Jessica Ennis ‘labelled “overweight” by UK Athletics’
May 25th, 2012 - 7:46 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, May 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The track and field athlete Jessica Ennis has been labelled as overweight by a high rank UK Athletics official, according to her coach Toni Minichiello.
Minichiello, who ... Read more...
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I did not deserve six-month prison sentence for lying about steroid use: Jones
December 6th, 2010 - 6:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 6(ANI): Former American track and field athlete Marion Jones has said that she did not deserve a prison term for lying about steroid use and involvement in a drugs fraud ... Read more...
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LaShawn Merritt Admits Taking ExtenZe
October 19th, 2010 - 7:37 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Colorado, Oct 19, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The American track and field athlete LaShawn Merritt had been suspended for two years for doping. The Olympic Gold medalist runner had been banned from ... Read more...
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Poonia-Dani discus duel ‘could be like boxing bout’
October 19th, 2010 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Oct 19 (IANS) Discus champ Dani Samuels' challenge to Commonwealth Games gold medallist Krishna Poonia from India to a winner-takes-all contest "could be enormous", said the Australian's manager who added that ... Read more...
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No sympathy for Oz sprinter Pearson’s Delhi CWG 100metre gold medal disqualification
October 9th, 2010 - 2:25 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 9(ANI): Australian track and field athlete Sally Pearson's rivals have offered little by way of sympathy over her disqualification in Thursday's Delhi Commonwealth Games 100metre race.Pearson had crossed ... Read more...
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England protest against Pearson’s Delhi CWG win may be ‘payback’: Oz official
October 8th, 2010 - 12:55 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Oct 8(ANI): Australian track and field athlete Sally Pearson's Delhi Commonwealth Games' 100metre disqualification may be a payback for Australia's protest against England in the 2006 Games in Melbourne, an Australian ... Read more...
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Oz sprinter Pearson heartbroken after Delhi CWG 100metre gold medal disqualification
October 8th, 2010 - 12:54 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 8(ANI): Australian track and field athlete Sally Pearson, who was stripped of her 100metre gold medal for a false start at the Delhi Commonwealth Games, has been left heartbroken ... Read more...
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Brit 100 metres champ’s shoes stolen from Delhi CWG venue starting line
October 7th, 2010 - 1:45 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 7(ANI): In a bizarre incident involving the Delhi Commonwealth Games, British track and field athlete Mark Lewis-Francis' shoes were stolen while performing at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.The incident took ... Read more...
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Oz track and field athlete Pearson eyeing ‘first title’ at Delhi CWG
October 1st, 2010 - 6:22 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 1(ANI): Australian track and field athlete Sally Pearson reckons that the withdrawal of some of the best racers from the Delhi Commonwealth Games is disappointing, but feels that it ... Read more...
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Brit-Somali runner Farah to use Delhi CWG to satisfy his Olympic hunger
August 24th, 2010 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug.24 (ANI): Twenty-seven-year-old Mo Farah, a Somali-born British international track and field athlete, who holds the British road record for 10,000 meters, the British indoor record in the 3000 meters and ... Read more...
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Triple world record holder Bolt sets his eyes on long jump
August 24th, 2009 - 4:32 pm ICT by ANI
Berlin (Germany), Aug 24(ANI): Following his world record breaking efforts, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt has expressed a desire to set records in long jump to acquire the legend status."I tell my coach ... Read more...
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Lee hopes to attain peak speed in mid-30s
November 18th, 2008 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Nov 18 (IANS) Fast bowlers are generally on the downswing after they cross 30, but Australian pace spearhead Brett Lee feels that he would reach his peak speed in mid-30s.Lee had ... Read more...
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Bret Lee says he will turn faster by the age
November 18th, 2008 - 3:18 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Nov 18 (ANI): Australian fast bowler Bret Lee has said that his bowling speed would increase as he grows older. He said his bowling will reach peak speed in his ... Read more...
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