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Olympic Games Rio 2016 Day 5 Gallery

(160810) — RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 10, 2016 (Xinhua) — Oleg Verniaiev of Ukraine competes in pommel horse event during the men’s individual all-around final of Artistic Gymnastics at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in…


Britain names athletics squad for Rio Olympics

London, July 14 (IANS) Britain has announced a 80-strong athletics squad that will compete at next month’s Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Olympic champions Jess Ennis-Hill, Mo Farah and Greg Rutherford will seek to retain their…



Reforms vital for FIFA: IOC boss

Zurich, Feb 26 (IANS) International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach on Friday said the organisation’s bitter experience has proved that reform is very important. “We know from our own bitter experience at the IOC…





Four Cities Launch Bid for 2024 Olympic Games

Paris, Feb 18 (IANS) Four major cities — Paris, Rome, Los Angeles and Budapest — have launched their bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed. “Los Angeles, Rome, Budapest…




National TT Squad for Olympic Qualifiers Announced

Shillong, Feb 10 (IANS) National table tennis champions Anthony Amalraj and Manika Batra will spearhead the six-member Indian squad for the Asian Olympic qualifiers which was announced here on Wednesday. Apart from two-time men’s national…





Shooter Heena Qualifies for Rio Olympics

New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Joint world record holder Heena Sidhu won gold in the women’s 10m Air Pistol event on the opening day of the Asian qualifiers at the Karni Singh Shooting Range here…



More Than 220,000 Rio 2016 Tickets Sold

Rio de Janeiro, Jan 25 (IANS) More than 220,000 Olympic tickets were sold during the first two days of the last major sales phase for Brazilian residents. The most sought after tickets were for athletics,…




Will Aim for Glory at Rio Olympics: Lalita

Mumbai, Jan 15 (IANS) Indian long distance runner Lalita Babar on Friday said she will be competing in the women’s 3,000 metres steeplechase at the upcoming Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, also adding that the…