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  Rio Olympics was a turning point for us: Khel Ratna nominee Rani

  Other Sports | June 03, 2020 12:32 IST

  While some of these feats will be cherished by the team for a long time, Rani feels the turning point for her was the team's first-ever appearance at the Olympic Games.

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  Pooja Dhanda wins gold, silver for Sakshi Malik in Bulgaria wrestling

  Cricket | March 02, 2019 21:32 IST

  With Dhanda and Malik's podium finishes, India had four medals in their kitty.

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  PV Sindhu' reveals her success mantra: Practice till you achieve perfection

  Other Sports | January 08, 2018 17:40 IST

  Sindhu, who narrowly missed out on winning the titles at the World Championship in Glasgow and Dubai World Superseries Finals, said there were a lot of positive things to learn from this year's performances.

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  I should not have gone to Rio Olympics, says Saina Nehwal

  Other Sports | August 26, 2017 12:02 IST

  The shuttler's early exit proved to be one of the biggest upsets for the Indian contingent at the Olympics.

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  World Badminton Championships: I'll fight to change colour of medal, says P V Sindhu

  Other Sports | August 21, 2017 17:03 IST

  Sindhu will open her campaign against either Korea's Kim Hyo Min or Egypt's Hadia Hosny in the second round.

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  Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat book berths for World Wrestling Championships in Paris

  Other Sports | July 07, 2017 20:22 IST

  Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) announced the squad for the tournament on Friday after the selection trials across weight categories at the STC Lucknow.

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  Journey of Rio 2016: From India’s shining stars to dope controversies

  Other Sports | December 27, 2016 15:36 IST

  The elation over sending its biggest contingent ever to the Olympics did not last as the performance of Indian athletes did not measure up to the promise. It came as a disappointment not just to

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  Firm action needed to protect spirit behind sports: India to UN

  Other Sports | December 07, 2016 16:58 IST

  Asserting that that countries ought to advance a culture of games for building peace and collaboration among individuals and nations, India has called for concerted action to prevent corruption, violence and drug abuse from permeating

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  Top global track and field governing body comes up with online portal to check doping

  Other Sports | November 30, 2016 15:33 IST

  In a move aimed at checking rising instances of foul play in international track and field events, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has now launched an online portal to report doping. As per

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  Haryana sprinter Dharambir Singh handed eight-year ban for failing dope test

  Other Sports | November 17, 2016 16:38 IST

  Haryana sprinter Dharambir Singh, who tested positive in a dope test just before the Rio Olympics and was barred from participating in the mega event, has been handed an eight-year ban by NADA.

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  Rio medal is just the starting point of career: PV Sindhu

  Other Sports | November 10, 2016 7:13 IST

  Olympic 2016 silver medallist P.V. Sindhu on Wednesday said that she has to take more responsibilities and work harder than before to ensure that the Rio medal "is just the starting point" in her glowing career.

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  Watch: Minister Hansraj Gangaram makes controversial remark over BMWs gifted to Rio stars

  Politics | October 26, 2016 14:39 IST

  Minister of State for Home Hansraj Gangaram Ahir sparked a controversy on Tuesday with his remarks in which he targeted the businessmen who gifted BMW cars to India’s Rio Olympic stars.

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  Never spoke in favour of inviting Pakistani players for sporting events in India, clarifies Sakshi Malik

  Other Sports | October 07, 2016 20:20 IST

  Rio bronze-medallist Sakshi Malik today issued a clarification on her earlier statement saying that her comment has been misinterpreted and that she never mentioned anything about Pakistani players being invited to sporting events in India.

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  Russian group hacks WADA database, accuses Williams sisters, Simone Biles of doping

  Other Sports | September 14, 2016 7:00 IST

  A group of Russian hackers that claimed to have secured access to the database of World Anti-Doping Agency alleged that American tennis stars Serena and Venus Williams and Rio Olympics gold medallist gymnast Simone Biles

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  PM Narendra Modi’s Olympic road map can work

  Other Sports | August 31, 2016 13:54 IST

  The only Prime Minister who showed an apparent interest in Indian sports before Narendra Modi was Rajiv Gandhi. It was to Gandhis credit that the 1982 Asian Games could be organised out without any real hassles as Indira Gandhi had entrusted the job

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  After Olympics success, PV Sindhu sets eyes on All England title

  Other Sports | August 31, 2016 13:40 IST

  After tasting success in her maiden Olympic campaign, star shuttler PV Sindhu has now set her eyes on the upcoming Superseries this year and the All England championships in March.

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  Way back home from Rio, women hockey stars made to sit on train floor

  Other Sports | August 29, 2016 14:58 IST

  some players of the Indian women’s hockey team had to face humiliation as they were forced to sit on the floor of the train while returning home from Rio.

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  PM Modi turns focus on India’s sports performance, announces Task Force to increase medal count in next three Olympics

  Other Sports | August 26, 2016 21:39 IST

  As a lesson from the recently concluded Rio Olympics in which India could only manage two podium finishes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced setting up of a Task Force that will come up with

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  Piotr Malachowski donates Rio Olympics silver medal to fund treatment of infant diagnosed with cancer

  Other Sports | August 26, 2016 9:15 IST

  Polish discus thrower Piotr Malachowski has announced that he auctioned off his Rio Olympics silver to raise funds for treatment of a three-year-old boy suffering with a rare form of cancer.

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  North Korean athletes face being sent to coal mines after falling short of Kim Jong-un's Rio Olympics medal target

  Other Sports | August 25, 2016 20:16 IST

  North Korean athletes are faced with the possibility of being sent down to the coal mines after failing to fulfil their supreme leader’s expectations of at least five gold medals in Rio Olympics.