Neymar steers Brazil to first Olympic football gold

razil star forward Neymar gave the 2016 Rio Olympics host nation its biggest moment as he handed the country its first Olympic men’s football gold medal with the winning penalty in a 5-4 shootout victory over Germany . With an unforgettable kick in a thrilling summit showdown at the Maracana stadium, Neymar, probably Brazil’s biggest soccer star, gave his countrymen a moment that they will remember and cherish for

Rio 2016 Olympics declared closed, over to Tokyo 2020 now

The 2016 edition of Olympic Games were declared closed by IOC chief Thomas Bach after a colourful closing ceremony at the iconic Maracana. The athletes were in celebratory mood and the rain didn’t affect their spirits. Great Britain, who finished as the second-best country with 67 medals, stole the show with their shoes flashing lights red, white and blue. For India, Sakshi Malik carried the tri-colour. The Indian contingent

Germany wins gold in women’s football event at Rio Olympics

Germany on 19 August 2016 defeated Sweden by 2-1 to win their first ever Olympic gold medal in women's football. Germany is now one of only three women's teams to win both the Olympics and World Cup. Germany failed to qualify for the Olympics in 2012 but won the bronze the last three times they played, in 2000, 2004 and 2008. Canada won the bronze medal in the event. 

Usain Bolt wins ninth Olympic gold as Jamaica wins 4x100m relay

Jamaican sprinter on 19 August 2016 won gold in 4x100m relay final at the Rio Olympics. He combined with Asafa Powell, Yohan Blake and Nickel Ashmeade to finish in 37.27 seconds. With this, Bolt obtained three sprinting gold medals in three consecutive Olympics, and finished his Olympic career with a 100% win record in finals. Japan won the silver and Canada lifted the

US Olympic Committee apologises for swimmers' behaviour

The US Olympic Committee (USOC) has publicly acknowledged that four of its swimmers made a false police report and created a story of being held at gunpoint and later apologised to the organisation of the Olympic Games and Brazil for the swimmers' behaviour. "The behaviour of these athletes is not acceptable, nor does it represent the values of Team USA or the conduct of the

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

Shaunae Miller of the Bahamas shocked gold medal favorite Allyson Felix to win a thrilling women's 400m final at the Rio Olympics. Miller recorded a personal best of 49.44 seconds to finish just seven hundredths of a second ahead of the USA's Felix at the Olympic Stadium on Monday, reported Xinhua.  Shericka Jackson of Jamaica took bronze in 49.85.  Miller led by several metres

Rio Olympics: Usian Bolt says tight schedule slowed down 100-metre sprinters

Usain Bolt rarely complains about going too fast. After the rushed road to Sunday night's 100-metre final, he had to make an exception. Faced with a turnaround time of barely over an hour between the semifinal and final, Bolt had trouble gearing up to be at his best for the marquee event of the Olympics. Read our full coverage on the 2016 Rio Olympics. He won his record-setting third

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

Kenya's David Rudisha romped to victory in the men's Olympic 800m final here, securing his second straight gold medal in the event. The 27-year-old clocked 1 minute 42.15 seconds to finish 0.45 of a second ahead of Algeria's Taoufik Makhloufi at the Olympic Stadium on Monday, reports Xinhua. Read our full coverage on the 2016 Rio Olympics . The US' Clayton Murphy took bronze

Rio Olympics: Croatia's Kolak wins women's javelin gold

RIO DE JANEIRO: Croatian Sara Kolak won the Olympic women's javelin final, dashing Czech Barbora Spotakova's dreams of becoming the first woman to win three consecutive gold medals in the same individual athletics event. The 21-year-old Croat set a personal best and a national record with her fourth attempt of 66.18 metres. Kolak, who also broke the national record in the qualifying

Rio 2016: Argentina win first men's hockey gold

Argentina won their first Olympic men's hockey gold with a 4-2 victory over Belgium thanks to a 10-minute goal blitz in the first half.  The title also allowed the South Americans to match their best gold haul at a Games of three which was last achieved in 1948. Belgium, also playing in their first final, had taken the lead after just three minutes through Tanguy Cosyns.  But the South Americans hit back with Pedro Ibarra, Ignacio Ortiz

Fabricated robbery charges: US Olympic Committee apologises to Brazil

In a humiliating turn of events for the US Olympic Committee, the top US sports body was forced to apologized to Brazil on Thursday night for fabricated claims of a gunpoint robbery by a group of US swimmers in Rio de Janeiro. The American swimmers were found to have vandalised a gas station restroom, who then tried to pass off the altercation as a robbery, Brazilian police have said. Following police

Canoe bronze medallist Serghei Tarnovschi suspended ‘after failed drug test’

Moldovan canoe sprint bronze medallist Serghei Tarnovschi was provisionally suspended from the Rio Olympics on Thursday, after he failed a pre-Games drug test, the International Canoe Federation (ICF) said.

The 19-year-old paddler had been due to contest the C2M 1000m with brother Oleg, but will now no longer be eligible, the ICF said.

Sindhu revives gold quest

P V Sindhu scripted history by becoming the first Indian shuttler to reach the finals of the women's singles competition at the Rio Olympics, as she stunned Japan's Nozomi Okuhara in straight games to assure India of at least a silver medal on Thursday. The two-time bronze medallist at World Championship notched up a sensational 21-19 21-10 victory over the All England Champion from Japan in a semi-final that lasted 49

Court of Arbitration for Sport suspends wrestler Narsingh Yadav for four years

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on 18 August 2016 banned wrestler Narsingh Yadav for four years following an appeal by World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). The CAS also ruled to disqualify all the competitive results obtained by Narsingh from 25 June 2016. The CAS panel further stated that there was no evidence to accept his claim that his food/drink was spiked. Yadav, whose suspension begins

Rio 2016: Sakshi Malik, the female wrestler who got India's first medal

Female wrestler Sakshi Malik has delivered India its first medal of the 2016 Rio Games, sending a nation into ecstasy. But her journey to the Olympic podium has not been easy. After a gritty performance at the 58kg women's wrestling category she won bronze, becoming the first Indian female wrestler and the fourth Indian woman to win an Olympic medal. "I never thought I would become the first woman wrestler from

Usain Bolt wins gold in men's 100 meters in Rio Olympics

Usain Bolt on 14 August 2016 clinched gold in the 100-metre final in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. With this win, Bolt became the first man to win the event three times at consecutive Olympic Games. Bolt won the race in 9.81 seconds, followed by USA’s Justin Gatlin at 9.89 seconds and Canada’s Andre De Grasse at a personal-best 9.91 seconds. De Grasse is also the first Canadian male athlete to win a medal in Rio.

Anita Wlodarczyk breaks world record to win gold in Hammer Throw

Poland’s Anita Wlodarczyk on 15 August 2016 broke her own women’s hammer world record to win the gold medal at the Rio Olympics. Wlodarczyk’s winning mark was 82.29m. China’s Wenxiu Zhang won the silver medal with a mark of 76.75m. Sophie Hitchon of Great Britain earned the bronze medal.  Anita Wlodarczyk is a Polish hammer thrower.

Andy Murray of Great Britain won gold in Rio 2016 Olympic Games

Andy Murray of Great Britain on 14 August 2016 won the gold medal in men’s singles tennis category in Rio 2016 Olympic Games. To win the title, he defeated Argentina's Juan Martin Del Potro 7-5 4-6 6-2 7-5 in the final match held at the Olympic Tennis Centre in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. With the win, he retained the medal and became the first player to win two men's singles tennis gold medals in Olympics. For him, it was

Italy’s Elia Viviani wins gold in Men's Omnium at Rio Olympics

Italy’s Elia Viviani on 15 August 2016 won gold in the men's omnium cycling track at the Rio Olympics.On the other hand, Great Britain’s Mark Cavendish won the silver and Lasse Norman Hansen of Denmark took the bronze. Born on 7 February 1989, Elia Viviani is an Italian racing cyclist. He rides for Team Sky. On 10 May 2015, he grabbed his first Grand Tour stage victory at the Giro d'Italia, winning stage 2 in a bunch

Ruth Jebet wins gold in 3000m steeplechase at Rio Olympics

Bahrain’s Ruth Jebet on 15 August 2016 clinched gold in women’s 3000 metres steeplechase. It is Bahrain’s first ever Olympic gold medal. Jebet won the race in the second-quickest time in history. She clocked a time of eight minutes 59.75 seconds, narrowly outside of Russian Gulnara Samitova-Galkina's world record of 08:58.16. Kenya’s Hyvin Kiyeng Jepkemoi grabbed the silver in the event. American Emma Coburn won