Rio Olympics
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Leander Paes might retire after Rio Olympics, says father
Tennis | Sep 19, 2015, 02:59 PM ISTNew Delhi: Leander Paes, one of the greatest tennis players India has produced, might retire after the 2016 Rio Olympics if he does not perform well.Leander's father Vece Paes said that the tennis star is
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L Devendro Singh storms in Asian semis, qualifies for World Championships
Other Sports | Sep 01, 2015, 05:10 PM ISTBangkok: Commonwealth Games silver-medallist L Devendro Singh (49kg) assured himself of a medal and a place in the upcoming World Championships by storming into the Asian Championships semifinal here on Tuesday.Devendro, a silver-medallist from the
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Water pollution tricky issue for Rio Olympics
Other Sports | Aug 26, 2015, 07:10 AM ISTRio de Janeiro: The organisers of the 2016 Rio Olympics are facing a tricky issue of the water pollution, a media report said.The issue that has most attracted the world's attention so far is the
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Michael Phelps sets tone for Rio race with blistering 200m butterfly win
Other Sports | Aug 08, 2015, 02:51 PM ISTSan Antonio: Michael Phelps showed he's still a formidable force as the Rio Olympics approach, clocking a stunning 1min 52.94sec to win the 200m butterfly at the US swimming championships.“This next year is going to be
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Olympic Gold Quest focussed on Rio Olympics
Other Sports | Jul 28, 2015, 11:03 PM ISTBengaluru: Not-for-profit organisation Olympic Gold Quest hoped that at least 25 of the 70 sportspersons they are currently supporting will qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.Speaking at a media conference here
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Indian women archery team earns Olympic berths
Other Sports | Jul 28, 2015, 04:16 PM ISTCopenhagen (Denmark): Indian women's recurve team earned Olympic quota for 2016 Rio Games while the men's trio failed to advance after squandering a handsome lead at the archery World Championships, here today.Pitted against seventh seed
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India will win 10 plus medals at Rio Olympics: Sports Minister
Other Sports | Jun 20, 2015, 06:28 PM ISTKolkata: Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal is confident that India's medal tally in next year's Rio Olympic Games will go up to 10 plus from six medals, which the country's athletes bagged at London Olympics in
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Gurpreet Singh gets quota place for Rio Olympics
Other Sports | May 31, 2015, 06:11 PM ISTNew Delhi: Gurpreet Singh secured India a fifth quota place in shooting for the Rio Olympics by finishing fourth in the Men's 10m Air Pistol final at the ISSF Shooting World Cup in Munich today.
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Abhinav Bindra qualifies for 2016 Rio Olympics
Other Sports | May 28, 2015, 10:15 PM ISTMunich: India's only individual Olympic gold medalist Abhinav Bindra on Thursday won his country its fourth Rio Olympics quota slot, with a sixth place finish in the final of the 10m Air Rifle event at
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Govt identifies 45 athletes as potential medal winners in Rio Olympics
Other Sports | Apr 21, 2015, 09:11 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Sports Ministry has identified 45 potential medal winners, who will get financial assistance under the government scheme 'Target Olympic Podium' for the 2016 Rio Games."Financial Assistance is available for such athletes from
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Three Indian race walkers qualify for Rio Olympics
Other Sports | Apr 19, 2015, 11:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: Three Indian race walkers -- Khushbir Kaur, Manish Rawat and Sandeep Kumar -- on Sunday qualified for next year's Rio Olympics after creditable performances in the IAAF Race Walking Challenge at Rio Maior
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Wrestler Sushil Kumar sets sights on World Championships
Other Sports | Apr 19, 2015, 08:12 PM ISTNew Delhi: Double Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar has set his sights on the prestigious World Championships in the United States in September to start his preparations for next year's Rio Games in right earnest.Sushil,
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Bolt eyes historic 'triple-triple' in Rio Olympics
Other Sports | Apr 17, 2015, 04:41 PM ISTRio de Janeiro: Star sprinter Usain bolt says the prospect of a landmark "triple-triple" is a motivating force as he prepares for his final Olympic Games in Rio next year.The Jaimaican sprint legend will be
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SAI sees a record 100 athletes qualifying for Rio Olympics
Other Sports | Apr 16, 2015, 04:54 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a rather ambitious projection, Sports Authority of India (SAI) sees a record 100 plus athletes qualifying for next year's Rio Olympics. "Though qualification process has barely started, our own assessment is that if
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Mary Kom decides to quit boxing after Rio Olympics
Other Sports | Mar 02, 2015, 07:49 PM ISTNew Delhi: Olympic medallist pugilist M C Mary Kom today said she has decided to quit boxing after the 2016 Rio Olympic Games as her body would not be able to cope with the rigours
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Jitu Rai to train in Rio one year before Olympics
Other Sports | Jan 13, 2015, 10:53 PM ISTMumbai: Ace pistol shooter Jitu Rai is to train as well as compete in shooting events at Rio de Janeiro in the middle of August this year as he prepares to take a shot at
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Workers on strike at Rio Olympics building site
Other Sports | Apr 05, 2014, 10:28 AM ISTRIO DE JANEIRO : More than 2,000 construction workers were off the job Friday in the second day of a strike that has slowed work at the Olympic Park, the main cluster of venues for