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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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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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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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THEN AND NOW: The last 9 gold medal winners of the Olympic decathlon
Ashton Eaton is one of three men to have won two decathlon Olympic gold medalsADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via…
Sam Cooper
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3 of the women who ran the 4x100 relay at the Rio Olympics had life-threatening pregnancy complications. After one of them died, the other sprinters are speaking out.
Tori Bowie, whose 4x100 meter relay team won gold at the Rio Olympics in 2016, died in May. Allyson…
Rebecca Cohen,Meredith Cash
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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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Then and Now: The 'Final Five' US Gymnastics team that won gold at the 2016 Olympics in Rio
From left: Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas, Laurie Hernandez, Madison Kocian, and Aly Raisman.AP Photo/…
Meredith Cash
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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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The Summer Olympics face corruption allegations for the 3rd time in a row as police raid the 2024 Paris Olympics offices
Both the 2016 Rio Olympics and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics were marred by similar allegations against o…
Katie Hawkinson
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW? The 'Fierce Five' US women's gymnastics team that won gold at the 2012 London Olympics
A combined effort from Gabby Douglas, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman, Kyla Ross, and Jordyn Wieber le…
Meredith Cash
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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 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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Olympic champion Tori Bowie is among too many Black women who have died from pregnancy-related complications
The CDC says that 84% of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable. Still, maternal mortality rates …
Trisha Gopal
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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 - Gone humble, will return a Millionaire Superstar
If this was not enough, a Vijayawada-based top jewellery showroom chain said he is keen on signing …
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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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Simone Biles says her bronze medal 'feels so neglected' because she won 4 golds at the 2016 Olympics
"People were mad that I didn't get gold," she said. "I was still happy with my bronze, but I couldn…
Meredith Cash
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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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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…