Category: Rio Olympics 2016

100 samples from 2008, 2012 Olympics tested positive after reanalysis

Rio de Janerio, Aug 5 (IANS) About 100 doping samples collected at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London tested…

8 years ago

Samaranch Jr., Erdener elected new IOC vice presidents

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) Two new International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice presidents have been elected along with seven…

8 years ago

Indian tennis stars hoping to rise at Rio

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) With three established though squabbling players of the professional tennis circuit in its ranks,…

8 years ago

Brazil presents legacy plan for Olympics

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) The Brazilian authorities presented the legacy plan for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, which…

8 years ago

Portugal down Argentina in Olympic soccer

Rio de Janerio, Aug 5 (IANS) Two second-half goals helped Portugal outplay Argentina 2-0 in the Olympic football tournament opener…

8 years ago

Olympic app to be boon for fans

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) The Rio Olympics organisers have launched a mobile app that allows fans to follow…

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Brazil make goalless start for Olympic football gold chase

Brasilia, Aug 5 (IANS) Brazil's search for a first Olympic football gold medal got off to a goalless start as…

8 years ago

‘Come to the favela Usain Bolt’

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) Hoping to realise his dream of getting Usain Bolt to visit the 'favela' or…

8 years ago

Rio’s latex — Olympics will be raunchiest

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) The action is just not on-field but off it as well. The latest edition…

8 years ago

Shooters spearhead India’s Olympic medal hopes

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) With the world's biggest sporting extravaganza, the 2016 Summer Olympics, having just got under…

8 years ago

31st Olympic Games set to open under shadow of doping scandal

By Hardev Sanotra Rio de Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) Brazil did its best to roll out the red carpet for…

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Nita Ambani becomes first Indian woman IOC member

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 4 (IANS) Reliance foundation chairperson Nita Ambani was on Thursday elected as an individual member of…

8 years ago

Brazil has good chance to win elusive Olympic gold: Zico

Panaji, Aug 4 (IANS) Brazil has a good chance to win its first Olympic gold in football at the Rio…

8 years ago

Over 220,000 sign to drop ban against Russian Yulia Stepanova

Madrid, Aug 4 (IANS) Change.org website has collected more than 220,000 signatures calling for the cancellation of the ban against…

8 years ago

Revamped Rio embraces Olympic spirit

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 4 (IANS) Even before the Olympic flame is lit at the Maracana stadium on Friday, the…

8 years ago

Putin not to attend Rio Games opening ceremony

Moscow, Aug 4 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin does not plan to attend the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics…

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Russian boxing team cleared for Rio Olympics: AIBA

Moscow, Aug 4 (IANS) The review panel of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has permitted the Russian boxing team to…

8 years ago

Shuttler Jwala promises best performance in Rio

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 4 (IANS) Indian women's doubles shuttler Jwala Gutta assured on Thursday that she and her partner…

8 years ago

‘Russia to build dope-free sports model’

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 4 (IANS) Russia is ready to build a model in sport that will exclude any possibility…

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Sreejesh warns of unpredictable Ireland in Olympics opener

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 4 (IANS) India's hockey captain P.R. Sreejesh has warned his team not to take their opening…

8 years ago



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