Rio 2016 Olympics

Olympic bans: A list of countries that were excluded from past Games

In the 2024 Paris Olympics, Russia and Belarus have been banned from participating in the games due to the Ukraine war. But they are not the first to face such a ban.

Tokyo Olympics 2021: Will India better its medal tally from Rio 2016?

India will send a 228-strong contingent to Tokyo Olympics, including 119 athletes. This will be India's largest ever contingent of athletes at Olympics. Check medal contenders for India in Tokyo 2020

Rio Olympics 2016: Shuttler P V Sindhu storms into semis; upsets World no 2

Defeats Wang Yihan of China in straight games, 22-20 and 21-19, to reach the semi finals of the Games

Rio Olympics: Pullela Gopichand downplays PV Sindhu's loss in the finals

Says he is really proud of the way she played in the finals and the overall performance at the Games

Mamata Banerjee congratulates P V Sindhu

Sindhu beat Nozomi Okuhara 21-19, 21-10 in the semi-final and assured herself and the country of a silver medal

With one win away from a medal, Sania-Bopanna duo looks to start afresh

Duo to play against Venus Williams and Ram Rajeev in the semi finals; say they need to keep emotions aside in the game

Rio Olympics 2016: Indian hockey skipper calls for more alertness against Belgium

Sreejesh's statement comes ahead of Team India's quarter final clash against Belgium

Rio Olympics 2016: Nadal, Del Potro set up semi-final showdown

Both tennis stars overcame injury scares and concerns in their respective quarter final matches at the Games

I don't feel extra pressure to win an Olympic medal: Sania

It's her third Olympics and a medal which has eluded her in the two earlier editions means a world to her

Topsy-turvy day for India on day 1 of Olympic golf

Lahiri did not have a good day in office as he started with a bogey and then stumbled on two more bogeys

Rio Olympics 2016: Shuttler K Srikanth wins first group match

The only Indian to qualify in the men's singles event, Srikanth won 21-11, 21-17 in 41 minutes against Lino Muzon of Mexico

Rio Olympics 2016: Sania-Bopanna in quarterfinals of mixed doubles

The duo defeated Australian pair of Samantha Stosur and John Peers 7-5, 6-4 to win in 73 minutes

Rio Olympics: Bus carrying journalists attacked, no casualties

Bus was carrying journalists returning from the Deodoro Olympic district to the main press centre at Barra da Tijuca

Stinging criticism: Brazilians taunt US athletes over Zika

From the beach volleyball arena to the soccer stadium, boisterous Brazilian fans are having fun with what had been one of the biggest concerns heading into South America's first Olympics

Bindra dealt with rifle malfunction before qualifying rounds

In his fifth successive and final Olympic appearance, Bindra had to settle for a fourth place

Kosovo history-maker Majlinda Kelmendi faces dope-test battle

Kelmendi refused to give a urine sample in an unannounced, out-of-competition test sprung by the French agency

2016 Rio Olympics: Dipa Karmakar qualifies for vault finals

Indian gymnast performed her trademark 'Produnova vault' to secure 14.850 points after two attempts

2016 Rio Olympics: Who is Dipa Karmakar? All you need to know

The Indian gymnast has qualified for the finals of the vault event at the Olympics

2016 Rio Olympics: Indian women's archery team go down in quarters

Indian team puts up an inconsistent show to lose 23-25 in the shoot-off

2016 Rio Olympics: Williams sisters suffer first doubles loss

Serena and Venus lose to Czech pair Lucie Safarova and Barbora Strycova in the first round of the Games