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Neeraj Chopra enters men's javelin throw final in first attempt, tops qualifiers with 86.65m throw

Adeeba Khan August 04, 2021

Neeraj Chopra, who is competing for the first time in the Olympics, performed better than 2017 world champion Johannes Vetter of Germany.

Indian women's hockey team creates history by entering Olympic semifinal for first time

Adeeba Khan August 02, 2021

Indian goalkeeper Savita Punia saved all 9 shots that were directed at her.

P.V. Sindhu beats Akane Yamaguchi to enter semi-final, will compete with Tai Tzu Ying today

Adeeba Khan July 31, 2021

PV Sindhu will compete against Taipei's Tai Tzu Ying, who ranks first according to BWF women's singles world ranking at 3:20 pm on Saturday.

India women's hockey team beats South Africa, wins second consecutive game

Adeeba Khan July 31, 2021

Vandana Katariya scored a hat-trick and Neha Goyal scored the goal to seal the game.

Discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur finishes 2nd in qualification round to enter finals

Adeeba Khan July 31, 2021

In the third and final attempt, Ms Kaur threw the discus to a distance of 64m and became one of the only two automatic qualifiers for the finals.

Lovlina Borgohain confirms first boxing medal for India, enter semifinals

Adeeba Khan July 30, 2021

The 23-year-old Indian will next face reigning world champion Busenaz Surmeneli of Turkey in the semi-final bout.

Tokyo Olympics: Debutants Pooja Rani, Satish Kumar sail into boxing quarterfinals

Adeeba Khan July 29, 2021

Satish Kumar is the first super heavyweight (+91 kg) Indian boxer to compete in the Olympics.

Tokyo Olympics: PV Sindhu advances to quarterfinals in women's singles badminton event

Adeeba Khan July 29, 2021

The Indian shuttler won a straight game 21-15, 21-13 against Mia Blichfeldt of Denmark in a 41-minute match.