Over 5,000 athletes for Mombasa Marathon
August 24th, 2012 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi, Aug 24 (IANS) Over 5,000 athletes from six countries will compete at the Mombasa International Marathon in Kenya Sunday.Organisers expect at least 500 elite athletes to participate in the ... Read more...
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Russia unhappy at not winning weightlifting gold
August 16th, 2012 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 16 (IANS) Russia's failure to win a gold in the weightlifting competition at the London Olympics was "uncomfortable" but not the fault of the coaching staff, the head ... Read more...
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Olympics: Tintu Luka finishes sixth in 800m semis (Overall India Roundup)
August 10th, 2012 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 10 (IANS) Indian runner Tintu Luka ran her heart out only to finish sixth in the Olympic women's 800 metre semifinals while high jumper Sahana Kumari and wrestler ... Read more...
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Olympics: Wrestler Geeta, high jumper Sahana out (India Intro Roundup)
August 10th, 2012 - 12:52 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 9 (IANS) India wrestler Geeta Phogat crashed out while woman high jumper Sahana Kumari's plunge fell short of taking her to the final in the London Olympics here ... Read more...
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Olympics: Geeta Phogat out of wrestling (Second Lead)
August 10th, 2012 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 9 (IANS) India wrestler Geeta Phogat crashed out of the Olympics after she lost her first repechage round to Ukraine's Tetyana Lazareva 3-0 in the women's 55kg wrestling ... Read more...
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Olympics: Geeta to wrestle in repechage; Devendro, Sahana out (India Roundup)
August 10th, 2012 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 9 (IANS) India's Geeta Phogat lost her opening wrestling bout, while woman high jumper Sahana Kumari's plunge was short of taking her to the final in the London ... Read more...
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Olympic fencing: Hungarian wins men’s sabre gold
July 30th, 2012 - 6:16 am ICT by IANS
London, July 30 (IANS) Aron Szilagyi of Hungary turned out unstoppable as he stormed all the way to win the men's sabre gold at the London Olympic Games Sunday.The 22-year-old ... Read more...
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World champion Kemboi charged with assault
June 29th, 2012 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Eldoret (Kenya), June 29 (IANS) A Kenyan court charged world's 3,000-metre champion Ezekiel Kemboi with assault after a woman said he stabbed her after leaving a drinking den here.The charges ... Read more...
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I have to better my Beijing performance: Sushil Kumar
May 9th, 2012 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) India's ace wrestler Sushil Kumar wants to better his Beijing Games' bronze medal winning performance in the 2012 London Olympics."I have to better my ... Read more...
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Boxers Shiva, Sangwan strike gold at Olympic qualifier
April 12th, 2012 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Astana (Kazakhstan), April 12 (IANS) Teenage boxers Shiva Thapa (56kg) and Sumit Sangwan (81kg) won gold in their respective categories at the Asian Olympic qualifying event here Thursday, a day ... Read more...
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Shiva, Sangwan secure London Olympics berth (Roundup)
April 11th, 2012 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
Astana (Kazakhstan), April 11 (IANS) Teenage boxer Shiva Thapa and Sumit Sangwan qualified for the 2012 Olympics by entering the finals of the 56 kg and 81 kg category at ... Read more...
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Shiva Thapa youngest Indian boxer to qualify for Olympics (Lead)
April 11th, 2012 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
Astana (Kazakhstan), April 11 (IANS) Teenage boxer Shiva Thapa qualified for the 2012 Olympics by entering the final of the 56 kg category at the Asian Olympic qualifying event here ... Read more...
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Boxer Shiva enters semis of Olympic qualifiers
April 9th, 2012 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Astana (Kazakhstan), April 9 (IANS) Teenage boxer Shiva Thapa humbled Athens Olympics silver medallist Worapoj Petchkoon of Thailand to enter the semifinals of the 56 kg category at the Asian ... Read more...
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Not bidding for 2020 Olympics was the right decision: Pietro Mennea
February 16th, 2012 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Milan, Feb 16 (IANS) Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti's cabinet not backing Rome's bid for the 2020 Olympics was a right decision, feels the country's former Olympic champion Pietro Mennea.According ... Read more...
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Asian Championship: Bindra wins gold beating close rival Zhu
January 13th, 2012 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra of India bagged his maiden Asian Shooting Championship gold beating his close rival China's Zhu Qinan by a margin of ... Read more...
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Powell eyes London Olympics to end title drought
August 28th, 2011 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Daegu (South Korea), Aug 28 (IANS/CMC) Luckless Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell knows that at age 28 he may have squandered his last real chance at a World Championship title, but he ... Read more...
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London Olympics can see a record number of Indian shooters
June 12th, 2011 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Indian guns are booming loud and clear and the wagers are already on in the shooting circles on the number of medals India is ... Read more...
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Saina steady at fourth, Sourabh jumps 45 places in world ranking
May 5th, 2011 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) India's Saina Nehwal remained steady at fourth place in the women's singles ranking while Sourabh Verma, who stunned some top players to reach the quarterfinal ... Read more...
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Sourabh, a badminton star in the making
April 28th, 2011 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Sourabh Verma's sterling performance at the India Open Super Series has come as a breath of fresh air. The youngster from Madhya Pradesh showed enough ... Read more...
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India Open Super Series: Sourabh, Sai Datt keep India’s hopes alive (Lead)
April 28th, 2011 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Qualifier Sourabh Verma pulled off another stunner at the Indian Open Super Series badminton here Thursday, and he is joined in the quarterfinals by Guru ... Read more...
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India Open Super Series: Sourabh continues his giant-killing spree
April 28th, 2011 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Sourabh Verma continued his giant-killing spree Thursday, upsetting seventh-seeded Kenchi Tago of Japan 21-19, 18-21, 21-11 to storm into the quarterfinals of the India Open ... Read more...
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India Open Super Series: Sourabh upsets Sony Dwi Kuncoro
April 27th, 2011 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Indian qualifier Sourabh Verma pulled off a big upset defeating Sony Dwi Kuncoro of Indonesia in the men's singles first round of the India Open ... Read more...
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A relay medal in London Olympics possible: Manjeet Kaur
December 12th, 2010 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
By Avishek Roy
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) After back-to-back gold medals at the Commonwealth and the Asian Games, the women's 4X400 relay team is seriously aiming at a possible Olympic medal in ... Read more...
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Asian Games: Narang battles fatigue to carry Indian flag (Lead)
November 12th, 2010 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 12 (IANS) India's ace rifle shooter Gagan Narang Friday battled fatigue to accpet the honour of carrying the national flag and became the fifth marksman to do so at ... Read more...
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Gagan Narang becomes fifth shooter to carry Indian flag
November 12th, 2010 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 12 (IANS) India's ace rifle shooter Gagan Narang Friday became the fifth marksman to carry the national flag at the opening ceremony of a mega event like the Asian ... Read more...
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CWG: India set for record gold haul, thrash Pakistan in hockey (Night Lead)
October 10th, 2010 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) India scored an emphatic win over arch-rivals Pakistan in men's hockey for a semifinal berth as archers, wrestlers, shooters and a tennis star Sunday bagged five ... Read more...
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CWG archery: Deepika wins gold, Dola bronze (Lead)
October 10th, 2010 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
By Bharat Sharma
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Young archery sensation Deepika Kumari won a gold while veteran Dola Banerjee ended up with a bronze in the women's recurve individual event of the ... Read more...
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Abhinav Bindra takes athletes’ oath at CWG opening ceremony
October 3rd, 2010 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Shooter Abhinav Bindra, India's only individual Olympic champion, took the athletes' oath on behalf of the 6,700 participants from 71 countries and territories at the opening ... Read more...
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Bindra becomes fourth shooter to carry Indian flag
October 3rd, 2010 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) India's only individual Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra Sunday became the fourth shooter to carry the national flag in a mega event.Bindra, who won the gold in ... Read more...
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Asher Noria is a future Olympic champion, says foreign coach
October 2nd, 2010 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
By Abhishek Roy
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Italian trainer Marcello Dradi feels teenage shooter Asher Noria, a junior world champion, has the potential to fill the shoes of Athens Olympics silver medallist ... Read more...
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‘Saina will be among the world’s top for some years’
October 1st, 2010 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
Avishek Roy
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Saina Nehwal will stay among the top five in women's badminton for quite some years and players like her can challenge the Chinese domination, says Athens ... Read more...
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Stepping into Rathore’s shoes will be a challenge: Asher Noria
September 26th, 2010 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
By Abhishek Roy
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Junior world shooting champion Asher Noria has more than one reason to cheer. He came into the double trap team as a replacement for Athens ... Read more...
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Delhi can’t get worse than Athens, says CWG England chief
September 22nd, 2010 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 22 (IANS) Commonwealth Games England president Dame Kelly Holmes came to the defence of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi and said that delays are part and parcel of any ... Read more...
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‘Security restricts interaction between players, audience’
September 21st, 2010 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Security can be a constraint at times in mega sporting events as it restricts interaction between the spectators and the players, Indian Hockey Association president and former ... Read more...
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Archers confident of rich medals haul in Games
September 10th, 2010 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
By Sirshendu Panth
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Having sparkled in top rated tourneys like World Cups, Indian archers are hoping to hit the bull's eye in their quest for a medals bounty ... Read more...
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