Category: Rio Olympics 2016

Del Potro holds off gritty Nadal, advances to men’s singles tennis final

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro continued his improbable run in Rio Olympics men's tennis,…

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Argentina beat Brazil in Olympic men’s basketball

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) Argentina came away with a 111-107 win over Brazil after the second overtime at…

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Rio Olympics: Starting platform for open-water swimming competition collapses

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) The diving platform that should have been the starting point of the Olympic open-water…

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Germany win third shooting gold in Rio

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) Christian Reitz has claimed the Olympic title of the men's 25m rapid fire pistol,…

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Murray tops Nishikori to enter men’s singles tennis final

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) British second seed Andy Murray moved within one victory of an unprecedented second Olympic…

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New Zealand, Australia take Olympic gold in men, women’s single sculls

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) New Zealand's Mahe Drysdale kept the gold he won in the men's single sculls…

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Russia collect fourth fencing gold in Rio

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) Russia defeated Ukraine in the women's sabre team final 45-30, claiming its fourth fencing…

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Blume wins Denmark’s first gold of Rio Games

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) Pernille Blume won Denmark's first gold medal of the Rio Olympics by storming to…

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Green pool to be drained, say Olympic officials

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) Olympic organizers has said that they will change the water in one of the…

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Rio Olympics: Lalita, Dattu provide cheer on dismal day

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) Long distance runner Lalita Babar kept India's hopes alive by qualifying for the women's…

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Rio Olympics: Shuttlers Attri, Reddy cruise to easy win

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) Indian shuttlers Manu Attri and Sumeeth Reddy defeated Hiroyuki Endo and Kenichi Hayakawa of…

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Rio Olympics: Sania-Bopanna go down in mixed doubles semis

By Hardev Sanotra Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) The Indian duo of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna went down…

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Rio Olympics: Shuttlers Attri, Reddy cruise to easy win

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) Indian shuttlers Manu Attri and Sumeeth Reddy defeated Hiroyuki Endo and K. Hayakawa of…

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Sania-Bopanna focus on medal despite semis disappointment

By Hardev Sanotra Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) Crestfallen after losing in the mixed doubles semi-finals, the Indian tennis…

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Ram recalls Indian roots after beating Sania-Bopanna

By Hardev Sanotra Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) A first generation American of Indian origin, Rajeev Ram was a…

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Rio Olympics: Sania-Bopanna go down in mixed doubles semis

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) The Indian duo of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna went down fighting in the…

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Golf: Chawrasia tied 22nd, Lahiri joint 57th at Olympics

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) India's golfers S.S.P. Chawrasia and Anirban Lahiri finished tied 22nd and joint 57th after…

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Russian long jumper Klishina banned from Olympics

Moscow, Aug 14 (IANS) All-Russia Athletic Federation (ARAF) president Dmitry Shlyakhtin on Saturday said that long jumper Darya Klishina, country's…

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Reitz wins 3rd shooting gold for Germany in Olympics

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) Christian Reitz claimed the Olympic title of the men's 25m rapid fire pistol on…

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Lalita raise India’s Rio hopes on dismal Saturday

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) Long distance runner Lalita Babar kept India's hopes alive on Saturday by qualifying for…

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