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Rio Olympics: WFI president confident that Narsingh will clear CAS hurdle
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug 17 (ANI): Amid latest twist in the Narsingh Yadav saga, Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has expressed confidence that the embattled wrestler will be cleared by the Court of Arbitration (CAS) in his doping case.
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Shuttler Sindhu keeps India's medal hopes afloat, enters semis at Rio
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug 17 (ANI): Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu produced a gritty performance under tremendous pressure as she overcame Chinese world number two Yihan Wang in straight games to reach the semifinals of the women's singles event at the Rio Olympics.
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Rio Olympics: `Sprint king` Bolt wins heat, qualifies for 200m semis
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.16 (ANI): Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt continued to dominate the track as he qualified for the semi-finals of the Men's 200m race at the Rio Olympics after winning the heat here at Olympic Stadium on Tuesday.
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Narsingh Yadav's Rio participation in jeopardy as WADA appeals agains
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.16 (ANI): In what come as another blow to India's campaign at Rio Olympics, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) against the clean chit given to Rio-bound Narsingh Yadav by the National Anti-doping Age
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Rio 2016: Wrestler Hardeep Singh loses opening bout of Greco-Roman 98kg ev
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.16 (ANI): India's dismal show at the Rio Olympics continued even on Day 11 as wrestler Hardeep Singh lost his opening bout at the hands of Turkey's Cenk Ildem 1-2 in the Men's Greco-Roman 98 kg event here on Tuesday.
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Vikas Krishan's loss prolongs India's wait for Rio Olympics meda
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug 16 (ANI): Indian ace boxer Vikas Krishan failed to end his country's agonising wait for an Olympic medal as he lost the quarterfinal bout against Uzbekistan's Bektemir Melikuziev in the men's middleweight (75kg) category here at the Rio Games on Tu
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Steeplechaser Lalita Babar fails to end India's medal drought at Rio
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug 15 (ANI): Indian steeplechaser Lalita Babar failed to end the country's agonising wait for an Olympic medal on the tenth day of the competition as she finished 10th in the women's 3000m final here at the Rio Olympics on Monday.
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Shuttler Srikanth enters quarters, keeps India's medal hopes afloat i
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug 15 (ANI): Indian ace shuttler Kidambi Srikanth produced a perfect blend of power and precision to progress through to the quarterfinals of the men's singles event here at the Rio Olympics on Monday.
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Rio Olympics: Usain Bolt wins 100 meters final, retains 'fastest man
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug 15 (ANI): Jamaica's speedster Usain Bolt has retained his coveted title "fastest man alive on the planet" as he won the 100m final of Rio Olympics here today, to bag a hattrick in the event, an unprecedented feat.
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Heartbroken on missing medal, will target gold for 2020 Olympics: Dipa Kar
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug 15 (ANI): Expressing disappointment at losing the Olympic medal by a whisker as she finished fourth in the women's individual vault final here at the Rio Olympics, Indian trailblazing gymnast Dipa Karmakar said that she was crestfallen but this has only made
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Gymnast Dipa Karmakar misses Rio Olympics medal by a whisker
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug 15 (ANI): Indian trailblazing gymnast Dipa Karmakar missed out on an Olympic medal by a whisker as she finished fourth in the women's individual vault final here at the Rio Olympics on Sunday.
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Indian men's hockey team end Rio campaign with 1-3 Belgium defeat in
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug 14 (ANI): The Indian men's hockey team squandered a one-goal lead to go down 1-3 against Belgium in the quarterfinals at the Rio Olympics here on Sunday.
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