2016 Olympics

The 29-year-old Vinesh has now secured her third straight Olympic quota, having featured in Rio Games (2016) and in Tokyo (2020) earlier.

Barber set the Canadian indoor record of 6.00 in 2016 at the Pole Vault Summit and cleared 5.93 in July 2015 to set a Canadian outdoor mark.

The couple has been married since 2016 and have three sons- Boomer, aged 7, Beckett, aged 5, and Maveric, aged 3.

Dipa Karmakar, who narrowly missed out on a bronze in 2016 Rio Olympics, was making a comeback after 21 months of suspension due to a doping violation

Ms Bowie was found dead at her home after the sheriff's office reported going there "for a well-being check of a woman in her 30s who had not been seen or heard from for several days."

At the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the sprinter took home three medals- gold in the 4x100-meter relay, silver in the 100-meter relay and bronze in the 200-meter race.

South Korea stunned 2016 Olympic champions Argentina in the penalty shootout to book a quarterfinal berth

After a barren and hard-fought first two quarters, Argentina, the 2016 Olympic champions, scored the winner in the 42nd minute through a field effort from Casella Maico

While a knee injury in the quarterfinals dashed her hopes in 2016 Rio Olympics, Vinesh Phogat again crashed out in the last eight stage in Tokyo, despite entering her weight category as the world number 1.

Indian hockey goalkeeper P R Sreejesh is in no mood to call it quits anytime soon as he is eyeing a World Cup medal to add to his Tokyo Olympics bronze before deciding the future course of his career.

Two-time Olympic gymnastics all-around champion Kohei Uchimura has retired aged 33, his management said Tuesday, ending the career of one of the sport's all-time greats.

Indian women's hockey team skipper Rani Rampal feels their memorable run at the Tokyo Olympics has taught the players to perform under extreme pressure.

Mirabai Chanu, a former world champion, had left the 2016 Rio Olympics in tears after failing to log a legitimate lift but five years on, she displayed the brilliant composure in Tokyo for a historic silver medal to bury the ghosts of the past.

PV Sindhu, the world number seven, has seen a resurgence in form as she had reached semifinals in the last three tournaments she had played.

PV Sindhu has already been the recipient of Padam Shri in 2015, India's fourth-highest civilian award and highest sporting honour of India, Khel Ratna award in 2016.

The 29-year-old Vinesh has now secured her third straight Olympic quota, having featured in Rio Games (2016) and in Tokyo (2020) earlier.

Barber set the Canadian indoor record of 6.00 in 2016 at the Pole Vault Summit and cleared 5.93 in July 2015 to set a Canadian outdoor mark.

The couple has been married since 2016 and have three sons- Boomer, aged 7, Beckett, aged 5, and Maveric, aged 3.

Dipa Karmakar, who narrowly missed out on a bronze in 2016 Rio Olympics, was making a comeback after 21 months of suspension due to a doping violation

Ms Bowie was found dead at her home after the sheriff's office reported going there "for a well-being check of a woman in her 30s who had not been seen or heard from for several days."

At the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the sprinter took home three medals- gold in the 4x100-meter relay, silver in the 100-meter relay and bronze in the 200-meter race.

South Korea stunned 2016 Olympic champions Argentina in the penalty shootout to book a quarterfinal berth

After a barren and hard-fought first two quarters, Argentina, the 2016 Olympic champions, scored the winner in the 42nd minute through a field effort from Casella Maico

While a knee injury in the quarterfinals dashed her hopes in 2016 Rio Olympics, Vinesh Phogat again crashed out in the last eight stage in Tokyo, despite entering her weight category as the world number 1.

Indian hockey goalkeeper P R Sreejesh is in no mood to call it quits anytime soon as he is eyeing a World Cup medal to add to his Tokyo Olympics bronze before deciding the future course of his career.

Two-time Olympic gymnastics all-around champion Kohei Uchimura has retired aged 33, his management said Tuesday, ending the career of one of the sport's all-time greats.

Indian women's hockey team skipper Rani Rampal feels their memorable run at the Tokyo Olympics has taught the players to perform under extreme pressure.

Mirabai Chanu, a former world champion, had left the 2016 Rio Olympics in tears after failing to log a legitimate lift but five years on, she displayed the brilliant composure in Tokyo for a historic silver medal to bury the ghosts of the past.

PV Sindhu, the world number seven, has seen a resurgence in form as she had reached semifinals in the last three tournaments she had played.

PV Sindhu has already been the recipient of Padam Shri in 2015, India's fourth-highest civilian award and highest sporting honour of India, Khel Ratna award in 2016.