YIR 2016: Top 10 sports moments of 2016
- 1/10
Indian paralympians outshine Indian Olympians
- 2/10
Women shine for India at Rio Olympics
- 3/10
Portugal’s unbelievable Euro win
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- 4/10
Michael Phelps’ golden run
- 5/10
Madrid’s goal machine
- 6/10
Brazil seek Word Cup defeat revenge over Germany
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- 7/10
Love in the time of Olympics
- 8/10
Del Potro rises from the dead
- 9/10
Garbiñe Muguruza’s shocks Serena Williams
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- 10/10
Messi’s retirement
Compiling a list of the top 10 sports moments of 2016 was a tough ask, specially when the year saw some of the greatest sporting spectacles, including the Olympics.
In preparing this, we have considered major sporting events that brought people and nations together, and also kept in mind the perspective of the Indian reader. As a result, there may be some notable omissions.
(All images are sourced from Getty and AP)