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  Rio-bound shot putter Inderjeet Singh fails dope test; cries conspiracy

  Other Sports | July 26, 2016 11:21 IST

  Inderjeet Singh, the Rio-bound shot putter from Haryana, has failed a dope test. According to reports, his A sample has been found positive for a banned substance.

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  Troubled Rio hits one month countdown to Olympics

  Other Sports | July 05, 2016 14:33 IST

  Rio De Janerio: A crime-plagued, cash-strapped Rio de Janeiro today enters the one-month countdown to becoming the first South American city to host the Olympics. Stadiums are all ready -- barring finishing touches -- and

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  Russian track and field athletes banned from Rio Olympics

  Other Sports | June 18, 2016 6:41 IST

  Vienna: World athletics governing body IAAF on Friday extended the ban on the doping-tainted Russian athletics federation, barring Russia's track and field athletes from competing for their country at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

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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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  HWL Final: A chance for teams to assess Olympic preparations

  Hockey | November 26, 2015 23:20 IST

  Raipur: Their berths in next year's Olympics secured, all the eight participating teams in the Hockey World League Final are looking at the elite tournament as a platform to assess their strengths and weaknesses with

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  Abhinav Bindra quits TOP Committee, says won't be able to spare time

  Other Sports | October 29, 2015 19:24 IST

  New Delhi: Star shooter Abhinav Bindra has decided to quit the Target Olympic Podium Committee, which selects Olympic medal prospect Indian athletes for availing government funds for top class training in the run up to

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  Indian women's hockey team qualifies for 2016 Rio Games

  Hockey | August 29, 2015 9:24 IST

  New Delhi: Indian women hockey team today booked their tickets to the 2016 Rio Games, first time since 1980 Olympics.In 1980 games, India had finished a commendable fourth.India joined the nine teams already qualified for

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  IOC shoots down British report on moving Rio Games

  Other Sports | May 10, 2014 9:46 IST

  LONDON : The IOC said Friday there is "not a shred of truth" to a British newspaper report that London has been approached about replacing Rio de Janeiro as host of the 2016 Olympics.   The

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  Sushil Kumar to compete in 74kg in Rio Games, Yogeshwar Dutt in 65kg

  Other Sports | January 03, 2014 9:16 IST

  New Delhi: Putting to rest all speculations, it was today confirmed that star wrestlers Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt will compete in 74kg and 65kg categories respectively at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games to avoid

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  Windsurfing in, kite-surfing out of Rio 2016

  Other Sports | November 11, 2012 17:55 IST

  Rio de Janeiro, Nov 11: The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) has reinstated windsurfing as an Olympic event for the 2016 Rio Games.The announcement was made after a vote of ISAF's general assembly Saturday which overturned