Portugal Drawn to Play Argentina on First Day of Rio Football without Ronaldo and Messi
July 16, 2016 R K Gupta
Argentina, Football, Portugal, Rio 2016, Rio OlympicsWith both football superstars out of their national Olympic squads, the second Group D on August 4, 2016 between Portugal and Argentina will lose some color. Rio Olympic qualifying rules for men’s football allow only three players born after January 01, 1993 and thus most national squads will have players under the age of 23. […]
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Usain Bolt Cleared for Rio After All Justin Gatlin Will be There Too
July 14, 2016 R K Gupta
Jamaica, Olympics, Rio 2016, Rio Olympics, Usain BoltThe Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association has announced that world record holder Usain Bolt will be the part of their nation’s Olympic team for 2016 Summer Games in Rio. After the conclusion of the Jamaican Olympic Trials, a large contingent of Track-and-Field athletes has been cleared for the Rio Olympics and Bolt features in 100m, 200m […]
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Last-Ditch Effort by 18 Men’s National Basketball Teams to Clinch 3 Remaining Spots for Rio
July 7, 2016 R K Gupta
Basketball, FIBA, Rio 2016, Rio OlympicsWhile all 12 women’s teams for Rio Olympic Basketball Games have already qualified for the quadrennial Games, beginning in less than a month’s time, three quota places are still left for the men’s national basketball teams. Olympic Qualification Tournaments began on Monday July 4 simultaneously at three venues of Belgrade in Serbia, Manila in the […]
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Rio Olympics 2016: Usain Bolt withdraws from Jamaican Olympic Trials
July 2, 2016 kridangan
Jamaica, Rio 2016, Rio Olympics, Usain BoltTwo-time 100-meter Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt withdrew from the Jamaican Olympic Trials on Friday after suffering a Grade 1 hamstring tear. Bolt won his 100-meter semifinal heat with a time of 10.04 seconds. He complained of a tight hamstring after his preliminary race on Thursday, and the pain resurfaced after his semifinal run. Bolt could miss […]
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Pugilists Devendro and Sumit Miss Olympic Berths under Contrasting Circumstances
June 26, 2016 R K Gupta
Boxing, Indian Boxing, Indian Sport News, Olympics, Rio 2016, Rio OlympicsDevendro Singh Laishram fought gallantly against Spain’s Carmona Heredia Samuel in the semifinal of 49 kg category but couldn’t progress to the final. Since this category had only two quota places, Devendro’s loss meant he would miss the Rio Games and had to remain content with the Bronze Medal in AIBA’s World Qualifying Tournament in […]
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India’s Olympic Contingent Swells as Boxers Manoj Kumar & Vikas Krishnan Make the Cut
June 24, 2016 R K Gupta
Indian Boxing, Indian Sport News, Manoj Kumar, Olympics, Rio 2016, Rio Olympics, Vikas KrishnanIn heartening news for India, Manoj Kumar Kaltagdia and Vikas Krishnan became the second and third boxers to qualify for Rio Olympic Games after reaching the semifinals of International Boxing Association’s World Qualifying Tournament in Azerbaijani capital Baku on Thursday. Manoj made the grade in the 64 kg category and Vikas joined him later, when […]
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India’s Rio Quest: Abhinav Bindra Chosen as Flag-Bearer
June 13, 2016 R K Gupta
Abhinav Bindra, Avtar Singh, Indian Sport News, Narsingh Yadav, Olympics, Rio 2016, Rio Olympics, Tintu LukaIn one of last week’s developments, the Indian Olympic Association, IOA announced that 2008 Beijing Olympic gold medalist Abhinav Bindra would be the flag-bearer of Indian contingent at Rio Games’ opening ceremony on August 5. This will also be the fifth Olympic appearance for the ace shooter, who is the sole individual gold medal winner […]
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Rio Olympics : In and Out
June 11, 2016 Nikhita PS
Olympics, Rio 2016, Rio OlympicsSummer Olympic Games is an international multi sport event which occurs at an interval of 4 years and is organized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It is officially known as Games of XXXI Olympiad. The 2016 edition is a 17 day Olympiad, from August 5 to August 21. The host, Rio De Janeiro was […]
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Who Out of Narsingh Yadav & Sushil Kumar Will Go to the 2016 Rio Olympics?
May 14, 2016 R K Gupta
Indian Sport News, Narsingh Yadav, Rio 2016, Rio Olympics, Sushil KumarThe answer to this question has been allowed to hang on for too long by the Wrestling Federation of India, WFI and the Indian Olympic Association, IOA. The stalemate sprang up when Narsingh Yadav won the bronze medal at the World Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas last year and earned an Olympic quota place for […]
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Saina and Six Other Indian Shuttlers Punch Rio Olympic Tickets But Can They Bring Medals
May 5, 2016 R K Gupta
Badminton, badminton world, BWF, Indian Badminton, Indian Sport News, Rio 2016, Rio Olympics, Saina NehwalBadminton at 2016 Rio Games will see 172 participants from several countries selected on the basis of an Olympic Quota System, OQS. Though the Games begin on August 5, 2016, Badminton will be played during August 11-20 at Pavilion 4 of Rio Exhibition Center. The singles events will have 38 men and 38 women while […]
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| # | Player | Point |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor AXELSEN | 72,500 |
| 2 | CHOU Tien Chen | 67,190 |
| 3 | PRANNOY H. S. | 66,730 |
| 4 | Jonatan CHRISTIE | 64,960 |
| 5 | Anthony Sinisuka GINTING | 62,100 |