Category: Rio Olympics 2016

Rio Olympics gets underway with colourful ceremony, parade

  Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IANS) The 31st Olympics, the first to be held in South America, formally opened…

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Rio Olympics poised to start with colourful ceremony

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IANS) The 31st Olympics, the first to be held in South America and only the…

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Deepika, Bombayla, Laxmirani reach Round of 32

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IANS) Indian women's archery team comprising, Deepika Kumari, L. Bombayla Devi and Laxmirani Majhi, finished…

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Indian women archery team enters pre-quarters at Olympics

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IANS) India's women's archery team, comprising Deepika Kumar, L. Bombayala Devi and Laxmirani Majhi, finished…

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Pele says ill health will prevent him from lighting Olympic flame

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) Ill health will prevent Pele from participating in the Olympic opening ceremony, the football…

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IOA announces awards for medal winners, coaches

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has announced a prize of Rs 50 lakh for…

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Pope Francis asks Rio athletes to be ‘Messengers of Goodwill’

Vatican City, Aug 5 (IANS) Pope Francis on Friday congratulated world athletes before the start of the Olympic Games in…

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Olympic flame arrives at feet of Rio’s Christ the Redeemer statue

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) The Olympic flame on Friday arrived at the feet of this metropolis's Christ the…

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Moroccan boxer arrested for alleged sex crime in Olympic Village

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) Moroccan boxer Hassan Saada has been arrested for allegedly sexually harassing two female cleaners…

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Rio 2016: Das shines on opening day of archery competition

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) Atanu Das gave India's Olympic campaign a rousing start with a spirited performance in…

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Rio 2016: Das shines on opening day of archery competition

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) Atanu Das gave India's Olympic campaign a rousing start with a spirited performance in…

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Gary Player criticises golfers for skipping Olympics

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) South African golfing legend Gary Player has criticised golfers who are skipping the Olympic…

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Uzvek gymnast Chusovitina to retire after Rio Olympics

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) Oksana Chusovitina from Uzbekistan has decided to retire after her seventh Olympic Games here…

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WADA removes Kenya from doping non-compliance list

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has said it has removed Kenya from its list…

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Judoka Avtar determined to prove himself in Rio

By Ajeyo Basu New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Avtar Singh, only the second Indian to make it to the Olympics…

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India aim to bury London hockey horror at Rio

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) A resurgent Indian men's hockey team aims to put behind the humiliation of 2012…

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Rio 2016: The five Olympic Rings

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) The Olympic Rings emblem first appeared in 1913 on a letter written by Baron…

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Russia will be cleanest team in Rio, says ROC chief

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) Russia Olympic Committee (ROC) President Alexander Zhukov has asserted that the country will have…

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Carrying British flag proudest moment of my career: Murray

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) Tennis ace Andy Murray, who is all set to carry the flag ahead of…

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Chinese women gymnasts battling with illness, injuries ahead of Olympics

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) Chinese women gymnasts are struggling with illness and injuries ahead of the Olympic competitions,…

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