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Over 100 Russians file cases to compete in Rio Paralympic Games

Over 100 Russians file cases to compete in Rio Paralympic Games

Rediff.com30 Aug 2016

More than 100 Russian Paralympians have individually filed cases to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) in order to be allowed to compete at next month's Games in Rio, Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) Vice President Pavel Rozhkov said on Tuesday. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) last week rejected an RPC appeal against the suspension which was handed out by the IPC because of Russia's state-sponsored sports doping programme.

Charges pressed against Lochte by Rio police

Charges pressed against Lochte by Rio police

Rediff.com26 Aug 2016

US swimmer Ryan Lochte has been charged by Brazilian police for filing a false robbery report over an incident during the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Park silences doubters with golf gold at Rio

Park silences doubters with golf gold at Rio

Rediff.com21 Aug 2016

Inbee Park has two words for doubters who thought she should sit out the Olympics and give her spot to another South Korean: gold medal.

Rio: Australian athletes released by police after agreeing to fine

Rio: Australian athletes released by police after agreeing to fine

Rediff.com20 Aug 2016

Several Australian Olympic athletes were taken for questioning by Brazilian police late on Friday for entering the basketball arena without proper accreditation to watch a semi-final game between Australia and Serbia, an Australian team official said.

Rio becomes unsafe for Olympians as British athlete held at gunpoint

Rio becomes unsafe for Olympians as British athlete held at gunpoint

Rediff.com18 Aug 2016

A British Olympic team athlete was involved in an incident of theft in Rio de Janeiro while returning to their accommodation, the British Olympic Association said on Thursday.

PHOTOS: When the Rio Olympics inspired art

PHOTOS: When the Rio Olympics inspired art

Rediff.com17 Aug 2016

JR through his art is paying a playful tribute to the Olympians who have trained day and night to achieve success and are nothing short of superheroes!

Rio Olympics: India's schedule for Monday, August 15

Rio Olympics: India's schedule for Monday, August 15

Rediff.com15 Aug 2016

India's schedule on Day 10 of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, on Monday.

Rio Olympics: India's schedule for Sunday, August 14

Rio Olympics: India's schedule for Sunday, August 14

Rediff.com14 Aug 2016

India's schedule on Day 9 of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, on Sunday.

How Indian athletes fared on Day 8 in Rio

How Indian athletes fared on Day 8 in Rio

Rediff.com14 Aug 2016

India's report card on the eigth day of the 2016 Olympics.

Rio Olympics: Chawrasia tied 22nd, Lahiri joint 57th in third round

Rio Olympics: Chawrasia tied 22nd, Lahiri joint 57th in third round

Rediff.com14 Aug 2016

Indian golfers SSP Chawrasia and Anirban Lahiri were placed tied 22nd and joint 57th after posting two-under 69 and four-over 75 respectively in the third round of the Rio Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday.

Rio Olympics: Sania-Bopanna lose semi-final, to play for bronze

Rio Olympics: Sania-Bopanna lose semi-final, to play for bronze

Rediff.com14 Aug 2016

Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna sqaundered a set advantage to lose to USA's Venus Williams and Rajiv Ram 6-2, 2-6, 3-10 in the Rio Olympics semi-finals on Saturday.

Rio: Del Potro beats Nadal, to face Murray in men's final

Rio: Del Potro beats Nadal, to face Murray in men's final

Rediff.com14 Aug 2016

Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro won a semi-final thriller against Spain's Rafa Nadal on Saturday, outgunning the Spaniard 5-7, 6-4, 7-6(5) in a nervy final set tie-breaker to advance to the Olympic singles final.

Rio Games: Ethiopia's Ayana shatters world record to win 10,000m

Rio Games: Ethiopia's Ayana shatters world record to win 10,000m

Rediff.com12 Aug 2016

Ethiopia's Almaz Ayana smashed the world record to win the Olympic 10,000 metres title on Friday, blowing away the competition in one of the greatest ever long-distance races at the Games.

No reports of misbehaviour against me in Rio, says sports minister Goel

No reports of misbehaviour against me in Rio, says sports minister Goel

Rediff.com12 Aug 2016

India's sports minister Vijay Goel on Friday defended the allegations of misbehaviour levelled against his entourage by the Organising Committee stating that nothing of that sort has happened.

Chinese swimmer Chen fails doping test at Rio Olympics: report

Chinese swimmer Chen fails doping test at Rio Olympics: report

Rediff.com12 Aug 2016

Chinese Olympic women's swimmer Chen Xinyi tested positive for a banned substance at the Rio Olympics on August 7, state media said on Friday citing the country's swimming association, the latest doping scandal to mar competition at the Games.

Rio Olympics: India's schedule for Friday, August 12

Rio Olympics: India's schedule for Friday, August 12

Rediff.com12 Aug 2016

Check out India's schedule on Day 7 of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, on Friday.

Rio 2016: Indian boxers get new kits, no threat of disqualification

Rio 2016: Indian boxers get new kits, no threat of disqualification

Rediff.com11 Aug 2016

Threatened with disqualification for not wearing vests bearing their country's name, India's boxers at the ongoing 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro have got their kits replaced as required by the International Boxing Association (AIBA) and will now compete without any hindrance.

Rio Olympics: Britain oust champions China to claim first diving gold

Rio Olympics: Britain oust champions China to claim first diving gold

Rediff.com11 Aug 2016

Britain's Jack Laugher and Chris Mears dethroned reigning champions China to claim their country's first ever diving gold medal in the men's 3 metre springboard event on Wednesday.

Track and Field star Felix still aiming for the triple encore at Rio Olympics

Track and Field star Felix still aiming for the triple encore at Rio Olympics

Rediff.com11 Aug 2016

The disappointment of missing out on an individual Olympic double has not left Allyson Felix, but the world 400 metres champion could still win three gold medals at the Rio Games.

Rio Olympics: American Armstrong wins third straight time trial cycling gold

Rio Olympics: American Armstrong wins third straight time trial cycling gold

Rediff.com10 Aug 2016

Veteran American Kristin Armstrong claimed a third consecutive road time trial gold to deny former Russian doper Olga Zabelinskaya what would have been a controversial triumph on a rain-soaked course at the Rio Games on Wednesday.

Bus transporting journalists at Rio Games hit by gunfire

Bus transporting journalists at Rio Games hit by gunfire

Rediff.com10 Aug 2016

A bus carrying journalists at the Rio Games was hit by gunfire on a highway between Olympic venues on Tuesday, witnesses said. No one was seriously injured in the incident. The bus was making its way from the Games basketball venue to the main Olympic park when, according to passengers, two shots were heard hitting the vehicle. Windows shattered and flying glass left two people with minor lacerations.

Rio Games: Reigning champ Serena, Muguruza knocked out in third round

Rio Games: Reigning champ Serena, Muguruza knocked out in third round

Rediff.com10 Aug 2016

Olympic champion and world number one Serena Williams tumbled out of the Rio de Janeiro singles competition in the third round on Tuesday after a shock defeat to Ukraine's Elina Svitolina.

How Indian athletes fared on Day 4 in Rio

How Indian athletes fared on Day 4 in Rio

Rediff.com10 Aug 2016

Check out India's report card on the fourth day of the 2016 Olympics.

Rio Olympics: Japan stun All Blacks in rugby sevens opener

Rio Olympics: Japan stun All Blacks in rugby sevens opener

Rediff.com10 Aug 2016

New Zealand hopes of becoming the first Olympic rugby sevens champions suffered a major setback on Tuesday when they lost their opening match to Japan and Sonny Bill Williams for the tournament to an Achilles injury.

Bindra, Jwala slam Shobhaa De for mocking India's athletes in Rio

Bindra, Jwala slam Shobhaa De for mocking India's athletes in Rio

Rediff.com9 Aug 2016

Shobhaa De took to Twitter to post a harsh and stinging message for the Indian athletes currently competing at the Rio Olympic Games.

Here's what Bindra's trainer has to say after near medal miss in Rio

Here's what Bindra's trainer has to say after near medal miss in Rio

Rediff.com9 Aug 2016

Shooter Abhinav Bindra's technical trainer Heinz Reinkemeier denounced Indian media's 'obsession' for Olympic medal and emphasised that an effort can be categorised as 'good performance' even without a medal.

Rio: Net-savvy Canadian teen medal winner has data issues

Rio: Net-savvy Canadian teen medal winner has data issues

Rediff.com9 Aug 2016

Canada's Penelope Oleksiak came to the Olympics hoping to get to a final and gain experience for the next games in Tokyo in 2020.

Rio Games: Indian swimmers Sajan, Shivani finish 41st and 28th

Rio Games: Indian swimmers Sajan, Shivani finish 41st and 28th

Rediff.com9 Aug 2016

Young Indian swimmers Sajan Prakash and Shivani Kataria expectedly made inglorious exits in their respective events at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on Monday.

Youngest at Rio Olympics, 13-year-old rips suit but wins her heat

Youngest at Rio Olympics, 13-year-old rips suit but wins her heat

Rediff.com8 Aug 2016

The youngest competitor at the Rio Olympics ripped her swimsuit minutes before her race on Sunday but still managed to beat her two rivals.

Rio Olympics: China's first gold won by woman shooter

Rio Olympics: China's first gold won by woman shooter

Rediff.com7 Aug 2016

First-time Olympian Zhang Mengxue secured China's first gold medal of the 2016 Olympics on Sunday by winning the women's 10-metre air pistol event and extending China's gold medal streak in the sport.

Russia banned from Rio Paralympics over doping

Russia banned from Rio Paralympics over doping

Rediff.com7 Aug 2016

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) on Sunday banned all Russians from its own Games next month because of the widespread doping culture that it says has polluted sport in the country.

How Indian athletes fared on Day 1 in Rio

How Indian athletes fared on Day 1 in Rio

Rediff.com7 Aug 2016

Results of the Indian athletes on Day 1 at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Syrian refugee Mardini a winner in the water at Rio Olympics

Syrian refugee Mardini a winner in the water at Rio Olympics

Rediff.com7 Aug 2016

She shrugged off a suggestion that all the attention around her might have prevented her from just enjoying the experience of the Games.

French gymnast Said suffers horror leg break at Rio Olympics

French gymnast Said suffers horror leg break at Rio Olympics

Rediff.com7 Aug 2016

French gymnast Samir Ait Said discovered the perils of pursuing his Olympic dreams when he suffered a broken leg that was left dangling from below his knee following a crash landing from the vault during men's qualifying at the Rio Games 2016, in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday.

Rio 2016: Jitu Rai finishes 8th in men's 10m air pistol

Rio 2016: Jitu Rai finishes 8th in men's 10m air pistol

Rediff.com7 Aug 2016

Star Indian shooter Jitu Rai was way off the mark in the men's 10m Air Pistol final, finishing a lowly eighth to bow out of the competition in the Rio Olympics on Saturday in Rio de Janeiro. Army's Jitu, bronze medalist at Incheon Asian Games in the event in 2014, shot an overall 78.7 to finish eighth in the field of eight finalists to become the first shooter to crash out of the final round.

Meet the first gold medal winner of Rio Olympics

Meet the first gold medal winner of Rio Olympics

Rediff.com6 Aug 2016

American teenager Virginia Thrasher won the first gold medal of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Saturday, holding her nerve to clinch the women's 10m air rifle event.

Two shot dead at Rio Olympic sites

Two shot dead at Rio Olympic sites

Rediff.com6 Aug 2016

Police shot a mugger near the stadium where the Rio Olympics opening ceremony took place and a woman was killed close to another Olympic site, police said Saturday. The violence on Friday highlighted the task facing an unprecedented force of 85,000 soldiers and police deployed to secure the Olympics. Rio police said in a statement that a man was mugging people near the Maracana stadium when he was intercepted by one of the police officers sent from another area of Brazil to Rio as part of the huge reinforcements.

Rio 2016: Paes-Bopanna crash out in first round

Rio 2016: Paes-Bopanna crash out in first round

Rediff.com6 Aug 2016

Leander Paes's dreams of winning a second Olympic medal went up in smoke as he and Rohan Bopanna made an inglorious exit in the opening round of the men's doubles competition, losing in straight sets to the Polish pair of Marcin Matkowski and Lukasz Kubot 4-6 6-7 (6-8) in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday. Playing in his record seventh and probably his last Olympics, Paes - a bronze medallist at the 1996 Atlanta Games, saw his campaign get over in only 84 minutes as not for once did the Indian pair look like having forged a winning combination.

Tendulkar lands in Rio Games Village to cheer for India

Tendulkar lands in Rio Games Village to cheer for India

Rediff.com6 Aug 2016

One of his cherished memories was being in the Commonwealth Games village in Kuala Lumpur way back in 1998 and Sachin Tendulkar had that same feeling of deja vu as he dropped in at the Olympic Games athletes village in Rio on Saturday. "That incredible feeling of being in a Games village came back today (Saturday). The memories of being a part of the Indian cricket team during the 1998 CWG kept coming back. The sheer magnitude of the Games can't be compared. But the spirit and energy level is same as 1998, the ambience of being around champions is also no different," Tendulkar told PTI from Rio de Janeiro.

Rio Olympics: Rower Bhokanal enters quarter-finals in single sculls

Rio Olympics: Rower Bhokanal enters quarter-finals in single sculls

Rediff.com6 Aug 2016

Indian rower Dattu Baban Bhokanal entered the quarter-finals of the Men's Single Sculls after finishing third in his qualifying round of the Rio de Janeiro, on Saturday.