Indians Hold Their Heads High in Rio Amidst Acerbic Utterances by Poisonous Columnists

 August 9, 2016   R K Gupta

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In three days of the fortnight long Rio Olympic Games, India have drawn a blank so far. On Monday, they came close to a medal, when ace shooter Abhinav Bindra figured in the final eight in men’s 10m air rifle competition. At one time, Bindra was among the top two and for long; he stayed […]

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Brazilian Men’s Team in Trouble While Women Reach Knock-Out Stage in Rio Football

 August 9, 2016   R K Gupta

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Hosts Brazil are struggling in men’s football with two goalless matches as against their women counterparts, who have already ensured the quarterfinal berth for themselves by winning back-to-back games. The performance of the team under Neymar is causing frustration to the fans and all they are getting are boos and jeers, when they play. The […]

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Djokovic Cries

Vanquished Djokovic Cries on Court as Tennis Upsets Continue Even on Day-2 of Rio Games

 August 8, 2016   R K Gupta

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In one of his worst defeats in recent memory, world no.1 Novak Djokovic fell in the first round of the Rio Games. It was believed earlier that Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro could prove a tough opponent but the Serbian’s loss had never figured in the talk. The 12-time Grand Slam winner had added a […]

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Six World and Eleven Olympic Records Broken in First Two Days of 2016 Rio Olympic Games

Six World and Eleven Olympic Records Broken in First Two Days of 2016 Rio Olympic Games

 August 8, 2016   R K Gupta

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Several hours before the 2016 Rio Games officially began in the evening of August 5, Korean archer Kim Woo-jin had already broken the Games’ first world record. The 24-year old Kim produced 700 points from 72 arrows in men’s individual ranking round at the Olympic Archery Center Sambodromo and broke the earlier record held by […]

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Leander Paes, Rohan Bopanna

Upsets Galore in Men and Women’s Tennis on Day-1 of 2016 Rio Olympic Games

 August 7, 2016   R K Gupta

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While Leander Paes of India made his 7th Olympic appearance at Rio, Venus Williams of the USA wasn’t far behind. She entered the Olympics for the 5th time. However, both Leander and Venus met with losses on the first day of the tennis action. While Paes playing with Rohan Bopanna in doubles; lost in two […]

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Gold medalist-Virginia Thrasher

Rio Olympics Women’s 10m Air Rifle Medalist

 August 7, 2016   Kridangan Statistics Team

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American shootist Virginia Thrasher won the first gold medal of the Rio Olympics, capturing the women’s 10-meter air rifle.    

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Gold medalist-Paula Pareto

Rio Olympics Women’s 48kg Judo Medalist

 August 7, 2016   Kridangan Statistics Team

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Paula Pareto won the first judo gold medal of the Rio 2016 Olympics for Argentina beating South Korea’s Bokyeong Jeong in the final of the women’s 48kg category.    

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Rio Olympics: Rower Dattu Bhokanal enters quarter-finals

Rio Olympics: Rower Dattu Bhokanal enters quarter-finals

 August 6, 2016   kridangan

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India’ sole rower, Dattu Bhokanal has given India a rousing start in the rowing men’s single sculls event. After a drop in the middle, Dattu picked up the pace to finish third and progress to the quarterfinals. Bhokanal was in second place for the first 500 metres of the race. He maintained his third position […]

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Indian archery team member Deepika Kumari at the practice session in Rio

Alternating fortunes for Indian Archers In Rio

 August 6, 2016   Abhishek Das

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Archer Deepika Kumari expressed bewilderment after a dismal show during the women’s team event where the Indian team finished seventh in the qualification round of the Rio Olympics Games. Deepika managed 640 out of 720 which was good enough for a 20th position while experienced Bombayla Devi Laishram shot 638 to finish 24th and Laxmirani […]

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Abhinav Bindra carries the flag of India during the opening ceremony for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Aug. 5, 2016. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Indians Rejoice During the Colorful Opening Ceremony of the 2016 Rio Olympics

 August 6, 2016   R K Gupta

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The fears of successfully staging the Olympics were temporary put aside with a modest but stunning opening ceremony at the iconic Maracana Stadium in Brazilian capital Rio de Janeiro on Saturday August 5. The Organisers, however, had to endure a troubled build-up to the big occasion, which had been threatened by health issues, level of […]

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