Category: Athletics

Taylor successfully defends Olympic triple jump title

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 16 (IANS) Christian Taylor of the United States successfully defended his Olympic triple jump title on…

9 years ago

Croatian Perkovic retains Olympic discus title

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 16 (IANS) Croatia's Sandra Perkovic overcame a nervous start to secure her second straight Olympic discus…

9 years ago

Kenya’s Rudisha wins second straight 800m Olympic gold

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 16 (IANS) Kenya's David Rudisha romped to victory in the men's Olympic 800 metres final here,…

9 years ago

Ghana’s disabled athletes ask for support ahead of Paralympic Games

Accra, Aug 16 (IANS) Three Ghanaian athletes billed for next month's Rio Paralympic Games have called upon the government for…

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Jebet wins gold in women’s 3,000m steeplechase

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 16 (IANS) Bahrain teenager Ruth Jebet clinched the gold medal in the women's 3,000 metre steeplechase,…

9 years ago

Italy’s Viviani wins gold in men’s track cycling

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 16 (IANS) Italian cyclist Elia Viviani took the gold medal in the Olympic men's track event,…

9 years ago

Egyptian judoka sent home for handshake snub

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 16 (IANS) An Egyptian judoka has been sent home after refusing to shake his Israeli opponent's…

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Kenya’s Rudisha wins second straight 800m Olympic gold

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 16 (IANS) Kenya's David Rudisha romped to victory in the men's Olympic 800m final here, securing…

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Miller dives over line to win women’s 400m Olympic gold

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 16 (IANS) Shaunae Miller of the Bahamas shocked gold medal favorite Allyson Felix to win a…

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Seema crashes out of Olympic discus event

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 16 (IANS) Indian athlete Seema Punia crashed out of the women's Discus Throw event at the…

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Sehwag urges government to honour Dipa, Lalita

New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Former India cricketer Virender Sehwag has requested the government to name a special train and…

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Wlodarczyk breaks world record to win hammer throw gold

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) Poland's Anita Wlodarczyk smashed her own world record on Monday to win gold in…

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Isinbayeva: Whoever wins the pole-vault gold can only be second best

Moscow, Aug 15 (IANS) The women's pole-vault win at the Rio Olympics will be always thrown into doubt as two-time…

9 years ago

Witness to greatness: Bolt, Phelps’ records unlikely to be beaten soon

By Hardev Sanotra Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) Even though you are part of a crowd of 20,000 rooting…

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Lalita finishes 10th in 3,000m steeplechase

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) India's Lalita Babbar finished 10th in the final of the women's 3,000 metre steeplechase…

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Renjith Maheshwary fails to qualify for men’s triple jump final

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) India's Renjith Maheshwary finished a disappointing 30th to crash out of the qualification round…

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Athlete Srabani fails to qualify for 200m semis

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) Indian athlete Srabani Nanda failed to qualify for the semi-finals of the women's 200…

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I can become immortal, says Bolt

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) Sprint king Usain Bolt has said he was a step closer to immortality after…

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CAS rules in favour of Russian athlete Klishina

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) upheld the appeal of the Russian track…

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Bolt creates athletics history at Rio Olympics

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) Star Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt wrote his name in the history books, winning his…

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