Athletics
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Baki fails to qualify in shooting, Country looking at Siddikur
Aug 8, 2016News Hour: Glasgow Commonwealth Games silver winner Bangladeshi shooter Abdullah Hel Baki sadly disappointed the home crowds as he finished 25th position and failed to qualify for the final round in shooting event of 10m air... -
Swiss court rejects Olympic appeal by Russian pole vaulter
Aug 8, 2016News Hour: A Swiss court rejected appeals by Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva and track-and-field athlete Sergei Shubenkov, who had been trying to overturn a decision banning them from taking part in the Rio Olympics, the... -
Virginia Thrasher wins first gold of Rio 2016 Olympic
Aug 7, 2016News Hour: Unflappable American teenager Virginia Thrasher won the first gold medal of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Saturday, holding her nerve against two Chinese Olympic champions to clinch the women’s 10m air rifle event,... -
Rio Olympic kicks off games with ode to forests, favelas and funk
Aug 6, 2016News Hour: Brazil unfurled a vast canvas celebrating its rainforest and the creative energy of its wildly diverse population to the tune of samba, bossa nova and funk in welcoming the world on Friday to the... -
Irish boxer fails dope test ahead of Rio Games
Aug 5, 2016News Hour: Irish boxer Michael O’Reilly has been suspended provisionally after failing a dope test carried out before he arrived at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, reports Reuters. The Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA) said in... -
Russia says 271-strong team will be cleanest at Rio
Aug 5, 2016News Hour: Russia will be represented in most sports at the Rio Olympics, with 271 of its sportsmen and women cleared to participate ahead of the opening ceremony, Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) head Alexander Zhukov said... -
Games light up Rio de Janeiro as Olympic fever hits
Aug 5, 2016News Hour: The statue of Christ the Redeemer overlooking Rio de Janeiro was illuminated in Brazil’s yellow and green national colors on Thursday as the city put the finishing touches to its preparations for South America’s... -
War affected Syrian athletes dream of Olympic glory
Aug 4, 2016News Hour: As Syrian gymnast Ahmad al-Sawas watched his country fall apart, his Olympic dream collapsed too, reports Reuters. The last national champion before the fighting began, he knew that supporting the anti-government side in the... -
IOC clears all 11 Russian boxers to compete in Rio
Aug 4, 2016News Hour: All 11 Russian boxers who qualified for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics have been given the all clear to compete at the Games following confirmation from the IOC, the International Boxing Association (AIBA) said... -
IOC approves five new sports for Tokyo 2020 Olympics games
Aug 4, 2016News Hour: The decision by the 129th IOC Session in Rio de Janeiro was the most comprehensive evolution of the Olympic programme in modern history. Plans call for staging the skateboarding and sports climbing events in...