Olympic TT: The first-timers have everything to gain (Preview)
July 27th, 2012 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 27 (IANS) Teenagers Soumyajit Ghosh and Ankita Das will look to make the most of their Olympic debut starting with their opening matches in the London Games' table ... Read more...
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Saina-led team arrives in Delhi enroute to London
July 23rd, 2012 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The five-member Indian badminton team led by Saina Nehwal arrived here Monday evening enroute to London for the Olympics beginning Friday.The contingent comprising Saina, Ashwini ... Read more...
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Teenager Ghosh aims to create a flutter in London
July 17th, 2012 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Teenager Soumyajit Ghosh knows he is not India's best table tennis player to have qualified for the London Olympics. But now that he has, the ... Read more...
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Olympic dreams over for Sinimole and Sajeesh
July 6th, 2012 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) India's middle-distance runners Sajeesh Joseph and Sinimole Paulose's dreams of qualifying for the London Games came crashing as they failed to achieve the qualifying mark ... Read more...
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India’s men archers qualify for London Olympics
June 22nd, 2012 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The Indian men's archery team, comprising Jayanta Talukdar, Rahul Banerjee and Tarundeep Rai, qualified for the London Olympics after they finished second in the qualification ... Read more...
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Siddhant sets new Indian record in 110m hurdles
June 18th, 2012 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels (Belgium), June 18 (IANS) Siddhant Thingalaya, 21-year-old athlete from Mumbai, set an Indian record in 110m hurdles with a timing of 13.65 seconds at the Belgium Athletics National Championship ... Read more...
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AITA confident of getting Sania to play in Olympics
May 30th, 2012 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) All India Tennis Association (AITA) secretary-general Anil Khanna is confident that a way could be found for Sania Mirza to play at the London ... Read more...
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Mary Kom to train with male boxers for Olympics
May 21st, 2012 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) M.C. Mary Kom, India's sole woman boxer at the London Olympics, will train with her male counterparts in Patiala ahead of the summer extravaganza.The five-time ... Read more...
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London dreams of Indian paddlers shattered
May 12th, 2012 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Doha, May 12 (IANS) The London dreams of Indian paddlers Achanta Sharath Kamal, Athony Amalraj and Poulomi Ghatak lay shattered after they failed to move into the round of 16 ... Read more...
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Olympic TT qualifier: Sharath, Amalraj, Poulomi enter knock-out stage
May 12th, 2012 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
Doha, May 11 (IANS) Indian paddlers Sharath Kamal, Anthony Amalraj and Poulomi Ghatak entered the knock-out stage at the World Olympic Qualification Championships here Friday.Sharath defeated Kirill Gerassimenkno of Kazakhstan ... Read more...
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Indians paddlers start Olympic qualifying campaign in style
May 10th, 2012 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Doha, May 10 (IANS) India's Anthony Amalraj, Achanta Sharath Kamal and Poulomi Ghatak started their Olympic qualifying campaign in style with wins in their first matches at the Table Tennis ... Read more...
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Easy draw for Sharath Kamal in TT Olympic qualifier
May 10th, 2012 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
Doha, May 9 (IANS) India's ace paddler and World No.83 Achanta Sharath Kamal has been handed a easy draw but his compatriot Anthony Amalraj and the Indian women may not ... Read more...
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Jwala eyeing London berth with good run at India Open
April 24th, 2012 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) In her bid to book a ticket to the 2012 London Olympics, India's ace doubles shuttler Jwala Gutta is eyeing a good run at the ... Read more...
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TT: Soumyajit, Ankita book London berth, heartbreak for Sharath
April 22nd, 2012 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Soumyajit Ghosh and Ankita Das, booked their London Olympics berths Sunday in the Asian Olympic Qualification Table Tennis Tournament in Hong Kong, but it was ... Read more...
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Table tennis: Sharath misses out on fifth qualifying spot for Olympics
April 21st, 2012 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Achanta Sharath Kamal failed to seal the fifth qualifying spot at the ongoing Asian Olympic Qualification Table Tennis Tournament in Hong Kong, when he lost ... Read more...
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Sharath Kamal close to sealing London berth
April 20th, 2012 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Achanta Sharath Kamal registered a comfortable win over Vietnam's Quyinh Tran Tuan of Vietnam 11-1, 11-9, 11-5, 11-4 in the third round Asian Olympic Qualification ... Read more...
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China can’t reach Beijing gold haul in London, says official
April 20th, 2012 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 20 (IANS) China will not be able to repeat their Beijing Olympics performance of topping the gold medal tally when they compete at the London Olympic Games, a ... Read more...
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Olympic qualifying: Men paddlers top groups, Ankita in second stage
April 19th, 2012 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) All the three Indian men paddlers topped their groups to move a step closer and enter stage two of the Asian Olympic Qualification Table Tennis ... Read more...
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South African swimmer Townsend misses Olympic qualification
April 19th, 2012 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Durban, April 19 (IANS) South Africa's Darian Townsend, winner of the men's 4X100m relay at the 2004 Athens Olympics, failed to qualify for the London Olympics in the 200m freestyle ... Read more...
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Beijing gold haul difficult in London: Chinese official
April 18th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 18 (IANS) China will not be able to repeat the glory of winning the most gold medals when they compete at the London Olympic Games this summer, a ... Read more...
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Boxer Shiva enters semis of Olympic qualifiers
April 9th, 2012 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Astana (Kazakhstan), April 9 (IANS) Teenage boxer Shiva Thapa humbled Athens Olympics silver medallist Worapoj Petchkoon of Thailand to enter the semifinals of the 56 kg category at the Asian ... Read more...
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I am confident of making the Olympics: TT star Sharath Kamal
February 16th, 2012 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) India's top table tennis player Sharath Kamal's form was in free fall last year. To make matters worse, he had to shift to a new ... Read more...
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More than 6,000 join Mawana Sugars Indian Open Marathon
February 11th, 2012 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) More than 6,000 runners will be seen in action in the annual Mawana Sugars Indian Open Marathon to be held here February 19.The Indian Open, ... Read more...
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Six women quarter-milers get 12-month ban, but London hopes alive
December 23rd, 2011 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) India's six women quarter-milers, including Asian Games double gold medallist Ashwini Akkunji, were Friday banned for one year by the national anti-doping disciplinary panel and ... Read more...
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India to start campaign against Italy in Olympic hockey qualifiers
December 21st, 2011 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Eight-time hockey Olympic champions India will start their campaign against lowly-ranked Italy in the men's Olympic qualifiers for the 2012 London Games that would be ... Read more...
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Nobbs’ fears about World Series Hockey unfounded: Baskaran
November 10th, 2011 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Former India hockey captain Vasudevan Baskaran feels that national chief coach Michael Nobbs' fear about the World Series Hockey (WSH) hampering the team's preparations for ... Read more...
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HI charges IHF with sabotaging India’s Olympic preparations
October 7th, 2011 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Hockey India (HI) Friday lashed out at the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) for going out of its way to sabotage India's chances of making it ... Read more...
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Two Indian walkers qualify for London Olympics
June 27th, 2011 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) India's Gurmeet Singh and Babubhai Panocha have qualified for the 20 km walk at the 2012 London Olympics with impressive performances at the 18th Dublin ... Read more...
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Goalkeeper Chetri has the knack to get his place back
June 16th, 2011 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, June 16 (IANS) Bharat Chetri is the comeback man of Indian hockey. The goalkeeper has acquired a knack of fighting his way back into the national team every time ... Read more...
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Azlan Shah Cup: New-look India team has a lot to play for
May 4th, 2011 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Ipoh (Malaysia), May 4 (IANS) India have always done well in the Azlan Shah hockey tournament here. They shared the trophy with Korea last year and won it outright in ... Read more...
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Swimmer Richa Mishra now eyeing Olympic qualification
February 17th, 2011 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 16 (IANS) The good performance at the National Games has spurred swimmer Richa Mishra to work hard and qualify for the 2012 London Olympics.Richa collected eight gold medals in the ... Read more...
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World weightlifting championships begins in Turkey
September 17th, 2010 - 6:31 am ICT by IANS
Istanbul, Sep 17 (IANS) The 2010 World Weightlifting Championships began in Turkey's Antalya city Thursday, with men and women lifters from around the world competing in 15 categories.
Altogether 561 athletes from 81 ... Read more...
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Lot at stake for India against England (Lead) (Preview)
March 5th, 2010 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
By Avishek Roy
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) After losing two successive matches by a staggering 2-5 margin, India should not only strive to seize the slim chance of making the semi-finals, ... Read more...
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Lot at stake for India against England (Preview)
March 5th, 2010 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
By Avishek Roy
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) To lose successive matches by a staggering 5-2 margin can be shattering, more so in the context of a team hoping for a semi-final ... Read more...
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Bindra equals his Beijing score at Munich
January 31st, 2010 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) India's Abhinav Bindra matched his Olympics score at the International Shooting Competition at Munich here Sunday.
Bindra shot a series of 99, 99, 100, ... Read more...
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