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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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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 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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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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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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Rio 2016: India's Abhinav Bindra settles for fourth position after narrowly missing the 10m air rifle medal by 0.5
Goodbye Abhinav Bindra! You will be missed
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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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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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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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10 celebrities who are totally obsessed with the Rio Olympics
Meanwhile, "Saturday Night Live" star Leslie Jones - whose persistent live-tweeting of the games gr…
John Lynch
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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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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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Chicago To Olympic Committee: Still Think Brazil Is A Better Choice?
An IOC official has called Brazil's preparations the worst he has ever experienced, including the c…
Chicago Tribune
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Rio officials reportedly closed the green diving pool Friday morning after the water began to smell 'like a fart'
Rio officials said on Wednesday that the color change was due to a chemical imbalance that changed …
Scott Davis
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The Rio Olympics are looking like a tale of two cities
All of these events are happening in a city where its citizens cannot afford to attend the Olympics…
Louise Liu
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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…