Pistorius predicts hard race at Paralympics
August 29th, 2012 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 29 (IANS) Paralympic icon Oscar Pistorius said the men's T44 100 metres final at the London Paralympics will be difficult to win.The South African is the defending champion ... Read more...
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London Olympics to go down as Athletes’ Games: IOC chief
August 13th, 2012 - 2:43 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The London Olympics have been proclaimed as the best Games ever by IOC president Jacques Rogge.That may sound impressive, but in reality it's a ... Read more...
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Olympics: Bolt leads Jamaica to record sprint relay gold
August 12th, 2012 - 3:15 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Usain Bolt led Jamaica to the 4x100 metres Olympic gold in a world record time Saturday.Bolt took on the baton with a one-metre lead and ... Read more...
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Olympic athletics: Jamaica, T&T; in hunt for relay glory
August 11th, 2012 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 11 (IANS/CMC) Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago will vie for three medals after booking spots in Saturday's sprint and distance relay finals slated for the penultimate day of the ... Read more...
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Bolt screams to Olympic 100m gold (Lead)
August 6th, 2012 - 4:30 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 6 (IANS) Usain Bolt won Olympic gold in the men's 100 metres Sunday, screaming to the line in an Olympic record of 9.63 seconds.The Jamaican collected his fourth ... Read more...
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Swimming sensation Franklin brings hope to Aurora
August 4th, 2012 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
Aurora (Colorado), Aug 4 (IANS) While the media is calling her the next Michael Phelps, American swimmer Missy Franklin's friends back in Aurora say she's the light shining through ... Read more...
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Phelps retiring at right time: Soviet gymnast Latynina
August 3rd, 2012 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) "American swimmer Michael Phelps is right to quit the sport after breaking my record of 18 Olympic medals," says former Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina.Phelps ... Read more...
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Olympic swimming: French Agnel destroys field for 200-m free gold
July 31st, 2012 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) French swimmer Yannick Agnel crushed the field for the 200 metres freestyle gold Monday here at the Olympics.Agnel led from the start and won ... Read more...
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Olympic swimming: Franklin backstrokes to 100-m gold
July 31st, 2012 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) American swimmer Missy Franklin won gold in a tight 100 metres backstroke final here at the Olympics Monday.Franklin, 17, edged out Emily Seebohm to win ... Read more...
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Olympics: France stun US to snatch swimming relay gold
July 30th, 2012 - 10:05 am ICT by IANS
London, July 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The French stunned the heavily favoured US and Australian teams to win Olympic gold in the men's 4x100 metres freestyle relay Sunday.The US had ... Read more...
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Olympics: France stun US to snatch swimming relay gold
July 30th, 2012 - 10:05 am ICT by IANS
London, July 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The French stunned the heavily favoured US and Australian teams to win Olympic gold in the men's 4x100 metres freestyle relay Sunday.The US had ... Read more...
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Australia wins 4×100m medley gold
July 29th, 2012 - 1:24 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS) Melanie Schlanger anchored the Australians to Olympic gold in the women's 4x100 metre medley Saturday.Schlanger, who was on the 4x200m gold-winning team in Beijing, held off ... Read more...
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‘Madam Speedy’ looking for Olympic glory
July 12th, 2012 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, July 12 (IANS) Tameka Williams, the sprinter from the tiny Caribbean islands of St. Kitts and Nevis, will travel to the London Olympic Games with hopes of making her ... Read more...
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Bolt, Blake make shortlist for Athlete-of-the-Year award
November 5th, 2011 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
Monte Carlo, Nov 5 (IANS/CMC) Dynamic Jamaican sprint duo of Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake are the only two Caribbean track stars that made the shortlist for the IAAF Athlete-of-the-Year awards.Compatriot ... Read more...
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Ben Johnson in Goa with Indian origin footballers
July 29th, 2011 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Two time Olympic medallist Ben Johnson is in India in a new avatar. Accompanying two young Canadian brothers of Indian origin to Goa to attend ... Read more...
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Asian Games swimming: Khade creates history in pool after 24 years (Lead)
November 16th, 2010 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 16 (IANS) Virdhawal Khade brought a swimming medal for India after 24 years, winning the bronze in the 50m butterfly at the Asian Games here Tuesday.Khade made up for his ... Read more...
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Asian Games swimming: Khade in men’s 50m butterfly final
November 16th, 2010 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 16 (IANS) Virdhawal Khade Tuesday qualified for the men's 50-metre butterfly final in the Asian Games at the Aoti Aquatics Centre here Tuesday.Khade topped his heat by clocking 24.56 ... Read more...
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Women’s relay team confident of gold at Asiad
October 13th, 2010 - 12:58 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Having played a stellar role in ensuring a gold medal finish for India in the women's 4x400 metres relay, Ashwini Chidananda Akkunji Tuesday exuded confidence of repeating ... Read more...
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CWG athletics: India win three bronze from track and field (Lead)
October 12th, 2010 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) India won bronze in the men's and women's 4x100 metres relays and men's javelin in the track and field competitions at the Commonwealth Games here Tuesday.The quartet ... Read more...
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CWG Athletics: India win men’s 4×100 metres relay bronze
October 12th, 2010 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) India won the men's 4x100 metres relay bronze in track and field meet at the Commonwealth Games here Wednesday.Rahamatulla Molla, Suresh Sathya, Shameer Naseema Manzile and Md ... Read more...
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Silver, bronze India’s first medals in CWG 2010 (Evening Lead)
October 4th, 2010 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Women weightlifters gave India its first medals in the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Soniya Chanu winning a silver and Sandhya Rani Devi the bronze in the 48kg ... Read more...
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CWG swimming: Indian men qualify for 4×100m freestyle relay
October 4th, 2010 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) India's men's 4x100 metres freestyle relay swimming team qualified for the finals after they finished sixth in the heats at the Commonwealth Games here Monday.The team comprising ... Read more...
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Monday’s Commonwealth Games schedule
October 4th, 2010 - 1:00 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Following is the schedule on the opening dau of competitions at the Commonwealth Games.
Tennis (India matches)Singles (men): Rohan Bopanna vs Robert Buyinza (UGA); (women): Poojashree ... Read more...
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Usain Bolt aims to touch 9.4secs before switching career
September 5th, 2010 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 5 (IANS) Champion sprinter Usain Bolt said Sunday that he hopes to better his 100 metres world record to 9.4 seconds from 9.58 secs, which he clocked in Berlin last ... Read more...
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Thorpe considering gold bid in London Olympics
May 3rd, 2010 - 5:37 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, May 3 (ANI): Ace swimmer Ian Thorpe is reportedly considering a bid to win relay gold at the 2012 London Olympics.Fox News reported that Thorpe, 27, discussed his plans with Australia's ... Read more...
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Australia’s Thorpe eyes London Olympics comeback
May 3rd, 2010 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, May 3 (DPA) Five-time Olympic gold medallist Ian Thorpe wants to be in Australia's 4x100-metres freestyle relay team at the 2012 London Games, news reports said Monday.
The 27-year-old retired in 2007 ... Read more...
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Bolt puts assault on 400metres world record on hold
March 19th, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by ANI
Trelawny (Jamaica), Mar 19(ANI): Jamaican sprinter and three-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt has put on hold his plans to challenge American sprinter Michael Johnson's 400metres world record until after the 2012 ... Read more...
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US swimmer Phelps’ 20 steps to immortality
August 17th, 2008 - 11:28 am ICT by IANS
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Beijing, Aug 17 (DPA) American swimmer Michael Phelps Sunday became the most successful athlete at a single Olympic competition, when he picked up his eighth gold medal with the US 4x100 medley ... Read more...
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Lewis greater than Phelps, greatest ever, says Christie
August 14th, 2008 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, August 14 (IANS) The sporting fraternity might be hailing American swimmer Michael Phelps as the greatest Olympian, but famous British sprinter Linford Christie feels otherwise. Christie, an Olympic gold medallist, ... Read more...
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“Grandma” Torres delights in swim silver
August 10th, 2008 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
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Beijing, Aug 10 (DPA) Dara Torres was more than happy by moving into double digits in her Olympic medal count but also admitted she felt like the grandmother of swimming at the ... Read more...
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