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  Bcoz my dad is the boss! 24-year-old overweight Ethiopian swimmer flaunts ‘Dad Bod’ in style at Rio!

  August 11, 2016 19:24 IST

  24-year-old overweight Ethiopian swimmer flaunts ‘Dad Bod’ in style at Rio.

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  Decoded: Here is the reason why Olympian Michael Phelps has purple spots on his back

  August 11, 2016 17:55 IST

  If you have watched legendary Olympian Michael Phelps in Rio Olympics, you must have noticed several purple dots on his back and shoulder. Millions of people around the globe saw it when Phelps reached

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  Sports Ministry ignored Dipa Karmakar's request for physio ahead of Rio as it was deemed 'wasteful'

  August 11, 2016 13:16 IST

  Dipa Karmakar's request to allow her physiotherapist travel with her to Rio fell on deaf ears as the Sports Authority of India deemed her request as wasteful, according to the family of the gymnast. Earlier

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  Rio 2016: Indian boxers face disqualification for not getting ‘INDIA’ printed on back of jersey

  August 11, 2016 12:11 IST

  Indiscipline by Indian athletes may result in their disqualification from the ongoing Rio Olympics at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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  Rio 2016: Water polo pool turns green, raises eyebrows

  August 11, 2016 11:10 IST

  Almost a day after the water in the Rio Olympics diving pool turned green, a second pool changed color. The water polo pool, situated in the Maria Lenk Aquatic Center next to the diving pool

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  This is how a Rickshaw driver’s daughter Deepika Kumari made it to Rio Olympics

  August 11, 2016 10:01 IST

  Jharkhand archer Deepika Kumari, who won her 1/64 and 1/32 contests in convincing fashion to book a place in the pre-quarters of the individual archery event at Rio 2016, has unwavering focus and determination which

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  Rio 2016: Archery, boxing lift Indian spirits on dismal day

  August 11, 2016 7:05 IST

  Women archers Laishram Bombayla Devi and Deepika Kumari along with boxer Manoj Kumar scripted a triumph of their respective events on another day of exits for India contingent at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Whereas,

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  On Michael Pehlp’s 21st Olympics Gold, Twitteratti come up with hilarious memes

  August 10, 2016 22:04 IST

  American Michael Phelps won his 20th and 21st gold medals of the Olympics on Tuesday, thus creating a feat, many would not even dream to achieve. Phelps made up for one of the rare losses

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  Rio 2016: Milkha Singh lashes out at IOC for India’s poor show in Olympics

  August 10, 2016 11:20 IST

  In the wake of India’s poor performance in Rio 2016, legendary athlete Milkha Singh today blamed Indian Olympics Association for the dismal show of the Indian sportspersons in the ongoing games. Indian contingent has

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  Pele to join closing ceremony for Rio Games

  August 10, 2016 11:09 IST

  Brazilian soccer legend Pele on Tuesday said that he hopes to make it to the closing ceremony of the Rio Olympics after he missed the opening because of poor health. Regarded as a

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  Rio 2016: Michael Phelps’ magic continues, bags 21st Olympic gold medal

  August 10, 2016 10:10 IST

  Michael Phelps claimed his 21st Olympic gold medal and 25th overall medal by winning the men's 200m butterfly final at the Rio Olympics on Tuesday. The 31-year-old clocked 1:53.36 to beat Japan's Masato Sakai by

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  Rio 2016: Boxer Vikas Krishan defeats USA’s Charles Cornwell to enter pre-quarterfinals

  August 10, 2016 6:18 IST

  Vikas Krishan Yadav defeated Charles Conwell of the United States in the men’s middle-weight (75 kg) category, giving India’s boxing campaign a rousing start at the ongoing Rio Olympics.

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  Rio 2016 Archery: Unheralded Atanu Das advances to quarterfinals

  August 09, 2016 21:58 IST

  Talented archer Atanu Das provided a silver lining on a disappointing day for the Indians by entering the quarter-finals of the Individual Recurve event at the Rio Olympics today. In a thrilling best of

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  Rio 2016: Indian rower Dattu Bhokanal crashes out of Men's single sculls

  August 09, 2016 18:06 IST

  Indian rower Dattu Baban Bhokanal has crashed out of Men's single sculls at Rio Olympics 2016.

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  How celebs ripped into Shobhaa De for her ‘Rio Jao, Khaali haath wapas aao’ remark

  August 09, 2016 15:34 IST

  Famous writer and socialite Shobhaa De invited controversy on Monday when she took a dig at the Indian athletes participating at the Rio Olympics on Twitter.

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  Did Abhinav Bindra’s malfunctioned gun cost India a medal at the Rio Olympics?

  August 09, 2016 12:54 IST

  India’s ace shooter Abhinav Bindra missed out the bronze medal at the Rio Olympics by a whisker, thereby finishing fourth in the 10m air rifle event. But what may not be in the knowledge

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  Rio 2016: After a medal-less Monday, India aiming at a strong comeback

  August 09, 2016 12:39 IST

  India witnessed yet another medal-less day on Monday as ace shooter Abhinav Bindra missed his second Olympic medal by a narrow margin, thereby finishing fourth in the 10m air pistol event.

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  Rio 2016: Don’t want to break down in front of you, says Abhinav Bindra after finishing fourth in finals

  August 09, 2016 11:29 IST

  India’s ace shooter Abhinav Bindra was dejected after failing to win his second Olympic medal and said that he did not want to cry in front of media persons.

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  Rio 2016: Major heartbreak for India as champions Germany steal last minute goal to win 2-1

  August 08, 2016 22:24 IST

  India's hockey team conceded a goal barely three seconds from the hooter to lose 1-2 to Germany in its second match of the pool phase in the Olympic Games here on Monday. Christopher Ruhr deflected

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  Rio 2016: Abhinav Bindra misses 2nd Olympics medal by 0.1 point, ends fourth

  August 08, 2016 22:06 IST

  Narrowly missing out on a medal in his final Olympic games, Indian shooter Abhinav Bindra finished fourth a tense shoot-off in the final of the men's 10 metre Air Rifle final at the Olympic Shooting

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  Rio 2016: Abhinav Bindra storms into finals, Narang crashes out

  August 08, 2016 19:06 IST

  ace shooter Abhinav Bindra has qualified for the men’s 10m air rifle event. However, London Olympics medalist Gagan Narang crashed out of the qualifiers.

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  Grit and glory: As mother battles for life in hospital, Indian rower Dattu Bhokanal aims for nation’s pride

  August 08, 2016 13:01 IST

  Saddled by poor shows by shooters, paddlers and tennis players, rower Dattu Baban Bhokanal has proven to be among the few bright sparks in India’s Olympic journey so far.

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  Rio 2016: Indian women hockey team, archers advance, shooter Heena crashes out

  August 08, 2016 11:03 IST

  While Indian women’s hockey team managed to hold Japan to a draw and women’s archery team progressed to the quarter-finals, pistol shooter Heena Sidhu misfired on day two of the Rio Olympics on Sunday.

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  Rio Olympics 2016: Gymnast Dipa Karmakar creates history, qualifies for vault final

  August 08, 2016 7:16 IST

  Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar scripted history as she became the first Indian to make the cut for the individual vault finals in her debut Olympic Games after finishing 8th in the qualifying round. Her dream

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  Russian players banned from competing in Rio Paralympics Games

  August 07, 2016 23:02 IST

  The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) on Sunday banned entire Russian team from competing in the upcoming games last month as punishment for the country running a doping operation that polluted sports by prioritizing "medals over

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  Rio Olympics: Indian women's archery team enters quarters

  August 07, 2016 22:10 IST

  The Indian women’s archery team progressed to the quarter-finals by edging out Colombia 5-3 as shooters continued with disappointing run at the Rio Olympics today. The Indian trio of Laishram Bombayla Devi, Laxmirani Majhi

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  Rio Olympics: Heena Sidhu loses medal hope in 10m Air Pistol, bows out of Qualification round

  August 07, 2016 20:50 IST

  Heena Sidhu, India’s medal hope in Rio Olympics Games, crashed out of the 10m Air Pistol Women’s Qualification round today, as Indian shooters’s disappointing run continued in Rio De Janeiro. Heena finished at 14th

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  French gymnast suffers horrific leg break, echoed sickening snap throughout gymnastics arena

  August 07, 2016 14:04 IST

  A sickening snap echoed throughout the arena when French gymnast Samir Ait Said suffered a broken leg that was left hanging. The athlete’s tibia was fractured and he discovered that his Olympic dreams are over.