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A war is raging on Twitter over Salman Khan’s appointment as the goodwill ambassador for 2016 Rio Olympics
However, sports enthusiasts voiced out their dissent over ignoring and not appointing legendary spo…
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW? The stars of the 2016 Rio Olympics
Michael Phelps dominated the Rio Olympics.Lee Jin-man/AP
Scott Davis
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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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Revisit the 75 best photos from the 2016 Rio Olympics
The photos from the Rio games were terrific, and they captured the emotion, energy, and athleticism…
Scott Davis
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Here's how steeplechase - the wackiest event in track and field - came to get its name and water jumps
Casual Olympic track and field fans may wonder why there is a middle-distance event called the stee…
Emmett Knowlton,Tyler Lauletta
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Pun intended! Making tactical mistake at the cost of overall strategy is like premature celebration and stripping right next to the match referee
“Truly keep focus on the profound goal always and never get digressed by the small missteps in the …
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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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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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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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10 spectacular moments captured during Rio Olympics
The closing ceremony of Rio Olympics was nothing less than a party as Olympians danced to the beats…
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'You are defenseless': Less than 2 months before the Olympics, Rio risks leaving tourists and athletes stranded
The perilous conditions of Rio state's finances has added to worries about the city's ability to su…
Christopher Woody
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Tokyo Olympics: PV Sindhu bags bronze medal in women's singles badminton for India
Indian shuttler PV Sindhu won the bronze medal in women's singles badminton at the Tokyo Olympics o…
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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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Simone Biles was told she just became famous - and her reaction is priceless
Biles is the first woman to ever win three back-to-back World Gymnastics Championships. She pu…
Ian Phillips
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Iran's flag bearer at the opening ceremony was an athlete who became an archer after she was paralyzed in a car accident
According to Melissa Block of NPR, Nemati took up archery after she was paralyzed in a car accident…
Scott Davis
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Olympic athletes are upset that there's no Pokemon Go in Rio
The hit smartphone game is now available in 30 countries, but not in Brazil, where the Olympics beg…
Caroline Praderio
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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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An Olympic racewalker proposed to his boyfriend in Rio and it was heartwarming
Tom Bosworth - an Olympic racewalker for Great Britain who finished sixth in the 20-kilometer race …
Ian Phillips
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Kenyan Olympic athletes were stuck in rundown accommodations in Rio while officials looked for cheaper flights
Despite the games ending on Sunday, Kenyan Olympians were still in Rio as of Thursday morning, forc…
Scott Davis
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The Rio Olympics were a financial disaster and it keeps getting worse
Now, however, Rio faces a major problem that most host cities face - what to do with the venues. Ac…