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Rio: PV Sindhu sets up summit showdown against World No. 1 Marin
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro, Aug.18 (ANI): India's badminton star PV Sindhu has assured India of at least a silver medal in the ongoing Rio Olympics, as she booked her place in the finals of the women's singles event with a straight-game victory over Nozomi Okuhara of Japan here on Thursday.
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Saina Nehwal hospitalised with knee injury
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad, Aug.18 (ANI):Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal, who made a group stage exit from the ongoing Rio Olympics, has been admitted to a hospital in Hyderabad after a reoccurrence of the knee injury she suffered before the prestigious quadrennial games.
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Rio 2016: India's women wrestling campaign ends as Babita Kumari bows
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.18 (ANI):Indian wrestler Babita Kumari failed to replicate what bronze medallist Sakshi Malik achieved as she crashed out of the women's 53kg freestyle wrestling competition here at the Rio Olympics on Thursday.
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Rio 2016: Wrestler Babita Kumari loses opening bout, awaits repechage resu
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.18 (ANI): Indian wrestler Babita Kumari failed to continue her country's euphoria on the mat, as she suffered a crushing 1-5 defeat at the hands of Greece's Maria Prevolaraki in the pre-quarter-finals of the women's 53kg freestyle wrestling competi
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Rio Olympics: Gopichand believes Sindhu's semifinal rival no pushover
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
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Rio Olympic participants complain upset stomachs; culprit can be 'lea
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C., Aug. 18 (ANI): Looks like 'leaky gut' can be held responsible for reported stomach problems by the competitors at the Rio Olympics.
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From Aamir to Amitabh, B-town hails achievement of Olympics medallist Saks
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 18 (ANI): The recent ones to wish freestyle wrestler Sakshi Malik for her glorifying bronze at Rio Olympics are Megastar Amir Khan and Randeep Hooda .
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Khattar proud of Haryana's daughter Sakshi Malik's Rio feat
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh, Aug 18 (ANI): Praising freestyle wrestler Sakshi Malik for wining bronze medal at the Rio Olympics, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday said it is a matter of pride for the entire nation and expressed hope that the Indian contingent would bring home more laurel
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Sports fraternity congratulates Sakshi Malik for 'lifting the spirits
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi/Rio de Janerio, Aug 18 (ANI): The Sports fraternity on Thursday took to Twitter to extend their wishes to freestyle wrestler Sakshi Malik, who ended India's agonising wait for medals at the ongoing Rio Olympics in Brazil.
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B-town lauds Rio bronze medallist Sakshi Malik
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 18 (ANI): Ever since freestyle wrestler Sakshi Malik gave India its first medal at Rio Olympics, the nation has been drenched in patriotic pride and the Twitter is flooding with regards and wishes.
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Wrestler Sakshi Malik hands India its first medal at Rio Olympics
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.18 (ANI):India has finally managed to open their medal account in the ongoing Rio Olympics as wrestler Sakshi Malik clinched a bronze in the women's freestyle 58kg event after defeating Asian No. 1 Aisuluu Tynybekova of Kyrgyztan 8-5 here on Thursday.
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Knee injury ends wrestler Vinesh Phogat's Rio Olympics stint
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.17 (ANI): In a major setback to India, wrestler Vinesh Phogat was forced to bow out of the Rio Olympics after she suffered an injury during the quarter-finals of the Women's freestyle 48kg event against Sun Yanan of China here on Wednesday.
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