Mamata Banerjee congratulates Sakshi Malik for winning bronze medal at Rio Olympics"Whole of India says with you together 'Jai Hind'" Banerjee tweeted this morning.
18 Aug, 2016, 10.53 AM IST
Rio Olympics: India lose 1-2 to Netherlands in men's hockeyThe Netherlands scored both their goals from penalty corners through Rogier Hoffman and Mink van der Weerden , while India's lone goal came...
12 Aug, 2016, 06.42 AM IST
Rio Olympic organisers threatens to cancel Vijay Goel's accreditationGoel is here to cheer for the Indian contingent besides monitoring their requirements at the Games Village.
11 Aug, 2016, 11.06 PM IST
Railways offer cash, promotion for winning medals at RioSportsperson winning a gold medal will get Rs 1 crore while Rs 75 lakh and Rs 50 lakh will be given for bagging silver and bronze medal res...
05 Aug, 2016, 08.55 PM IST
Narsingh selection over Sushil for Rio was fair: WFI tells High CourtWFI told the Delhi HC, and added that the selection or the upcoming Rio Olympics has been made in a fair and transparent manner.
27 May, 2016, 07.47 PM IST
Sports Minister Sonowal meets Rio Olympics aspirants at National Institute of SportsDuring the surprise visit, Sonowal interacted with many sports persons, and enquired about their preparations for Olympics Games, which wil...
16 May, 2016, 03.33 PM IST
Rio Olympics: Exit Salman? IOA writes to Sachin Tendulkar for Goodwill Ambassador postYogeshwar Dutt, along with others, had also voiced his displeasure at the appointment of Salman.
29 Apr, 2016, 02.03 PM IST
India targets '10-plus medals' in Rio OlympicsThe Sports Ministry has set a target of '10-plus medals' at the forthcoming Rio Olympics that will see the largest-ever Indian contingent o...
27 Apr, 2016, 03.48 PM IST
Ministry asks stakeholders to elect a national boxing bodyThe government asked all the stakeholders, including Indian Olympic Association, to work towards forming an elected federation for boxing i...
15 Mar, 2016, 08.37 PM IST
Indian long-distance runner Kavita Raut clinches SAG marathon gold, books Olympic berthIndian long-distance runner Kavita Raut today qualified for the Rio Olympics in women's marathon after winning the event in the 12th South ...
12 Feb, 2016, 01.37 PM IST
Ticket sale for Rio Olympics begins in India"Earlier, we had a different process, selling the tickets and doing the hospitality part (of the ticket holders). Actually, we were not gea...
22 Jan, 2016, 05.44 PM IST
IOA signs up IOS Sports as exclusive agency to generate sponsorship for Rio OlympicThis is the first time that the Indian Olympic Association has hired a professional sports marketing agency to generate sponsorship revenue...
21 Jan, 2016, 04.43 PM IST
Vikas Gowda qualifies for Olympics after revision of entry standards"The aim is to have more athletes achieving the standard and therefore, to get closer to the target number of participants," the IAAF said ...
12 Dec, 2015, 03.13 PM IST
Leander Paes to launch academy in Mumbai post Rio Olympics?Following in the footsteps of former doubles partner Mahesh Bhupathi, the buzz is that the doubles specialist will open a tennis academy.
02 Sep, 2015, 08.06 AM IST
Gagan Narang is powerhouse of Indian shooting: Rifle AssociationGagan Narang earned India its third Rio Olympics quota place in the shooting, with a bronze medal at the ISSF World Cup in Fort Benning, US...
16 May, 2015, 10.16 PM IST
M C Mary Kom decides to quit boxing after Rio OlympicsThe 32-year-old has been giving hints for some time that she may hang up her boxing gloves but today she made it clear that the Rio Games n...
02 Mar, 2015, 09.16 PM IST
Government ready to go to any extend to help 75 Rio Olympic probable: Sports minister Sarbananda SonowalThe government is ready to go to any extend in helping 75 prospective athletes short-listed by an internal panel for 2016 Rio Olympic Games...
19 Feb, 2015, 08.20 PM IST