I thank The Govt for All the Support: Lalit Upadhyay
Indian hockey team player Lalit Upadhyay thanked the Government for its support after India won the Olympics hockey bronze.
Olympics Sport News
Modern Pentathlon-Clouvel gets the crowd cheering
PARIS : The fencing ranking round of the Modern Pentathlon might normally be a contender for lowest profile event of the Olympics but a sizeable Paris crowd produced plenty of noise on Thursday.
Taekwondo-Devastated Jones leaves Paris empty-handed after shock defeat
PARIS : Jade Jones' hopes of a third Olympic medal in taekwondo were crushed on Thursday after the debutant who ousted the British double champion was herself defeated in the featherweight quarter-finals, closing a back door route to the podium.
Volleyball-US edge Brazil in five-set thriller for another shot at gold
PARIS : The United States beat Brazil in a thrilling five-setter at the Paris Games on Thursday to move into a second straight Olympic women's volleyball final in what was a rematch of the gold medal contest from Tokyo three years ago.
New Zealand's Andrews wins women's keirin gold
SAINT QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France :New Zealand's Ellesse Andrews surged to gold in the Olympic track cycling women's keirin on Thursday.
Singapore kitefoiler Maximilian Maeder’s Olympic final postponed after one race contested
MARSEILLE: Singapore world champion kitefoiler Maximilian Maeder will have to wait longer in his bid for an Olympic medal, after the men’s final was postponed on Thursday (Aug 8).
Handball-Defending champions France edge past Sweden to reach women's final
LILLE, France : Defending champions France squeezed past Sweden with a nail-biting 31-28 overtime victory on Thursday to reach the final of the women's Olympic handball tournament.
Swedish swimmer pulls out of Olympic marathon in Seine over health concerns
PARIS : Swedish marathon swimmer Victor Johansson has pulled out of the Olympic men's 10km event scheduled for Friday citing concerns about the water quality of the Seine river, Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter reported.