Intriguing Saga of How Distance in Modern Marathon Became 42.195 Kilometers copy

Intriguing Saga of How Distance in Modern Marathon Became 42.195 Kilometers

 August 3, 2016   R K Gupta

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With a population of less than 35000 people, Marathon is actually a town in Greece, from where the Olympic event got its name. The town is entrenched in history as a site of famous Greek-Persian war of 490 BC. This was a unique war, known as the Battle of Marathon, where Greeks were heavily outnumbered […]

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Women Kick Football in 2016 Olympics 2 Days Ahead of Official Opening at Rio de Janeiro

Women Kick Football in 2016 Olympics 2 Days Ahead of Official Opening at Rio de Janeiro

 August 3, 2016   R K Gupta

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With 12 teams for women and 16 for men, football at the Summer Games will have to start early for scheduling reasons. The same thing happened in London four years ago and there are no surprise elements in a start, earlier than the official Olympic opening ceremony on August 5, 2016. On August 3, the […]

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Know Olympics Interesting Facts

Know Olympics Interesting Facts

 August 2, 2016   kridangan

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Interesting Olympic game facts, which you would like to know! > Previous Next

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Tintu Luka – India’s best bet for medal in athletics

 August 1, 2016   Vishal Pandey

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The flying sikh couldn’t do it, neither could Payyoli Express during their time. India’s wait for a medal in athletics grows longer with each passing year. This time though we have a serious contender to bring India a medal in athletics and it’s none other than the student of PT Usha Herself Tintu Luka. A ward at […]

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Zika Virus and Other Threats Refuse to Relent with 2016 Rio

Zika Virus and Other Threats Refuse to Relent with 2016 Rio Games Less than a Week Away

 July 31, 2016   R K Gupta

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The risk of contracting mosquito-borne Zika virus is a major talking point among Rio Olympic participants. Despite assurances by public health authorities in Brazil and epidemiologists around the world, several athletes have made the decision to skip the big event on the Zika fear. The Games get underway on August 5 and continue over the […]

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Indias brightest medal prospects in Rio Olympics

A look at India’s brightest medal prospects in Rio Olympics

 July 31, 2016   Vignesh Aravind

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An inside view of India’s best chance to strike gold at the upcoming Rio Olympics. Badminton : Saina Nehwal can assure a medal to India’s tally.She reached the top spot last year.Also she successfully defended Australian Open Superseries title and won a bronze at the Asian Championships.In 2012 she became the first shuttler to win a […]

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Dipa Karmakar

Dipa Karmakar – Carrying Indian Gymnasts hope in Rio 2016

 July 28, 2016   Vishal Pandey

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When the 22 year old Dipa Karmakar scored a 52.698 points to qualify for the Rio Olympics back in April little did she know that she will become one of the main contenders for bringing a medal for her country, and the hopes of 1.2 billion will lie on her shoulder. Well that is how […]

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Roger Federer Drops

Roger Federer Drops a Bombshell Will Skip Rio Olympics to Shock His Global Tennis Fans

 July 27, 2016   R K Gupta

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Most of us thought Roger Federer’s decision about skipping Rogers Cup at Toronto was to buy more practice time for the upcoming Rio Olympics. But the Swiss Maestro had other problems, which he couldn’t possibly share with everybody, when he announced about his withdrawal from Rogers Cup. On Tuesday afternoon, however, he wrote on his […]

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Narsingh Yadav replacement announced

 July 27, 2016   Vishal Pandey

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The Wrestling Federation of India has announced the replacement for Narsingh yadav, and No It’s not Sushil Kumar as was widely expected, It’s Praveen Kumar Rana instead who is going to represent India at Rio Olympics 2016 in the  74 Kg freestyle wrestling Category. The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has sent an official request to […]

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India at Rio

India at Rio Olympics – Part 2

 July 26, 2016   Vishal Pandey

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We had earlier looked at India’s Medal hopes at Rio 2016 in the sports of Hockey(Men’s), Shooting and Badminton. Continuing that sequence Let’s have a look at 3 other Sports in which Indian athlete have huge potential and there’s a lot of hope that they will bring Medal for the country. Archery Three Indian women’s […]

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