Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu bowed out of the ongoing India Open 2025 after losing 9-21, 21-19, and 17-21 to Paris Olympics bronze medallist Gregoria Tunjung in the women's singles quarterfinal of the BWF World Tour Super 750 event, here on Friday.
Last minute preparations, exposure camps abroad, TOPs funding, overlooking administrative mess-ups to pick the crème de la crème of Indian sports for the biggest show on earth that unfolded in Paris three years after COVID-19 pushed the Tokyo edition of the Olympics by a year.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Raipur late on Saturday evening for a high-stakes visit aimed at addressing the Maoist insurgency in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region.
Indian golfing great Jeev Milkha Singh feels that the country's golfers need to be more mentally strong to be able to win medals in the Olympics.
During his speech at the Red Fort on the 78th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that it is India's dream to host the 2036 Olympics.
Born on May 16, 1947, he won a bronze medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He also competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
The full elite field for the 14th edition of the World Athletics Elite Label Race was revealed here on Monday.
China’s reputation worsened after the safety of tennis star Peng Shuai, an alleged sexual assault victim, became a matter of international concern. Domestically, however, the Olympics are portrayed as something that benefits the Chinese people – a way for Chinese athletes to achieve glory and to showcase the Communist Party’s ability to execute a worldclass sporting event. The underlying narrative glorifies the regime and legitimises the CCP’s institutions and practices.
Judge Marcelo Bretas said the 79-year-old played a leading role in a scheme to buy votes for Rio de Janeiro to host the 2016 Olympics
Just like in the Olympics, only six officials are allowed to take part in the opening ceremony on Tuesday and five athletes, including flag bearer Mariyappan, will form the 11 member Indian group.
