Phelps caps career with gold in Olympic relay
August 5th, 2012 - 5:55 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) American swimmer Michael Phelps won his 18th Olympic gold medal in his final competitive appearance Saturday to help the US to the 4x100 medley ... Read more...
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Olympics: South Africa’s Van Der Burgh sets world record in 100m breaststroke
July 30th, 2012 - 4:28 am ICT by IANS
London, July 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) South Africa's Cameron van der Burgh took the Olympic 100 metres breaststroke gold in a world record time Sunday.Van der Burgh, 24, got a fast ... Read more...
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Michael Phelps wins historic eighth gold
August 17th, 2008 - 1:10 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Aug.17 (ANI): American swimmer Michael Phelps won an unprecedented eighth gold medal at the Beijing Games on Sunday as the United States won the men''s 4x100m medley relay in world ... Read more...
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Veterans lead the Japanese charge (Preview)
July 15th, 2008 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Beijing, July 15 (Xinhua) Athens Olympic champions will lead the Japanese Olympic delegation to Beijing, aiming to create a new medal record to follow their stunning performance in 2004. Powered by a ... Read more...
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Japanese swimmer Kitajima confident of winning gold
July 15th, 2008 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Beijing, July 15 (Xinhua) The gold quest of Japan's swim king Kosuke Kitajima looks less rough in the Games this year as his arch rival American swimmer Brendan Hansen failed to book ... Read more...
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