South Korea’s Kim takes shooting gold in 25m pistol
August 2nd, 2012 - 1:22 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) South Korea's Kim Jangmi shot her way to gold in the 25-metre pistol event Wednesday, edging out China's Ying Chen despite a disappointing showing in ... Read more...
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Olympics: Saina, Vijender, Jai Bhagwan keep India’s hopes alive (Evening Lead)
July 29th, 2012 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS) India's champion shuttler Saina Nehwal had an easy outing and Jai Bhagwan joined his more illustrious team mate Vijender Singh in the round of 16 but ... Read more...
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Olympics: Indian shooters Heena Sidhu, Annu Raj bow out
July 29th, 2012 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS) Indian shooters Heena Sidhu and Annu Raj Singh failed to qualify for the women's 10m air pistol finals at the 2012 Olympics here Sunday.Heena finished at ... Read more...
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Asian Games: Names of Indian medal winners
November 27th, 2010 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 27 (IANS) Names of Indian medal winners in the Asian Games which concluded Saturday:Gold:
Athletics:
Sudha Singh: Women's 3000m Steeplechase
Joseph Abraham: Men's 400m Hurdles
Ashwini Akkunji: Women's ... Read more...
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Mother-to-be wins two Asiad shooting golds
November 14th, 2010 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 14 (IANS) "My baby and I brought home the gold medals together," said South Korean shooter Gim Yunmi after winning double gold medals at the Asian Games here Sunday. "The ... Read more...
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CWG schedule Wednesday
October 13th, 2010 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Following is the schedule on 10th day of competitions at the Commonwealth Games Wednesday.
Twenty-eight medals are at stake Wednesday including Aquatics (2), Boxing (10), Cycling Road ... Read more...
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CWG: 43 gold medals at stake, all eyes upon Indian shooters
October 8th, 2010 - 12:14 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 8 (ANI): The action will hot up on fifth day of the XIXth Commonwealth Games as a total of 43 gold medals will be up for grabs in various ... Read more...
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CWG medals results, CWG Day Four
October 8th, 2010 - 12:57 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Following are the results of Thursday's medal events at the Commonwealth Games.Swimming:
100m Freestyle
1. Brent Hayden, Canada, 47.98 seconds.
2. Simon Burnett, England, 48.54.,
3. Eamon Sullivan, Australia, 48.69.Women
100m Butterfly
1. ... Read more...
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CWG: 35 gold medals at stake, all eyes upon Indian shooters
October 7th, 2010 - 12:22 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 7 (ANI): After a splendid performance on the third day of the XIXth Commonwealth Games by the Indian contingent, Day 4 is all set to be an eventful day ... Read more...
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Durgesh Kumar wins fifth silver for India in Youth Olympics
August 23rd, 2010 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Singapore, Aug 23 (IANS) Athlete Durgesh Kumar won silver for India in the 400m hurdles final at the inaugural Youth Olympics here Monday.
It was India's second medal in the athletics event ... Read more...
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India on top with 19 medals at Commonwealth Shooting
February 21st, 2010 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Indian shooters continued their brilliant form in the Commonwealth Shooting Championships by sweeping three of the four gold medals on offer on the third day of the ... Read more...
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India stay atop medals tally in South Asian shooting
July 9th, 2009 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) India continued their domination in the South Asian Shooting Championships in Bangladesh to stay atop the medals tally.
India won six out of eight golds on the fourth ... Read more...
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China lead medal standings at Munich shooting World Cup
May 21st, 2009 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
Munich, May 21 (Xinhua) World shooting powerhouse China finished at the top of the medal standings at the Munich leg of the ISSF World Cup, with four golds, four silvers and one ... Read more...
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North Korean loses medals after failed dope test
August 15th, 2008 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
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Beijing, Aug 15 (DPA) North Korea's Kim Jong Su became the first athlete to lose an Olympic medal for doping when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Friday that he had been ... Read more...
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Another Indian shooter fails to qualify in Beijing (Update)
August 9th, 2008 - 2:43 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Aug 9 (ANI): Another Indian shooters Samresh Jung failed to qualify for the final round in the Men''s 10m air pistol event here today. Jung, the Melbourne Commonwealth Games multiple ... Read more...
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India at the Olympics: Jung out of 10 mt air-pistol, Mansher, Manavjit trail
August 9th, 2008 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 9 (IANS) Continuing the disappointing show by Indian shooters, Commonwealth Games hero Samaresh Jung finished 42nd out of 48 competitors in the Man's 10m Air Pistol qualification on the opening ... Read more...
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Indian women shooters fail to qualify for 10m air rifle event
August 9th, 2008 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Aug 9 (ANI): Indias hope of getting a medal in Shooting fell flat on Saturday as shooters Anjali Bhagwat and Avneet Kaur Sidhu failed to qualify for the Olympics finals ... Read more...
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Shooters take aim at a medal for India first (Beijing Olympics Preview)
August 8th, 2008 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
By V. Krishnaswamy
Beijing, Aug 8 (IANS) The Indian hockey team has invariably bailed out the rest of the contingent with their reasonable showing in Olympics, but this time around they are not ... Read more...
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