News for 'Tokyo 2021'

India hockey player Varun accused of rape; booked under POCSO

India hockey player Varun accused of rape; booked under POCSO

Rediff.com6 Feb 2024

A woman accused the India hockey player of sexually abusing her multiple times when she was a minor.

Heartbreak in Hockey: Japan ends India's Olympic quest

Heartbreak in Hockey: Japan ends India's Olympic quest

Rediff.com19 Jan 2024

The team's fourth-place finish in the FIH Qualifiers dashed their hopes of Olympic qualification.

Can Russia Make the Olympics? It's Up to This Panel

Can Russia Make the Olympics? It's Up to This Panel

Rediff.com22 Mar 2024

How will Russian athletes be cleared to compete at Paris 2024?

Reliving Neeraj's historic gold on National Javelin Day

Reliving Neeraj's historic gold on National Javelin Day

Rediff.com7 Aug 2023

Several states celebrate National Javelin Day on Monday to mark Neeraj Chopra's Olympic gold winning feat

Youth Games: Swimmer Shoan, shotputter Anupriya win medals

Youth Games: Swimmer Shoan, shotputter Anupriya win medals

Rediff.com8 Aug 2023

Ganguly surpassed Aryan Nehra's timing of 4:27:62 which he had set at the Nationals last month.

Neeraj's Gold Javelin Has A New Home

Neeraj's Gold Javelin Has A New Home

Rediff.com29 Aug 2022

'The occasion was even more special because I had Abhinav A Bindra sir with me.'

Support Paralympians, Neeraj Chopra Tells India

Support Paralympians, Neeraj Chopra Tells India

Rediff.com31 Aug 2021

'We've seen some incredible medal-winning performances by Indian athletes over the past few days in the #Paralympics. I hope we give all our Paralympians as much love and support as possible over the next few days!'

Need to improve fitness and tactics to beat the Chinese more often: Manika

Need to improve fitness and tactics to beat the Chinese more often: Manika

Rediff.com10 May 2024

Manika Batra could not be more thrilled about bossing the World No. 2 from China earlier this week but to beat the top-10 players more often, the Indian table tennis trailblazer knows she needs to do more on the tactical and fitness front.

Athletics: Worlds set for big return to Europe

Athletics: Worlds set for big return to Europe

Rediff.com17 Aug 2023

Forty years after its first edition, the world athletics championships get underway in Budapest on Saturday with over 2,000 athletes from 202 countries taking part over nine days of what could be record-breaking action.

Varsity swimmers Srihari, Maana nominated for Tokyo Games

Varsity swimmers Srihari, Maana nominated for Tokyo Games

Rediff.com22 Jun 2021

The duo will hope to make the cut in an Olympic qualifying event in Rome later this week.

Brisbane International: New mother Osaka makes winning return

Brisbane International: New mother Osaka makes winning return

Rediff.com1 Jan 2024

Naomi Osaka felt the nerves but looked solid on her return to elite tennis after 15 months out as she got past Germany's Tamara Korpatsch 6-3 7-6(9) in the first round of the Brisbane International.

Olympics over the years: All the numbers

Olympics over the years: All the numbers

Rediff.com22 Jul 2021

A quick look at previous Games, number of athletes who participated and disciplines.

PV Sindhu, Lovlina Borgohain and Saikhom Mirabai Chanu featured on Vogue cover

PV Sindhu, Lovlina Borgohain and Saikhom Mirabai Chanu featured on Vogue cover

Rediff.com2 Oct 2021

While weightlifter Mirabai Chanu bagged silver, badminton star PV Sindhu and boxing legend Lovlina won bronze in the Tokyo Olympics. The trio graced the cover of the latest edition of the leading fashion magazine.

Police gather evidence in Varun Kumar case, seek player's cooperation

Police gather evidence in Varun Kumar case, seek player's cooperation

Rediff.com7 Feb 2024

The police would soon be approaching the 28-year-old to join the probe

Sreejesh slams IndiGo over extra charges for 'goalkeeper baggage'

Sreejesh slams IndiGo over extra charges for 'goalkeeper baggage'

Rediff.com23 Sep 2022

The airline demanded more than a thousand rupees for him to carry 41 inch hockey stick

Jaspal Rana makes sensational comeback to revive Manu Bhaker's shooting career

Jaspal Rana makes sensational comeback to revive Manu Bhaker's shooting career

Rediff.com30 Jun 2023

Manu's split with Rana was being attributed as the main reason for her forgettable performance in Tokyo

India's sailors shine with one silver, two bronze medals

India's sailors shine with one silver, two bronze medals

Rediff.com27 Sep 2023

Vishnu Sarvanan wins bronze; sailors end campaign with one silver, two bronze medals

Race walker Bhawna blames mobile app after NADA suspension

Race walker Bhawna blames mobile app after NADA suspension

Rediff.com17 Aug 2023

The 27-year-old gold medallist in the 20km race-walk event at the National Inter-State Championships in June, has been asked to return home from Budapest after Athletics Federation of India (AFI) received a notification from NADA regarding the athlete's "whereabouts failure".

Mirabai Chanu becomes first athlete to win this award twice in a row

Mirabai Chanu becomes first athlete to win this award twice in a row

Rediff.com5 Mar 2023

Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu won the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year twice in a row.

Modi greets Biden with tight hug at G7 Summit

Modi greets Biden with tight hug at G7 Summit

Rediff.com20 May 2023

The brief interaction between the two leaders comes ahead of Modi's first state visit to the US next month.

Pramod Bhagat nominated for Para Badminton Player of Year

Pramod Bhagat nominated for Para Badminton Player of Year

Rediff.com11 Nov 2021

India's Tokyo Paralympics gold winner Pramod Bhagat was on Thursday named among six shuttlers for the Male Para Badminton Player of the Year by the sport's world body but none of his compatriots featured in the able-bodied awards' categories.

Olympics Opening Ceremony: When to Watch

Olympics Opening Ceremony: When to Watch

Rediff.com22 Jul 2021

Readers in India can watch the opening ceremony on the Sony Sports Network on Friday, July 23, from 4:30 pm IST onwards.

2024 Olympics: The major security challenges for Paris

2024 Olympics: The major security challenges for Paris

Rediff.com21 Dec 2023

Prganisers will be on high alert to ensure the event goes off safely.

Diamond League PIX: Richardson is fastest woman in Doha

Diamond League PIX: Richardson is fastest woman in Doha

Rediff.com6 May 2023

A summary of Friday night's action in the season-opening leg of the Diamond League in Doha on Friday.

Asian Games: Antim wins bronze on tough day for Indian wrestlers

Asian Games: Antim wins bronze on tough day for Indian wrestlers

Rediff.com5 Oct 2023

Repechage gives losing wrestlers from the pre-quarterfinal round onwards a shot at the bronze medal if the winning grappler makes it to the title round.

Stadium named after hockey star Rani Rampal

Stadium named after hockey star Rani Rampal

Rediff.com21 Mar 2023

India's star hockey player Rani Rampal has become the first woman in the sport to have a stadium named after her, in Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh.

New-crowned champ Lakshya Sen leads India charge at US Open

New-crowned champ Lakshya Sen leads India charge at US Open

Rediff.com10 Jul 2023

Newly-crowned Canada Open champion Lakshya Sen will hope to continue his winning momentum while beginning his campaign at the US Open Super 300 badminton tournament.

Asian Games: Indian men's 10m air pistol team strikes gold

Asian Games: Indian men's 10m air pistol team strikes gold

Rediff.com28 Sep 2023

With today's success, Indian shooters have so far won four gold, four silver and five bronze medals.

Dilip Tirkey feels, love for hockey will drive votes towards BJD

Dilip Tirkey feels, love for hockey will drive votes towards BJD

Rediff.com19 Apr 2024

'The Odisha government has changed the image of the state by making it a sporting hub of the country with high performance centres, state-of-the-art training facilities and hosting big tournaments. The sports loving people of Sundergarh and Odisha will not forget this while voting.'

Wrestling row sees Delhi lose Asian C'ships to Astana

Wrestling row sees Delhi lose Asian C'ships to Astana

Rediff.com23 Feb 2023

Apart from the senior competition, the U-17 and U-23 Asian Championships are set to return to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan for a second straight year. The tournament will take place from June 10 to 18.

With arch-rival Nadeem out, Neeraj eyes unopposed javelin gold

With arch-rival Nadeem out, Neeraj eyes unopposed javelin gold

Rediff.com3 Oct 2023

India's Neeraj Chopra would seek to defend his gold medal

22-month doping ban for British Olympian Chijindu Ujah

22-month doping ban for British Olympian Chijindu Ujah

Rediff.com10 Oct 2022

The AIU, which oversees integrity issues in international athletics, including doping, said Ujah's ban was effective August 6, 2021 and will be in force until June 5, 2023.

Boxing Worlds: India look to better their best-ever show

Boxing Worlds: India look to better their best-ever show

Rediff.com11 May 2023

India would be aiming to better their best-ever show when the trio of Deepak Bhoria, Mohammad Hussamudin and Nishant Dev step inside the ring in pursuit of summit berths in the men's boxing World Championships.

Parmjeet, Manpreet bag bronze in Asia-Oceania Para Powerlifting

Parmjeet, Manpreet bag bronze in Asia-Oceania Para Powerlifting

Rediff.com15 Jun 2022

Before Kumar's show, Kaur had fetched the first medal for the Indian contingent, a bronze in the women's upto 41kg finals.

World Athletics: Neeraj Chopra wins GOLD!

World Athletics: Neeraj Chopra wins GOLD!

Rediff.com28 Aug 2023

Neeraj Chopra lived upto his favourite billing as the star Indian athlete clinched gold in the men's javelin throw at the ongoing World Athletics Championships 2023 in Budapest, Hungary on Sunday.

Modi's Olympic Gifts Up For Auction

Modi's Olympic Gifts Up For Auction

Rediff.com1 Oct 2021

Among the memorable gifts presented to Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi, up for bids in an e-auction, are sporting memorabilia gifted by India's Tokyo Olympians.

'Only difference' between her and Kamila is their race

'Only difference' between her and Kamila is their race

Rediff.com16 Feb 2022

Richardson was banned last year for a month for testing positive for cannabis

'Reid's resignation not come at the right time'

'Reid's resignation not come at the right time'

Rediff.com31 Jan 2023

'Graham Reid's resignation is his personal decision but at the end of the day somebody has to take the blame for this awful show.'

'Not easy to defend Olympic gold but it's achievable'

'Not easy to defend Olympic gold but it's achievable'

Rediff.com25 Feb 2023

The soft-spoken Rudisha, belonging to the Masai tribe, was critical of runners tarring the country's image.

Sports Budget increased by Rs 305.58 crore for 2022-23

Sports Budget increased by Rs 305.58 crore for 2022-23

Rediff.com1 Feb 2022

India's tremendous success at the Tokyo Olympics seems to have influenced the sports budget as the central government on Tuesday allocated Rs 3062.60 crore for financial year 2022-23 -- an increase of Rs 305.58 crore.