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Rio Olympics: Miller dives over line to win women's 400m gold

Shericka Jackson of Jamaica took bronze in 49.85

Rio Olympics: Miller dives over line to win women's 400m gold
Updated On : 16 Aug 2016 | 11:34 AM IST

Rio Olympics: Kenya's David Rudisha wins second straight 800m Olympic gold

Rudisha's time was 1.24 seconds slower than the world record he set when winning gold at the London Olympics

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Updated On : 16 Aug 2016 | 11:29 AM IST

Rio Olympics: China ready to repeat sweep of table tennis golds

China have won both team golds of the Olympics since the event's introduction to Beijing 2008

Rio Olympics: China ready to repeat sweep of table tennis golds
Updated On : 16 Aug 2016 | 11:12 AM IST

Rio Olympics: Da Silva lights up Olympic Stadium with stunning pole vault gold

The 22-year-old set a new Olympic record of 6.03m to beat his previous personal best by 10cm

Rio Olympics: Da Silva lights up Olympic Stadium with stunning pole vault gold
Updated On : 16 Aug 2016 | 11:06 AM IST

Shuttler Kidambi Srikanth enters Olympics quarters

He defeated world No 5 Jan O Jorgensen from Denmark

Shuttler Kidambi Srikanth enters Olympics quarters
Updated On : 16 Aug 2016 | 9:53 AM IST

Rio Olympics: Games bosses sorry after Ryan Lochte gunpoint hold-up

Security has been a major concern at the Games, with several thefts and robberies reported

Rio Olympics: Games bosses sorry after Ryan Lochte gunpoint hold-up
Updated On : 16 Aug 2016 | 9:03 AM IST

Rio Olympics: Simone Biles's five gold bid ends as Sanne Wevers takes beam title

It was the first time the 19-year-old has been beaten in a final since 2013

Rio Olympics: Simone Biles's five gold bid ends as Sanne Wevers takes beam title
Updated On : 16 Aug 2016 | 8:54 AM IST

Rio Olympics: Giant camera crashes to ground, injuring seven

The camera, known as a 'spidercam', came crashing to the ground outside the basketball stadium

Rio Olympics: Giant camera crashes to ground, injuring seven
Updated On : 16 Aug 2016 | 8:47 AM IST

Rio Olympics: P V Sindhu reaches quarterfinals

She will next take on the winner of the match between Thailand's Ratchanok Intanon and Japan's Akane Yamaguchi

Rio Olympics: P V Sindhu reaches quarterfinals
Updated On : 16 Aug 2016 | 8:39 AM IST

Rio Olympics: Shuttlers shine, boxers end without medal

K Srikanth lifted the sagging spirits of India on the 10th day of competitions as he reached the last eight in men's singles

Rio Olympics: Shuttlers shine, boxers end without medal
Updated On : 16 Aug 2016 | 8:37 AM IST

Rio Olympics: I'm sorry but I couldn't have done better, says Vikas Krishan

One win away from an Olympic medal for India, Vikas surrendered rather tamely to Melikuziev, going down 0-3

Rio Olympics: I'm sorry but I couldn't have done better, says Vikas Krishan
Updated On : 16 Aug 2016 | 8:27 AM IST

Rio Olympics: Vikas Krishan ousted, boxers sign off without medal at Olympics

With Shiva Thapa and Manoj Kumar already out of contention, Vikas' loss drew the curtains on the Indian boxing challenge

Rio Olympics: Vikas Krishan ousted, boxers sign off without medal at Olympics
Updated On : 16 Aug 2016 | 8:18 AM IST

Oksana Chusovitina vaults back to the Olympics

Chusovitina, from Uzbekistan, is 41, and she competed in her first Olympics in 1992, in Barcelona, where she won a team gold medal with the former Soviet Union

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Updated On : 16 Aug 2016 | 1:33 AM IST

India's Olympics outing

Dipa Karmakar is not disappointed at missing out on a historic bronze in the vault final of the Rio Olympics

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Updated On : 16 Aug 2016 | 1:32 AM IST

Rio Olympics: I could have bettered my timing, says Lalita Babar

She clocked 9:22.74 in the finals today, nearly three second outside her national record effort of 9:19.76 in the qualification

Rio Olympics: I could have bettered my timing, says Lalita Babar
Updated On : 15 Aug 2016 | 9:37 PM IST

Rio Olympic: Lalita Babar finishes 10th in 3,000m steeplechase

She had qualified to the final as a lucky loser, managing to squeeze in among the next top eight fastest outside the top two of each heat who qualified directly

Rio Olympic: Lalita Babar finishes 10th in 3,000m steeplechase
Updated On : 15 Aug 2016 | 8:45 PM IST

I can become immortal, says Usain Bolt

Bolt suffered an injury scare at the Jamaican Olympic trials last month, forcing him to seek treatment in Germany

I can become immortal, says Usain Bolt
Updated On : 15 Aug 2016 | 5:52 PM IST

Dipa's brilliant show will encourage other gymnasts: Manik Sarkar

In the final event on Sunday, the 23-year-old Tripura girl averaged 15.066 points to finish fourth in Games

Dipa's brilliant show will encourage other gymnasts: Manik Sarkar
Updated On : 15 Aug 2016 | 5:10 PM IST

Andy Murray defends his Olympic title

Murray defeatedJuan Martin del Potro of Argentina in a hard fought match to clinch gold

Andy Murray defends his Olympic title
Updated On : 15 Aug 2016 | 3:43 PM IST

Rio Olympics: 400m champion Wayde van Niekerk inspired by Usain Bolt

South Africa's Wayde van Niekerk, claimed gold medal by clocking 43.03 seconds, beating previous record held by American Michael Johnson

Rio Olympics: 400m champion Wayde van Niekerk inspired by Usain Bolt
Updated On : 15 Aug 2016 | 3:36 PM IST