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(Rio de Janeiro, brpress) - She is the first Indian woman to reach track final in Olympics since PT Usha in 1984 while Ethiopia's Etenesh Diro finishes steeplechase with just one shoe....
(Rio de Janeiro, brpress) - Robson Conceição teaches boxing in a modest space near a railroad suburb of Salvador; hopefully the gold will decrease project's financial struggle. ...
(Rio de Janeiro, brpress) - Lohaynny Vicente admits “pressure was all on India’s medalist” Saina Nehwal that crashed out to Maria Ulitina, leaving a medal for compatriot PV Sindhu....
(Rio de Janeiro, brpress) - In a week that the war in Syria has shocked the world again after the image of a five years old Syrian boy covered in dust and blood rescued from a bombed-out building have gone viral on social media, stories of the first olympic refugees team are worth being told....
(Rio de Janeiro, brpress) - Along with the medal winners and world records, the competitions have brought many examples of sportsmanship, love and respect for differences....
(Rio de Janeiro, brpress) - On Sunday night (August 14th) Bolt ended winning the 100m in 9.81 seconds and completing the first part of his bid for an unprecedented “tripe-triple” in Rio 2016....
(Rio de Janeiro, brpress) - Boos have been a constant sound at Rio Olympics competing with the “carioca funk” hit Baile da Favela (“Favela’s Ball” or “Shanty Town’s Ball”), as Brazilians are used to boo – specially politicians....
(Rio de Janeiro, brpress) - Olympic Japanese Kohei Uchimura has conquered two golds, but was charged a US$4,900 mobile bill because of the game fever....
(Rio de Janeiro, brpress) - Indian Dipa Karmakar and Oxana Chusovitina, a 41-year-old Uzbek who is the Games’ oldest gymnast, fear not the most dangerous maneuver in women’s gymnastics....
(Rio de Janeiro, brpress) - Brazilian-Chinese Felipe Wu conquered a silver medal and will compete with Prakash Nanjappa on the 50m air pistol category....
(Rio de Janeiro, brpress) - Greatest medalist of all Olympic Games, American swimmer seeks to add to record total of 18 individual golds: “It's about so much more than medals”....