Olympics: Bolt retains sprint titles, US overtakes China in medal tally (Roundup)
August 10th, 2012 - 7:18 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 10 (IANS) Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt became the first man to retain 100 and 200 titles at the Olympics Thursday by winning the 200-metre heat while the US ... Read more...
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Olympic taekwondo: Gonzalez stuns Lee for gold
August 9th, 2012 - 7:11 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Spain's Joel Gonzalez thrashed South Korea's Lee Daehoon for Olympic gold in the final of the men's flyweight taekwondo tournament Wednesday.Gonzalez, a flyweight world champion, ... Read more...
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Mary Kom to lead Indian challenge in Asian championship
March 1st, 2012 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
NeW Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Five-time world champion M.C. Mary Kom will spearhead the Indian challenge in the Asian Confederation Women's Boxing Championship in Ulan Bator March 16-26.Mary Kom will ... Read more...
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Manny Pacquiao’s nickname reference
August 20th, 2009 - 7:15 pm ICT by IBNS
Aug 20 (IBNS) Wonder why Manny Pacquiao’s Nickname is Pacman? It is just the combination of the first syllables of his first and last name.To elaborate it, PAC comes from the word ... Read more...
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Indian wrestlers who missed medals finishing fourth
August 20th, 2008 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 20 (IANS) It was the first time at the Olympic Games that two bronze medal were awarded in wrestling. Indian Sushil Kumar, given a reprieve after his first round loss, ... Read more...
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Vijender assures India of another Olympic medal (Boxing, Second Lead)
August 20th, 2008 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 20 (IANS) Indian boxers attained glory in the ring with middleweight (75 kg) competitor Vijender Kumar punching his way Wednesday into the Beijing Olympic semifinal where he will at least ... Read more...
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India fumble as shooters, archers disappoint (India, Lead)
August 12th, 2008 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
By V. Krishnaswamy
Beijing, Aug 12 (IANS) A day after shooter Abhinav Bindra sent India into frenzied celebrations by winning the nation's first ever individual Olympic gold, the below-par showing of the shooters ... Read more...
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