2012 London Games

Rio Olympics 2016: Seema Punia out of contention after finishing 20th in discus throw qualification

India's Seema Punia failed to qualify for the final round of women's discus throw competition at the Rio Olympics after finishing 20th with a modest throw of 57.58m under tough playing conditions.

Rio Olympics 2016: Saina Nehwal leads India's quest for medal as badminton contingent begin their campaign

Saina Nehwal will once again carry a billion hopes when she along with the other six shuttlers, including doubles exponent Jwala Gutta, begin their campaign at the Rio Olympics.

Rio Olympics 2016: Indian men's and women's hockey team's gear for elusive medal hunt

Indian men's team will look to break their 36-year-long medal jinx when the hockey competition begins at the Rio Olympics on Saturday.

Rio 2016: Michael Phelps backs out of 200m freestyle ahead of US Olympic trials

Michael Phelps won't swim the 200m freestyle at the US Olympic trials, leaving the swimmer with just four events in his push to qualify for Rio Olympics.

Yet another drug scandal: Russian swimmer hit with four-year doping ban

Major doping crackdown: IOC says 31 caught in retests of 2008 Beijing Olympic samples