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Rio 2016: Shuttlers Gutta-Ponnappa chance diminish after another d
Updated : 3 years, 4 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 fi
Updated : 3 years, 4 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 challeng
Updated : 3 years, 4 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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Celebration erupts as Fiji rugby team clinch first-ever Olympic go
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Johannesburg, Aug 12 (ANI): Fiji erupted into wild celebration after their Sevens rugby team clinched the South Pacific nation's first ever Olympic gold medal in the ongoing quadrennial event in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro.
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Chinese swimmer tests positive for banned substance in Rio Olympic
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Johannesburg, Aug 12 (ANI): A Chinese swimmer has been tested positive for a prohibited substance at the ongoing Rio Olympics in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro.
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Rio Olympics: Indian eves outclassed by USA in penultimate group g
Updated : 3 years, 4 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 : 3 years, 4 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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Swim great Michael Phelps clinches 22nd Olympic gold medal in Rio
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Sydney, Aug 12 (ANI): American swimmer Michael Phelps continued his dominance of the pool, winning the 200 metre individual medley to extend his tally to a staggering 22 Olympic gold medals in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro.
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Rio Olympics: Mirza-Bopanna cruise into mixed doubles quarters
Updated : 3 years, 4 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 ind
Updated : 3 years, 4 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
Updated : 3 years, 4 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 trespassi
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
By Vivek Prabhakar Singh
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