Biopic to be made on Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu’s life

A biopic based on the life of Olympic silver medalist Mirabai Chanu will be soon produced by a Manipur-based film production company. Chanu won the country’s first silver medal in women’s 49 kg weightlifting event with a total lift of 202 kg at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics. An agreement in this regard was signed on […]

Tokyo Olympics: PV Sindhu loses to World No. 1 Tai Tzu-Ying in semis

Ace shuttler PV Sindhu lost the semis clash to World No. 1 Tai Tzu-Ying of Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) in straight games at the Tokyo Olympics badminton event. Even though Sindhu put up a spirited performance to keep India’s hope for gold alive in the semi-final, the opponent proved to be too good for the world […]

Tokyo Olympics: PV Sindhu enters semi finals with win over Akane Yamaguchi

World champion PV Sindhu on Friday reached the semi-finals at the Olympics for the second straight time. The star Indian shuttler defeated Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in the women’s singles event to reach the semi-finals at Tokyo Olympics. Sindhu defeated Yamaguchi with a scoreline of 21-13, 22-20. The quarterfinal clash between Sindhu and Yamaguchi lasted […]

Assam pugilist Lovlina Borgohain assures India of Olympic medal, storms into semis

Ace pugilist Lovlina Borgohain on Friday created history by becoming the first sportsperson from Assam to assure a medal for India at the Olympics. Lovlina has stormed into the semi-finals by defeating Chen Nien-chin of Chinese Taipei in the Women’s Welterweight 69 kg Quarter final bout, held earlier today at Tokyo Olympics. The match which […]

8 Northeast athletes to represent India at Tokyo Olympics

With just a few days left for the world’s biggest sporting extravaganza, ‘the Olympics’, countries across the world are rooting for their athletes, as they converge at Tokyo, to fulfil their dreams, to make their nations proud and to be ‘Faster, Higher and Stronger’. India will be sending a total of 127 athletes in 18 […]

Tokyo to be under COVID-19 state of emergency during Olympic Games

Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Thursday made a decision to place Tokyo under the fourth state of emergency for the duration of the upcoming Olympics to curb a recent rise in COVID-19 cases. The Tokyo Olympics were postponed last year and are now scheduled to take place from July 23. The state of emergency […]

AFI names 26-member squad for Tokyo Olympics

The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Monday announced a 26-member team, including ace sprinter Dutee Chand, to compete in the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo. Dutee (women’s 100m and 200m), MP Jabir (men’s 400m hurdles), Gurpreet Singh (men’s 50km race walk) and Annu Rani (women’s javelin throw) have been assured of entries on the […]

Mary Kom, Manpreet Singh to be India’s flag-bearers at Tokyo Olympics

Legendary boxer MC Mary Kom and men’s hockey team skipper Manpreet Singh will be India’s flag bearers at the opening ceremony of Tokyo Olympics, announced Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Monday. Wrestler Bajrang Punia will be flag bearer at the closing ceremony on August 8. In a first, India will have two flag-bearers, one male and […]

Maana Patel, first Indian female swimmer to qualify for Tokyo Olympics

Maana Patel has become the first Indian female swimmer to qualify for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics confirmed Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Friday. Maana will take part in the 100 m backstroke at the Tokyo Games and is the third Indian swimmer to have qualified after Srihari Nataraj and Sajan Prakash achieved Olympic Qualification […]