Chinese diver determined to bag diving gold at London
August 11th, 2012 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 11 (IANS) China's diving world champion Qiu Bo launched a near-perfect display from the 10m platform to qualify in top spot for Saturday's semi-finals.Qiu, winner of the event ... Read more...
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Olympics: Bolt retains sprint titles, US overtakes China in medal tally (Roundup)
August 10th, 2012 - 7:18 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 10 (IANS) Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt became the first man to retain 100 and 200 titles at the Olympics Thursday by winning the 200-metre heat while the US ... Read more...
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China grabs third diving gold at London Olympics
July 31st, 2012 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 31 (IANS) Chinese duo Chen Ruolin and Wang Hao captured gold in women's 10m platform synchro at London Olympics Tuesday, adding the third gold to the diving powerhouse.Chen ... Read more...
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Olympics of superstitions (Olympic diary)
July 30th, 2012 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
London July 30 (IANS) Many Olympians may strongly believe in scientific methods of training, yet they are superstitious. They seem to think that some of their routine rituals are ... Read more...
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Australia announce diving team for Olympics
May 29th, 2012 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
Canberra, May 29 (IANS) Olympic champion Matthew Mitcham will be spearheading Australia's diving challenge at the London Olympic Games.Mitcham, who won the men's 10m platform four years ago in Beijing, ... Read more...
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Top divers to compete in World Cup and Olympic test
February 18th, 2012 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 18 (IANS) Over 250 of the world's best divers will compete at the 18th FINA Diving World Cup Feb 20-26, the last qualification opportunity for the 2012 London ... Read more...
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CWG results, Day 10
October 14th, 2010 - 1:37 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS)The following are the results on the tenth day of the competitions at the Commonwealth Games here Wednesday.
Shooting: Karni Singh Shooting Range25m standard pistol men
Gold-Gai Bin (Sin); ... 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 results: Day eight
October 12th, 2010 - 12:29 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) The following are results on the eighth day of competitions at the Commonwealth Games here Monday.Aquatics Diving:
Men's: 3m Springboard Gold - Alexandre Despatie(CAN), Silver - Reuben Ross(CAN), ... Read more...
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India on verge of CWG medals record as 16 gold medals at stake on Day 8
October 11th, 2010 - 12:06 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 11 (ANI): With 16 gold medals at stake on the eighth day of the XIXth Commonwealth Games, India would be keen to continue the impressive run as they are ... Read more...
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CWG schedule: Day eight of competitions
October 11th, 2010 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Following is the schedule of the Commonwealth Games events Monday.
Fifteen Medals are on stake on Monday including Aquatics Diving (2), Athletics (3), Lawn Bowls (1), ... Read more...
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Gay community supports Australian swimmer
October 7th, 2010 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) The gay community here is preparing to turn up in full force at the S.P. Mukherjee stadium Sunday and cheer for Australian swimmer Matthew Mitcham, one of ... Read more...
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World swimming, diving champs have no security fears ahead of CWG
September 4th, 2010 - 6:42 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 4 (ANI): Britain's world diving champion Tom Daley has said that he has no security fears ahead of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, which kicks off on October 3.Sixteen-year-old Daley, ... Read more...
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Phelps swims to ninth gold, US and China grab four golds each
August 12th, 2008 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
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Beijing, Aug 12 (DPA) US superstar Michael Phelps won the 200m freestyle in world record time Tuesday, making him only the fifth Olympian in history to have won nine golds. It was ... Read more...
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American diver Wilkinson eyes golden farewell
August 2nd, 2008 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Beijing, Aug 2 (Xinhua) American diver Laura Wilkinson hopes to repeat her splendid victory of the Sydney Olympics in the Water Cube here and wants a perfect farewell in Beijing. The American ... Read more...
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Canadian diving star Despatie all set to make a splash
July 18th, 2008 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Beijing, July 18 (Xinhua) Canada's top diver Alexandre Despatie has been tipped as the biggest threat to the Chinese dream team at the Beijing Olympic Games. Though the World Champion did not ... Read more...
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