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Rio Olympics: Spain reportedly hires private security firm

Some 88,000 security personnel will be deployed during the Rio Olympics

France says no terror plot against its Rio delegation

Brazil has said it will bolster security for next month's Games following last Thursday's truck attack

Brazil arrests 10 over alleged Olympic terror plot

Officials said the suspects had tried to make contact with Islamic State, but were not members of the organisation

PM Narendra Modi to flag off 'Run for Rio' event on July 31

We want to create a fever of Olympics in the country and keeping that in mind, said Sports minister Vijay Goel

Vijender Singh pleads for an end to boxing's administrative mess

At ASSOCHAM conference, Vijender said the country's boxers have been denied a voice at international events because of current situation

Olympic Village repairs to finish this week: Brazil

A day after the Australian Olympic delegation refused to move into the apartment complex in western Rio, Brazilian organising committee spokesman Mario Andrada promised a solution

Parveen Rana named provisional replacement for Narsingh for Rio Olympics

To represent India at the 74kg weight category in the quadrennial extravaganza

More Russians banned from Rio Olympics, toll crosses 100

After 19 more athletes of the country's rowers were barred from the Summer Games

The biggest athletes to watch at Rio

In Rio, over 10,000 athletes will compete for the biggest prize in sport - an Olympic gold medal. The author brings you a lowdown of the best the Games have to offer

Int'l Olympic Committee sets up panel to rule on Russian entries

Move comes amid doping scandal saw exclusion of more than 100 Russian athletes connected to state-sponsored cheating

Rio's Olympics woes sour IOC on developing world as games site

Officials backing away from previous goal of opening up games to broader selection of cities

IOC chief urges total review of world anti-doping system

The International Olympic Committee is calling for a more robust and efficient anti-doping system

Over 80% of tickets sold for Rio Olympics

Fans have spent equivalent of $320 mn on tickets, or 96% of target set by Rio 2016 organising committee

AFI asks IAAF for Olympics wild card entry for Chopra

Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has written to the world governing body IAAF to consider new junior world record holder javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra for a wild card entry in next month's Rio Olympics, its president said today. AFI president Adille Sumariwalla, who is also a member of the powerful IAAF Council, said he has written a letter to the world body chief Sebastian Coe in this regard within hours of Chopra winning a gold in the World Under-20 Championships with a junior world record of 86.48m at Bydgoszcz, Poland. "Neeraj's performance is a junior world record but more than that he is now at eight spot in the IAAF overall list of season leaders, taking into account even the senior athletes all over the world. So, I have written to the IAAF president to consider Neeraj for a wild card entry for the Rio Olympics," Sumariwalla told PTI. "Just after getting to know about Neeraj's performance I wrote a letter to Mr Coe and I am hoping for a favourable outcome," ..

Rio-bound wrestler Narsingh Yadav fails dope test

Narsingh's 'B' sample tested positive for a banned steroid and this has cast doubts over his participation in Rio Games

Dola expects Indian archers to open Olympic account in Rio

Former world champion Dola Banerjee expects Indian archers to break their medal jinx in the upcoming Olympic Games to be held in Rio de Janeiro from August 5 to 21. Indian archers have had a good record against the bigwigs of world archery but an Olympic medal has so far eluded them, and Dola expects at least two medals from the discipline in next month's sporting extravaganza. Indian women's archery team featuring Dola had come closest to winning an Olympic medal when they finished in quarterfinal in 2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing Olympics. "This is the year which will change everything. I'm expecting at least two medals," the two-time Olympian, told PTI in an interview. "We have seen how shooting's landscape has changed after their first medal," she said drawing a parallel with shooting where Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore won a silver medal in double trap in 2004 Athens Olympics. Then Abhinav Bindra went one step further to earn the country its first-ever Olympic

My aim is to reach Rio Olympics final,says Dharambir Singh

Dharambir Singh, who became the first Indian in 36 years to qualify for the 200 metres event for Olympics, on Wednesday said he is looking forward to improve his performance in order to enhance his chances of reaching the finals at next month's Rio Games.Dharambir, who hails from Ajayab village in Rohtak district of Haryana, sealed the Rio spot by clocking 20.45 for a national record in the Indian Grand Prix held in Bengaluru earlier this month.Reflecting on the same, the athlete insisted that it was a big achievement for him as he has been working really hard from last 10 to 12 years."My preparation is good. I will try to do better than before. Aim is to reach finals or maybe I can win medal,"Dharambir told ANI.India will be sending its biggest ever contingent in the Olympic Games with more than 100 athletes having already qualified in 13 sporting disciplines.The previous highest was 83 that the country sent in the 2012 London Olympics.The Rio Olympics is slated to be held from ...

Rio anti-doping lab suspension lifted

The doping control laboratory was suspended due to a non-conformity with the International Standards

Neymar-led Brazil begin training for Olympics

FC Barcelona star Neymar and the other members of the Brazilian men's football team began gathering here to prepare for the Olympics starting in Rio de Janeiro from August 5.

Expect several athletes to reach Olympics finals: Anju Bobby George (IANS Interview)

Congratulating Indian athletes for enabling the country send its largest contingent to the upcoming Rio Olympics, former star athlete Anju Bobby George has asserted that she expects several of them to reach the finals of their respective events.