90 years old Dr William Bell holds the world record for pole vaulting
August 8th, 2012 - 9:27 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Aug 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) As impossible as it seems, 90 year old, Dr. William Bell created a record in scooping up the championship in pole vaulting. This came out as a ... Read more...
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Ronan Keating swims Irish sea for charity
September 3rd, 2011 - 6:36 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 3 (IANS) Ronan Keating has completed a marathon swim across the Irish Sea for charity.The former Boyzone singer and his relay team, which included Olympic medalist swimmer Stephen ... Read more...
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Memoir on Amanda Beard in the making
December 15th, 2010 - 10:01 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Dec 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A new memoir of Amanda Beard is still being worked on but the details in the book has been revealed.The memoir gives and unprecedented look into the ... Read more...
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Socialite Brittny Gastineau Spotted With Olympic Medalist Michael Phelps
November 18th, 2010 - 8:31 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Nov 18, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Olympic medalist Michael Phelps is hogging the spotlight lately but not for reasons relating to his illustrious swimming career. If recent reports are anything to go ... Read more...
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Shaun White 2010 Olympic Medalist: Hot in the Snow
February 18th, 2010 - 11:42 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Shaun White is a very hot topic when discussing the 2010 Winter Olympics which are being held in Vancouver. This well-liked snowboarder recently won the Gold medal in the half-pipe competition, ... Read more...
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Dara Torres knee surgery to keep her out of action for 18 months
October 9th, 2009 - 6:23 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Oct 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Multiple Olympic medalist Dara Torres will have left knee surgery on October 20 that will keep her out of action for at least 12-18 months, the swimmer ... Read more...
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It’s a boy for Olympic swimmer Amanda Beard
September 16th, 2009 - 1:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 16 (ANI): Olympic champion swimmer Amanda Beard has become a proud mother to a baby-boy in Los Angeles on Tuesday.The athlete and her husband, photographer Sacha Brown, welcomed their first ... Read more...
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Michael Phelps wants a break to turn into a lazy Turtle!
October 9th, 2008 - 3:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 9 (ANI): Olympic medalist Michael Phelps wants to take a break from swimming to be like Entourages lazy character Turtle.The 23-year old champ athlete, who won eight gold medals ... Read more...
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Australias star swimmer Rice down with pneumonia
August 28th, 2008 - 6:53 pm ICT by ANI
Adelaide , Aug 28 (ANI): Australia s triple Olympic gold medal winner Stephanie Rice has mild pneumonia, forcing her to pull out of a promotional trip to Perth .Olympian Stephanie Rice ... Read more...
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Grand opening ceremony marks start of Beijing Olympics
August 8th, 2008 - 8:27 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Aug. (ANI): China today opened its gates to culture, life and the world of sports at a hugely colourful and gala extravaganza of 24th Olympics inaugration here on Friday evening. ... Read more...
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