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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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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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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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Barack Obama Says Decisions on Olympics Hosting Right a Little 'Cooked'
United States President Barack Obama said that International Olympic Committee's decision to give hosting rights to specific countries is a 'little bit cooked'
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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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Paralympic Games: Indian Athletes to Take Part in Opening Ceremony
The Indian flag on the official blazers of the athletes had no white strip in the middle and country's name was also not printed on the back. The International Paralympic Committee objected to it and rejected the kit
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Sports Ministry Announces Cash Awards For Paralympic Medallists
India has sent its biggest-ever contingent of 17 athletes to the Rio Paralympics starting September 7
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Gymnast Dipa Karmakar Appears For MA Exam A Day After Returning From Rio
Dipa Karmakar, who finished fourth in women's vault final at Rio Olympics, appeared for her second semester Master of Arts exam a day after arriving in hometwon Agartala from 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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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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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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Barack Obama Says Decisions on Olympics Hosting Right a Little 'Cooked'
United States President Barack Obama said that International Olympic Committee's decision to give hosting rights to specific countries is a 'little bit cooked'
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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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Paralympic Games: Indian Athletes to Take Part in Opening Ceremony
The Indian flag on the official blazers of the athletes had no white strip in the middle and country's name was also not printed on the back. The International Paralympic Committee objected to it and rejected the kit
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Sports Ministry Announces Cash Awards For Paralympic Medallists
India has sent its biggest-ever contingent of 17 athletes to the Rio Paralympics starting September 7
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Gymnast Dipa Karmakar Appears For MA Exam A Day After Returning From Rio
Dipa Karmakar, who finished fourth in women's vault final at Rio Olympics, appeared for her second semester Master of Arts exam a day after arriving in hometwon Agartala from Rio de Janeiro
