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Parents elated over Sindhu's quarterfinal victory at Rio Olympics
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad, Aug 17 (ANI): The parents of shuttler PV Sindhu on Wednesday expressed delight after their daughter kept India's medal hopes alive by reaching the semifinals of the women's singles event at the Rio Olympics, which is being held in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro.
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Shuttler Sindhu keeps India's medal hopes afloat, enters semis at Rio
Updated : 8 years, 9 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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Prize money is as important as medals: Akshay Kumar
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai, Aug. 16 (ANI): The Khiladi of Bollywood Akshay Kumar feels that being practical in life is very important.
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Vikas Krishan's loss prolongs India's wait for Rio Olympics meda
Updated : 8 years, 9 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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Vikas Krishan will end India's medal drought in Rio, says father
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhiwani, Aug 16 (ANI): As India's agonising wait for an Olympic medal shows no signs of abating in the ongoing Rio Games, the father of ace boxer Vikas Krishan has expressed confidence that his son will bring an end to this barren run when he will step into the ring for the quarterfinal
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India's medal wait continues as Renjith, Srabani exit Rio Olympics ea
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (ANI): India's agonising wait for an Olympic medal showed no signs of abating on the tenth day of the Rio Games as triple jumper Renjith Maheshwary and Srabani Nanda failed to qualify for the finals in the triple jump and 200m events respectively here on Monday.
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Steeplechaser Lalita Babar fails to end India's medal drought at Rio
Updated : 8 years, 9 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, 9 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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B-Town lauds 'India's pride' Dipa Karmakar
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 15 (ANI): Though Indian trailblazing gymnast Dipa Karmakar missed out on an Olympic medal by a whisker, her stellar performance at the world's biggest stage has filled the B-Town with awe.
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Heartbroken on missing medal, will target gold for 2020 Olympics: Dipa Kar
Updated : 8 years, 9 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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Dazzling Dipa Karmakar leaves sporting fraternity awestruck
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 15 (ANI): Although Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar missed out on an Olympic medal by a whisker, her stellar performance at the world's biggest stage has left much of the sporting fraternity awestruck.
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Dipa Karmakar's father believes presence of manager would've bee
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Agartala, Aug 15 (ANI): While expressing satisfaction over his daughter's stellar performance in the Rio Olympics, the father of Indian star gymnast Dipa Karmakar, who missed the bronze medal by a whisker, said that the presence of a manager would have helped the team in problematic sit
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