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Year in Review 2016: Rio Olympics' 10 top moments that will be etched in people's memory

The Olympics are also a celebration of passion, will and fortitude, of the triumph of humankind over all odds. The Rio Olympics was no different.

Tennis legend Boris Becker to visit Kolkata on 18 December

German tennis icon Boris Becker will be in town on a two-day visit during the third edition of the Tata Steel Kolkata 25K run, to be held on December 18, organisers said on Saturday.

OP Jaisha's coach Nikolai Snesarev blamed by government panel for water fiasco at Rio Olympics

The panel concluded that Snesarev refused personalised drinks for Jaisha ahead of the marathon even though Indian officials had asked him about the athlete's requirements.

OP Jaisha to start training next week despite being advised a month's rest

OP Jaisha is confident that she can start her training next week having recovered well from H1N1 fever which she contracted during the Rio Olympics even though the SAI doctor has advised her a month's rest.

OP Jaisha's probe delayed as the athlete recovers from swine flu

The probe into allegations of official apathy levelled by Olympian marathon runner OP Jaisha has been delayed as the athlete is recovering from Swine Flu and will need at least a week's rest.

OP Jaisha hospitalised after testing positive for swine flu

Olympian OP Jaisha, who returned from owith fever and body ache last week, has been hospitalised after she was tested positive for H1N1, two days after another athlete Sudha Singh was found to be suffering from the same.

OP Jaisha refused personalised refreshments at Rio Olympics, says coach Nikolai Snesarev

The controversy stoked by OP Jaisha took an interesting turn with her personal coach Nikolai Snesarev asserting that she herself had said no when asked by him if she would need personalised refreshment during the race in the Rio Olympics.

Anurag Thakur bats for politicians after BCCI protests SC ruling on Lodha Panel report

BCCI president Anurag Thakur has come to bat for politicians, after the OP Jaisha controversy and Lodha panel report questions their involvement in sports.

India's sports federations devoid of ex-athletes at top positions as politicians rule the roost

Data shows that only one Sports Association amongst 27 has a former athlete amidst the uproar that most Indian SA's are managed by politicians.

Will the cash windfall post Rio Olympics 2016 victory ruin PV Sindhu and Sakshi Malik?

We want Sindhu and Sakshi and whole Indian squad that did pretty okay to qualify for the Olympics to spend the next four years thirsting and hungering for more. Not turning into ad icons and fashion models and spokespeople for commercial ventures.