Rio 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.

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

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.

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.

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.

India registered its largest ever medal haul at the Paralympic Games finishing with five gold, eight silver and six bronze medals in Tokyo.

Tokyo Olympics: India women's hockey captain Rani Rampal said Rio 2016 was the turning point for women's game in India and the experience helped the team to prepare well for Tokyo Games.

Tokyo Olympics: Footballer Quinn became the first openly transgender athlete to win an Olympic medal when Canada won the gold-medal match against Sweden in a penalty shootout.

Elaine Thompson-Herah — the Jamaican sprinter who created history by winning gold in both 100m and 200m event at two consecutive Summer Olympics (2016 Rio de Janeiro and 2020 Tokyo) — was temporarily blocked from posting anything on Instagram on Tuesday afternoon.

PV Sindhu took to social media to thank everyone for their support, a day after winning the bronze medal in women's badminton singles event at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday.

Viktor Axelsen bagged the gold at the Tokyo Olympics defeating Chen Long, who claimed the title in Rio 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.

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

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.

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.

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.

India registered its largest ever medal haul at the Paralympic Games finishing with five gold, eight silver and six bronze medals in Tokyo.

Tokyo Olympics: India women's hockey captain Rani Rampal said Rio 2016 was the turning point for women's game in India and the experience helped the team to prepare well for Tokyo Games.

Tokyo Olympics: Footballer Quinn became the first openly transgender athlete to win an Olympic medal when Canada won the gold-medal match against Sweden in a penalty shootout.

Elaine Thompson-Herah — the Jamaican sprinter who created history by winning gold in both 100m and 200m event at two consecutive Summer Olympics (2016 Rio de Janeiro and 2020 Tokyo) — was temporarily blocked from posting anything on Instagram on Tuesday afternoon.

PV Sindhu took to social media to thank everyone for their support, a day after winning the bronze medal in women's badminton singles event at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday.

Viktor Axelsen bagged the gold at the Tokyo Olympics defeating Chen Long, who claimed the title in Rio 2016.