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Rio Olympics 2016: Germany Canoe Coach Stefan Henze Dies Following Car Crash
Stefan Henze was travelling with a teammate in a taxi to the athletes' village early on Friday in the Barra de Tijuca neighbourhood when the car crashed into a concrete barrier. His teammate Christian Kaeding suffered minor injuries and was briefly treated in hospital before being released
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Rio 2016: Indian Athletics Coach Nikolai Snesarev Detained by Police, Then Released
Indian middle and long distance coach Nikolai Snesarev was "detained" for half a day and later released by the police after a lady doctor at the Games Village made a complaint against him
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Rio Olympics: Dipa Was Inconsolable After Returning to Games Village, Says Coach
Dipa Karmakar's average score was 15.066 from her two vaults of Tsukahara-720 and Prudonova where she logged 14.866 and 15.266 respectively to finish fourth behind Switzerland's Giulia Steingruber who logged 15.216
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Olympic Athletes are Gorging Themselves on Free McDonald's
You might assume that the world's most finely tuned athletes would be eating something healthy - egg white omelets, kale salads - as they strive to reach the pinnacle of their sporting lives. And you would be wrong.
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Rio Olympics: Abhay Singh Chautala's Presence In Games Village Raises Few Eyebrows
Abhay Singh Chautala, the former Indian Olympic Association president, was spotted in the Games Village posing with a few members of the Indian contingent and this has raised some eyebrows.
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Rio 2016: Don't Ask About Past, Just Want To Win Olympic Medal, Says Narsingh Yadav
Just weeks before the start of 2016 Rio Olympics, Narsingh Yadav failed a dope test, though he was given clean chit by the National Anti-doping Agency(NADA)
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Rio Olympics: Sachin Tendulkar Backs Indian Athletes Despite Medal Drought
Sachin Tendulkar, also a goodwill ambassador of the Indian contingent at the Rio Olympics, said that he was hopeful of the country's athletes doing better in the latter part of the Games
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Rio 2016: Sachin Tendulkar Meets Thomas Bach After Visiting Indian Contingent
Sachin Tendulkar, who met with the Indian contingent in the Games Village on the sidelines of the 2016 Rio Olympics, also met with International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach
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Rio 2016: Memories of CWG Came Back After Entering Games Village, Says Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar, who is one of the goodwill ambassadors of the Indian Olympic contingent at the 2016 Rio Olympics, spoke to the athletes in general, wishing them luck
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Rio Olympics: Moroccan Boxer Held Over Alleged Sex Attacks
A Moroccan Olympic boxer has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting two female cleaners in the athletes' village in Rio de Janeiro
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Olympics: Leander Paes Denies Reports of Refusing to Share Room With Rohan Bopanna
Leander Paes said the reports were false and added that his timing of arrival at Rio was according to plans and known to the Indian tennis team
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Rio Olympics: AITA Backs Leander Paes, Says Media Can't Question His Commitment
A fresh controversy broke out when Leander Paes arrived 'late' at the 2016 Rio Games Village for his historic seventh appearance at the Olympics
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Rio Olympics: Organisers Issue Apology After Theft at Games Village
The latest news of theft follows a few days after a laptop and team shirts were stolen from the Australian delegation during a fire evacuation
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Rio Olympics: Russians in Show of Defiance at Athletes' Village
Numerous Russian sports stars, including their entire track and field squad, have been barred from the 2016 Rio Olympics due to a string of damaging doping scandals
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Rio Olympics: Michael Phelps Star-Struck on Meeting Novak Djokovic
Michael Phelps, whose 22 Olympic medals in swimming include 18 golds, described Novak Djokovic a 'down-to-earth ' person when the duo met at Rio Olympics.
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Rio Olympics 2016: Germany Canoe Coach Stefan Henze Dies Following Car Crash
Stefan Henze was travelling with a teammate in a taxi to the athletes' village early on Friday in the Barra de Tijuca neighbourhood when the car crashed into a concrete barrier. His teammate Christian Kaeding suffered minor injuries and was briefly treated in hospital before being released
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Rio 2016: Indian Athletics Coach Nikolai Snesarev Detained by Police, Then Released
Indian middle and long distance coach Nikolai Snesarev was "detained" for half a day and later released by the police after a lady doctor at the Games Village made a complaint against him
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Rio Olympics: Dipa Was Inconsolable After Returning to Games Village, Says Coach
Dipa Karmakar's average score was 15.066 from her two vaults of Tsukahara-720 and Prudonova where she logged 14.866 and 15.266 respectively to finish fourth behind Switzerland's Giulia Steingruber who logged 15.216
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Olympic Athletes are Gorging Themselves on Free McDonald's
You might assume that the world's most finely tuned athletes would be eating something healthy - egg white omelets, kale salads - as they strive to reach the pinnacle of their sporting lives. And you would be wrong.
-
Rio Olympics: Abhay Singh Chautala's Presence In Games Village Raises Few Eyebrows
Abhay Singh Chautala, the former Indian Olympic Association president, was spotted in the Games Village posing with a few members of the Indian contingent and this has raised some eyebrows.
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Rio 2016: Don't Ask About Past, Just Want To Win Olympic Medal, Says Narsingh Yadav
Just weeks before the start of 2016 Rio Olympics, Narsingh Yadav failed a dope test, though he was given clean chit by the National Anti-doping Agency(NADA)
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Rio Olympics: Sachin Tendulkar Backs Indian Athletes Despite Medal Drought
Sachin Tendulkar, also a goodwill ambassador of the Indian contingent at the Rio Olympics, said that he was hopeful of the country's athletes doing better in the latter part of the Games
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Rio 2016: Sachin Tendulkar Meets Thomas Bach After Visiting Indian Contingent
Sachin Tendulkar, who met with the Indian contingent in the Games Village on the sidelines of the 2016 Rio Olympics, also met with International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach
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Rio 2016: Memories of CWG Came Back After Entering Games Village, Says Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar, who is one of the goodwill ambassadors of the Indian Olympic contingent at the 2016 Rio Olympics, spoke to the athletes in general, wishing them luck
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Rio Olympics: Moroccan Boxer Held Over Alleged Sex Attacks
A Moroccan Olympic boxer has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting two female cleaners in the athletes' village in Rio de Janeiro
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Olympics: Leander Paes Denies Reports of Refusing to Share Room With Rohan Bopanna
Leander Paes said the reports were false and added that his timing of arrival at Rio was according to plans and known to the Indian tennis team
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Rio Olympics: AITA Backs Leander Paes, Says Media Can't Question His Commitment
A fresh controversy broke out when Leander Paes arrived 'late' at the 2016 Rio Games Village for his historic seventh appearance at the Olympics
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Rio Olympics: Organisers Issue Apology After Theft at Games Village
The latest news of theft follows a few days after a laptop and team shirts were stolen from the Australian delegation during a fire evacuation
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Rio Olympics: Russians in Show of Defiance at Athletes' Village
Numerous Russian sports stars, including their entire track and field squad, have been barred from the 2016 Rio Olympics due to a string of damaging doping scandals
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Rio Olympics: Michael Phelps Star-Struck on Meeting Novak Djokovic
Michael Phelps, whose 22 Olympic medals in swimming include 18 golds, described Novak Djokovic a 'down-to-earth ' person when the duo met at Rio Olympics.
