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Yogeshwar Dutt's London Olympics bronze likely to be upgraded to silv
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi,[India] Aug 30 (ANI): In what may come as a pleasant surprise for Indian fans following athletes' disappointing campaign at the just-concluded Rio Games, veteran wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt's bronze medal from the 2012 London Olympics is likely to be upgraded to silver after
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BJP MP Udit Raj clarifies on 'beef for athletes' remark, says wa
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi,[India] Aug 29 (ANI): A day after stating that Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt won nine Olympics gold medals because of consuming beef as a source of protein, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Udit Raj on Monday clarified his stance saying his remark was in context of allegations that athlete
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Rakitic header helps Barca see off Athletic Bilbao in La Liga clash
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [England], Aug 29 (ANI): Barcelona maintained their perfect start to the season with a 1-0 win over Athletic Bilbao in their second game of the La Liga season at San Mames Stadium, Spain.
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PM Modi has provided motivation to sportspersons, says Tarlochan Singh
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 28 (ANI): Tarlochan Singh, vice president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Sunday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's motivation and encouragement to the athletes who participated in the recently concluded Rio Olympics, saying it was much needed as
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All budding athletes, kick back your menstrual pain with ease!
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 28 (ANI): Post Sakshi Mallick and P V Sidhu's performance at Rio Olympics this year, lots of young girls and budding sportswomen are now indulging themselves into taking up sports even more seriously. With this determination, comes rigorous mental and physical tr
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Rio heroes: Sachin presents BMWs to Sindhu, Sakshi, Dipa
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Telangana [India], Aug. 28 (ANI): After achieving laurels for India at the recently concluded Rio Olympics, Indian athletes P.V Sindhu, Sakshi Malik, who won medals for the country, were honoured in a ceremony here at the Gopichand Academy and were presented with BMW cars by cricket legend S
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Not upset with India's performance in Rio: Vijay Goel
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 27 (ANI): Despite the country sending a contingent of 119 athletes to the Rio Olympics this year and managing to win only two medals, a silver and a bronze, Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel on Saturday said that he was not upset with India's performance at the pr
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Sony Pictures Networks India supports India's paralympians for upcomi
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai, Aug.24 (ANI-Businesswire India): As a catalyst to the cause of empowering India's sports talent, Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) has partnered with the GoSports Foundation to identify and support Indian para-athletes across multiple Paralympic disciplines.
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Olympic athlete Sudha Singh recovering, no confirmation of Zika
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru, Aug. 23 (ANI): Olympic athlete Sudha Singh, who has given blood samples for tests to check for the Zika virus, is recovering and there has been no confirmation of the infection yet.
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Treebo offers all Indian Olympians free lifetime vacations
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 23 (ANI): Bangalore-based brand of budget hotels Treebo Hotels is paying homage to the Indian National Olympic Squad participating at Rio 2016 by offering each athlete free annual vacations for lifetime at any of the 125 Treebo hotels across the country.
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Kavita Raut contradicts Jaisha's claim, says AFI provided all facilit
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Nashik (Maharashtra), Aug.23 (ANI): Contradicting marathon runner OP Jaisha's claim of official apathy in the Rio Olympics, co-runner Kavita Raut on Tuesday said that the Athletics Federation of Indian (AFI) had provided her with an option of having energy drinks during the race and, th
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Jaisha marathon row: Goyal passes the buck to IOA, assures probe
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 23 (ANI): Retorting to claims made by Indian athlete O.P Jaisha who alleged that she was not provided with water or energy drinks by the officials despite designated stations allotted to India during her marathon event, Union Sports Minister Vijay Goyal on Monday said that it
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