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NCP demands Vijay Goel's resignation over Jaisha marathon row
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug.23 (ANI): The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Tuesday dubbed the abysmal treatment of marathoner O.P Jaisha at the Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as shameful and demanded the resignation of Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs Vijay Goel.
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JD (U) urges Centre to make those responsible for marathoner Jaisha's
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug.23 (ANI): The Janata Dal (United) on Tuesday criticized the Centre for not being able to provide essential facilities to Indian marathoner O.P Jaisha at the recently held Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and said that those responsible should be made answerable.
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Completed Rio marathon without receiving water from Indian officials: OP J
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru, Aug 22 (ANI): Long-distance runner OP Jaisha, who fainted at the end of gruelling race at the just-concluded Rio Olympics, has alleged that she neither received water nor energy drinks at refreshment points from the Indian officials during her marathon event under blistering heat.
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Citizens demand reforms in sports bodies and departments for better perfor
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug.22 (ANI-Businesswire India): Winning medals in Olympics is not just about sports it affects the collective spirit of the Nation. India won just one silver and one bronze medal in the Rio Olympics that concluded today but the whole nation cheered. Beyond the low count of medal
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My dream has come true, says Olympic Silver medallist PV Sindhu
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Hyderabad, Aug. 22 (ANI): After bringing laurels to the nation by becoming the lone badminton player to win silver at the Olympics, star Indian shuttler PV Sindhu is feeling on top of the world and insisted that her dream has come true.
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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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PV Sindhu receives grand welcome post historic Olympic feat at Hyderabad A
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Hyderabad, Aug 22 (ANI): Following her successful feat at the Rio Olympics, silver medalist P.V. Sindhu arrived at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad today.
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PM Modi congratulates Indian contingent, expresses gratitude to Brazil for
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 22 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated the Indian contingent, which participated in the Rio Olympics, and expressed gratitude to Brazil for hosting people from across the world and organising 'a memorable Olympic Games'.
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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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Heartbreak! Indian wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt crashes out of Rio Olympics
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.21 (ANI): India's last hope of securing a medal at the Rio Olympics was crushed after wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt knocked out of the prestigious quadrennial event in the qualification round of the Men's Freestyle 65kg event here on Sunday.
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WFI demands CBI probe into Narsingh Yadav's dope case
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 21 (ANI): Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Sunday demanded a CBI probe into Narsingh Yadav's dope case that resulted in his elimination from the ongoing Rio Olympics and eventually to a four-year suspension.
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