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Narsingh Yadav's Rio participation in jeopardy as WADA appeals agains
Updated : 8 years, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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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Shuttler Sindhu joins Srikanth in Rio Olympics quarters
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 16 (ANI): Indian ace shuttler PV Sindhu progressed through to the quarterfinals of the women's singles event with a crushing straight games win over Tai Tzu-Ying of Chinese Taipei here at the Rio Olympics here on Tuesday.
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Vikas Krishan will end India's medal drought in Rio, says father
Updated : 8 years, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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: Ashwini Ponnappa expresses disappointment over Saina's
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
By Vivek Prabhakar Singh
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B-Town lauds 'India's pride' Dipa Karmakar
Updated : 8 years, 6 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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Rio Olympics: Usain Bolt wins 100 meters final, retains 'fastest man
Updated : 8 years, 6 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, 6 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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