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14 Aug 2022

Inpedendence Day 2016 Special: ओलंपिक में कर दिया भारत की बेटियों ने कमाल

साल 2016 हमारे देश की बेटियों के नाम था. ओलंपिक में पीवी सिंद्धू ने बैडमिंटन में और साक्षी मलिक ने रेसलिंग में सिल्वर और ब्रॉन्ज मेडल जीतकर देश का नाम रौशन किया था

15 Nov 2020

I am an upgraded individual in comparison to Rio Olympics: Archer Atanu Das

Atanu Das has already become the only recurve athlete to have secured qualification for Olympics 2021. The Tokyo Games was originally scheduled to take place from July 24 to August 9, 2020 but was postponed due to coronavirus. The Olympics in Tokyo is now slated to be held from July 23 to August 8 next year.

06 Nov 2020

I am now fit and ready to go, says Sindhu after cryptic 'I Retire' post

In September, reigning world champion PV Sindhu had pulled out of Denmark Open before agreeing to play in the Uber Cup, which was eventually postponed. Recently, there was a report which claimed that Sindhu had a rift with Gopichand and that she was not happy with the training facilities for the national camp. In order to work on her nutrition and recovery, Sindhu is currently in England and working with Rebecca Randell at the GSSI.

02 Nov 2020

Sindhu's 'I Retire' post sends Twitter into a tizzy; here's what parents say

Sindhu is now looking forward to return to the game with Asia Open, which is slated to take place in January 2021. Earlier, Sindhu had pulled out of the Denmark Open, which took place from October 13 to October 18, 2020, owing to health and safety concerns amid coronavirus crises. In 2016, Sindhu became the first-ever female athlete from the country to clinch a silver medal at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

05 Jul 2020

Badminton star PV Sindhu turns 25, Twitterati extends birthday greetings

In 2016, Sindhu became the first-ever female athlete from India to clinch a silver medal at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

25 Apr 2020

After 2016 Olympics, people started saying I had final phobia: PV Sindhu

In the Rio Olympics, Sindhu went down 21-19, 12-21, 15-21 to Spain's Carolina Marin in the final and had to contain with the silver medal.

Asian Wrestling Championships

21 Feb 2020

Asian Wrestling Championships: India bags 3 gold, 1 silver medal on Day 3

The Indian contingent won three gold medals and one silver on the third day of the Asian Wrestling Championships here on Thursday.

02 Jan 2020

Defender Sunita Lakra bids adieu to international hockey due to injury

Overall, she has featured in 139 matches for India during her career.

23 Jul 2019

Brazil women's football team part ways with coach Vadao

Vadao, who previously coached the team for two years from 2014, was removed just four weeks after Brazil were knocked out the World Cup by France.

22 Jul 2019

Fellow swimmers hail Mack Horton for podium protest

After finishing runner-up to China`s Sun Yang in the 400 freestyle on Sunday, Olympic champion Horton took his silver medal and then stood behind the podium while his Chinese rival and bronze medallist Gabriele Detti shared the spotlight.

28 Apr 2019

India's Nitendra Singh Rawat finishes 27th in London Marathon

Rawat, who has qualified for the World Championships to be held in Doha in September-October, clocked 2 hours 15 minutes and 59 seconds to take the 27th spot.

08 Apr 2019

ISSF World Cup: Shooter Kynan Chenai emerges as top Indian in men's trap event

The 28-year-old, who compete at the Rio Olympics, missed one bird to shoot a score of 49 out of 50.

Kidambi Srikanth

05 Apr 2019

Malaysia Open: Shuttler Kidambi Srikanth eyes semi-final spot

Srikanth stormed into the quarter-final of the men's singles event of the tournament with a comfortable 21-11, 21-15 win over Khosit Phetpradab of Thailand.

29 Mar 2019

India Open: PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth eye semi-final spots

Sindhu had earlier swept aside Hong Kong's Deng Joy Xuan 21-11, 21-13 to storm into the quarter-final of the women's singles event.

Sachin tendulkar

23 Jan 2019

Sachin Tendulkar reveals a message he once gave to gymnast Dipa Karmakar

Tendulkar also had a piece of advice for the 25-year-old gymnast who had finished fourth in the women's vault finals event during the 2016 Rio Olympics, earning her fame and appreciation from all corners of the world.

Sachin tendulkar

23 Jan 2019

Tendulkar hails Karmakar for motivating youngsters to do something special

Karmakar finished fourth in the women's vault finals event during the 2016 Rio Olympics, which earned her fame and appreciation from all corners of the world.

Sachin tendulkar

23 Jan 2019

'Looking forward to the day when cricket is included in Olympics': Tendulkar

The former Indian batsman also expressed his belief that it was necessary to allocate a certain amount of time to teams, set to battle it out in the Olympics, in order to ensure quality preparation.

Ashwini Ponnappa

01 May 2018

Had self-doubts after Rio Olympics, says shuttler Ashwini Ponnappa

She is enjoying every bit of adulation that has come her way after playing a pivotal role in the Indian badminton team's first ever gold medal in a mixed team event at Commonwealth Games but doubles specialist Ashwin Ponappa had serious "self-doubts" about being able to make a comeback post 2016 Rio Olympics.

Carlos Arthur Nuzman

05 Oct 2017

Brazil police arrest Olympic committee chief in vote-buying scandal

Bretas said in an arrest order that Nuzman`s wealth grew by 416 percent between 2006 and 2016 and that he had assets overseas that were only declared after the vote-buying investigation began.

01 Sep 2017

Narsingh Yadav hopes CBI enquiry will clear his tainted name

Narsingh, who was preferred over two-time Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar as the country's quota entry for Rio in the 74 kg class after he secured it in Las Vegas in 2015, was thrown out of the Games a day before his opening bout by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

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