Olympics 2016
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Watch: Relive all the magical moments from the Rio Olympics with this video tribute
From Usain Bolt to Michael Phelps, Rio witnessed some beautiful moments.
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Racewalker Manish Rawat wanted to quit his sport. At Rio, he beat a former gold medallist
The 25-year-old, who finished a creditable 13th in the men's 20 km walk, opens up on the apathy in Indian sport.
Arka Bhattacharya
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What the timings show: India's racewalkers and marathoners are not too far behind the world's best
Manish Rawat, Thonakkal Gopi and Kheta Ram outperformed more than 80 per cent of competitors.
Arka Bhattacharya
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This holiday season, who’s ‘Uninvited’ from Goa?
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‘No data’ and other tactics: How the government is dodging RTI queries on health pacts with Big Tech
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‘Ours is the only Kashmir party under attack’: Waheed Parra on the loneliness of the PDP
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What does the summary expulsion of an Opposition MP say about Parliamentary democracy in India?
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‘Did Ram say kick out the poor?’ The discontent of the displaced in new Ayodhya
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These pictures show why we'll remember the Rio Olympics for the women athletes
They came, they saw, they conquered.
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In pictures: The Olympians who thought nothing of giving away their medals for a greater cause
Poland's silver-medal winning discus thrower Piotr Malachowski auctioned off his medal to raise funds for a three-year-old boy suffering from eye cancer.
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New motto for the Rio Paralympics: Faster, Higher … Broker?
“Undervalued. Underfunded. Overlooked.”
David Epstein, ProPublica
Video
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Watch: Men try to frighten elephant with slippers, run away when it charges at them
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Eco India: Could 'adopting a coral' support marine conservation in Goa?
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Eco India, Episode 246: How protecting our oceans could help us in the battle against climate change
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Caught on camera: Mobile tower collapses in Bengaluru, bringing down building on which it stood
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‘At top of the very good boy list’: King Charles gets Santa’s approval ahead of Christmas
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Coach Nicola Snesarev hits back at OP Jaisha, says she did not ask the federation for refreshments
'I asked Jaisha. She said she would use the normal water.'
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Three charts that show India's medal performance at Rio was even worse than we thought
India ranked lowest on the ratios of medals to population and to GDP. Grenada was a topper.
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Who is Ryan Lochte and what has he done for the world to hate him despite his Olympic medal?
He and his teammates vandalised a gas station and made up stories about being robbed.
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The Reel
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Start the week with a film: ‘Somewhere’ is a sensitive look at an actor’s empty life
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Mining town-set film ‘Whispers of Fire and Water’ is an immersive experience
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In Ken Loach’s ‘The Old Oak’, a solidarity that transcends differences
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In animated film ‘The Siren’, a reminder that ‘democracy and peace are never eternal’
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‘Mast Mein Rehne Ka’ review: A cheerfully meandering comedy
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Michael Phelps's death stare, Mongolian coach strip-protest were among the strangest moments of Rio
Bahamian runner Shaunae Miller's dive to clinch gold divided opinion.
R Vishal
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Whose fault is it, anyway? OP Jaisha and the Athletics Federation of India now both blame the coach
The 33-year-old marathon runner said that athletics coach Dr Nikolai Snesarev had declined Indian officials' offer to provide refreshments during the race.
Arka Bhattacharya
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Indian marathon runner Kavita Raut seems to contradict compatriot's version about callous officials
The athlete was tight-lipped about OP Jaisha's claims that Indian officials did not ask her about her need for refreshments during the Rio Olympics marathon.
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The Field
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England Tour of India: Visitors win low-scoring second T20I by four wickets to clinch series
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Pro Kabaddi League: Haryana Steelers beat Bengaluru Bulls; UP Yoddhas get better of Telugu Titans
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: East Bengal and Punjab FC play out a draw at Salt Lake
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FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup: India beat Canada to enter quarter-finals
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Badminton, Guwahati Masters Super 100: Ashwini Ponnappa/Tanisha Crasto reach women’s doubles final