India swimmer Srihari Natraj officially booked himself a Tokyo Olympics berth on Wednesday after the sport's world governing body FINA approved his 'A' standard qualification time in the men's 100m backstroke time trial at the Sette Colli Trophy in Rome.
The 34-year-old swimmer crossed the 40-km long Palk Strait, on Friday to complete the feat.
Australia and Czech Republic made their Olympic curling debuts -- against the United States and Norway respectively -- as the mixed doubles event made its second appearance at the Games, with an expanded field of 10 teams.
Capturing the drama on Day 11 at the Tokyo Olympics.
The civic body also allowed all the indoor and outdoor games and sports clubs to operate except for swimming and other games where physical contact may take place. They can operate on all seven days as per regular timings, the order said.
Diving is physically demanding as the athletes perform somersaults, pikes, twists and turns. Rediff.com presents ten stunning dives from the ongoing 15th FINA World championships.
'A fragile Sri Lanka will have a serious impact on the security of India.'
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday.
Rakhi Sawant finds a new technique to make sure the camera stays on her.
We invited readers to send in their interesting summer snapshots. Here are some more responses -- and you can share yours too!
With the Tokyo Paralympics opening on Tuesday, here's a look at all the past Indian medallists.
'My experience in Bollywood has been an interesting one.' 'It has shaped me as a person.'
Mumbai civic body took to Twitter to inform citizens about the do's and don'ts and asked them to "stay hydrated and safe".
The Indian swimmer was attempt the New Zealand swim between March 25 and 29.
When Olympic swimming champion Kyle Chalmers completed what he knew would be his final training session before the coronavirus shutdown, his overwhelming feelings were of sadness and the fear of what was to come. Many athletes are putting a brave face on the lockdown, converting garages and bedrooms into home gymnasiums and posting cheerful videos of themselves on social media keeping fit by "bench-pressing" their children.
Sahu fell into the unused 80-feet-deep borewell, located in the backyard of his house in Pihrid village in Malkharoda development block, around 2 pm on Friday while playing.
Japanese swimming star Rikako Ikee defied the odds and secured an Olympics berth after the leukaemia survivor won the women's 100-metre butterfly at the national championships on Sunday, less than eight months after she returned to competition.
The 'yellow' alert restrictions stipulate that shops and establishments of non-essential goods and services and malls will open based on odd-even formula from 10 am to 8 pm.
With the COVID-19 positivity rate touching 0.55 percent, the Delhi government has decided to re-impose night curfew from Monday, according to sources.
Do cardio (walking, jogging, running, swimming) for at least an hour for minimum five days per week and weight train for at least two days a week for an hour, suggests fitness expert Dr Shreyash Gujrathi.
Competing in their maiden Olympics, both swimmers put up underwhelming performances and were unable to match their personal best times in the 100 metres backstroke.
'There is fear that the president and prime minister are dragging their feet and won't resign.'
"I have been on teams where people have failed a drug test, accidentally and through no fault of their own. I would never call them cheats. It seems to be very hypocritical."
The Union health ministry, however, suggested necessary curbs in areas reporting over 10 per cent positivity rate or 40 per cent occupancy in either oxygen-supported or ICU beds.
The West Bengal government on Friday ordered the shutdown of all shopping malls, salons, restaurants, bars, sports complexes, gyms, spas and swimming pools in the state with immediate effect until further orders, amid the surge in Covid-19 cases.
The torchbearer's face will likely be seen by hundreds of millions of people watching around the world.
A suspended woman constable, purportedly figuring in two video clips while indulging in sexual activities with a Rajasthan Police Service officer before her six-year-old son, was on Sunday arrested by the Special Operation Group of the police.
'Nobody can ever replace him. Nobody will ever be able to.'
'I consider everyone my competition.'
The World Nature Photography Awards announced the winners of their 2020 competition, showcasing an array of talented photographers from around the world. The grand prize winner award went to Thomas Vijayan for his image of the endangered Bornean orangutan. Vijayan spent hours up a tree, waiting to see if one of the local orangutans would use it to cross over to a nearby island. Take a look at some of the jaw-dropping images.
A look at the highs and lows in the swimming events at the London Games.
The model's workout routine looks effortlessly simple.
'While we conversed in Marathi, she would always make it a point to ask me in English, "Are you okay? Have you eaten?"' 'I sorely miss that care and concern.'
McIlroy, who two weeks ago sent a tee shot into a swimming pool at a Match Play event in Austin, hit his father in the left leg with his second shot at the par-four seventh hole en route to one of six bogeys during a four-over-par 76.
V Chinnadurai and S Swetha wanted their wedding to be memorable. So this is what they did.
While the planet is in stress due to the pandemic, Universe Boss is making the most of the break.
Pint-sized 13-year-old Momiji Nishiya took gold in street skateboarding -- new to the Olympics in Tokyo -- while in one of the Games's staple sports a "Terminator" hunted down a dominator to set the swimming pool alight.
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