Deepika Kumari still wondering what hit her in London
August 9th, 2012 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Teenage archer Deepika Kumari, still struggling to come to terms with her first round loss at the London Olympics, says she cracked under pressure of ... Read more...
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Olympics archery: South Korea’s Oh shoots gold
August 4th, 2012 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Oh Jin Hyek won an Olympics gold for South Korea in the men's individual archery Friday, with a dominant victory over his Japanese opponent Takaharu ... Read more...
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Women win Mexico’s first-ever medals in Olympic archery
August 3rd, 2012 - 11:13 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 3 (IANS/EFE) Mexico ended its medal drought in Olympic archery here Thursday with a double triumph for Aida Roman and Mariana Avitia, who came away with the silver ... Read more...
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Olympics: End of road for Indian men (Archery Roundup)
July 31st, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 31 (IANS) It was the end of campaign for the Indian men archers as Rahul Banerjee and Tarundeep Rai bowed out from the prequarterfinals at the Olympic Games ... Read more...
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Nagaland announces award for Swuro
July 31st, 2012 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kohima, July 31 (IANS) Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio Tuesday announced a cash award of Rs.25 lakhs for archer Chekrovolu Swuro for becoming an Olympian.Rio, accompanied by his colleagues, are ... Read more...
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Olympics archery: Rahul, Jayanta, Swuro bow out (Third Lead)
July 31st, 2012 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 31 (IANS) Rahul Banerjee secured a rare win for India before being eliminated in the second round to join compatriots Jayanta Talukdar and Chekrovolu Swuro out of the ... Read more...
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Olympic archery: Banerjee shoots a rare win for India (Second Lead)
July 31st, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 31 (IANS) Rahul Banerjee secured a rare win for India in the Olympic archery individual event after his teammates Jayanta Talukdar and Chekrovolu Swuro were eliminated from the ... Read more...
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Olympic archery: Jayanta, Swuro miss mark (Lead)
July 31st, 2012 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 31 (IANS) Jayanta Talukdar and Chekrovolu Swuro lost to their respective American opponents in contrasting fashion to exit the archery individual event at the London Olympics here Tuesday.Talukdar ... Read more...
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Olympic archery: Talukdar is another Indian casualty
July 31st, 2012 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 31 (IANS) Indian archer Jayanta Talukdar got a 0-6 hammering from America's Jacob Wukie in the opening men's individual elimination round at the London Olympics here Tuesday.The archers' ... Read more...
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Olympic archery: Bombayala bows out of individual event
July 30th, 2012 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 30 (IANS) Indian archer Laishram Bombayala Devi lost her round-of-32 match against Mexico's Aida Roman 2-6 to bow out of the London Olympics here Monday.Though Bombayala edged out ... Read more...
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Olympics: Deepika’s show only silver lining for Indian archery (Second Lead)
July 27th, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 27 (IANS) India's ace archer Deepika Kumari was eighth overall with 662 points to lead the women's team to the ninth (1,938 points) place after the male archers ... Read more...
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‘Blind’ archer helps set Olympics’ first world record (Lead)
July 27th, 2012 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) World records started to tumble even before the opening ceremony of the London Olympics Friday, with a legally blind South Korean archer the star.Im Dong-Hyun ... Read more...
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‘Blind’ archer smashes London Olympics’ first world record
July 27th, 2012 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 27 (IANS) South Korea's Im Dong-hyun claimed the first of world records of the London Olympics Friday with a stunning display in the men's archery ranking round at ... Read more...
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Indian archers adjusting well to London weather
July 24th, 2012 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 24 (IANS) Indian archers are adjusting well to the unpredictable London weather and look in top shape ahead of the Olympic competition beginning at the iconic Lord's cricket ... Read more...
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South Korea the team to beat at Olympics: Rahul Banerjee
July 14th, 2012 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 14 (IANS) Olympic medal hopeful archer Rahul Banerjee Saturday pointed to South Korea as the toughest opponent and said the London weather will play a significant role at ... Read more...
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World’s top archer Deepika is now manager at Tata Steel
July 14th, 2012 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
Jamshedpur, July 14 (IANS) World No.1 recurve archer Deepika Kumari has joined Tata Steel as a manager in the company's sports department.Many eminent sportspersons have been employed by Tata Steel ... Read more...
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Being world No.1 is added pressure for Olympics: Deepika
July 14th, 2012 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 14 (IANS) Though highly hopeful of winning an Olympic medal, world number one archer Deepika Kumari Saturday said being at the top of the rankings does not guarantee ... Read more...
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Youngest Indian boxer Thapa seen as Olympic medal prospect
June 28th, 2012 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) Two months before the 2010 New Delhi Commonwealth Games, a 16-year-old Indian jabbed, hooked and punched his way to silver medal at the Youth Olympic ... Read more...
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Deepika happy to be World No.1, but focus is on London
June 21st, 2012 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) Indian top archer Deepika Kumari has taken her elevation to the World No.1 ranking as a routine happening, saying her focus now is on a ... Read more...
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Sports minister gives ex-gratia aid to archer
May 17th, 2012 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Sports Minister Ajay Maken has sanctioned an ex-gratia assistance of Rs.5 lakh to archer Rani Dutta from the National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons.The ministry came ... Read more...
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I don’t want to return empty-handed from London: Deepika Kumari
May 9th, 2012 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 9 (IANS) After her first World Cup individual recurve gold medal, female archer Deepika Kumari is now focusing more on shooting ahead of the London Olympics next month."I ... Read more...
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Archer Deepika Kumari wins first World Cup title
May 5th, 2012 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 5 (IANS) India's Deepika Kumari won her first World Cup individual recurve gold medal Saturday in Antalya, Turkey, beating South Korea's Lee Sung Jin by six set points ... Read more...
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Women archers look for Olympic medal, men a berth
April 9th, 2012 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Indian women archers may have a legitimate grouse if they feel they are not getting enough hype and hoopla ahead of the London Olympics. For, ... Read more...
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India win gold in Asian Grand Prix archery
February 18th, 2012 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 18 (IANS) India made a rich haul of one gold, three silver and a bronze medal in the individual section of the first Asian Grand Prix archery tournament ... Read more...
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Gangjee takes one-shot lead in Kensville Challenge
January 28th, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Jan 28 (IANS) Rahil Gangjee had a roller-coaster of a ride in the last four holes, but in the end emerged with a one-shot lead on a tightly packed ... Read more...
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Limba hopes Padma Shri will popularise Indian archery
January 25th, 2012 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Former India archer Limba Ram Wedensday was overwhelmed after being selected for the coveted Padma Shri and hoped the recognition would popularise the sport in ... Read more...
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Narang aims for a medal at London olympics
November 3rd, 2011 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) India's ace rifle shooter Gagan Narang hoped that 2012 London Olympics would be lucky for him after missing out on a podium finish in ... Read more...
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Deepika bags silver in World cup archery finals
September 26th, 2011 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 26 (IANS) India's Deepika Kumari went down to China's Cheng Ming 5-6 in a tie-breaker of the women's individual recurve summit clash at the World Cup archery finals ... Read more...
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Deepika bags silver in archery World Cup
September 25th, 2011 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 25 (IANS) India's Deepika Kumari went down to China's Cheng Ming 5-6 in the tie-breaker of the women's individual recurve summit clash at the World Cup archery finals ... Read more...
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Para-athlete Prasanta Karmakar lashes out at Bengal, Railways
July 30th, 2011 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 30 (IANS) Arjuna Award winning para-athlete Prasanta Karmakar Saturday lashed out at the West Bengal government and the Railway ministry for not supporting him during his tough ... Read more...
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World Archery championship: Indian women fourth in qualifiers
July 5th, 2011 - 1:06 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 4 (IANS) India's women recurve team of Laishram Bombayla Devi, Deepika Kumari and Chekrovolu Swuro Monday gave India a flying start at the world championship in Turin (Italy) ... Read more...
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Archery World Cup Stage II: Deepika Kumari lifts Indian team to 2nd place
June 8th, 2011 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 8 (IANS) India's Deepika Kumari came up with an impressive performance to finish fourth overall (1,354 points) behind three Koreans on the opening day of the World Cup ... Read more...
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World Cup archery: Indian men settle for silver
May 8th, 2011 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 8 (IANS) Indian men lost 219-221 to the U.S. and settled for a silver in the recurve team event final of the World Cup (Stage I) archery tournament ... Read more...
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Christina Hendricks playing identical twins in ABC show ‘Body of Proof’
April 14th, 2011 - 7:42 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, April 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Christina Hendricks played identical twins in the ABC show “Body of Proof.” A sneak peak of the show has been released on the Internet.Hendricks’ identical twin ... Read more...
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“Archer” Season 2 Premieres On FX Network
January 28th, 2011 - 8:11 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Jan 28, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Ever since the popular animated show of FX network, "Archer" went off air, after its season one, that concluded on March 18, 2010, people have been ... Read more...
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