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Rio 2016: Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri struggles in men's individual
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.12 (ANI): It was a rollercoaster day for ace Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri at Rio Olympics as he made a lowly 50th-place finish in the opening round of the men's individual stroke play here at Olympic Golf Course on Friday.
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Rio Olympics: India reach men's hockey quarter-finals despite Netherl
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.12 (ANI): The Indian men's hockey team have qualified for the quarter-finals of the Rio Olympics despite suffering a 1-2 defeat at the hands of Netherlands in their fourth Pool B match here at Olympics Hockey Centre in Deodoro.
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Rio Olympics: Sports Minister Vijay Goel quashes role in trespassing contr
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
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Dipa's parents ecstatic after physio rushed to Rio ahead of vault fin
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Agartala, Aug.12 (ANI): Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar's parents have expressed their satisfaction after the athlete's physio Sajad Ahamed Mir was rushed to the ongoing Rio Olympics to accompany her during the crucial Produnova vault jump in the finals.
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Rio Olympics: India suffer 1-2 defeat against Netherlands in men's ho
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.11 (ANI): It was yet another dramatic day for the Indian men's hockey team as they suffered their second defeat of the Rio Olympics by going down 1-2 at the hands of Netherlands in their fourth Pool B encounter here at Olympics Hockey Centre in Deodoro on T
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Shuttler Saina Nehwal gets off to winning start in Rio Olympics
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.11 (ANI):Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal, one of the country's strongest medal hope, kicked off her campaign at the Rio Olympics on a winning note as she brushed aside Brazil's Lohaynny Vicente in straight games in the opening match of the women's sin
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Another setback for India as boxer Shiva Thapa bows out of Rio Olympics
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.11 (ANI): Indian boxer Shiva Thapa was knocked out of the Rio Olympics after going down 0-3 at the hands of Cuba's Ramirez Robeisy in the Men's Bantam 56kg event here on Thursday.
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Rio 2016: Shuttler PV Sindhu kicks off campaign with crushing win
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug. 11 (ANI): Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu, who is one of the strong contenders to hand India its first medal at Rio Olympics, kicked off her campaign on a winning note by sweeping aside Hungary's Laura Sarosi in straight games in the first round of the women&
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Rio Olympics: Indian shuttlers Attri -Reddy lose men's doubles opener
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug. 11 (ANI): Ace Indian shuttlers Manu Attri and Sumeeth B. Reddy commenced their Rio Olympics campaign on a sour note by suffering a straight-game defeat at the hands of Indonesian pair of Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan in the opening round of the men's
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Rio Olympics: Indian archers Deepika, Bombayla knocked out in pre-quarters
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (ANI): Disappointment continued for the Indian contingent on day six of the competition as archers Deepika Kumari and Bombayla Devi were knocked out of the Rio Olympics after losing in their respective pre-quarterfinals of the women's individual recurve event here
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Hrithik cheers for Olympic Refugee participant with heartfelt message
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 11 (ANI): Superstar Hrithik Roshan is excited for the on-going Rio Olympics just like everyone else and referring to the biggest sports event, the actor posted an extremely thought provoking tweet last night.
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Rio Olympics: Shuttlers Gutta-Ponnappa lose women's doubles opener
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug 11 (ANI): Ace Indian shuttlers Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa suffered a straight-game defeat against Japanese duo of Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi in their first round of the women's doubles event here at the Rio Olympics on Thursday.
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