Category: Rio Olympics 2016

Bolt says athletics needs him to win at Rio Olympics

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt has stressed that the sport of athletics needs him…

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Saina crashes out of Olympics

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) India's premier shuttler Saina Nehwal on Sunday suffered a huge upset against World No.61…

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Rohit, Bravo fined for breaching ICC Code of Conduct

St. Lucia, Aug 14 (IANS) India's batsman Rohit Sharma and West Indies' Darren Bravo have both been fined 15 per…

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The beard is back, with an edge over the moustache

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) Delving into the editions of the Olympic Games held decades back, it's difficult to…

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Expelled Kenyan coach denies he posed as athlete at dope test

Nairobi, Aug 14 (IANS) The Kenyan sprint coach expelled from the Rio Olympics has denied he was intentionally impersonating as…

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Mo Farrah defends Olympic 10,000m title

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) Britain's Mo Farah recovered from a mid-race fall to successfully defend his Olympic 10,000…

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Rio organisers trumpet efficiency at halfway point of Olympics

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) The Rio Olympic Games has reached halfway point and organisers said the general operations…

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UK men’s team wins gold, setting world record in track cycling event

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) The British men's team took gold in track cycling event at the 2016 Rio…

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Platform for open-water swimming competition at Rio collapses

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) The diving platform of the Rio Olympics open-water swimming event has collapsed into the…

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Small challenges to massive security structure at Rio Olympics

By Hardev Sanotra Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) Muggings, a possible gunshot, a bomb blast without injuries and a…

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US storms to 24 golds at Rio Olympics

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) The United States continued their haul of gold medals at the Rio Olympics on…

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Spoils shared at track and field on Rio’s Super Saturday

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) Belgium, Jamaica, Britain, the US and Germany all claimed track and field gold medals…

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Rio Olympics: Phelps wins another gold, bows out with 28 Games medals

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) Michael Phelps won his fifth gold of the Rio Olympics and his 23rd overall…

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Cambage keeps Australia intact Olympic basketball

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) It was Elizabeth Cambage again who kept Australia's perfect record in the Olympic women's…

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Phelps signs off with fairytale farewell

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) Michael Phelps secured a fairytale end to his career as an Olympic athlete as…

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Thompson wins Olympic gold for Jamaica in women’s 100m

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) Elaine Thompson continued Jamaica's Olympic sprint monopoly by winning gold in the women's 100m…

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Shoeless runner Diro of Ethiopia makes heroine in Olympic steeplechase

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) Ethiopian runner Etenesh Diro ran the last 800 meters of her 3000m steeplechase heat…

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US wins gold in men’s 4x100m medley relay at Rio Olympics

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) Michael Phelps secured a gold medal in his final race as an Olympic athlete…

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Olympic football: Nigeria beat Denmark, to face Germany in semis

Salvador (Brazil), Aug 14 (IANS) John Obi Mikel and Aminu Umar sent Denmark packing while getting Nigeria into the semi-finals…

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Rio Olympics: British rowers capture men’s eight gold

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) Britain has captured gold in the men's eight rowing event at the Rio Olympics,…

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