Rio Olympics
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President honors Rio Olympics, Paralympics medalists
EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani honored the 2016 Rio Olympics and Paralympics medalists in a ceremony held on Saturday.
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U.S. swimmer Lochte gets 10-month suspension over Rio scandal: media
EghtesadOnline: American swimmer Ryan Lochte has been suspended for 10 months, U.S. media reported on Wednesday, following a scandal involving the U.S. Olympic athlete and three other swimmers…
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Supreme Leader appreciates endevors of Iranian athletes in Olympics
EghtesadOnline: Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Tuesday appreciated endeavors of Iranian athletes in Olympics 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Iran Ends With 8 Medals in Rio
EghtesadOnline: With eight medals at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, Iran was ranked 25th in the final medal standings table.
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With Games gone, hard reality sets in for Brazil
EghtesadOnline: Until now, people in Brazil had something to look forward to. Despite deep recession, a presidential impeachment, and a corruption scandal ensnaring the political and corporate…
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Iran ranks 2nd in Rio 2016 Olympic Games free-style wrestling
EghtesadOnline: Iran's team ranked second in Rio 2016 Olympic Games free-style wrestling on Monday.
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Basketball: U.S. routs Serbia for third straight gold
EghtesadOnline: A ruthless United States pounded Serbia 96-66 to claim a third straight Olympic men's basketball title on Sunday, giving coach Mike Krzyzewski a golden send-off.
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Rainy Rio wraps up challenging Games on upbeat tropical note
EghtesadOnline: A blustery storm, a touch of melancholy and a sense of pride converged at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Olympics on Sunday as Brazil breathed a collective sigh of relief at…
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Japan's Abe Plays Super Mario in Rio to Promote 2020 Tokyo Games
EghtesadOnline: For a moment, Japan's prime minister was recognizable around the world.
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Iran ranks 23rd in Rio 2016 Olympic Games day 15
EghtesadOnline: The silver medal of the Iranian freestyle wrestler Komeil Qasemi boosted Iran's standing in the 23rd ranking in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games medal table on Saturday.
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Iran’s Qasemi bags silver in Rio 2016 wrestling
EghtesadOnline: Iran’s wrestler Komeil Qasemi won a silver medal in the 125-kilogram category of Rio 2016 Olympic Games Free-Style wrestling by defeating Turkish rival.
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Iranian referee officiates final football game in Olympics
EghtesadOnline: Iranian referee Alireza Faghani officiated the final football match between Brazil and Germany on Saturday in 2016, Rio Olympic Games.
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Olympics Head Says No Public Cash Used for Rio After Bailout
EghtesadOnline: The head of the International Olympic Committee, wading into a sensitive domestic issue in recession-weary Brazil, said no public funds had been used to pay for the Rio de Janeiro…
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Lochte apologizes to Brazil on national TV
EghtesadOnline: U.S. gold medalist Ryan Lochte admitted to Brazil's largest broadcaster Saturday night that he had exaggerated his story about being robbed at gunpoint in Rio - but insisted he…
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Neymar hands Brazil precious soccer gold medal
EghtesadOnline: Neymar shed tears of joy after delivering Brazil's first men's soccer gold medal with the winning penalty in a 5-4 shootout triumph over Germany after a thrilling final ended…
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President Rouhani congratulates Olympics medal winner Kimia Alizadeh
EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani in a message congratulated bronze medal winner of Rio Olympics Taekwondo competition Miss Kimia Alizadeh.
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Jahangiri: Kimia's medal more worthy than gold
EghtesadOnline: First Vice-President Es'haq Jahangiri said in his Instagram page that bronze medal of Miss Kimia Alizadeh is more worthy than gold.
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President appreciates endeavours of Iran Olympics teams
EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani said on Friday that honorable victory of Kimia Alizadeh showed the merit of Iranian girl grabbing the first Olympics medal for Iranian women.
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Iran’s Hassan Rahimi wins bronze in Rio 2016 wrestling
EghtesadOnline: Iran’s wrestler Hassan Rahimi has won a bronze medal in the 57-kilogram category of Rio 2016 Olympic Games Free-Style wrestling by defeating Cuban wrestler.
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Yazdani secures Iran’s 3rd gold medal in Rio
EghtesadOnline: Iranian wrestler Hassan Yazdani won finals of Men's freestyle 74 kg over his Russian rival to add one more gold medal to Iran’s tally.
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Aboard AA990: A curtain comes down on U.S. swimmers' gold medal glory
EghtesadOnline: Standing on a podium in Rio last week with gold medals draped around their necks, swimmers Jack Conger and Gunnar Bentz were the pride of America as they sang along to the "Star…
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Unbeatable Bolt signs off with triple-triple
EghtesadOnline: Usain Bolt drew down the curtain on his brilliant Olympic career by securing a sweep of the sprint titles for a third successive Games when Jamaica successfully defended the 4x100…
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Brazil police pull U.S. swimmers from flight amid robbery probe
EghtesadOnline: Brazilian police stopped two U.S. Olympic swimmers from boarding a flight home on Wednesday to question them about how they and two team mates were robbed at gunpoint in Rio de…
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Canada's Drouin leaps to gold in men's high jump
EghtesadOnline: Canada's Derek Drouin took gold in the men's high jump on Tuesday, clearing a height of 2.38 meters to beat the competition.
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Reflective China braces for diminished haul
EghtesadOnline: Defeats in sports dominated by China at previous Olympics have left the country in an unfamiliar third place on the medals table, with some predicting that Rio 2016 could witness…
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Soaring Da Silva is Brazil's new darling
EghtesadOnline: Thiago da Silva won Brazil's first athletics gold of their home Games on an extraordinary, unforgettable Monday night in Rio, producing an Olympic record of 6.03 meters in the…
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You can run but you can't hide, IOC tells doping cheats
EghtesadOnline: Doping cheats using designer drugs or gene doping at the Rio Olympics should know they will eventually be found out, the International Olympic Committee said on Monday.
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Russia's Stepanova: 'No accident' if something happens to me
EghtesadOnline: The Russian runner who helped expose a system of state-backed doping in her country says she fears for her life and has been forced to move after hackers tried to find her location.
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Iran’s Saeid Abdevali wins bronze in men’s Greco-Roman wrestling
EghtesadOnline: Iranian wrestler Saeid Morad Abdevali won a bronze medal in the men’s Greco-Roman 75-kilogram category after defeating Hungary’s Péter Bácsi in Brazil.
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Scowling Gatlin booed by Rio crowd
EghtesadOnline: American Justin Gatlin felt the full force of the crowd's ire on Sunday and scowled back in response before finishing second to Usain Bolt in the Olympic 100 meters final and…