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Rio Olympics: Golden finale for Simone Biles, China flops
The United States ended the final day of competition with 12 medals, their best showing at a single Olympics
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'Nervous' Bolt storms into 200m semis
Bolt said he was over his exertions in the blue riband 100m
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Hardeep Singh loses his Greco Roman bout; waits for repechage result
The 25-year-old lost in 98 kg category by technical points to Turkey's Ildem Cenk at the Rio Olympics
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Trouble for Narsingh Yadav as WADA challenges clean chit in CAS
Narsingh had tested positive for a banned anabolic steroid -- methandienone -- in tests conducted on June 25
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Coaching India bit more complicated than I thought: Greg Chappell
Chappel said there were so many layers to life in India that it was hard to expect anyone master, particularly an outsider
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Athletes seek Rio redemption after London's race of shame
A staggering six of the top nine athletes of women's 1500m race competing at London Games were disqualified for doping violations
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Rio Olympics: Discus thrower Seema Antil Punia fails to qualify for final round
She was way behind her personal best mark of 62.62m
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Women boxers break down barriers one punch at a time
Women boxers say they get a lot more respect now, especially since women's boxing made its debut in Olympics
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Rio Olympics: Usian Bolt says tight schedule slowed down 100-metre sprinters
He won his record-setting third straight gold medal , but his post-race comments were tinged with slams about the scheduling
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'Precarious' Rio Paralympics faces more cuts
Craven said Rio 2016 had committed to pay national committees promised grants by the end of the month
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Rio Olympics: Indian embassy reception a flop with athletes
Athletes expected good food to be served, since most of them were missing home food
Rio Olympics: Miller dives over line to win women's 400m gold
Shericka Jackson of Jamaica took bronze in 49.85
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Rio Olympics: Kenya's David Rudisha wins second straight 800m Olympic gold
Rudisha's time was 1.24 seconds slower than the world record he set when winning gold at the London Olympics
Rio Olympics: China ready to repeat sweep of table tennis golds
China have won both team golds of the Olympics since the event's introduction to Beijing 2008
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Rio Olympics: Da Silva lights up Olympic Stadium with stunning pole vault gold
The 22-year-old set a new Olympic record of 6.03m to beat his previous personal best by 10cm
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Shuttler Kidambi Srikanth enters Olympics quarters
He defeated world No 5 Jan O Jorgensen from Denmark
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Rio Olympics: Games bosses sorry after Ryan Lochte gunpoint hold-up
Security has been a major concern at the Games, with several thefts and robberies reported
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Rio Olympics: Simone Biles's five gold bid ends as Sanne Wevers takes beam title
It was the first time the 19-year-old has been beaten in a final since 2013
Rio Olympics: Giant camera crashes to ground, injuring seven
The camera, known as a 'spidercam', came crashing to the ground outside the basketball stadium