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Sony Pictures Networks India supports India's paralympians for upcomi
Updated : 8 years, 6 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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Indian coaches' just as good as foreign counterparts, says Dipa Karma
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura), Aug. 23 (ANI): Rejecting the notion that foreign coaches are more likely to deliver results when it comes to local athletes, 'Produnova' specialist Dipa Karmakar's coach Bishweshwar Nandi asserted that Indian coaches' can do just as well, or even bette
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Spectacular closing ceremony brings curtains down to 2016 Rio Olympics
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.22 (ANI): The Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro on Sunday dropped curtains on the Olympics Games in a spectacular carnival-inspired fashion after hosting the world's elite athletes, who competed for 306 medals over the past 19 days.
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Sindhu, Sakshi dazzle as India end Rio Olympics campaign with two medals
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.22 (ANI): India, which had sent its largest-ever contingent of 119 athletes in the Rio Olympics, ended their campaign at prestigious quadrennial event on a disappointing note as they finished with a paltry medal haul of two, including a silver and a bronze here o
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Rio 2016: Thanackal Gopi finishes 25th, Kheta Ram on 26th in Men's Ma
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.21 (ANI): Indian long distance walkers Thanackal Gopi and Kheta Ram, who were competing with 155 athletes at the Rio Olympics, produced their personal best to end their campaign in the prestigious quadrennial event at 25th and 26th spots, respectively, in the men
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Delighted Indian fans break `Google search records` for Olympics, Sindhu,
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 21 (ANI): P V Sindhu and Sakshi Malik did not just win medals at Rio Olympics and won hearts of millions of Indians, the two of them are also trending on internet and has made up to the list of most searched Indian athletes on Google.
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Delighted Indian fans break 'Google search records' for Olympics
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 20 (ANI): P V Sindhu and Sakshi Malik did not just win medals at Rio Olympics and won hearts of millions of Indians, the two of them are also trending on internet and has made up to the list of most searched Indian athletes on Google.
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Rio 2016: Delhi Govt announces cash prize for Sakshi, Sindhu
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 20 (ANI): With Indian athletes Sakshi Malik and PV Sindhu bringing laurels to the nation in the Rio 2016 Olympics, the Delhi Government on Saturday announced Rs one crore and Rs. two crores respectively for both the champions.
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Rio Olympics: India's Sandeep Kumar finishes 35th in men's 50km
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.19 (ANI): Indian race-walker Sandeep Kumar, who competed against 79 other athletes at the ongoing Rio Olympics, ended his campaign in the prestigious quadrennial games by making a 35th-place finish in the men's 50 km race walk here on Friday.
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US congratulates Sakshi, Sindhu on their 'brilliant performances'
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 19 (ANI): The United States on Friday congratulated Indian athletes Sakshi Malik and PV Sindhu for their 'brilliant performances' in the ongoing Rio Olympics.
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Salman Khan announces Rs. 1 lakh for Indian athletes at Rio Olympics
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 17 (ANI): Bollywood actor Salman Khan on Wednesday said he would handout cheques of Rs1.01 lakhs to the Indian athletes representing the nation at Rio Olympics.
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Rio 2016: 'Defective thinking' opposition doesn't want to s
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
By Vivek Prabhakar Singh
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