Reflective China braces for diminished haul at the Rio Olympics

IMAGE: Xiaoxia Li, Shiwen Liu and Ning Ding of China pose before the Women's Table Tennis Team Gold Medal Team Match between China and Germany. Photograph: Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images. Defeats in......

Rio Olympics: China questions gold medal obsession

  IMAGE: Silver medalist Chad le Clos of South Africa, gold medalist Yang Sun of China and bronze medalist Conor Dwyer of the United States pose on the podium during the medal ceremony for the......

Meet the first gold medal winner of Rio Olympics

IMAGE: Virginia Thrasher of United States poses with the gold medal which she won in the women's 10m Air Rifle event at the 2016 Olympic Games, in Rio de Janeiro, on Saturday. Photograph: Jeremy......

Olympics: Shooters Chandela, Paul crash out in qualification round

India's shooters Apurvi Chandela and Ayonika Paul were way off the mark in the 10m Air Rifle Women's event, finishing way behind the leaders to bow out in the qualification round, at the 2016......

Tournament's 'best shooter' Chandela wins another gold

IMAGE: Apurvi Chandela of India. Photograph: Paul Gilham/Getty Images India's Apurvi Chandela shot her way to a second successive gold medal and emerged as the 'Shooter of the Tournament' in the......