Paris Olympics: Simone Biles clinches gymnastics all-round gold
Paris, Aug 2 (IANS) American gymnastics superstar Simone Biles claimed her second Olympic all-around title at the Paris Olympics. The medal is Biles’ ninth at the Games, bringing her career total to six gold, one silver and two bronze. Biles accumulated 59.131 total to finish on top, as Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade took silver, scoring 57.932. […]
Paris Olympics: Would have been different if I had won first game, says Sindhu after defeat
Paris, Aug 2 (IANS) Two-time Olympic medallist P.V Sindhu was disappointed on Thursday as her dream to become the first Indian to win a medal in three successive Games ended in Paris on Thursday. Sindhu went down to old nemesis He Bing Jiao of China in the women’s singles pre-quarterfinals. Sindhu’s campaign ended in disappointment, […]
Paris Olympics: China’s Zheng stuns Swiatek, reaches women’s tennis final to make history
Paris, Aug 2 (IANS) China made history in the Olympic Games tennis competition, reaching the finals of the women’s singles and mixed doubles sections for the first time in the history of the Games at the Stade Roland Garros. Australian Open finalist Zheng Qinwen upset top seed Iga Swiatek 6-2, 7-5 in a historic win […]
Paris Olympics: Manu Bhaker aims for third medal; Lakshya Sen to go for semis spot (Full schedule)
Paris, Aug 2 (IANS) Double bronze winner Manu Bhaker will launch her campaign for an unprecedented third individual medal in the Olympic Games by an Indian sportsperson when she takes aim in the Women’s 25m Pistol Qualification round in Chateauroux on Friday. Manu has made history twice in the Paris Olympics by becoming the first […]
