Blazing Bolt Beats Gatlin to Win 100m and South African Van Niekerk Breaks 400m WR
August 15, 2016 R K Gupta
#OlympicsWithKridangan, Athletics, Justin Gatlin, Olympics, Rio 2016, Rio Olympics, Usain BoltSunday at Rio had several athletic events beginning with women’s marathon in the morning. But nothing held viewers’ fancy more than the day-ending 100m men’s final that pitted Jamaican powerhouse Usain Bolt against USA’s Justin Gatlin. The two had taken top spots in their semifinal rounds earlier and excitement was already in air. Besides over […]
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Masterful Mo Farah Wins 3rd Olympic Gold Fraser-Pryce Misses and Phelps Wins His 23rd
August 15, 2016 R K Gupta
#OlympicsWithKridangan, Athletics, Mo Farah, Olympics, Rio 2016, Rio OlympicsOn an action-packed day in the 2016 Rio olympics, athletics and swimming took center-stage with some expected and a number of unexpected results. In men’s 10000m, Great Britain’s Mo Farah won the gold medal to add to his two previous golds in 5000 and 10000m that he won at London 4 years ago. But Jamaica’s […]
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Sweden into SF with Shocking Win Over USA & Brazil Win Despite Marta’s Missed Penalty
August 14, 2016 R K Gupta
#OlympicsWithKridangan, Olympics, Rio 2016, Rio Olympics, sweden, Women footballWomen’s football at Brasilia on Friday saw its biggest upset, when 4-time gold medalists USA lost to Sweden on penalties. The two teams scored one goal each in second half and no more goals could accrue in extra time. In the ensuing penalty shoot-out, USA missed twice and Lisa Dahlkvist scored the decisive goal for […]
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Almaz Ayana Breaks Women’s 10000m World Record Tirunesh Dibaba Settles for Bronze
August 13, 2016 R K Gupta
#OlympicsWithKridangan, Almaz Ayana, Athletics, Olympics, Rio 2016, Rio Olympics, Tirunesh DibabaWomen’s 10000m final was the first gold medal event in the track-and-field action on Friday. In the end, it proved to be a remarkable race, one of the very best in its long athletic history, where the top four finishers clocked a time of less than 30 minutes. Before the event began, all eyes were […]
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There is More to Athletics in the Rio Games Than Just Usain Bolt
August 12, 2016 R K Gupta
Athletics, Genzebe Dibaba, Mo Farah, Olympics, Rio 2016, Rio Olympics, Shelly-Ann Fraser, Usain Bolt, Valerie AdamsThe hype and hoop-la generated by Usain Bolt’s keenly awaited triple-triple has somewhat shadowed the other star athletes preparing for track-and field action starting Friday. In a message last week to his 4 million followers on twitter, Bolt beckoned everyone to watch him make Olympic history at the Rio Games. No one has ever done […]
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Brazilian Men Thrash Denmark on a Dramatic Last Day in Group Stage of Rio Football
August 12, 2016 R K Gupta
#OlympicsWithKridangan, FIFA, Football, Olympics, Rio 2016, Rio OlympicsOn Tuesday and Wednesday, quarterfinal contenders in women and men’s football tournament were decided. Four women’s and Eight men’s teams went out of the reckoning and the qualifiers now prepare for the knock-out stage. Women’s quarterfinals will be played on August 12 and men’s on August 13. In one of the men’s games on Wednesday, […]
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Michael Phelps Wins His 21st Gold and Counting as USA Continue Their Medal Haul at Rio
August 11, 2016 R K Gupta
#OlympicsWithKridangan, Michael Phelps, Olympics, Rio 2016, Rio Olympics, swimmingSuper swimmer Michael Phelps added two more gold medals on Tuesday night to take his tally of top podium victories to 21. His overall tally stands at 25 and he is not finished yet. Later this week, Phelps swims in three more events and going by his form, more medals could be added against the […]
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Serena Goes Out Unheralded as Women’s QF Line-up Decided Murray Nadal Stay in Fray
August 11, 2016 R K Gupta
#OlympicsWithKridangan, Andy Murray, Elina Svitolina, Olympics, Rafael Nadal, Rio 2016, Rio Olympics, Serena Williams, TennisNow tennis at Rio doesn’t have both Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams in the main draw. With Serena’s unceremonious exit on Tuesday, 2016 Games’ tennis gold medal will not be won by any of the two world’s no.1 players. Of the two Williams sisters, Venus is still in the mixed doubles draw, where she plays […]
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Atanu Das & Vikas Krishan Keep India’s Medal Hopes Alive at Rio Games on Tuesday
August 10, 2016 R K Gupta
#OlympicsWithKridangan, Atanu Das, Indian Sport News, Olympics, Rio 2016, Rio Olympics, Vikas KrishanIndian Archer Atanu Das directed his arrows superbly to sail into the round of sixteen in men’s recurve event of archery on Tuesday. On the same day, Indian pugilist Vikas Krishan Yadav also cruised into the round of 16 in men’s 75-kg middleweight boxing. Vikas defeated USA’s Charles Cornell in a unanimous decision. In men’s […]
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Pogba Breaks All Past Records to Become Football’s Most Expensive Buy at 105 Million Euros
August 10, 2016 R K Gupta
England Football, Football, Jose Mourinho, Manchester United, PogbaWelshman Gareth Bale created a stir three years ago, when Real Madrid acquired the Tottenham Hotspur footballer for about 100 million Euros. Until then, Cristiano Ronaldo’s transfer from Manchester United to Real Madrid in 2009 was the highest price for a footballer at 98.74 million euros. Now 23-year old French star Paul Pogba has beaten […]
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| # | Player | Point |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor AXELSEN | 72,500 |
| 2 | PRANNOY H. S. | 66,730 |
| 3 | CHOU Tien Chen | 61,240 |
| 4 | Jonatan CHRISTIE | 61,110 |
| 5 | Kodai NARAOKA | 55,370 |