2016 Rio Games
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Defiant IOA firm on Salman Khan's appointment as goodwill ambassador despite mixed reactions
•Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's appointment as the Indian Olympic contingent's goodwill ambassador kicked up a storm on Sunday with star wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt and sprint legend Milkha Singh questioning the move even as the IOA and some other athletes backed the decision.
Focus on Rio Olympic athletes, there will be no conflict then: Vishwanathan Anand
•At a time the sporting fraternity is divided over Salman Khan becoming brand ambassador for the Indian contingent at the upcoming Olympics, five-time world chess champion Viswanathan Anand today said that the focus should be to address the needs of the Rio-bound athletes.
Tripura's favourite daughter: Rio bound Dipa Karmakar given hero's welcome back home in Agartala
•First Indian woman gymnast to qualify for the Olympics, Karmakar returned home amid loud cheers from thousand of fans who thronged the Agartala airport.
Will work harder than before to win a medal at Rio Olympics, says Dipa Karmakar
•A long cherished dream of qualifying for the Olympics achieved, India's history-making gymnast Dipa Karmakar said on Thursday that she will leave no stone unturned in her quest for a medal in the Rio Games later this year.
World Olympic Qualifying: Indian wrestlers hot on claiming limited Rio berths in penultimate round
•Having missed out on Olympic berths on two occasions, a 15-member Indian team will be determined to book as many quota places as possible when they take the mat at the 1st OG World Qualifying tournament in Ulaanbaatar starting on Friday.
We found our own Nadia Comaneci: Shah Rukh Khan lauds Rio bound Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar
Agencies •Superstar Shah Rukh Khan has praised Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar, who has won a gold medal in the women's vaults finals at the Olympic test event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Meldonium ban a politically motivated campaign against Russian athletes: FMBA head
Ians •The decision of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to include Meldonium in the list of the banned performance-enhancing drugs was a politically motivated campaign against Russian athletes, Federal Micro-Biological Agency (FMBA) head Vladimir Uiba said on Tuesday.
Possible relief for Sharapova? Fourteen athletes have suspension lifted after WADA relaxes meldonium ruling
•At least 14 athletes from Russia and Georgia had their doping suspensions lifted Friday, two days after officials relaxed the rules about meldonium.
Asian Olympic Qualification: India's A Sharath Kamal, Mouma Das win, step away from Rio Olympic berth
•Indian table tennis players A Sharath Kamal and Mouma Das reached the final rounds in Stage 2 of the Asia Olympic Qualification tournament in Hong Kong today to inch closer to making the cut for the Rio Games.
ISSF World Cup: India's shooters look to flex their muscles ahead of Rio Olympics
•The Olympic-bound Indian shooters will be keen to get a feel of the ranges in the Brazilian city, hosting the upcoming summer Games, when they start their campaign in the ISSF World Cup commencing in Rio de Janerio in Friday.