Mary Kom has maintained that she would go by the decision taken by the federation, which had earlier stated that only the gold and silver-winners from the world event would be given direct selection for the Olympic qualifiers. read more

Tiger Woods will get a taste of golf-crazy Japan when he competes in ‘The Challenge: Japan Skins’ on Oct 21 read more

A Russian and a Cuban coach are in the pipeline to train India’s top Olympic contender. Currently, Punia is training with Cuban coach Wilfredo Garcia Quintana at the national camp in Sonepat on a trial basis. read more

Federer on Monday announced that he will be participating in next year’s Tokyo Olympics, thus putting an end to speculation about his retirement. read more

“I’ve been debating with my team for a few weeks now, months actually, what I should do in the summer time (of 2020) after Wimbledon and before the US Open,” he said at a promotional event. read more

Both Neeraj and Hima did not take part in the recently concluded World Championships while Dutee failed to qualify for the semifinals after a disappointing performance. read more

The camp will focus on preparing the team for the two-match FIH Olympic Qualifiers against USA to be held on November 1 and 2. read more

Scheduled to be operational from July 2020, the India Olympic Hospitality House will be set up over an area of 2,200 sqm in close proximity to the Games Village and multiple Games venues in the Ariake region of Tokyo. read more

In September, WADA gave Moscow three weeks to respond to what it said were “inconsistencies” in the data. read more

“Since it’s the Olympics year, each and every tournament is important. You need to be mentally and physically fit and maintain your fitness levels and give your 100 per cent in every tournament,” Sindhu said read more

Sindhu had missed the gold when she lost to Spain’s Carolina Marin in the final of the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janerio. read more

Chopra, one of India’s few world-class athletes, was expected to shine in the recent World Athletics Championships in Doha, but injury sidelined him for almost the entire 2019 season. read more

Tokyo’s notorious summer heat has become a major headache for organisers who are rushing to devise mitigation measures. read more

Avinash Sable clocked 8 minute 21.37 seconds to breach the Olympics qualifying standard of 8:22.00 seconds while finishing 13th in the men’s 3000m steeplechase final. read more

Avinash clocked 8 minute 21.37 seconds to breach the Olympics qualifying standard of 8:22.00. He also bettered his own national record of 8:25.23 which he clocked on Tuesday. read more