tied for first with Canada's Penny Oleksiak in the final of the 100m freestyle

Rio Olympics: Shuttler Sindhu beats Hungary's Laura in women's singles group tie

The World No. 10 took just 27 minutes to wrap up the match against the No. 64

India's men hockey team beaten by Dutch 1-2 in Rio Olympics

Despite losing, India remained in 3rd spot with 6 points, while Netherlands moved to top spot with 10 points

Archers Deepika, Bombayla bow out of Rio Olympics

Deepika went down to Taipei's Ting Tan; later Bombayla lost to Alejandra Valencia of Mexico

Indian boxers get new kits, no threat of Olympics disqualification

They're allowed to compete under the tri-colour despite suspension imposed on country's national federation

All eyes on Saina Nehwal as Indian shuttlers begin Rio Olympic campaign

She won a silver at All England and World Championship, clinched the India Open and became World No. 1

Rio Olympics: Indian rower Dattu Bhokanal out of medal contention

The 25-year-old armyman, hailing from Maharashtra, finished with a timing of 6:59.89 behind three others

USA Basketball already cruising in Rio de Janeiro

The team stayed on a ship at the 2004 Games in Athens, then used hotels in Beijing in 2008 and London in 2012

Hockey team not attending opening ceremony as they need 'rest': Sports Minister

Vijay Goel said opening ceremony is a bonanza and players keep standing for hours as the march past goes on

Moroccan Olympic boxer arrested over alleged sexual assault in Rio

Two other athletes were allegedly in the room at the time but did not react to the assault

Brazilian police confiscate drugs with Olympic logo

Beyond the Olympic logos, some of the drugs were also wrapped in bags featuring the logo of a well-known drink brand

Russia sending smallest ever Olympic contingent to Rio Olympics

Membership list contains the names of 387 athletes - 201 men and 186 women

Leander Paes gets Olympic ticket, paired with Rohan Bopanna

AITA rejected Bopanna's request for Myneni as his partner, saying that India's best chance for a medal at Rio lay in him teaming up with Paes

Leander Paes to miss out on mixed doubles for sake of 7th Olympics

Rohan Bopanna, who has earned a direct entry into the men's doubles event has the privilege to pick the partner of his choice

A R Rahman joins list of Olympic Goodwill Ambassadors

Tendulkar, Salman and Olympic gold medallist Bindra have also accepted the role offered by the Indian Olympic Association

Olympic games: No complacency, says Rio 2016 chief

The Olympic games will begin on August 5 in Rio

Rio inaugurates two new sports facilities for Olympics

While unveiling the facilities on Wednesday, Mayor Paes said the only facility that still worries authorities is the velodrome due to delays.