8 Times Indian Athletes Missed Out on Olympics Medal

Author: Subhi Saxena Date: 30/07/24 Credit: Instagram Credit: Instagram

Milkha Singh

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PT Usha

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Anju Bobby

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Sania Mirza/ Rohan Boppanna

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Abhinav Bindra

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Dipa Karmakar

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Aditi Ashok

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Arjun Babuta

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10 Olympic Records that are Hard To Be Broken

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