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Neymar steers Brazil to first Olympic football gold
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Johannesburg, Aug 21 (ANI): Brazil star forward Neymar gave the 2016 Rio Olympics host nation its biggest moment as he handed the country its first Olympic men's football gold medal with the winning penalty in a 5-4 shootout victory over Germany on Saturday.
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Sushil Kumar backs Yogeshwar to strike gold at Rio Olympics
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 21 (ANI): Two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar has extended his best wishes to ace wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt, who will represent India in the men's 65kg freestyle bout on the final day of the Rio Olympics.
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Teenage golfer Aditi Ashok ends impressive Rio campaign with 7-over 291
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug 20 (ANI): Indian teenage woman golfer Aditi Ashok capped off her impressive maiden appearance at the Rio Olympics with a five-over 76 in the fourth and final round in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro on Saturday.
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Delighted Indian fans break 'Google search records' for Olympics
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 20 (ANI): P V Sindhu and Sakshi Malik did not just win medals at Rio Olympics and won hearts of millions of Indians, the two of them are also trending on internet and has made up to the list of most searched Indian athletes on Google.
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'I could not have performed without your support': Dipa Karmakar
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 20 (ANI): Fresh from her memorable feat in the Rio Olympics, Indian trailblazing gymnast Dipa Karmakar on Saturday expressed gratitude to her fans and well-wishers, saying she could not have performed well without their support.
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Rio 2016: Shobhaa De clarifies on 'selfie' tweet, says 'not
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai, Aug. 20 (ANI): After drawing a lot of flak on social media for her controversial 'selfie' tweet mocking the Indian contingent at the Rio Olympics, Columnist and author Shobhaa De has clarified her post saying that there was no 'malicious' intent behind her tweet.
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B-town biggies hail girl power following Rio Olympics
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 20 (ANI):The phenomenal performance by young Indian girls at Rio Olympics has led the entire Tinsel town enter their fan club and celebrate the girl power.
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Dejected I could not win a medal for India: Dipa Karmakar
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 20 (ANI): After coming close on the heels of winning a medal as she finished fourth in the women's individual vault final at the Rio Olympics, Indian trailblazing gymnast Dipa Karmakar on Saturday said that she felt dejected that she could not win a medal for her country.
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Usain Bolt wins gold in 4x100 relay, completes triple treble in Rio Olympi
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 20 (ANI): Jamaican Sprinter Usain Bolt created an unprecedented record, a triple treble, as he bagged his third Gold in Rio Olympics 2016.
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Rio 2016: Golfer Aditi Ashok slips to tied-31st after round three
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug. 20 (ANI): It was a tricky third day for lone Indian woman golfer Aditi Ashok at the Rio Olympics as her overall position slipped to tied-31st in the women's individual stroke play here at Olympic Golf Course.
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Rio Olympics: PV Sindhu on `cloud nine` after historic silver medal
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
By Vivek Prabhakar Singh
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Rio Olympics: Khushbir Kaur finishes 54th in women's 20km racewalk
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.20 (ANI): Indian racewalker Khushbir Kaur produced a disappointing performance as she finished her Rio Olympics campaign at lowly 54th position in the women's 20km walk race on Saturday.
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