Olympic taekwondo: South Korea, Argentina win golds
August 11th, 2012 - 8:32 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 11 (IANS) South Korea's Hwang Kyung Seon defeated Nur Tatar from Turkey to retain her Olympic title in the women's 67 kg division while Argentina's Sebastian Eduardo Crismanich ... Read more...
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Woman power at London Games (Olympic diary)
August 7th, 2012 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, August 7 (IANS) From being non-existent at the first modern Olympics to being nearly half of the total competitors in current edition, women athletes have come a long way ... Read more...
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Running in Olympics is like wining gold for Afghan girl
August 4th, 2012 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS) Tahmina Kohistani, the only Afghan female athlete at the London Olympics, might have finished last in the 100 metres race but she said competing in front ... Read more...
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Afghanistan’s first Olympic medallist eyes an encore
July 23rd, 2012 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, July 23 (IANS) Afghanistan's first Olympic medallist Rohullah Nikpai has vowed to bring more laurels for his country at the London Games beginning Friday.In a recent interview with ... Read more...
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World Champion Cheruiyot says will not rest on laurels in 2012
February 9th, 2012 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi, Feb 9 (IANS) Newly-crowned Laureus World Sportswoman Vivian Cheruiyot says she will not be resting on her laurels in 2012.Cheruiyot, the world 10,000m and 5,000m champion, now plans ... Read more...
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Bessi and Ibarguen voted best in Latin America-Caribbean
December 23rd, 2011 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, Dec 23 (IANS) Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi has been voted the best athlete of the year in Latin America and the Caribbean.Colombian athlete Catherine Ibarguen is the best ... Read more...
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World Champion James gets highway honour
October 15th, 2011 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
St. George's (Grenada), Oct 15 (IANS/CMC) There will be a Kirani James Boulevard named after the 400 metres world champion athlete in Grenada soon, Prime Minister Tillman Thomas announced here.A highway ... Read more...
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Padma Shri award a respect for athletics: Krishna Poonia
January 25th, 2011 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Commonwealth Games gold medallist discuss thrower Krishna Poonia was taken by surprise Tuesday when she was flooded with congratulatory calls on being accorded with Padma Shri. The ... Read more...
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Lone female Pakistani shooter competes in Commonwealth Games
October 7th, 2010 - 10:50 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct.7 (ANI): Tazeem Akhtar Abbasi, lone female athlete from the Pakistani squad, will be seen in action at the Commonwealth Games in the women's 25 metres pistol event.Speaking to the ... Read more...
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At least 1 in 10 athletes injured, 1 in 14 fell ill during Vancouver Winter Olympics
September 8th, 2010 - 6:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 8 (ANI): A research published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine has claimed that at least one in ten athletes sustained an injury and a further one in 14 ... Read more...
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Caster Semenya Cleared to Compete After Gender Confirmed
July 7th, 2010 - 3:25 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
July 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) South African runner Caster Semenya has returned to the sport after being accused of not being a female when she continued to blow past the competition as if ... Read more...
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Pak SAF Games women gold medallists made ’sports ambassadors’
February 13th, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb.13 (ANI): Honouring their great feat in the just concluded South Asian Federation Games (SAF), Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has appointed gold-medalist women athletes Naseem Hamid and Sara Nasir as ... Read more...
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Sharapova bags 70-mn dollar eight-year Nike deal
January 12th, 2010 - 5:30 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Jan 12 (ANI): Nike has extended its association with former Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova by eight years for 70 million dollars, just days before the start of the Australian Open.The ... Read more...
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Natalie Coughlin Chosen As Judge For “Iron Chef”
January 4th, 2010 - 7:40 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Jan 4, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Natalie Coughlin has been chosen as one of the judges in the show "Iron Chef." An athlete, she has been declared the Top Olympian Of The ... Read more...
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Ballerinas, female athletes share same health risks
May 31st, 2009 - 1:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 31 (ANI): Ballerinas face the same health risks as young female athletes when they don't eat enough to offset the energy they spend, and stop menstruating as a consequence, says ... Read more...
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Two Pak athletes test positive for doping ahead of Beijing Olympics
July 10th, 2008 - 4:57 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad , July 10 (ANI): Two Pakistani athletes, including a female, bidding for wild card entries to represent their country at the Beijing Olympic Games beginning next month, have reportedly tested ... Read more...
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