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In Photos: 32nd Olympic Games commence with a remote yet spectacular opening ceremony amid COVID-19 protocols

23 July 2021, 12:57 PM

The COVID 19-hit 32nd Olympic Games formally began on Friday with a glittering opening ceremony, which sought to take the spotlight away ...Read More

First batch of Indian athletes arrive in Tokyo 'safely' ahead of Olympics

By ANI

18 July 2021, 07:50 AM

Tokyo [Japan]: An 88 member Indian contingent including 54 athletes arrived in Tokyo on Sunday for the upcoming Olympic Games which gets ...Read More

Road to Olympic Games: When India sent an untested field hockey side to compete in the 1980 Moscow Games

By MM Somaya

22 June 2020, 04:38 PM

Coach Balkrishen Singh took a calculated risk by selecting an untested team at Moscow in 1980. Aside of skipper Bhaskaran and goalkeeper ...Read More

Tokyo 2020: Olympic qualifying rounds suspended

By PTI

8 April 2020, 01:02 AM

"Qualification for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are suspended effective from 6 April 2020 until 30 November 2020 included," World Athleti...Read More

Dope positive, Game negative: Russia bans for four years

By FPJ News Service

9 December 2019, 06:55 PM

All efforts PutIn by the atheletes and management in vain as WADA put halt to the years-long doping saga, issuing a four-year ban that wi...Read More

Shooting stars: We could make a wish for winning at Tokyo

By Joe Williams

4 September 2019, 05:26 AM

Mumbai: It all started with Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore winning India’s first shooting medal at Athens 2004. Shooting has since been India...Read More

I’m certain India will put up a good show at Tokyo 2020: Maneyapanda Muthanna Somaya

By Joe Williams

29 August 2019, 04:44 AM

Somaya went on to play two more Olympic Games, viz., 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympic Games, and 1988 Seoul Summer Olympic Games. He was t...Read More

‘Hurts that squash is still not part of Olympic Games’

By Agencies

7 April 2019, 09:45 PM

Mumbai: Although he recently made history by becoming the first Indian male squash player to break into the top-10 of the PSA world ranki...Read More

French judges question PSG

By Agencies

24 March 2019, 12:40 AM

Paris: The Qatari boss of top French soccer team PSG Nasser Al-Khelaifi has been questioned in France in connection with a corruption pro...Read More

Sharath Kamal: Olympic medal in mixed doubles is a possibility

By Agencies

14 February 2019, 11:35 PM

Mumbai: Ace paddler Sharath Kamal, who clinched a historic mixed doubles bronze with Manika Batra at the Asian Games last year, feels the...Read More

Junior shooters add silver, bronze medals to India’s tally

By FPJ Bureau

11 September 2018, 06:43 PM

Changwon (South Korea) : India’s junior shooters scaled another high by delivering the country’s first set of skeet medals at the ISSF Wo...Read More

Pence for ‘toughest’ US sanctions on North Korea

By FPJ Bureau

7 February 2018, 06:40 PM

Tokyo : US Vice President Mike Pence said on Wednesday Washington would soon unveil its “toughest sanctions ever” on North Korea, adding ...Read More

Mumbai: 18-year-old golfer, Mayur Mistry eyes Olympic medal

By PTI

5 January 2018, 09:32 AM

Mumbai: In sports, generally, the more you score the more it usually benefits the individual or the team. But in golf, it is exactly the ...Read More

Ujjain: Olympic motto ‘Altius’ reverberates at JPS’s annual sports meet

By FPJ News Service

26 December 2017, 03:45 AM

Ujjain: Two-day annual sports meet ‘Altius’ commenced at Jain Public School (JPS) Barnagar with the theme ‘Altius’, which signifies ‘high...Read More

Olympics 2020: Tokyo unveil 3 mascots design for children’s vote

By Agencies

7 December 2017, 09:26 AM

Tokyo: Tokyo Olympic organisers unveiled a shortlist of three official 2020 Games mascots today — from bug-eyed cartoon heroes to cuddly ...Read More

My life has been a roller-coaster: Lee Chong Wei

By FPJ Bureau

19 October 2017, 06:36 PM

Odense : He will turn 35 on Saturday but former world number one shuttler Lee Chong Wei still remains Malaysia’s best player and the Olym...Read More

It’s Official! Paris to host 2024, Los Angeles 2028 Olympics

By IANS

14 September 2017, 07:24 AM

Lima (Peru): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed Paris and Los Angeles as the Summer Olympics host cities for 2024 an...Read More

Los Angeles declares candidature to host Olympic Games 2028

By IANS

1 August 2017, 03:41 AM

Los Angeles: The Los Angeles Olympic and Paralympic bid committee announced its candidature to host Olympic and Paralympic Games 2028.

Women glad, men anxious about changes in 2020 Olympic boxing

By PTI

12 June 2017, 06:35 PM

Indian boxing’s recently-appointed government observer, Akhil Kumar, a former Commonwealth Games gold-medallist, feels women’s boxing des...Read More

Improvised refugee, migrant camp evacuated in Athens

By IANS

2 June 2017, 06:40 PM

Athens : Greek police on Friday started the evacuation of an improvised refugee and migrant camp located in an old airport here.

Olympic Games

In Photos: 32nd Olympic Games commence with a remote yet spectacular opening ceremony amid COVID-19 protocols

First batch of Indian athletes arrive in Tokyo 'safely' ahead of Olympics

Road to Olympic Games: When India sent an untested field hockey side to compete in the 1980 Moscow Games

Tokyo 2020: Olympic qualifying rounds suspended

Dope positive, Game negative: Russia bans for four years

Shooting stars: We could make a wish for winning at Tokyo

I’m certain India will put up a good show at Tokyo 2020: Maneyapanda Muthanna Somaya

‘Hurts that squash is still not part of Olympic Games’

French judges question PSG

Sharath Kamal: Olympic medal in mixed doubles is a possibility

Junior shooters add silver, bronze medals to India’s tally

Pence for ‘toughest’ US sanctions on North Korea

Mumbai: 18-year-old golfer, Mayur Mistry eyes Olympic medal

Ujjain: Olympic motto ‘Altius’ reverberates at JPS’s annual sports meet

Olympics 2020: Tokyo unveil 3 mascots design for children’s vote

My life has been a roller-coaster: Lee Chong Wei

It’s Official! Paris to host 2024, Los Angeles 2028 Olympics

Los Angeles declares candidature to host Olympic Games 2028

Women glad, men anxious about changes in 2020 Olympic boxing

Improvised refugee, migrant camp evacuated in Athens

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