Tokyo 2020's oldest competitor, 66-year-old Australian horse rider Mary Hanna, said on Saturday she also aimed to take part in the 2024 Olympics unless her body gave way.

Olympics 2020: Tokyo's Oldest Olympian says ready for Paris 2024 'unless body breaks'

After appearing in the Olympics for the first time in 36 years at the 2016 Rio Games, the Indian women's hockey team take the field for the first time in history to take part in their second consecutive Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Tokyo Olympics: World no.1 Netherlands women's Hockey team beats India 5-1

Weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu made India proud after winning a silver medal in Weightlifting Women's 49kg category at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday. The 26-year-old bagged silver after lifting 202kg (87kgs in snatch + 115 kgs in clean and jerk) in Weightlifting Women's 49kg category on Saturday (July 24).

Tokyo Olympics: 'I belong to the whole country', says silver-medalist Mirabai Chanu

Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, who won an elusive silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 in Weightlifting Women's 49kg category, said that she is 'very happy' after winning the medal.

Tokyo Olympics: Here's how Mirabai Chanu's family, friends reacted as they watch her win silver medal

Indian Olympic Association (IOC) on Saturday has announced cash prizes for coaches of Olympic medal winners. They added at Mirabai Chanu’s coach Vijay Sharma will get Rs 10 lakh after the 26-year-old weightlifter won a silver medal in Tokyo Olympics 2020.

Tokyo Olympics: Indian Olympic Association announces cash rewards for coaches of medal-winners

China's Wang Shuang scored four goals including a late penalty as the Asian side grabbed a 4-4 draw with Zambia in the Olympics women's soccer tournament at Rifu's Miyagi Stadium on Saturday after Babra Banda netted her second hat-trick in as many games.

Tokyo Olympics: China's Shuang Wang scores four to deny Zambia in eight-goal thriller

U.S. archer Mackenzie Brown bemoaned the lack of fans on Saturday after she and Brady Ellison, number two seeds in mixed archery, crashed out, as South Korea won its first Tokyo 2020 gold with a record-breaking run.

Tokyo Olympics: South Korea wins first Tokyo gold as U.S. mixed archer bemoans lack of fans

Novak Djokovic launched his bid to stay on course for a Golden Slam with a clinical 6-2, 6-2 win over 139th-ranked Hugo Dellien of Bolivia on Saturday, as sweltering conditions in Tokyo took a toll on the players on the opening day of tennis at the Games.

Tokyo Olympics: Novak Djokovic beats Hugo Dellien to continue his quest for gold medal

Sutirtha Mukherjee, in her debut Olympic, showed a great exhibition to take out Sweden's high-positioned Linda Bergström in a seven-game spine chiller, winning, 11-5, 9-11, 13-11, 11-9, 3-11, 9-11, 5-11.

Tokyo Olympics: Sutirtha Mukherjee fights back to win the Table tennis women's singles first round

Indian weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu has won the first medal for India at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 as she bagged silver after lifting 202kg (87kgs in snatch + 115 kgs in clean and jerk) in Weightlifting Women's 49kg category on Saturday (July 24).

Tokyo Olympics: Mirabai Chanu wins India's first medal in Weightlifting Women's 49kg category

Indian weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu gave India an ideal start to the Tokyo Olympics after clinching a silver medal in Weightlifting Women's 49kg category on Saturday (July 24).

Tokyo Olympics- 'Remember the name': Sporting icons congratulate Mirabai Chanu for silver medal win

Poland's Iga Swiatek put in a clinical performance to move past Mona Barthel of Germany with a 6-2 6-2 win on her Olympic debut, as sweltering conditions in Tokyo took a toll on the players on the opening day of tennis at the Games.

Tokyo Olympics: Iga Swiatek makes fast start as players struggle with heat factor

India's Sumit Nagal made India pleased at the Tokyo Olympics 2021 on Saturday, overcoming Uzbekistan's Denis Istomin 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-4 in the first round. With the success, Sumit Nagal has become the first Indian player to dominate a singles game at the Olympics since Leander Paes in 1996.

Tokyo Olympics: Sumit Nagal beats Denis Istomin to win a match in Tennis singles for India after 25 years

Australia powered past hosts Japan 5-3 in a thrilling opening match of the men`s hockey tournament at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday, while India fought back from a goal down to beat New Zealand.

Tokyo Olympics, Men's Hockey: Australia beat hosts Japan in thrilling opener

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the 26-year-old Mirabai Chanu for opening India's medal tally at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 by winning a silver in Weightlifting Women's 49kg category on Saturday (July 24).

Tokyo Olympics: PM Modi wishes Mirabai Chanu for winning silver medal, says 'India is elated'

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Top 7 teenagers from India set to shine in the greatest extravaganza

WION Wideangle takes you to Tokyo2020 70+ people linked to the Games tested positive for COVID Experts: Olympic Village bubble already 'broken' No spectators, but thousands are at risk Why is Japan flirting with disaster? Will Tokyo Olympics become a COVID super-spreader?

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India's badminton superstar PV Sindhu admits that the pressure is on at the Tokyo Olympics and she will be in the firing line. The 26-year-old world champion, who won silver at the Rio 2016 Games, begins her tilt at gold on Sunday against Israel's Ksenia Polikarpova.

Tokyo Olympics: Indian badminton star Sindhu feeling the pressure

The most troubled Olympics in modern history finally get under way in Tokyo on Friday, struggling to emerge from the clutches of COVID-19 after a one-year postponement following a build-up marred by scandal and controversy.

Troubled Tokyo Olympics set to open under Covid cloud

After six athletes and officials of the Czech Olympic team tested positive for coronavirus at the Olympic village, the Prime Minister has expressed dissatisfaction on the news and has called it a "scandal".

Tokyo Olympics: 'I don't like this one bit': Czech PM angered at athletes and officials testing positive for Covid

A Russian archer fainted in the Tokyo heat during a qualifying Olympic round on Friday as a heatwave pushed coaches and staff to huddle under trees for shade. Svetlana Gomboeva collapsed as she checked her final scores and required assistance from staff and teammates who put bags of ice on her head to cool her down.

Olympics 2020: Russian archer passes out under Tokyo's scorching heat

American gymnastic goddess Simone Biles and Japan's national sporting deity Kohei Uchimura begin their quests for Olympic immortality in Tokyo this weekend. Both have already achieved enough to be considered the greatest gymnasts of all time, but they approach the delayed 2020 Games as hungry as ever to enhance reputations that already stand as tall as nearby Mount Fuji.

Tokyo Olympics: Biles on five-gold gymnastics mission as 'King' Kohei plots triumphant farewell

More than 160 openly lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer athletes are due to participate in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, making this year`s Games the most inclusive ever.

Tokyo Olympics: With more LGBTQ athletes than ever, Games put focus on Japan

Banned from the Rio Games for gambling and almost forced to retire last year after a car crash, Japanese badminton star Kento Momota is finally ready for his Olympic debut.

Tokyo 2020: Badminton's comeback king Momota ready for Olympic debut

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