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"I am excited to give my all for India in Paris": Manpreet Singh on his 4t
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Manpreet's journey with the national team includes participation in three previous Olympic Games: the 2012 London Olympics, the 2016 Rio Olympics, and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where he led the team to a historic bronze medal under his captaincy to mark India's first Olympic hockey medal in 4
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Dipa Karmakar meets athletes at gymnastics training facility in Mumbai
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Karmakar, a prominent figure in Indian gymnastics, who achieved a fourth-place finish in the vault event at the 2016 Rio Olympics, visited the facility and inspired youngsters to follow in her footsteps
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KIYG 2023: School bus driver's daughter won bronze, father's relentless pe
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
At 4.30 in the morning, Jagdish Gulia and his eight-year-old daughter Tannu were glued to the television watching Indian women wrestling at the 2016 Rio Olympics. When Sakshi Malik turned the bout on its head in the dying seconds to secure bronze, both Jagdish and Tannu embraced each other i
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CWG gold medallist Sathish exhorts young athletes to stay away from doping
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Indian weightlifter Sathish Sivalingam who won gold medals in the men's 77 kg weight class at both the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast. Sathish also qualified for 2016 Rio Olympics where he finished 11th in the field of 14 lifters. Two-time CW
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Rio Olympics was the turning point, the experience helped us prepare well
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): Indian women's hockey skipper Rani Rampal on Tuesday said the 2016 Rio Olympics was the turning point for the women's game in the country and it is because of the experience gained there that the side was able to finish fourth at the recently concluded
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Was determined to give my best, 2016 Olympics proved to be a learning curv
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 24 (ANI): After winning a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday, India weightlifter Mirabai Chanu said she was determined to give her best and also revealed how the 2016 Rio Olympics was a learning curve for her.
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Tokyo Olympics: Sanjeev Rajput 'hungry' for medal, expects to hit peak for
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Zagreb [Croatia], June 15 (ANI): Having missed a chance to represent India in the 2016 Rio Olympics, rifle shooter Sanjeev Rajput is looking to give it his all when he lands in Tokyo for the upcoming Games -- starting on July 23. Apart from the skill set and mental strength, Sanjeev is hu
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Court raps CBI for probe in wrestler Narsingh Yadav case
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 21 (ANI): Delhi High Court on Monday came down heavily on the CBI for delay in investigation case of wrestler Narsingh Yadav who was caught in a doping controversy, ahead of the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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Hockey WC: Argentina beat Spain 4-3 in a thriller
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Nov 29 (ANI): In an absolute thriller, 2016 Rio Olympics gold-medallist Argentina defeated Spain 4-3 in their opening Pool A match of the ongoing 14th edition of the Men's Hockey World Cup here at the Kalinga Stadium on Thursday.
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Dipa Karmakar not ready for CWG: Coach
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 14 (ANI): Gymnast Dipa Karmakar's coach Bishweshwar Nandi has said that the Agartala athlete is not prepared to compete at the Commonwealth Games, which is why she will miss the prestigious multi-nation event starting from April 4 in Australia.
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Jemima Sumgong banished for four years over doping
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Nov 8 (ANI): Jemima Sumgong, Kenyan Olympic marathon runner, has been handed a four year suspension from competitions in a doping case.
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Usain Bolt admits to have lost love for running before Rio Olympics
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], Nov. 29 (ANI): Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, who is 'relaxed' as he prepares to retire after the 2017 world championships in London, has admitted that he struggled to motivate himself to train before the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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