Rio Olympic
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Sindhu, Saina sail into second round of Singapore Open
Other Sports | Apr 10, 2019, 04:12 PM ISTStar Indian shuttlers P V Sindhu and Saina Nehwal sailed into the second round of the Singapore Open with straight-game wins over their respective rivals in the women's singles event here Wednesday.
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Matching Sushil’s feat of winning two Olympic medals my dream, says Sakshi Malik
Other Sports | Jan 16, 2017, 07:27 PM ISTRio 2016 wrestling bronze-medallist and India’s first and only woman wrestler to have won an Olympic medal, Sakshi Malik, is gearing up for the 2020 Tokyo Games with an aim to equal Sushil Kumar's historic
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Olympic spirit: NZ, US athletes help each other finish 5,000 m race after nasty fall
Other Sports | Aug 17, 2016, 12:45 PM ISTSports, they say, brings out the best in one’s character. On one hand is the competition that pushes one beyond his own known boundaries. On the other is the discipline and the respect players develop
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News in Nutshell: Important stories of the day
India | Aug 13, 2016, 08:16 PM ISTNews in Nutshell: Important stories of the day
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Rio 2016 Olympics kicks off with glittery opening ceremony
Sports | Aug 06, 2016, 02:14 PM ISTRio 2016 Olympics kicks off with glittery opening ceremony
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Rio fever: Meet ‘refugee’ athlete Yusra Mardini who ‘swam’ from Syria to the Olympics
Other Sports | Aug 06, 2016, 10:59 AM ISTRecounting the horror she and her elder sister had to face when an overloaded boat started to sink as they were crossing the Mediterranean to Greece, Yusra Mardini (18), who is a member of first
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31st Rio Olympics starts with colourful, melodic ceremony; Abhinav Bindra leads India in parade
Other Sports | Aug 06, 2016, 01:16 PM ISTDepicting Brazil's vibrantly diverse culture at the Macarana stadium, thousands of people joined an open air party here to mark the opening of 31st Olympics, the first to be held in South America and only
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No sweat: As Indians struggle for chairs and tables at Rio Games Village, US basketball teams hire lavish cruise liner for stay
Other Sports | Aug 03, 2016, 06:49 PM ISTThe state of affairs at Brazil’s Olympics Games Village has received a lot of bad press since teams began to touch down in the South American nation for the Olympic Games. Some teams have complained
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More than 70% of tickets sold for Rio Olympics
Other Sports | Jul 10, 2016, 08:09 AM ISTRio de Janeiro: More than 70 per cent of the total tickets available for next month's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro have been sold, the organisers said. Fans have spent 960 million reais (around
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Shooter Jitu Rai clinches silver at ISSF World Cup, boosts Rio prep
Other Sports | Jun 25, 2016, 06:58 PM ISTBaku, Azerbaijan: ‘Pistol King’ Jitu Rai pipped three-time Olympic champion Jongoh Jin of Korea to clinch silver medal at the ISSF Shooting World Cup in Baku on Saturday, signalling his intentions ahead of the Rio
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IWF may ban Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus from Rio Games
Other Sports | Jun 23, 2016, 11:03 AM ISTThe International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) announced that Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus may face being banned from the upcoming Rio Olympics over repeat doping offences.
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Rio 2016 Olympics results could take years to confirm: WADA
Other Sports | Jun 21, 2016, 12:36 PM ISTLondon: The incoming director general of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has said it could be years before the results of August's Rio Olympics are upheld. Last week saw Australian race walker Jared Tallent belatedly
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Discus thrower Seema Punia wins gold at the Young Thrower's Classic, qualifies for Rio Olympics
Other Sports | May 29, 2016, 12:15 PM ISTNew Delhi:Seema Antil Punia, a 32-year-old discus thrower from Haryana, qualified for the upcoming Olympics in Rio de Janiero by winning gold at the Young Thrower’s Classic in California on Sunday. Punia threw a distance
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Zika outbreak: Health experts urge WHO to consider moving Rio Olympics
Other Sports | May 28, 2016, 07:35 AM ISTLondon: Health experts on Friday urged the World Health Organization to consider whether the Rio de Janeiro Olympics should be postponed or moved because of the Zika outbreak. The 150 experts — including former White
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Wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt secures Rio Olympics quota for India
Cricket | Mar 19, 2016, 02:37 PM ISTYogeshwar Dutt today secured an Olympic quota place for India after making the final round of the men's 65kg freestyle event on the second day of the Asian Olympic Qualification tournament here.
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Dilma Rousseff says Zika won't jeopardise Olympic Games
World | Feb 14, 2016, 07:15 AM ISTRio de Janeiro: Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said on Saturday that the Rio 2016 Olympics will go forward despite the Zika virus epidemic, about which a number of foreign sports delegations that have expressed their
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Target Rio 2016: 57 Indians qualified so far
Other Sports | Dec 05, 2015, 02:29 PM ISTThe 2016 Rio Olympics are less than 9 months away. India is planning to better its 2012 tally of 6 medals. This would be possible only if India is able to send a contingent of
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Rio opens first Olympic Park venue
Other Sports | Sep 09, 2015, 10:28 AM ISTRio De Janeiro: The first venue at Rio de Janeiro's 2016 Olympic Park complex was officially opened late Tuesday as organisers stepped up preparations for next year's Games.Future Arena will host Olympic handball and Paralympic
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Rio 2016 Olympics face pollution challenges: International Olympic Committee(IOC)
Other Sports | Jul 29, 2015, 04:57 PM ISTKuala Lumpur: Organisers of the 2016 Rio Olympics face serious challenges over cleaning up the bay where sailing competitions will be held, International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said here on Wednesday.In recent months
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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