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How 5G technology is helping curb carbon emissions and waste at the Paris Games
Historically, the Olympic Games have hurt host cities' environments. 5G technology, which requires …
Chris Stokel-Walker
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Five Olympic 2024 quotas for Indian badminton players
Players in the top 16 (up to two per country) of the men's and women's 'Race to Paris' Rankings, se…
ANI
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Legendary Olympians Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky weighed in on why nervousness before competitions is key to success
Even winners get nervous. Simone Biles said "if you're not nervous, you're not ready" and Katie Led…
Meredith Cash
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This is what Indian athletes are going to eat at Games Village during Rio Olympics
This means our athletes are going to get an array of Indian dishes like dal makhani, vegetable pula…
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Former Rio de Janeiro governor says he paid $2 million to the Olympics committee to win the fight to host the 2016 games
Sergio Cabral, who governed Rio state between 2003 and 2010, told a federal judge on Thursday that …
Alexandra Ma
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The Lifestory of Sakshi Malik
While wishes are pouring in from all over the place, all that Malik can consider at this moment are…
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'Sindhu has to learn how to scream and shout against opponent, and make a comeback in the game'
Earlier in the day Ramana had told PTI that his daughter had 50-50 chances to clinch the gold medal…
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The Rio Olympics made 'green' medals for the 2016 games, and they're reportedly falling apart
According to a report from AFP, medal-winners from the games have complained that their medals, whi…
Scott Davis
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After 36 years, Indian women hockey team qualifies for 2016 Rio Olympics
Indian women's hockey team qualified on Saturday for next year's Rio Games, guaranteeing a return t…
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The super villains that accompanied India’s Olympians to party and click selfies in Rio
Our sportspersons did perform well at the Rio Olympics considering the treatment and infrastructure…
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Here is what PV Sindhu should keep in mind while competing with World’s Number 1 player tonight
Even though Sindhu is probably in the best of her form, it won’t be easy to play against Marin, who…
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PV Sindhu creates history at Rio, wins the first ever Silver in Badminton for India
The tall and lanky girl from Hyderabad beat Japanese Nozomi Okuhara 21-19 21-10 in the semi-finals …
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PV Sindhu: From an underdog to India's Olympic medallist
1. Sindhu was born on July 5, 1995 in Hyderabad and her parents—P.V. Ramanna and P. Vijaya were bot…
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Meet Judo champion Avtar Singh whose Olympic dreams were once fading and will now represent India at Rio Olympics
Of course the pressure on our Indian athletes is building, but they have trained hard for it. Most …
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Ahead of Olympics, Rio declares a state of financial emergency
The decree authorises the state to "adopt all necessary emergency measures to ration essential publ…
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Modi personally wishes good luck to India’s contingent for Rio Olympics
Other dignitaries who attended the function were Sports Minister Jitendra Singh, Sports Secretary R…
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Stephen Curry is reportedly skipping the 2016 Rio Olympics
Thompson said USA Basketball players were advised to not bring their families to Rio and to sleep i…
Scott Davis
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We spoke to Twitter for Top 5 Trends during Rio Olympics 2016, and the results they shared are simply heartwarming
As the event came to a close, folks at Twitter analyzed how the event performed on their portal. Wh…
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Mary Kom enters Olympic pre-quarters, outwits spirited Garcia from Dominica
The 38-year-old, who is a 2012 Olympic bronze-medallist, prevailed 4-1 against a rival who is 1…