Category: Rio Olympics 2016

Saina to undergo knee surgery on Saturday

New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) At a time when the whole nation was celebrating P.V. Sindhu's historic silver medal feat…

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AIFF announces cash awards for Rio medallists Sindhu, Sakshi

New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) All India Football Federation (AIFF) President Praful Patel on Friday announced cash awards of Rs…

8 years ago

Shuttler Sindhu on cloud nine after silver-medal feat

By Hardev Sanotra Rio de Janeiro, Aug 19 (IANS) After bagging a historic silver in women's singles badminton competition at…

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Shuttler Sindhu adds silver lining to India’s Rio campaign

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 19 (IANS) Shuttler P.V. Sindhu's silver in the women's singles competition of the Rio Olympics lifted…

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India’s Sandeep Kumar finishes 35th in 50km Race Walk

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 19 (IANS) India's Sandeep Kumar finished 35th in the men's 50km Race Walk event here at…

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President, PM, Sonia congratulate silver medallist Sindhu

New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Sonia Gandhi congratulated shuttler P.V.…

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Badminton: Chong Wei beats Lin Dan to advance to final

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 19 (IANS) Badminton's long time rivals Lin Dan of China and Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia…

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Mukherjee congratulates silver medallist shuttler Sindhu

New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee led the country in congratulating shuttler P.V. Sindhu, who clinched a historic…

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Shuttler Sindhu settles for historic silver at Rio Olympics

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 19 (IANS) Indian shuttler P.V. Sindhu settled for silver at the Rio Olympics after being beaten…

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BAI announces cash awards for Sindhu, Gopichand

New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Badminton Association of India (BAI) President Dr. Akhilesh Das Gupta on Friday announced a cash…

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India’s Sandeep Kumar finishes 35th in 50km Race Walk

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 19 (IANS) India's Sandeep Kumar finished 35th in the men's 50km Race Walk event here at…

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Badminton: Chen Long to take on Lee Chong wei in final

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 19 (IANS) World No.2 Chen Long on Friday thrashed Viktor Axelsen of Denmark in straight sets…

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Sindhu started playing at 8, had meteoric rise

By Mohammed Shafeeq Hyderabad, Aug 19 (IANS) Star shuttler P.V. Sindhu, who on Friday became the first Indian woman to…

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Sindhu beaten in final, settles for silver at Rio Olympics

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 19 (IANS) P.V. Sindhu settled for silver at the Rio Olympics after being beaten 21-19, 12-21,…

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Gopichand, the man behind India’s rise in badminton world

By Mohammed Shafeeq Hyderabad, Aug 19 (IANS) If there is one person and one academy which helped India produce world-class…

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Japanese shuttler Nozomi takes bronze in Rio

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 19 (IANS) Japanese shuttler Nozomi Okuhara won bronze at the Rio Olympics after injured reigning champion…

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Teenager becomes Iran’s first female Olympic medallist

Rio De Janeiro, Aug 19 (IANS/AKI) Eighteen-year-old Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin took the bronze in the taekwondo 57-kg class at the…

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Wrestler Sandeep beaten in 57kg freestyle event at Rio Olympics

Rio De Janeiro, Aug 19 (IANS) Indian wrestler Sandeep Tomar was beaten by Victor Lebedev of Russia 3-7 in the…

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Chong Wei beats Lin Dan to advance to Badminton final

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 19 (IANS) Malaysian Lee Chong Wei scripted history by defeating two-time reigning Olympics champion Lin Dan…

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American swimmers’ behaviour in Rio ‘unacceptable’: US Olympic Committee

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 19 (IANS) The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has apologised for the actions of American swimmers…

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