Tag: Rio Olympic

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Tuesday wrote to the Union minister of Sports batting for Jauna Murmu, the promising woman Odia sprinter who was excluded from the Rio Olympic despite qualifying for the grand event in 4X400 metre relay event. Asking about the grounds on which Murmu has been left out from the Rio-bound relay […]

New Delhi: Rio Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik settled for the silver losing to Risako Kawai of Japan in the women’s 60kg category, while Vinesh Phogat (55kg) also fell short in the final at the Asian Wrestling Championships here on Friday. In the 69kg category, the new girl on the block Divya Kakran also settled […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha govenrment on Tuesday announced a cash prize of Rs 50,000 each for four girls from the state who have been selected in the Indian women’s hockey team for the Rio Olympics next month. Deep Grace Ekka, Namita Toppo, Lilima Minz and Sunita Lakra from Odisha will represent the national women’s team. “The […]

Rio de Janeiro: Construction of the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic village is 85 percent complete and due to be concluded by the end of 2015. There are 31 buildings, each with 17 floors, divided into seven condominiums. The 3,604 apartments and 10,160 bedrooms will have a total capacity of 18,000 guests, Xinhua reported citing […]

Wuhan (China): Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal and Sameer Verma on Thursday advanced to the quarterfinals of the ongoing Badminton Asia Championship after winning their respective pre-quarterfinal matches. In women’s singles, Rio Olympic silver medallist Sindhu outclassed Indonesia’s Choirunnisa in straight games 21-15, 21-19 to enter the next round. Sindhu will now face World […]