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These are top 10 sports news that made headlines in 2016
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Indian girls ruled Rio Olympics
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India bagged two medals in Rio Olympics 2016, thanks to wrestler Sakshi Malik and badminton player PV Sindhu. They bagged a bronze and a silver, respectively. Dipa Karmakar also made history as she was the first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for Olympics in 24 years. She finished fourth.
Abhinav Bindra retires
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Shooting ace Abhinav Bindra announced retirement after he finished fourth at Rio. Bindra said he wanted to create space for others and will focus on training.
Usain Bolt
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Usain Bolt became the first man in history to win the Olympic gold medal thrice in men’s 100m. He won the final race in 9.81 seconds at Rio.
Michael Phelps
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Michael Phelps broke a 2,000-year-old record for individual Olympic titles after winning his 4th gold medal and his 13th individual Olympic gold overall at Rio.
Simone Biles
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Gymnast Simone Biles won gold for individual all-around, vault and floor at Rio. She was part of the gold medal-winning team dubbed the "Final Five".
Virat Kohli
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Virat Kohli became the first batsman in Test history to score double hundreds in three successive series in a year.
MS Dhoni
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Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni became the most capped captain across all formats, breaking Ricky Ponting’s record.
Cristiano Ronaldo
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Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player in Champions League history to score three hat-tricks in a single season.
Muhammad Ali
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The legendary professional boxer passed away in June.
Wimbledon
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Wimbledon was the most attended UK sport event in 2016.
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