Olympics: Late gold rush saves Russia’s blushes ahead of Sochi
August 13th, 2012 - 7:39 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Seven days after the opening ceremony, the Russians were faced with a nightmare scenario. Three gold medals in the first week left one of the ... Read more...
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Olympics: Chicherova soars to high jump gold for Russia
August 12th, 2012 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's Anna Chicherova won the Olympic gold medal in the women's high jump, clearing 2.05 metres for victory.Chicherova's triumph Saturday marks a Russian Olympic double ... Read more...
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Female athletes to lead Russia’s gold rush in Beijing
July 22nd, 2008 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
By Wu Junkuan
Beijing, July 22 (Xinhua) Russia is confident of winning more medals in Beijing than they did four years ago in Athens. However the goal will largely rely on the ... Read more...
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