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India beat Chinese Taipei to finish 7th in FIBA Asia Challenge

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The Indian men’s basketball team upstaged Chinese Taipei 80-68 in a classification match to finish seventh in the FIBA Asia Challenge 2016.

Chinese Taipei took the early initiative and surged ahead 22-15 in the first quarter. The Indians, however, came back strongly and in the second quarter took a slender one point lead at 33-32. The third quarter was a neck and neck fight which the Indians won by just one point.

It set the ball rolling for the Indians in the fourth and final quarter as they completely dominated the period with a 28-18 scoreline to seal the contest in their favour. Vishesh Bhriguvanshi stole the limelight for India, scoring 22 points, while Yu-An Chiang was the top scorer for Chinese Taipei with 16 points.

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IAAF chief Coe insists TUEs a 'good system'

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Published Sep 19, 2016, 12:00 AM IST
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AFPLondonWorld athletics chief Sebastian Coe has defended the system of "therapeutic use exemptions" (TUEs) after medical data involving dozens of top sportsmen was leaked by a cyber hacking group.Many of the targeted athletes have been revealed to have received TUEs for the use of substances that would usually be on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) banned list. TUEs can be issued to athletes who have an illness or condition that requires the use of normally prohibited…

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