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How Indian athletes fared on Day 2 in Rio

How Indian athletes fared on Day 2 in Rio

Rediff.com8 Aug 2016

Check out how Indian athletes fared on the second day of the 2016 Olympics.

'Now or never' for Tarundeep Rai

'Now or never' for Tarundeep Rai

Rediff.com24 Jul 2024

The 40-year-old Rai has won medals in every championships at the global and continental level but not the Olympics.

Deepika flops as India's women archers crash out

Deepika flops as India's women archers crash out

Rediff.com28 Jul 2024

Indian women's archery team endured a forgettable outing as they went down 0-6 to the Netherlands in the quarters.

Rio Olympics: Archers Deepika, Bombayla, Atanu advance to round of 32

Rio Olympics: Archers Deepika, Bombayla, Atanu advance to round of 32

Rediff.com5 Aug 2016

India's Atanu Das showed fine composure and skill to bounce back from a poor start in his maiden Olympics to finish fifth in the qualification round as archery got the underway at the Rio Olympics in Brazil's historic Samba street in Rio de Janeiro on Friday.

India aiming for 25 medals at Paris Paralympics

India aiming for 25 medals at Paris Paralympics

Rediff.com13 Aug 2024

India is hoping to win more than 25 medals from its largest-ever contingent of 84 athletes at the upcoming Paris Paralympic Games beginning on August 28

Archery WC: Compound mixed pair in bronze contention

Archery WC: Compound mixed pair in bronze contention

Rediff.com20 May 2022

The sixth seeded Indian mixed team will take on fourth-seeded Turkey in its bid to win country's third bronze medal from the meet.

Abhishek-Jyothi strike mixed pair gold at Asian Archery

Abhishek-Jyothi strike mixed pair gold at Asian Archery

Rediff.com27 Nov 2019

Abhishek Verma and Jyothi Surekha Vennam claimed the top honours in compound mixed pair event to fetch India's only gold medal at the 21st Asian Archery Championships.

Mary Kom, Paes, Saina on panel to groom future Olympians

Mary Kom, Paes, Saina on panel to groom future Olympians

Rediff.com10 Feb 2025

The Indian government has established two expert committees aimed at elevating the country's sports performance.

Asian Archery: Jyothi downs mighty Koreans twice to win individual gold

Asian Archery: Jyothi downs mighty Koreans twice to win individual gold

Rediff.com18 Nov 2021

World Championship triple silver medallist Jyothi Surekha Vennam overcame the mighty Korean challenge twice, including in a gripping but controversial final, to win the women's compound individual gold at the Asian Archery Championships in Dhaka on Thursday.

India at Paris 2024: Your Complete Guide

India at Paris 2024: Your Complete Guide

Rediff.com25 Jul 2024

Here's your complete guide to when India's athletes compete at the Paris Olympics, with dates, events, and timings in IST.

Indian archers in World Cup final

Indian archers in World Cup final

Rediff.com8 May 2009

The Indian men's recurve archery team of Jayanta Talukdar, Rahul Banerjee and Mangal Singh Champia on Friday downed Italy to reach the final and put India in line for yet another gold medal in the World Cup Stage 2 at Porec, in Croatia. India will face Russian Federation in the gold medal match on Saturday.

Paris Paralympics: Armless archer Sheetal and Rakesh's bronze medal miracle

Paris Paralympics: Armless archer Sheetal and Rakesh's bronze medal miracle

Rediff.com2 Sep 2024

The Indian duo of Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar staged a remarkable comeback after the heartbreak in the semifinals to claim the bronze medal

Indian women archers lose to China

Indian women archers lose to China

Rediff.com10 Aug 2008

The Indian trio of L Bombayla Devi, Dola Banerjee and Pranitha Vardhineni came agonisingly close to a place in the medal rounds before hosts China shattered their hopes with a nail-biting win in the quarter-finals of the women's archery team event at the Olympics in Beijing on Sunday. Bombayla, Dola and Pranitha, the trio which got a bye in the first round, lost 206-211 to the Chinese trio of Lin Jiang, Wenquan Li and Feng Hai Xue.

Asia Cup Archery: India finish 2nd behind Bangladesh

Asia Cup Archery: India finish 2nd behind Bangladesh

Rediff.com19 Mar 2022

India had stormed into seven out of 10 finals.

Archery World Championships: Surekha, Verma reach third round

Archery World Championships: Surekha, Verma reach third round

Rediff.com22 Sep 2021

Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Abhishek Verma reached the third round of the Archery World Championships after finishing sixth and seventh in the compound men and women qualification rounds respectively.

Indians at the Tokyo Olympic Village

Indians at the Tokyo Olympic Village

Rediff.com19 Jul 2021

Village residents are asked to eat alone to avoid spreading potentially contagious droplets. Each seat is screened off with plexiglass.

Year Ender 2022: Indian archers fail to deliver

Year Ender 2022: Indian archers fail to deliver

Rediff.com28 Dec 2022

Transition struggle for Indian archers in forgettable 2022

Indian women archers pipped by Russia in Recurve quarters

Indian women archers pipped by Russia in Recurve quarters

Rediff.com8 Aug 2016

Deepika Kumari failed to deliver when it mattered most as Russia beat India in a closely-contested quarter-final 5-4 via the shoot-off in the women's recurve archery competition at the Olympics, in Rio de Janeiro, on Sunday.

Ministry revamps TOPS review, plans coach incentives

Ministry revamps TOPS review, plans coach incentives

Rediff.com12 Feb 2025

The Mission Olympic Cell is also considering higher incentives for retired Olympians and world-class players who want to take up coaching, in an effort to retain top talent within India.

India youngsters bag bronze in Archery World Cup

India youngsters bag bronze in Archery World Cup

Rediff.com14 Sep 2015

The Indian trio of Sarvesh Pareek, Sandeep Kumar and Isaiah Rajender Sanam, who were seeded sixth, beat a higher ranked Venezuela 231-222 in a one-sided bronze playoff.

Jyothi-Ojas: India's GOLDEN Archers

Jyothi-Ojas: India's GOLDEN Archers

Rediff.com4 Oct 2023

Jyothi Vennam and Ojas Deotale emerged champions in a thrilling archery showdown, securing a remarkable second archery gold medal for India at the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou.

PR Sreejesh chosen for Padma Bhushan; Ashwin to get Padma Shri

PR Sreejesh chosen for Padma Bhushan; Ashwin to get Padma Shri

Rediff.com25 Jan 2025

Former hockey captain P R Sreejesh was chosen for the Padma Bhushan, while Ravichandran Ashwin was among the Padma Shri winners.

Archery: Das edges past Talukdar to qualify for Rio Olympics

Archery: Das edges past Talukdar to qualify for Rio Olympics

Rediff.com26 Jun 2016

The Archery Association of India (AAI) on Sunday selected Atanu Das to represent the country in the men's recurve event at the Rio Olympics after conducting trials in Bengaluru.

Indian women archers lose to France in quarters

Indian women archers lose to France in quarters

Rediff.com20 Aug 2004

The trio of Dola Banerjee, Reena Kumari and Sumangala Sharma suffered a solitary point defeat in the team event.

Karnataka's Nataraj, Desinghu on cloud 9!

Karnataka's Nataraj, Desinghu on cloud 9!

Rediff.com4 Feb 2025

Nataraj and Desinghu are tipped to become the best male and female athletes of the Games.

Paris Olympics: How India's athletes fared on Day 7

Paris Olympics: How India's athletes fared on Day 7

Rediff.com3 Aug 2024

Check out how India's athletes fared on Day 7, Friday, August 2, 2024:

Asian Games: Archers Verma, Deotale set up all-Indian final

Asian Games: Archers Verma, Deotale set up all-Indian final

Rediff.com3 Oct 2023

Jyothi Surekha Vennam used all her experience to prevail over her team-mate Aditi Swami to advance to the women's compound individual final at the Asian Games.

Hopes rest on Deepika as India look to exorcise past ghosts

Hopes rest on Deepika as India look to exorcise past ghosts

Rediff.com22 Jul 2021

Competing in her third successive Olympics, two-time world No. 1 Deepika has seen it all, from the lows of London to hitting rock-bottom at Rio 2016.

'This is unbelievable phase for Indian sports'

'This is unbelievable phase for Indian sports'

Rediff.com29 Aug 2023

Athletes lauded for their performances on National Sports Day

Deepika keeps archery medal hopes alive after Rai, Jadhav exit

Deepika keeps archery medal hopes alive after Rai, Jadhav exit

Rediff.com28 Jul 2021

World No. 1 archer Deepika Kumari survived some anxious moments before getting past US teenager Jennifer Mucino-Fernandez 6-4 to sail into the pre-quarter-finals of the women's individual archery competition at the Tokyo Olympics, on Wednesday.

India archers face tough task to qualify for Tokyo Games

India archers face tough task to qualify for Tokyo Games

Rediff.com14 Oct 2020

After failing to secure the team quota at the World Championships in June last year, the Indian women's archery team will have their last shot to secure the full Olympics quota in Paris, as a separate tournament is planned ahead of the World Cup in June next year.

Indian archers script history in Para World C'ships

Indian archers script history in Para World C'ships

Rediff.com23 Feb 2022

The Indian pair will face the Russian team in the summit clash on Friday.

Indian archers aim for 'Gold Rush'

Indian archers aim for 'Gold Rush'

Rediff.com4 Feb 2016

A strong Indian archery contingent will look to grab all the 10 gold medals on offer when they open their campaign with the qualification round in the 12th South Asian Games at the Jawaharlal Sports Complex Polo Ground on Friday. Former world No 1 and India's Olympic medal hope Deepika Kumari will lead the country's charge in the women's recurve section along with another Olympian in Laishram Bombayla Devi, who will be joined by Madhu Vedwan and Laxmirani Majhi who won the national ranking final last month. Asian Games silver medalist Tarundeep Rai will look to defend his title in the individual recurve section, which will also have the experience of Jayanta Talukdar besides the youngster duo of Binod Swansi and Gurucharan Besra.

India's archers stumble: Women lose Olympic qualifier

India's archers stumble: Women lose Olympic qualifier

Rediff.com15 Jun 2024

India women archers suffered a shock 3-5 loss to lower-ranked Ukraine in the pre-quarterfinals of the Final Olympic Qualifier.

Archers Deepika, Bhajan knocked out of Paris Olympics

Archers Deepika, Bhajan knocked out of Paris Olympics

Rediff.com3 Aug 2024

In the fourth set, the German took two points with a 29-27 win but Deepika was already ahead by two points heading into the final set.

India win gold in World Cup archery

India win gold in World Cup archery

Rediff.com11 Jun 2010

The Indian trio of Rahul Banerjee, Mangal Singh Champia and Jayanta Talukdar clinched the men's team recurve gold medal with a 218-214 win over the US in the final of the World Cup archery (Stage II) in Antalya, Turkey.

SHOCKING! Indian archers miss World Cup after flight delay

SHOCKING! Indian archers miss World Cup after flight delay

Rediff.com21 Apr 2019

The senior recurve and compound teams could not board the flight to Medellin in Colombia and were forced to pull out of the season-opening stage one of the World Cup beginning on Monday.

India's Olympic Heartbreak: 6 Near-Misses

India's Olympic Heartbreak: 6 Near-Misses

Rediff.com12 Aug 2024

Six Indian athletes found themselves agonisingly close to the podium, ultimately falling short.

Indian men's compound team wins gold

Indian men's compound team wins gold

Rediff.com20 Nov 2009

Indian archers had a good outing, picking a gold and two silver medals, from the team championship at the 16th Asian Archery Championships in Bali on Friday.

World University Games: Indian archers sign off with best haul

World University Games: Indian archers sign off with best haul

Rediff.com31 Jul 2023

Saini, who had won the compound mixed team gold with Pragati, made amends in the bronze place playoff, when he beat Frenchman Victor Bouleau 148-146 to sign off with three medals (one gold, two bronze).