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  Rio 2016 medals to contain recycled metal

  Other Sports | November 04, 2014 13:12 IST

  Rio de Janeiro: The medals that will be awarded at the Rio 2016 Olympics will be produced by Brazilian Mint from materials including recycled electronic equipment.The initiative, conceived by the local organising committee's design team,

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  India set up gold medal clash with Korea in World Cup Archery

  Other Sports | May 18, 2014 14:49 IST

  Kolkata:  Indian men's recurve team have set up a gold medal clash with world champions Korea thereby assuring themselves a medal in the ongoing Archery World Cup Stage 2 at Medellin, United States.     According to

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  Russian speedskater Olga Graf unzips her skin suit after winning a medal

  Other Sports | February 12, 2014 6:38 IST

  New Delhi: A moment of triumph nearly turned embarrassing for Russian speedskater Olga Graf.The 30-year-old gave the home country a reason to cheer on Sunday, winning Russia's first medal when she took a surprising bronze

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  Rich haul of medals by Indian weightlifters

  Other Sports | November 26, 2013 22:16 IST

  New Delhi: India bagged 36 medals, including 19 gold, on the second day of the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships at Penang, Malaysia, on Tuesday.Besides winning 19 gold, India secured 11 silver and six bronze today, taking

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  Haryana hikes prize money for medal winners

  Other Sports | September 18, 2013 22:16 IST

  Chandigarh: The Haryana government on Wednesday doubled the prize money for players who win medals in the World Cup and world championships and also raised the prize money for Bhim and Arjuna awardees from the

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  Saina's golden chance to win medal at Worlds

  Other Sports | August 04, 2013 18:50 IST

  Guangzhou, Aug 4: World No.3 Saina Nehwal will be leading the Indian challenge at the World Championships, starting here Monday at the Tianhe Indoor Stadium, and this will be the Hyderabadi's best chance to grab

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  Want my medal to travel the country and inspire: Narang

  Other Sports | August 16, 2012 18:15 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 16: His parents' decision to take the road less travelled has gone a long way in helping shooter Gagan Narang realise his Olympic dream, and the London Games bronze winner now plans

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  Olympic medal would set me free, says Mary Kom

  Other Sports | May 08, 2012 23:30 IST

  New Delhi, May 8: An Olympic medal is the biggest dream of her life and ahead of the only qualifying event for women boxers, India's five-time world champion M C Mary Kom said a podium

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  Somdev-Sanam Win Gold, Sania-Vishnu Settle For Silver

  India | November 23, 2010 11:25 IST

  Guangzhou, Nov 22: Somdev Devvarman today became the first Indian to reach the men's singles final in the history of the Asian Games before winning the men's doubles gold with Sanam Singh but Sania Mirza