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Rio olympics ends with spectacular visual feast 2016-08-22 07:12:08
The Rio Olympic, 2016 finally came to and end with a spectacular carnival-inspired closing ceremony.The Olympic flag was handed over to Tokyo as the hosting country for the next Olympic in 2020. The colourful ceremony, lasted almost three hours, celebrated...
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Read MoreSindhu, Made history for India, in Rio 2016 2016-08-20 05:38:22
The 21-year-old Sindhu joined shooters Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Vijay Kumar and wrestler Sushil Kumar to win the Olympic silver for India. Even though she tried hard and was intense throughout, Sindhu was unable to beat the world’s no 1, Carolina...
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Read MoreRio Paralympics opening ceremony, new President attended the ceremony 2016-09-08 12:50:04
Brazilians jeered their new President Michel Temer on Wednesday as he attended an Independence Day rally in Brasilia and the opening ceremony of the Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. The events were the first official gatherings that Temer had attended...
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Read MoreIndian origin British Professor received Knighthood 2017-01-02 13:45:25
An Indian-origin British professor of chemistry and DNA expert at Cambridge University, had received a Knighthood along with the Olympic super stars Andy Murray and Mo Farah among others by Queen Elizabeth II. Shankar Balasubramanian a 50 year old, Herchel...
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Read MoreRio 2016 Show: Khel Ratna for PV Sindhu, Dipa Karmakar, Sakshi Malik, Jitu Rai 2016-08-23 12:30:47
India's shining stars in Rio Olympics 2016 PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik, Dipa Karmakar and Jitu Rai have been awarded the Khel Ratna award for 2016, the highest sporting award of the country. Dipa Karmakar's coach Bisweshwar Nandi and Virat Kohli's...
Keywords: Sakshi Malik, Arjuna Award, Dronacharya Award, Dipa Karmakar
Read MoreModi hosts national sports awardees, invites ideas to improve sports 2016-08-29 07:35:21
On the evening of the National Sports Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted national sports awardees, including Rio Olympics silver medalist P.V. Sindhu and bronze winner Sakshi Malik, at his 7 Race Course Road residence. Ace shooter Jitu Rai and...
Keywords: Dipa Karmakar, national sports awardees, Narendra Modi, national sports awardees
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