Rio De Janerio
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Onset of 31st Olympic Games in Rio in thick of doping controversies
Other Sports | Aug 05, 2016, 05:50 PM ISTDespite Brazil putting its best foot forward to detach the Games from the shadow of the biggest doping scandal afflicting the Russian players, a plethora of incidents related to doping have cast a heavy shadow
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Usain Bolt withdraws from 100m final at Jamaican Olympic trials
Football | Jul 02, 2016, 09:53 AM ISTKingston (Jamaica): Casting doubt on his Rio de Janeiro Olympics appearance next month, Usain Bolt has withdrawn from his country's National Senior Championships citing an unspecified injury, said Jamaican officials. The national meet serves as
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Olympics could fail big time amid financial crisis: Rio de Janeiro Governor
Other Sports | Jun 28, 2016, 06:39 PM ISTDornelles' remarks are in sharp contrast with other higher-level Brazilian officials who always repeat that the Games would be unaffected by the various political and economic problems ravaging the host nation.
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Ahead of the Olympics, financial emergency declared in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro
Other Sports | Jun 18, 2016, 11:11 AM ISTBrasilia: With less than 50 days left for the Olympics, the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro has declared a financial emergency. According to the Interim Governor Francisco Dornelles, the "serious economic crisis" threatens to
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India to send largest ever Olympic contingent in Rio 2016
Other Sports | Apr 27, 2016, 06:11 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Union sports ministry has set a target of 10-plus medals at the forthcoming Rio de Janerio Olympics that will see the largest-ever Indian contingent of athletes participating. A committee set up by
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World's fastest man Usain Bolt to retire after Rio Olympics 2016
Other Sports | Mar 22, 2016, 12:45 PM ISTRio De Janeiro:Sprinter Usain Bolt has confirmed he will retire after this year's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro despite calls to prolong his career. The six-time Olympic gold medalist suggested in January that he
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UN Sustainable Development Summit: All you need to know
World | Sep 26, 2015, 05:24 PM ISTUnited Nations : The Sustainable Development Summit at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York has started from Friday, ahead of the annual General Assembly gathering of world leaders that begins on Monday.Leaders of
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Rio outlines massive olympic security plan
Other Sports | Jul 31, 2015, 12:13 PM ISTRio de Janerio: The Rio 2016 Olympics will boast Brazil's largest ever security operation with an 85,000-strong force to patrol event venues and the city's streets, government officials said.The plan will see 57,000 military troops
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Rio 2016 Olympic village almost complete
Other Sports | Jul 22, 2015, 11:47 AM ISTRio de Janeiro: Construction of the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic village is almost complete and due to be concluded by the end of 2015.There are 31 buildings, each with 17 floors, divided into seven
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Brazil is clean on winning World Cup bid: President Rousseff
Football | Jun 09, 2015, 01:43 PM ISTRio de Janeiro Brazil President Dilma Rousseff has said there was "no reason" to suspect kickbacks were used to secure the country's right to stage the 2014 FIFA World Cup."There is no reason to begin
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Brazil ready to collaborate over FIFA graft probe: Rousseff
World | May 28, 2015, 10:47 AM ISTRio de Janerio: Brazil President Dilma Rousseff said her country was ready to collaborate with the Swiss and US authorities over their probe into football corruption.Swiss police arrested seven officials from football's governing body FIFA
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Google celebrates the inauguration of FIFA world cup in Brazil
Football | Jun 12, 2014, 10:35 AM ISTNew Delhi: The search engine in its unique way tried to celebrate the biggest sporting event of the year. The FIFA football world cup which begins from today in Brazil has been described in an