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Tokyo Olympics 2020: Instagram Blocks Jamaican Sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah for Posting Her Own Races
Elaine Thompson-Herah — the Jamaican sprinter who created history by winning gold in both 100m and 200m event at two consecutive Summer Olympics (2016 Rio de Janeiro and 2020 Tokyo) — was temporarily blocked from posting anything on Instagram on Tuesday afternoon.
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Shooting World Cup In Delhi A Test Event Before Tokyo Olympics: Sanjeev Rajput
Seasoned Indian rifleman Sanjeev Rajput on Thursday said the Delhi World Cup could act as a perfect testing ground for shooters before the Tokyo Olympics as they return to top-flight competition after more than a year due to COVID-19 pandemic.
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Olympic Hurdles Champion Brianna McNeal Suspended For Doping Violations
Olympic 100m hurdles champion Brianna McNeal now faces the prospect of missing the rescheduled Tokyo Games later this year.
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India Will Perform Better At Tokyo Olympics, Says Kiran Rijiju
Kiren Rijiju admitted that Indian athletes have been performing competitively at the international level in many disciplines.
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Commonwealth Games 2018: In-Form Heena Sidhu Carries India's Air Pistol Hopes At Gold Coast
Heena Sidhu, who began shooting in 2006, has represented India twice in Olympics -- 2012 (London) and 2016 (Rio de Janeiro).
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Brazil Arrests Olympic Committee Chairman On Rio 2016 Corruption Charges
Following an investigation dubbed "Unfair Play" that spanned several countries, Brazilian officials last month said Nuzman was the 'lynchpin' in a plot to bribe the International Olympic Committee into awarding Rio de Janeiro last year's Games.
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Brazil Police Launch Raids In Rio Olympics Vote Buying Scheme
Police said they were probing 'an international corruption scheme' aimed at 'the buying of votes for the election of (Rio) by the International Olympic Committee as the venue for the 2016 Olympics.'
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9 Months After The Rio Olympics, A New Problem Emerges - Defective Medals
The Rio Olympics experienced their fair share of problems last summer (green pool water, controversial boxing judges, basic plumbing). Now nearly nine months after the Games ended, it looks like organizers in Rio de Janeiro are still experiencing some hiccups. The latest issue has to do with medals handed out to more than 130 winners - they're rust...
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Dipa Karmakar, Sakshi Malik Among 53 Indians On Forbes' 'Under 30' Achievers List
Padma Shri Dipa Karmakar, Olympic medalist Sakshi Malik and actor Alia Bhatt have made it to the Forbes' list of super achievers from Asia under the age of 30 who are "pushing boundaries of innovation". Over 50 Indians feature on this list. In its second year, the Forbes '30 Under 30' Asia list features 300 impressive young entrepreneurs.
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Knighthoods For Andy Murray And Mo Farah in New Year's Honors List
Andy Murray ended the year as world No. 1 in tennis while Mo Farah retained his 5,000- and 10,000-meter titles at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics
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Rio 2016: Sindhu, Sakshi, Dipa Pride Of India In An Otherwise Bleak Olympic Journey
The Rio de Janeiro Olympics were threatening to become one of the biggest disasters for Indian sports till almost the end of the event, before PV Sindhu and Sakshi Malik gave India podium finishes which looked like a far cry at one time.
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Badminton 2016: PV Sindhu rules the courts in a sensational year for the Hyderabad shuttler
P.V. Sindhu was the flag-bearer of Indian badminton in the year 2016, as she became a household name in India since that August evening in Rio de Janeiro Olympics, where she kept the Indian Tricolour aloft with the a silver medal which is prized above every other trophy in her cabinet.
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'Why is SSP Chawrasia Complaining 4 Months After Rio Games'
Indian golfer SSP Chawrasia has vented his ire at Indian Olympic Association officials saying that there were no proper arrangements even for transportation and they were treated like servants at the Rio Games.
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NITI Aayog Targets 50 Medals For India in 2024 Olympics
The NITI Aayog's plan comes after India, having sent its biggest ever contingent to the Olympics, in Rio de Janeiro last month, returned with only two medals from the Games
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Rio Paralympics End With Music - And Relief
The 2016 Rio Paralympics came to a close with a glitzy closing ceremony at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro
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Tokyo Olympics 2020: Instagram Blocks Jamaican Sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah for Posting Her Own Races
Elaine Thompson-Herah — the Jamaican sprinter who created history by winning gold in both 100m and 200m event at two consecutive Summer Olympics (2016 Rio de Janeiro and 2020 Tokyo) — was temporarily blocked from posting anything on Instagram on Tuesday afternoon.
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Shooting World Cup In Delhi A Test Event Before Tokyo Olympics: Sanjeev Rajput
Seasoned Indian rifleman Sanjeev Rajput on Thursday said the Delhi World Cup could act as a perfect testing ground for shooters before the Tokyo Olympics as they return to top-flight competition after more than a year due to COVID-19 pandemic.
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Olympic Hurdles Champion Brianna McNeal Suspended For Doping Violations
Olympic 100m hurdles champion Brianna McNeal now faces the prospect of missing the rescheduled Tokyo Games later this year.
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India Will Perform Better At Tokyo Olympics, Says Kiran Rijiju
Kiren Rijiju admitted that Indian athletes have been performing competitively at the international level in many disciplines.
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Commonwealth Games 2018: In-Form Heena Sidhu Carries India's Air Pistol Hopes At Gold Coast
Heena Sidhu, who began shooting in 2006, has represented India twice in Olympics -- 2012 (London) and 2016 (Rio de Janeiro).
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Brazil Arrests Olympic Committee Chairman On Rio 2016 Corruption Charges
Following an investigation dubbed "Unfair Play" that spanned several countries, Brazilian officials last month said Nuzman was the 'lynchpin' in a plot to bribe the International Olympic Committee into awarding Rio de Janeiro last year's Games.
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Brazil Police Launch Raids In Rio Olympics Vote Buying Scheme
Police said they were probing 'an international corruption scheme' aimed at 'the buying of votes for the election of (Rio) by the International Olympic Committee as the venue for the 2016 Olympics.'
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9 Months After The Rio Olympics, A New Problem Emerges - Defective Medals
The Rio Olympics experienced their fair share of problems last summer (green pool water, controversial boxing judges, basic plumbing). Now nearly nine months after the Games ended, it looks like organizers in Rio de Janeiro are still experiencing some hiccups. The latest issue has to do with medals handed out to more than 130 winners - they're rust...
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Dipa Karmakar, Sakshi Malik Among 53 Indians On Forbes' 'Under 30' Achievers List
Padma Shri Dipa Karmakar, Olympic medalist Sakshi Malik and actor Alia Bhatt have made it to the Forbes' list of super achievers from Asia under the age of 30 who are "pushing boundaries of innovation". Over 50 Indians feature on this list. In its second year, the Forbes '30 Under 30' Asia list features 300 impressive young entrepreneurs.
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Knighthoods For Andy Murray And Mo Farah in New Year's Honors List
Andy Murray ended the year as world No. 1 in tennis while Mo Farah retained his 5,000- and 10,000-meter titles at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics
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Rio 2016: Sindhu, Sakshi, Dipa Pride Of India In An Otherwise Bleak Olympic Journey
The Rio de Janeiro Olympics were threatening to become one of the biggest disasters for Indian sports till almost the end of the event, before PV Sindhu and Sakshi Malik gave India podium finishes which looked like a far cry at one time.
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Badminton 2016: PV Sindhu rules the courts in a sensational year for the Hyderabad shuttler
P.V. Sindhu was the flag-bearer of Indian badminton in the year 2016, as she became a household name in India since that August evening in Rio de Janeiro Olympics, where she kept the Indian Tricolour aloft with the a silver medal which is prized above every other trophy in her cabinet.
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'Why is SSP Chawrasia Complaining 4 Months After Rio Games'
Indian golfer SSP Chawrasia has vented his ire at Indian Olympic Association officials saying that there were no proper arrangements even for transportation and they were treated like servants at the Rio Games.
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NITI Aayog Targets 50 Medals For India in 2024 Olympics
The NITI Aayog's plan comes after India, having sent its biggest ever contingent to the Olympics, in Rio de Janeiro last month, returned with only two medals from the Games
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Rio Paralympics End With Music - And Relief
The 2016 Rio Paralympics came to a close with a glitzy closing ceremony at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro
