2016 Rio De Janeiro Games

Olympics 2016: Bad weather puts wet blanket on Rio Games; rowing, tennis events postponed

Rio 2016: Before the Summer Olympics, get to know the 'Cidade Maravilhosa' of Brazil

Famous for its samba, football, beaches and now for the Olympics, Rio de Janeiro is known as the 'Cidade Maravilhosa' i.e. marvellous city

Home away from home: Athletes to get Indian food at Rio Olympics Games village

Indian athletes travelling in August to Rio de Janeiro for the Olympics will get Indian food in the Games village.

Rio 2016: PM Modi attends the send-off ceremony organised for athletes

A number of Rio-bound athletes, including India's flag-bearer Abhinav Bindra, who will be participating in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, scheduled to begin on 5 August, in New Delhi on Monday received a warm send-off from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, Jitendra Singh

How a giant leap by Dipa Karmakar bolstered the aspirations of tiny Tripura

Dipa Karmakar from Tripura is now the latest sporting sensation in India. She has become the first ever female gymnast from India to qualify for Olympics

Power failure at JLN stadium leads to first leg of Indian Grand Prix ending in farce

Power failure at the competition venue on Sunday led to the first leg of the Indian Grand Prix athletics meet ending in a farce in New Delhi.

Wrestler Sandeep Tomar bags Rio Olympic berth after bronze in qualifiers

Wrestler Sandeep Tomar secured an Olympic quota place for India in the men's 57kg freestyle category on Sunday with a bronze-medal finish on the final day of the 1st World Olympic Qualifying tournament in Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia.

Rio Olympics 2016: Only Salman Khan can inspire boxers, racers and shooters all at once

The actor who allegedly killed protected animals in Jodhpur and drove a car over pavement dwellers in Mumbai, is India's goodwill ambassador at the Olympics

Defiant IOA firm on Salman Khan's appointment as goodwill ambassador despite mixed reactions

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's appointment as the Indian Olympic contingent's goodwill ambassador kicked up a storm on Sunday with star wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt and sprint legend Milkha Singh questioning the move even as the IOA and some other athletes backed the decision.

Focus on Rio Olympic athletes, there will be no conflict then: Vishwanathan Anand

At a time the sporting fraternity is divided over Salman Khan becoming brand ambassador for the Indian contingent at the upcoming Olympics, five-time world chess champion Viswanathan Anand today said that the focus should be to address the needs of the Rio-bound athletes.