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How Indian athletes fared on Day 5 in Rio

How Indian athletes fared on Day 5 in Rio

Rediff.com11 Aug 2016

Check out India's report card on the fifth day of the 2016 Olympics.

Ronak Pandit upsets Jaspal Rana

Ronak Pandit upsets Jaspal Rana

Rediff.com2 Apr 2004

The youngster won the 10m Air Pistol event, setting a new record, at the SAF Games.

Golden double by Jung

Golden double by Jung

Rediff.com31 Mar 2004

The India ace won the individual and team gold medals in 50m free pistol at the Saf Games.

Rifle shooter Chain Singh earns India 7th Olympics quota place

Rifle shooter Chain Singh earns India 7th Olympics quota place

Rediff.com14 Aug 2015

Rifle shooter Chain Singh became the seventh Indian marksman to clinch an Olympic quota place after finishing eighth in the 50m Rifle 3 Position event of the ISSF World Cup in Gabala, Azerbaijan, on Friday.

India pays for denying Pak shooters visas

India pays for denying Pak shooters visas

Rediff.com22 Feb 2019

IOC 'suspends discussions' with India for hosting global events

Reliance makes a cash call

Reliance makes a cash call

Rediff.com14 Feb 2004

Anjali, Jaspal win silver

Anjali, Jaspal win silver

Rediff.com29 Oct 2003

The two Indians narrowly lost the gold medal in the women's 10m air rifle and men's 25m standard pistol events, respectively.

Sports Shorts: Manpreet suspended for doping; Kashyap knocks out top seed

Sports Shorts: Manpreet suspended for doping; Kashyap knocks out top seed

Rediff.com20 Jul 2017

Commonwealth Games champion Parupalli Kashyap knocked out top seed Lee Hyun Il of Korea in the men's singles opening round of the US Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament in Anaheim, United States.

Shooter Heena Sidhu misses final by a point

Shooter Heena Sidhu misses final by a point

Rediff.com25 May 2016

Former world number one Heena Sidhu missed out on qualifying for the final of women's 10-metre air pistol event by just one point on the concluding day of the ISSF World Cup in Munich on Wednesday. At the Olympic Shooting Centre, Heena finished 12th out of 104 shooters in the eventual standings but would have been pleased at having shot a higher score than 384 ahead of the all-important Rio Olympics. The eighth finalist from Serbia, who eventually won the gold, made it through with a score of 385 and had less inner 10s than Heena. Shweta Singh and Shri Nivetha Paramanantham, the other Indians in the event shot 378 and 377 to finish 47th and 52nd respectively. Serbia's Bobana Velickovic won the gold in the event, while Sonia Franquet of Spain bagged the silver and China's Mengxue Zhang won the bronze medal.

36 dead in Manila casino attack

36 dead in Manila casino attack

Rediff.com2 Jun 2017

Police confirmed the gunman had committed suicide by setting himself on fire in one of the hotel guest rooms.

PHOTOS: The gold medallists on Day 5 at the Games

PHOTOS: The gold medallists on Day 5 at the Games

Rediff.com11 Aug 2016

American Kristin Armstrong became the first cyclist to win the same road event at three different Olympic Games on Wednesday. Britain's surprise packet Joseph Clarke won the Canoe gold in the K-1 slalom course on Wednesday.

CWG: Fame and shame On Day 9 as needle pricks India amidst medal rush

CWG: Fame and shame On Day 9 as needle pricks India amidst medal rush

Rediff.com13 Apr 2018

There was ecstasy and agony in equal measure for the Indian contingent on Friday.

Watch: Bindra leads India at Parade of Nations in Rio

Watch: Bindra leads India at Parade of Nations in Rio

Rediff.com6 Aug 2016

Beijing Olympics gold medalist Abhinav Bindra, who is competing in his fifth Games, led the Indian contingent at the parade of nations during the Open Ceremony of the Rio Olympics on Friday night.

ISSF World Cup: Akhil Sheoran adds another gold to India's tally

ISSF World Cup: Akhil Sheoran adds another gold to India's tally

Rediff.com11 Mar 2018

Young Akhil Sheoran clinched the gold medal in men's 50m rifle 3 position with plenty to spare as India continued their superlative run at the ISSF World Cup in Guadalajara, Mexico.

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