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Rio Olympics: Indian boxer Manoj Kumar punches his way into pre-quarters
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug. 11 (ANI): Indian boxer Manoj Kumar advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the Men's Light Welter (64kg) event after knocking down Lithuania's former lightweight Olympic bronze-medallist Evaldas Petrauskas 2-1 here on Thursday.
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Rio 2016: Archer Deepika Kumari reaches pre-quarters with emphatic win
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.11 (ANI): It seems to be a slight turnaround for India's challenge at Rio Olympics as archer Deepika Kumari has also stormed into the pre-quarters of the women's individual recurve event after beating Italian international Guendalina Sartori 6-2 here on
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Rio Olympics: Indian archer Deepika Kumari through to round of 32
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.11 (ANI): Indian archer Deepika Kumari progressed through to the round of 32 of the women's individual event after sweeping aside Georgia's Kristine Esebua 6-4 here at Rio Olympics on Thursday.
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Rio 2016: Indian weightlifter Sathish Sivalingam fails to qualify for men&
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.10 (ANI): India's dismal show at the Rio Olympics continued as weightlifter Sathish Kumar Sivalingam was knocked out of the tournament, after failing to qualify for the finals of the men's 77kg weightlifting category here on Wednesday.
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India's lone judoka Avtar Singh crashes out of Rio Olympics
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug. 10 (ANI): Avtar Singh, India's sole judoka in ongoing Rio Olympics, was knocked out of the prestigious games after suffering a defeat at the hands of Misenga Popole of the Refugee Olympic Team in the Men's 90 kg elimination round-of-32 here on Wednesda
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Rio Olympics: Indian eves suffer crushing 1-6 defeat against Australia in
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.10 (ANI): The chances of the Indian women's hockey team making it to the quarter-finals of the Rio Olympics seemed unlikely after they suffered a crushing 1-6 defeat at the hands of Australia in their third Pool B match here on Wednesday.
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Rio 2016: Heartbreak for India as Jitu Rai fails to qualify for 50m Pistol
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 10 (ANI): Ace marksman Jitu Rai crashed out of the Rio Olympics after failing to qualify for the men's 50m Pistol event here at the Olympic Shooting centre on Wednesday.
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Indian eves beaten 1-6 by Australia in hockey encounter at Rio Olympics
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.10 (ANI): The Indian women's hockey team suffered yet another defeat in the Rio Olympics by going down 1-6 at the hands of Australia in their third Pool B encounter here on Wednesday.
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Swim legend Michael Phelps extends tally to 21 Olympic gold medals
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Wellington, Aug 10 (ANI): Swimming great Michael Phelps has clinched his 21st Olympic gold medal as United States won the men's 4x200 freestyle relay at the Rio Olympics being held in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro.
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Leonardo DiCaprio's doppelganger grabs eyeballs at Rio Olympics
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London, Aug. 10 (ANI): Team USA archer Brady Ellison has become one of the most talked about names at the Rio Olympics, surprisingly the fame is because of his looks and not due to the silver medal he bagged or his knack in the game.
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Wonders await if we keep momentum going, says Indian hockey captain Sreeje
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), 10 Aug (ANI): The victory against Argentina on Tuesday was emphatic no doubt but the Indian men's hockey team is not resting on the result that earned them a historic quarter final berth at the Rio Olympics. In fact, the team is only eager to win the remaining t
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Svitolina ends Serena's quest for fifth Olympic gold in Rio
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Johannesburg, Aug 10 (ANI): World number one Serena Williams' quest for a fifth Olympic gold medal ended in disappointment after being beaten by Ukraine's Elina Svitolina in the third round of the women's singles event at the Rio Olympics in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeir
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