Celebrated athletes wait for the Games invite
September 30th, 2010 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
By Abhishek Roy
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Former star athletes, who have been invited for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games, are livid with with the Organising Committee (OC) for not sending them ... Read more...
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Top British athletes pull out of Delhi Commonwealth Games
September 22nd, 2010 - 1:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 22 (ANI): English athletes Phillips Idowu, Christine Ohuruogu and Lisa Dobriskey have all pulled out of the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games over security concerns and injury woes.World triple jump ... Read more...
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Champion Kiwi runner happy with Delhi security
September 14th, 2010 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Wellington, Sep 14 (IANS) Defending 1,500 metre champion Nick Willis said he is happy with the security arrangements for the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games, after the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) decided ... Read more...
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Katherine Reutter: Skating To The Top
February 14th, 2010 - 8:49 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Vancouver, Feb 14, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Katherine Reutter stood first in the qualifying heat of the women's 500m short track speedskating on Saturday, going up to the quarterfinals. She completed the ... Read more...
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NYC Triathlon 2010- Registrations Come To An End
November 1st, 2009 - 6:55 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Nov. 1, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Nautica NYC Triathlon, consisting of a 1500m swim, a 40k bike race and a 10k run, is scheduled to be held on the July 18th ... Read more...
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India win three medals at Asian Youth Games
June 30th, 2009 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Indian athletes won three medals on the first day of the inaugural Asian Youth Games in Singapore.
Delhi lad Arjun Kumar won the first gold medal of the ... Read more...
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GP athletic meets in Kochi, Coimbatore and Chennai
April 11th, 2009 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has announced that athletes must take part in all three Grand Prix summer events next month to earn prize money awarded ... Read more...
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Dame Kelly Holmes is Olympian most Brit lesbians want to date
August 6th, 2008 - 11:57 am ICT by ANI
London, Aug 6 (ANI): Dame Kelly Holmes has topped a list of Great British female Olympians that lesbians in the country would love to take out on a date.The middle distance ... Read more...
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Daley Thompson is Olympian most Brit gays want to date
August 6th, 2008 - 11:39 am ICT by ANI
London, Aug 6 (ANI): Daley Thompson has topped a list of Great British male Olympians that gay men in the country would love to take out on a date.The double Olympic ... Read more...
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Ethiopian long distance runners eyeing Beijing glory
July 24th, 2008 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS
By Wu Junkuan
Beijing, July 24 (Xinhua) Ethiopia's star-studded long distance squad is ready to launch another fierce charge in next month's Beijing Olympic Games. With 14 golds, five silver and 12 ... Read more...
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Indian athletes bag six gold at Asian Grand Prix
July 1st, 2008 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Indian athletes grabbed 12 medals, including six golds, in the third leg of the Asian Grand Prix at Hanoi in Vietnam. According to information received here, Indian ... Read more...
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Indian athletes shine at London meet
June 19th, 2008 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 19 (IANS) Indian athletes braved strong winds and chilled weather to shine at the Watford BMC Gold Race athletics meet held on the outskirts of London. In the race Wednesday, ... Read more...
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Surendra sets a national record in London athletics meet
June 5th, 2008 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 5 (IANS) India's Surendra Singh wiped out legendary Bahadur Prasad's 16-year-old national record in 3000 metres men's event at the St. Mary's Classic Meeting at the St. Mary's College in ... Read more...
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