2016 Rio Olympics

PV Sindhu desperately wanted to shed tag of 'Silver Sindhu' at Badminton World Championships

PV Sindhu, who won a silver medal in the 2016 Rio Olympics, admitted that she felt bad when people said she has a "final phobia"

Seven-time Olympic medallist gymnast Shannon Miller heaps praise on Dipa Karmakar for showing path to youngsters

Seven-time Olympic medallist gymnast Shannon Miller said Indian trailblazer Dipa Karmakar has shown the young athletes that anything could be achieved with hard work and passion.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Sakshi Malik credits bronze medal in Rio for 'sea-change' in people's attitude towards wrestling

Sakshi Malik appeared optimistic with her preparations for the World Championships in September and said that she'll look to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics 2020.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Caeleb Dressel won't top Michael Phelps' 23 golds, Eliud Kipchoge will dominate marathon, says Olympic historian Bill Mallon

In gymnastics, Mallon is hardly going out on a limb in predicting that American Simone Biles, a four-time winner at Rio Olympics, will reign supreme again, provided she avoids injury

BWF China Open 2019: Lin Dan vows to fight for Olympic qualification till the end despite suffering eighth first-round loss of season

Lin, who earned the nickname 'Super Dan' during his pomp, has always said that he wanted to end his career with another tilt at Games gold

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Marred by scandals, IOC's Boxing Task Force tests new judging system

The new, computerised system makes the judges' scoring visible in real time, in a bid to avoid the sort of controversy that plagued boxing in Rio 2016 when dozens of officials and referees were suspended over alleged match-fixing.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: India women's hockey team wants to experience feeling of qualifying again after Rio Games, says midfielder Sushila Chanu

It was a disastrous performance for India in the Rio Olympics as the team crashed out in the preliminary stage after losing four matches and drawing one

Former Olympic gold medallist Li Xuerui of China announces retirement from international badminton

Former Olympic champion Li Xuerui has announced her retirement from international badminton, the BWF announced on Thursday.

Indian sprinter Nirmala Sheoran banned for four years for doping, stripped of twin titles won at 2017 Asian Championships

The 24-year-old Nirmala Sheoran's ban was backdated to take effect on 29 June 2018 and her results from August 2016 to November 2018 were disqualified

Only five percent of Indians are 'sports literate', says Kanishka Pandey, researcher who had filed PIL for making sports fundamental right

Pandey, a law graduate from Delhi University, had written a book 'Sports — A Way Of Life', which was released by national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand in 2017