Rio Olympics 2016
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Sporting fraternity congratulates Sakshi Malik on her historic feat
Other Sports | Aug 18, 2016, 02:50 PM ISTThe country's sports personalities on Thursday extended their wishing to female wrestler Sakshi Malik for clinching a historic bronze to end India's frustrating wait for a medal in the Rio Olympic Games. Tendulkar praised Sakshi
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From Rohtak to Rio: Know Sakshi Malik, India’s first woman wrestler to bag an Olympic medal
Other Sports | Aug 18, 2016, 12:21 PM ISTSakshi Malik today scripted history by becoming the first woman wrestler from India to bag an Olympic medal and only fourth female athlete from the country to climb to the podium at the biggest sporting
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Wrestler Sakshi Malik ends India's medal drought at Rio
Sports | Aug 18, 2016, 11:04 AM ISTWrestler Sakshi Malik ends India's drought at Rio
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Sakshi Malik wins Bronze Medal in wrestling 58kg category, PM Modi congratulates for historic win
Other Sports | Aug 18, 2016, 07:34 AM ISTSakshi Malik made history by winning first medal for India by winning bronze in the women's 55kg freestyle event at the Rio Olympics on Wednesday. A diminutive 23-year-old girl from Mokhra village near Rohtak
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News in Nutshell: Important stories of the day
India | Aug 16, 2016, 08:09 PM ISTImportant stories of the day
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Independence Day reception by Indian embassy fails to impress athletes in Rio
Other Sports | Aug 16, 2016, 12:16 PM ISTThe Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in collaboration with the Indian Embassy in Brazil arranged a reception for the athletes participating in the Rio Olympics on account of India's 70th Independence Day. However, it
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Rio 2016: Shuttlers K Srikanth, P V Sindhu step closer to medals; boxers disappoint
Other Sports | Aug 16, 2016, 07:01 AM ISTLifting the sagging spirits of India on the 10th day of the Rio Olympics, shuttlers K Srikanth and P V Sindhu registered facile wins in their respective matches, advancing a step closer towards medals. However,
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Rio 2016 Hockey: Belgium dash India's dream of medal, win quarterfinal 3-1
Hockey | Aug 14, 2016, 11:55 PM ISTEight-time gold medallist, India, today blew away a great opportunity to create history after a hiatus of 36 years to climb the medal podium as it squandered a one goal advantage to go down 1-3
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Rio 2016 Tennis: Sania-Bopanna lose bronze medal match to Czech duo
Tennis | Aug 14, 2016, 10:34 PM ISTDashing India's first medal hopes at Rio Olympics 2016, Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna lost 1-6, 5-7 to Czechs Lucie Hradecka and Radek Stepanek in the tennis mixed doubles bronze medal match today. It took
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Rio 2016: Olympics journey ends for Saina; Srikanth enters pre-quarters
Other Sports | Aug 14, 2016, 10:04 PM ISTIndia’s dismal run at Rio Olympics continued as its biggest medal hope Saina Nehwal crashed out of the women's singles event. However, Kidambi Srikanth lifted some gloom from India's sagging badminton campaign as he reached
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News in Nutshell: Important stories of the day
India | Aug 14, 2016, 08:13 PM ISTNews in Nutshell: Important stories of the day
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Rio 2016: Lalita keeps alive India's medal hopes on dismal Saturday
Other Sports | Aug 14, 2016, 12:04 AM ISTIn yet another dismal day at the Rio Olympics 2016, long distance runner Lalita Babar kept India's hopes alive as she qualified for the women's 3,000 metre Steeplechase finals. Apart from her, it was only
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Rio 2016 Hockey: India held 2-2 after Canada's late goal
Hockey | Aug 12, 2016, 11:45 PM ISTA nervy India squandered a one-goal advantage as they allowed Canada to stage a fightback with a late strike and earn a 2-2 draw in their final men's hockey pool game of the Rio Olympics
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Bcoz my dad is the boss! 24-year-old overweight Ethiopian swimmer flaunts ‘Dad Bod’ in style at Rio!
Other Sports | Aug 11, 2016, 07:24 PM IST24-year-old overweight Ethiopian swimmer flaunts ‘Dad Bod’ in style at Rio.
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Sports Ministry ignored Dipa Karmakar's request for physio ahead of Rio as it was deemed 'wasteful'
Other Sports | Aug 11, 2016, 01:16 PM ISTDipa Karmakar's request to allow her physiotherapist travel with her to Rio fell on deaf ears as the Sports Authority of India deemed her request as wasteful, according to the family of the gymnast. Earlier
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Rio 2016: Water polo pool turns green, raises eyebrows
Other Sports | Aug 11, 2016, 11:10 AM ISTAlmost a day after the water in the Rio Olympics diving pool turned green, a second pool changed color. The water polo pool, situated in the Maria Lenk Aquatic Center next to the diving pool
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Rio 2016 Hockey: India emerge victorious in thriller against Argentina
Hockey | Aug 10, 2016, 03:03 PM ISTAfter suffering a major heartbreak by Germany yesterday, Indian men's Hockey team today beat Argentina 2-1 in a nail-biting pool match at the Rio Olympics. Chinglensana (8th minute) and Kothajit Khadangbam (35th) were the scorers
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Shot putter Inderjeet attains Rio Olympics qualification
Other Sports | May 02, 2015, 09:17 PM ISTMangaluru: World University Games silver medalist shot putter Inderjeet Singh achieved the Olympic qualification mark with a throw of 20.65m on the second day of the 19th Federation Cup at Mangala Stadium, here today. Defending champion
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2016 athletes' village set to become luxury housing
Other Sports | Mar 21, 2015, 11:47 AM ISTRio de Janeiro: Developers brag that the athletes' village for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics will rival a five-star resort.The village will be turned into a private condominium complex after the games with some
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India's Rio berth was crucial for longevity of HHIL
Hockey | Jan 18, 2015, 05:55 PM ISTNew Delhi: Australian hockey team captain Mark Knowles feels India's qualification for the 2016 Rio Olympics was "crucial" for the longevity of the Hero Hockey India League (HHIL), the third edition of which will begin