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  Meet Gaurika Singh: 13-year-old Nepal earthquake survivor is the youngest competitor at Rio Olympics

  Other Sports | August 02, 2016 13:39 IST

  In April 2015, while back in Nepal for the national championships with her mother Garima and little brother Sauren, Singh was caught in the earthquake that devastated the country.

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  450,000 condoms to be given away in Rio 2016 athletes’ village

  World | May 21, 2016 12:21 IST

  Rio de Janiero:About 450,000 condoms will be distributed during the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, three times more than for the London Games four years ago, the International Olympic Committee says. Part of the reason was

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  Railways orders inquiry into UP athlete's death

  India | July 24, 2015 17:42 IST

  New Delhi: Railways today ordered an inquiry into the death of a national-level fencing champion who was allegedly pushed off a moving train by railway police personnel in UP's Hathras district."Asking UP govt to take

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  Did Bruce Jenner get a nose job?

  Hollywood | March 19, 2015 8:00 IST

  Los Angeles: Former athlete and TV personality Bruce Jenner reportedly underwent nose surgery a few weeks ago.Jenner, who is in the midst of a gender transition, got his nose worked upon to “soften” his features

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  Not only Yuvraj, it can happen to any athlete: Dhoni

  Cricket | April 07, 2014 11:46 IST

  Mirpur: Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni tonight did not sound convincing as he desperately tried to defend Yuvraj Singh whose painstaking 21-ball 11 put paid to India's hopes of a historic treble.     India's quest ended in

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  Meet the top 10 richest married couples in athletics

  Other Sports | December 13, 2014 11:17 IST

  New Delhi: There are several things that make the marriage of two greats in their respective sports, sometimes even the same sport, so intriguing. With both parties in the marriage bringing their hefty finances to

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  Trinidad and Tobago's Dean Lendore clocks new world indoor 400m mark

  Other Sports | January 26, 2014 18:25 IST

  Bridgetown (Barbados): Caribbean athletes made a promising start to the 2014 track and field season including a world leading indoor time by Deon Lendore of Trinidad and Tobago.Lendore, Wayne Davis Jnr, Janeil Bellille were victorious

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  Sprinter Amiya Mallick on strict diet before Jamaican sojourn

  Other Sports | January 12, 2014 19:09 IST

  Bhubaneswar: Odisha sprinter Amiya Mallick is on strict diet and fitness regime as he prepares to train in Jamaica under Glen Mills, the coach of sprint king Usain Bolt."My diet had been specific in the

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  Superfast elite athlete-field for Mumbai Marathon

  Other Sports | January 08, 2014 19:10 IST

  Mumbai: Kenyan Evans Cheruiyot, with a personal best of 2:06.25, leads the men's elite field which has no less than 16 athletes having personal bests of below 2:10, promising a competitive Mumbai Marathon here Jan

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  Angry at athletes' neglect, Fraser-Pryce threatens to quit

  Other Sports | November 17, 2013 15:28 IST

  Monaco: Jamaica's World Champion female sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is threatening to boycott competing in her effort to get more attention for the athletes on the island.Fraser-Pryce believes that Jamaican athletes should continue to pressure the

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  India TV effect: Family of athlete who beat Milkha Singh in race gets Rs 5 lakh from Petroleum Board

  India | August 24, 2013 18:35 IST

  New Delhi: After India TV reported the state of penury in which the late athlete Makhan Singh's family was living in Punjab, Petroleum Minister  M Veerappa Moily today announced Rs 5 lakh assistance to his

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  Know more about the world's fastest man 'Black Lightning' Usain Bolt

  Other Sports | December 30, 2013 7:11 IST

  New Delhi: Whenever we think about speed, a name pops up and the name is of the great Jamaican sprinter  Usain Bolt. Usain Bolt nicknamed the ‘Black Lightning' got international attention during the 2008 Beijing Olympics,

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  The forgotten hero of Indian sports: 'The Payyoli Express' P T Usha

  Other Sports | August 03, 2013 7:33 IST

  New Delhi: Famously known as "queen of Indian track and field", Pilavullakandi Thekkeparambil Usha was born on June 27, 1964 in the village of Payyoli, Kozhikode District, Kerala.  The Indian legend Nick named 'Payyoli Express'

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  World shocked again as top athletes fail dope test

  Other Sports | July 15, 2013 15:21 IST

  Washington, July 15: Track and field was dealt with a huge blow as the world's top sprinters former world record holder Jamaican Asafa Powell, American champion Tyson Gay and Olympic medallist Sherone Simpson failed drug

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  Santhi gets Sports Ministry assistance for NIS course

  Other Sports | July 11, 2013 16:59 IST

  New Delhi, July 11: Taking note of the “indigent circumstances” in which former athlete Santhi Soundarajan has been living, the Sports Ministry on Thursday sanctioned an assistance of Rs. 60,500 to fund her National Institute

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  Athlete-turned-daily wager gets ministry's helping hand

  Other Sports | July 11, 2013 14:34 IST

  New Delhi, July 11: The sports ministry Thursday approved a financial assistance of Rs.60,500 to former athlete Shanthi Sondarajan, taking into consideration her poor financial condition.Recent reports in the media said that she is living

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  I am being treated like a joker in a circus, says athlete Pinki Pramanik

  Other Sports | November 14, 2012 11:19 IST

  Kolkata, Nov 14 : Controversial  athlete Pinki Pramanik, who has been declared a male by West Bengal police in its chargesheet before a court, has said, she was being treated like a joker in a

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  Furore over leak of MMS clip of athlete Pinki Pramanik's gender test

  Other Sports | July 04, 2012 13:09 IST

  Kolkata, Jul 4: Human rights organisations in West Bengal have registered their protest over an MMS clip of athlete Pinki Pramanik's gender test going viral on the internet.The MMS clip was apparently recorded during one

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  Sahana Kumari qualifies for London Olympics

  Other Sports | June 23, 2012 22:09 IST

  Hyderabad, Jun 23: Karnataka high jumper Sahana Kumari became the 14 Indian athlete to qualify for the London Olympics after she cleared 1.92m during the opening day of National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships here today.Sahana

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  Aths Australia reject LaCaze bid for Oly inclusion

  Other Sports | June 15, 2012 21:52 IST

  Australia, Jun15: Athletics Australia has rejected an appeal to include an athlete who ran an Olympic qualifying time barely 24 hours after the qualification deadline.Genevieve LaCaze beat the Olympic qualifying standard in the 3,000-meter steeplechase