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I got confused in the semifinal bout: Mary Kom

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She is over the moon after becoming the first Indian woman boxer to clinch an Olympic medal but bronze is not the colour for M.C. Mary Kom, who feels she could have finished higher on the podium had i

Inconsistent judging affected morale: Vijender Singh

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Heartbroken after missing out on what would have been his second successive Olympic medal, star Indian boxer Vijender Singh on Thursday said inconsistent judging affected the morale of Indian pugilist

Silver medallist Vijay Kumar returns to rousing Army welcome

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Two days after he had threatened to quit his job for being denied a promotion, London Olympics silver medallist Subedar Vijay Kumar was on Monday accorded a rousing welcome by the Indian Army on his a

Sport should be made a part of school curriculum: Gagan Narang

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London Olympic bronze medallist Gagan Narang on Wednesday said that sports should be made a part of school curriculum and asked others states to take a leaf out of Maharashtra and Haryana's books as f

Mary Kom loses in semis, settle for bronze medal

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Indian woman boxer MC Mary Kom lost a closely fought bout against Great Britain's Nicola Adams and settled for the bronze medal in the 51 kg category of the Olympic women's boxing at the ExCel Arena on Wednesday.

Indian medal hopes diminishing by the day

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Boxing hope Vijender Singh crashed out of the 75kg competition after losing his quarter-final bout to Uzbek rival Abbos Atoev while Renjith Maheshwary flopped in men's triple jump on Day 11 of the Oly

Olympics: Man arrested for throwing bottle on 100m track

A man was arrested after a bottle was thrown onto the track at the start of the men's 100m final at the Olympic Stadium on Sunday, police said.

The man shouted abuse then threw the bottle just before

Hopes of boxer Vikas dashed, CAS rejects India's appeal

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India's hopes of boxer Vikas Krishan being restored to the Olympic Games competition after he was controversially eliminated on a protest by his American opponent were dashed when the Court of Arbitra

Mary Kom creates history, assured of bronze medal

M.C. Mary Kom on Monday created history as she assured India its fourth Olympic medal after winning her quarterfinal boxing bout against Maroua Rahali of Tunisia by 15-6 margin in the women's 51 kg

The magnificence of Mother Mary

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Not many athletes can claim to be the greatest in just their debut Olympics, but then, not many can be compared to the 'Magnificent M C Mary Kom', a living legend in international boxing much before women got a chance to show their mettle in the quadrennial event.

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