Category: Rio Olympics 2016

Olympic exotica: Pin collectors add colour and informal social exchange at Games

By Hardev Sanotra Rio de Janeiro, Aug 8 (IANS) "I can give you Barcelona, if you give me Rio." That's…

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Rio Olympics: India continue to wait for first medal

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 8 (IANS) Gymnast Dipa Karmakar turned out to be the standout performer as medals continued to…

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Gymnast Dipa creates history by entering Olympic final

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 8 (IANS) Dipa Karmakar created history by becoming the first Indian gymnast to enter the Olympic…

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Gymnast Dipa creates history by entering Olympic final

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 8 (IANS) Dipa Karmakar created history by becoming the first Indian gymnast to enter the Olympic…

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Indian women’s archery team go down in Olympic quarters

By Hardev Sanotra Rio de Janeiro, Aug 8 (IANS) The Indian women's archery team crashed out of the Rio Olympics…

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India’s wait for the first medal at Rio Olympics continues

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 8 (IANS) Medals continued to elude India for the second successive day at the 31st Rio…

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Indian women’s archery team go down in Olympic quarters

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 8 (IANS) The Indian women's archery team crashed out of the Rio Olympics after going down…

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Shooters Sandhu, Kynan keep hopes alive in Rio men’s trap event

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IANS) Indian shooters Manavjit Singh Sandhu and Kynan Chenai kept themselves in the hunt for…

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Rio Olympics: Medals tally on Sunday

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IANS) Following is the medals tally of the ongoing Rio Olympics as at 11 pm…

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Indian women’s hockey team holds Japan in Olympic opener

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IANS) The Indian women's hockey team showed tremendous fighting spirit as it came back from…

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China demands Australian apology after ‘malicious’ attack on country’s swimmers

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IANS) China's Olympic swimming team has demanded an apology from Australian gold medallist Mack Horton…

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Russia to be barred from 2016 Paralympics: IPC president

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IANS) The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) on Sunday confirmed a blanket ban on Russia from…

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WADA retesting all sampples of Russian Paralympic athletes

Moscow, Aug 7 (IANS) The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is retesting all doping samples of all Russian athletes, who participated…

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Indian women’s hockey team holds Japan in Olympic opener

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IANS) The Indian women's hockey team showed tremendous fighting spirit as it came back from…

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Olympic rowing races postponed due to adverse weather conditions

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IANS) The Olympic rowing races have been postponed due to adverse conditions here on Sunday.…

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Indian women’s archery team beats Colombia to reach Olympics quarters

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IANS) The Indian women's archery team, comprising Deepika Kumari, L. Bombayla Devi and Laxmirani Majhi,…

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Social media makes light of serious sport

By Veturi Srivatsa These days one need not wait for an event like the Olympics to end to take an…

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Justice Katju terms Lodha reforms as ‘unconstitutional’

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju, who was appointed by the Board of Control for…

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Heena fails to qualify for 10m Air Pistol finals

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IANS) Shooter Heena Sidhu missed out of the race to the women's 10 metres Air…

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Klopp warns Liverpool to not get carried away after Barcelona rout

London, Aug 7 (IANS) Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was delighted with the team's 4-0 win against FC Barcelona in a…

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