New test detects growth hormone doping
September 17th, 2012 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) A new test, developed by three universities, can successfully detect growth hormone doping in sporting events.On Sep 8, the International Paralympic Committee had announced a ... Read more...
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Golden girl in Paralympic pool
September 5th, 2012 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 5 (IANS) Boasting two gold medals and a new world record at the London Paralympics, the 17-year-old British swimmer Eleanor Simmonds has long held the limelight in the ... Read more...
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Paralympic torch and relay route unveiled
March 1st, 2012 - 4:01 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 1 (IANS) The London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) has unveiled the Paralympic Torch to mark six months to go for the start of the Paralympic Games.Made from an ... Read more...
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Paralympics urge to cancel Dow Chemicals sponsor
February 1st, 2012 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Prominent paralympians and para-athletes joined Bhopal gas tragedy victims and campaigners here to demand that the London Olympics Organising Committee cancel Dow Chemicals' sponsorship of ... Read more...
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Increase in 2012 Olympics budget is investment for London’s future: Coe
December 12th, 2011 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 12 (IANS) Hit with the global economic downturn, the London Olympics organising committee faces significant budgetary challenges in the runup to the mega event next year. Its president ... Read more...
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Sebastian Coe launches Olympic bicycles
December 11th, 2011 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 11 (IANS) Sebastian Coe, the chairman of the 2012 London Olympics and Paralympic Games Organising Committee, launched a set of Olympic bicycles Sunday at the British Embassy in ... Read more...
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Sebastian Coe dismisses concerns over security of London 2012
December 10th, 2011 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 10 (IANS) Sebastian Coe, president of the organising committee of the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympic Games, said here Saturday that the Games will be safe and smooth ... Read more...
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Paraplegic Deepa aims for medal at World Games
December 2nd, 2011 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Wheelchair-bound paraplegic athlete Deepa Malik is aiming to win a medal ahead of the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, with an eye on the mega ... Read more...
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Deepa Malik: Aiming high from the wheelchair (With image)
March 9th, 2011 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) For the champion athlete, adventurer and mother of two, the wheelchair has not been a resting place but a launch pad to reach out to ... Read more...
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WADA bemoan BCCI decision, urges it to sign the clause
August 3rd, 2009 - 12:14 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug.2 (ANI): The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Sunday expressed its concern over the Board of Control for Cricket in India's decision rejecting a WADA clause which makes it mandatory ... Read more...
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Paralympic Games open in Beijing
September 6th, 2008 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 6 (DPA) The 2008 Paralympic Games opened Saturday night with fireworks and spectacular performances before 91,000 people in Beijing's "Bird's Nest" national stadium.The 4,000 athletes from 48 Paralympic committees paraded ... Read more...
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Beijing to produce first Olympic impact report in 2010
July 30th, 2008 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
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Beijing, July 30 (Xinhua) Beijing will be the first host city to produce a full Olympic Games Impact (OGI) report and a Paralympic Games Impact (PGI) report in 2010, an official here ... Read more...
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