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&lt;p id=&quot;p_1&quot;&gt;&lt;iframe src=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/embed/pTuSGRn1Hb0&quot; width=&quot;690&quot; height=&quot;500&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;true&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p id=&quot;p_2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p id=&quot;p_3&quot;&gt;&lt;iframe src=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/embed/MF0nLHUW8oM&quot; width=&quot;690&quot; height=&quot;500&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;true&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p id=&quot;p_4&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Also read - How Sania-Saina made 2015 a memorable year for Indian sports&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p id=&quot;p_5&quot;&gt;Sifting through the achievements of Indian athletes in 2015, one gets a feeling that despite all the roadblocks, it was an eventful year. After all, just as politicians are often faced with controversies, athletes also have to deal with a number of issues. As one enters the last few days of the year, there is a lot to feel happy about when one recalls how sportspersons from various disciplines showed guts while chasing glory in adversity.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p id=&quot;p_6&quot;&gt;For India, a nation obsessed with cricket, despite producing medallists at every Olympics since Atlanta 1996, the rise of a Test captain in Virat Kohli is seen as huge. He led India to a Test series triumph in Sri Lanka and then piloted his side to victory against the hapless South Africans at home.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p id=&quot;p_7&quot;&gt;Read more &lt;span style=&quot;color: #0000ff;&quot;&gt;&lt;a style=&quot;color: #0000ff;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.dailyo.in/sports/virat-kohli-sania-mirza-r-ashwin-rahane-saina-nehwal-dipa-karmakar-anirban-lahiri-abhinav-bindra-rio-olympics-2016/story/1/8150.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

Saina Nehwal's dubsmash videos are smash hits

Ace badminton star reveals a fun side to her, much in the fashion of Bollywood stars Alia Bhatt, Salman Khan and Ranveer Singh.