Tag Archives: India in Medal Table

2016 Rio Olympics: Bindra Misses Medal, Hockey Men Lose In Final Seconds

2016 Rio Olympics: Bindra Misses Medal, Hockey Men Lose In Final Seconds

Rio de Janeiro— It was a tale of missed opportunities for India at the Olympic Games as star marksman Abhinav Bindra narrowly missed a medal and the men’s hockey team slumped to a 1-2 defeat to Germany by conceding a goal with three seconds left in the match on the third day of competitions today. There were setbacks in other …

Read More »

2016 Rio Olympics: No Room For Leander Paes at the Rio Olympics Game Village

2016 Rio Olympics: No Room For Leander Paes at the Rio Olympics Game Village

When tennis star Leander Paes took a flight from New York to Rio de Janeiro, just two hours after wrapping up a tournament there, he probably didn’t anticipate that he won’t be able to get a room at the Rio Olympics Game Village. According to a report in media, Paes, who arrived at Rio de Janeiro on 4 August, currently …

Read More »

2016 Rio Olympics: India Gold Medal contenders ये लाएंगे रियो से पदक

Saina Nehwal

ओलिम्पिक्स विश्व में खेलों का महाकुम्भ है। 5 से 21 अगस्त तक ब्राजील के शहर रियो में आयोजित होने जा रहे 31 ओलिम्पिक खेलों में भारत की ओर से कई खिलाड़ी अपने देश का नाम ऊंचा करने के लिए जान लगा देंगे। हालांकि, ओलिम्पिक्स के साथ भारत का रिश्ता बहुत खुशनुमा नहीं रहा है। दुनिया में दूसरे सबसे ज्यादा जनसंख्या …

Read More »

2016 Rio Olympics: Gaurika Singh, This Year’s Youngest Competitor Keeps Pressure In Perspective

2016 Rio Olympics: Gaurika Singh, This Year's Youngest Competitor Keeps Pressure In Perspective

Representing your country at the biggest sporting event in the world is a daunting prospect for any athlete, but for 13-year-old Olympian Gaurika Singh, it pales in comparison with surviving an earthquake in her native Nepal. At 13 years and 255 days, the swimmer will be the youngest to compete at the 2016 Rio Olympics when she takes to the …

Read More »

Sachin Tendulkar: 21st century best test player

Sachin Tendulkar

India’s legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar has been voted the ‘best Test player’ of the 21st century in an online poll conducted by Cricket Australia’s website. The former India skipper got the highest number of votes to emerge on top of the list of the 100 best Test players since 2000, in a poll conducted by cricket.com.au. Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara …

Read More »