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Shot putter Manpreet Kaur, discus thrower Vikas Gowda crash out of Rio Oly
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.12 (ANI): In another setback for India, shot putter Manpreet Kaur on Friday crashed out of the Rio Olympics after failing to qualify for the finals of the women's shot put event here at the Olympic Stadium.
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Rio Olympics: India's Jinson Johnson fails to qualify for men's
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.12 (ANI): India kicked off their campaign on track on a disappointing note on Friday as Jinson Johnson failed to qualify for the semi-finals of the Men's 800m heat event here at the Rio Olympics.
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Rio 2016: Shuttlers Gutta-Ponnappa chance diminish after another defeat in
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.12 (ANI): The chances of Indian shuttlers Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa making it to the quarter-finals of the women's doubles event are almost over after they suffered yet another defeat in their Group Play Stage on Day 7 of the Rio Olympics here on Frid
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Rio Olympics: Gagan Narang fails to qualify for 50m rifle prone finals
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.12 (ANI): India's dismal show continues at the 2016 Rio Olympics as shooter Gagan Narang failed to qualify for the finals of the 50m Rifle Prone Men's Qualification event on Day 7 here at the Olympic Shooting Centre on Friday.
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Rio Olympics: Atanu Das' failure brings India's challenge to end
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.12 (ANI): India's challenge in archery in the ongoing Rio Olympics ended on Friday as lone survivor Atanu Das also crashed out of the prestigious quadrennial event after going down 4-6 at the hands of World number eight Lee Seung-yun in the pre-quarter-fina
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Rio Olympics: Indian eves outclassed by USA in penultimate group game
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug 12 (ANI): The Indian women's hockey team suffered a 0-3 loss to the USA in their penultimate group game at the Rio Olympics here.
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Shuttler Srikanth wins group stage opener in Rio
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug 12 (ANI): World No. 11 shuttler Kidambi Srikanth kicked off his Rio Olympics campaign with a superb straight games win in the first match of the Group H men's singles event here.
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Rio Olympics: Mirza-Bopanna cruise into mixed doubles quarters
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug 12 (ANI): Putting aside the disappointment of their early ouster from their respective doubles event, India's Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna produced a much-improved performance to reach the quarterfinals of the mixed doubles tennis tournament at the Rio Olym
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Rio 2016: Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri struggles in men's individual
Updated : 8 years, 9 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, 9 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: India suffer 1-2 defeat against Netherlands in men's ho
Updated : 8 years, 9 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, 9 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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