Tag: athletes
Shobhaa De’s Tweet on Sushma Swaraj leaves many upset
Columnist Shobhaa De's tweet on Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj, where she advised her to "tweet less" has left many upset with some suggesting Ms...
SAI Olympic review questions athletes, suggests strategy
Athletes have not been spared the blame in Sports Authority of India's review of the country's "lacklustre" Olympic performance even as it suggested a...
Uncle Sam racks up the income tax bill for Olympic athletes
Michael Phelps swims fast, but not fast enough to beat Uncle Sam, who awaits him at the finish line each time he wins a...
Victory & setbacks part of life: Prime Minister tells Rio-bound athletes
India might be medal-less in the ongoing Olympics so far, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the athletes competing in Rio should not get...
Kangana Ranaut slammed Shobha De saying her comment was “disturbing”
Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut on Wednesday slammed author Shobha De for her tweet on Indian Olympians at Rio and said the comment was "disheartening."
De...
Inderjeet fails B sample test also, Rio hopes crushed
Shot putter Inderjeet Singh's confirmatory B sample also returned positive for banned substances, virtually ending his hopes to compete in the Rio Olympics.
28-year-old Inderjeet's...
Rio 2016: Swimmers need to ingest only three teaspoons of water...
Just days ahead of the Olympic games the waterways of Rio de Janeiro are as filthy as ever, contaminated with raw human sewage teeming with...
China vows zero-tolerance on doping for Olympic team
A top Chinese sports official says the country has committed to a zero-tolerance stance on doping ahead of the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Vice...