I will be hard to beat next season: Blake
September 21st, 2012 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kingston (Jamaica), Sep 21 (IANS/CMC) Reigning 100 metres world champion Yohan Blake has sent out an early warning that he will be hard to beat when the new track and field ... Read more...
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Now Blake keen on playing in Australia’s Big Bash
August 17th, 2012 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 17 (IANS/CMC) Jamaican sprint sensation Yohan Blake says he bowls faster than Olympic champion Usian Bolt and that there is a "real possibility" that he could debut his international ... Read more...
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Olympic athletics: Bolt warns Blake off 200m gold
August 8th, 2012 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 8 (IANS/CMC) Repeat men's Olympic 100 metres champion Usain Bolt says he has told compatriot and training partner Yohan Blake not to think about winning the men's 200 metres ... Read more...
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Forget winning 200m title, Bolt tells Blake
August 8th, 2012 - 2:47 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 8 (IANS/CMC) Two-time men's Olympic 100 metres champion Usain Bolt says he has told compatriot and training partner Yohan Blake not to think about winning the men's 200 metres ... Read more...
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Olympics: Bolt admits to pressure ahead of 100m conquest
August 7th, 2012 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 7 (IANS/CMC) Sprint legend Usain Bolt has admitted to being under pressure to defend his men's Olympics 100 metres title in London.Shortly after storming to victory in a new ... Read more...
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Olympic athletics: Isenbayeva misses hat-trick; second gold for Sanchez after eight (Athletics Roundup)
August 7th, 2012 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 7 (IANS) Double Olympic Champion and World record holder Elena Isinbayeva relinquished her Olympic pole vault crown to Jennifer Suhr at the London Games.Isinbayeva had not looked at ... Read more...
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Olympics: Suhr soars over Isinbayeva, China still on top (World Roundup)
August 7th, 2012 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
London, August 7 (IANS) Double Olympic champion and world record holder Yelena Isinbaeva relinquished her Olympic pole vault crown to American Jennifer Suhr and China held on to its top ... Read more...
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Olympics: Francis tips Fraser-Pryce for sprint double
August 6th, 2012 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 6 (IANS/CMC) Stephen Francis, coach of the women's Olympic 100 metres champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, says Saturday's triumph has given her momentum and he has now tipped the Jamaican to ... Read more...
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Bolt injury free, ready to defend titles, says manager
July 25th, 2012 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kingston (Jamaica), July 25 (IANS/CMC) Triple Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt is injury free and ready to defend his titles at the 30th Olympiad starting in London Friday, his long ... Read more...
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Gay says Olympic 100m open affair after Paris win
July 8th, 2012 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, July 8 (IANS/CMC) American Tyson Gay has declared the 100 metres at the London Olympics an open affair after winning the event at the Paris Diamond League.The former World ... Read more...
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Bolt unfazed despite two shockers from Blake
July 5th, 2012 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kingstson (Jamaica), July 5 (IANS/CMC) Back-to-back defeats for Usain Bolt have set tongues wagging about a possible change of guard at the top at the upcoming London Olympics, but ... Read more...
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Blake stuns Bolt for second time to win 200m
July 2nd, 2012 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kingston (Jamaica), July 2 (IANS/CMC) Yohan Blake shocked Usain Bolt for the second time in three days, producing another sizzling run to whip the World and Olympic champion in the 200 ... Read more...
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Bolt in 200m semis at Olympic trials
July 1st, 2012 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kingston, July 1 (IANS/CMC) Usain Bolt shrugged off a shock defeat to Yohan Blake in the men's 100 metres final to coast into the semi-finals of the 200 metres at the ... Read more...
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Bolt beaten in 100m at Jamaican Olympic trials
June 30th, 2012 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kingston, June 30 (IANS) World champion Yohan Blake edged world record holder Usain Bolt to win the men's 100-metre in 9.75 seconds at the Jamaican Olympic Athletic Trials here.Blake Friday ... Read more...
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Phelps wins 200m freestyle at US Olympic trials
June 28th, 2012 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 28 (IANS) Michael Phelps edged Ryan Lochte to win the 200-metre freestyle final at the US Olympic swimming trials.Phelps, the former world record-holder and reigning Olympic champion, ... Read more...
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Fraser-Pryce sends warning, Blake sizzles in New York
June 10th, 2012 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
New York, June 10 (IANS/CMC) Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce sent a strong reminder of her credentials as she clocked a season-best to win the 100 metres at the Adidas Grand Prix, the ... Read more...
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Bolt squares off with Powell again in Oslo
June 7th, 2012 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
Oslo, June 7 (IANS/CMC) Jamaican sprint sensation Usain Bolt will square off with fellow countryman Asafa Powell for the second time in as many weeks in a 100 metre contest at ... Read more...
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CAS lift suspension from Chambers and Millar
April 30th, 2012 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 30 (IANS) Britain's dope-tainted sprinter Dwain Chambers and cyclist David Millar are now free to take part in the 2012 London as the British Olympic Association (BOA) has ... Read more...
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Tainted runners training at SAI centre is serious, says Maken
March 21st, 2012 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Union Sports Minister Ajay Maken Wednesday took exception to dope-tainted athletes training at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) centre in Sonepat and said they ... Read more...
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India’s dope-tainted quartermilers eligible for London Olympics
March 21st, 2012 - 1:33 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) India's dope tainted quartermiler runners -- Ashwini Akkunji, Sini Jose, Tiana Mary Thomas and Priyanka Panwar -- can hope to take part in the Olympics ... Read more...
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Thorpe considering gold bid in London Olympics
May 3rd, 2010 - 5:37 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, May 3 (ANI): Ace swimmer Ian Thorpe is reportedly considering a bid to win relay gold at the 2012 London Olympics.Fox News reported that Thorpe, 27, discussed his plans with Australia's ... Read more...
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Australia’s Thorpe eyes London Olympics comeback
May 3rd, 2010 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, May 3 (DPA) Five-time Olympic gold medallist Ian Thorpe wants to be in Australia's 4x100-metres freestyle relay team at the 2012 London Games, news reports said Monday.
The 27-year-old retired in 2007 ... Read more...
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Sasha Cohen To Appear In Olympics Trial After Four Years
January 20th, 2010 - 8:03 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Jan 20, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Sasha Cohen is being touted to make a comeback in the Olympics. She had been absent from the Olympics' skating scene for the last four years. ... Read more...
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Meb Keflezighi, First American Man To Finish NYC Marathon After 1982
November 2nd, 2009 - 6:45 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Nov. 2, New York (THAINDIAN NEWS) Meb Keflezighi became the first man of American nationality to win the marathon of New York City. Spectators were taken back to 1982, the ... Read more...
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Surendra Singh 26th in 10,000m
August 18th, 2008 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 17 (IANS) India's Surendra Singh fell behind his qualifying timing to end a dismal 26th among 38 competitions in the gruelling 10,000 metre race at the 29th Olympic Games here ... Read more...
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Bailey predicts Bolt will win 100m in Beijing
August 1st, 2008 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Beijing, Aug 1 (Xinhua) Former men's 100 meters world record holder Donovan Bailey expects Usain Bolt to win the showpiece sprint event at the Beijing Olympics. Bailey, who won the 100 meters ... Read more...
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Veteran Memmel named in US gymnastics Olympic team
July 21st, 2008 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
New York, July 21 (Xinhua) Former world champion Chellsie Memmel and veteran Alicia Sacramone earned spots in the US women's gymnastics team for the Beijing Olympics. They will be joined by reigning ... Read more...
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Chinese swimmers ready to challenge Phelps
July 17th, 2008 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Beijing, July 17 (Xinhua) Wu Peng, one of China's best swimmers, said he was ready to challenge American phenomenon Michael Phelps' dominance at the forthcoming Olympic Games. "There is less than a ... Read more...
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Phelps ready for another shot at Spitz’s Olympic record
July 15th, 2008 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Beijing, July 15 (Xinhua) The 23-year-old American swimming prodigy Michael Phelps would be watched with keen interest as he sets out to break his veteran countryman Mark Spitz's 36-year-old Olympic record in ... Read more...
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Long distance runner Surendra qualifies for Olympics
July 13th, 2008 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Vigo (Spain), July 13 (IANS) India long distance runner Surendra Singh qualified for the Beijing Olympics after he finished fourth in men's 10,000 metres run in the Spanish Olympic trials 'Campeonato De ... Read more...
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Hong Kong unveils six-star stable for Olympic horses
April 2nd, 2008 - 1:25 pm ICT by admin
(Olympic Games Snippets)
DPA
Hong Kong, April 2 (DPA) Horses competing in the Olympic Games in August are to be pampered in six-star, luxury stables complete with play rooms and warm and cold showers, ... Read more...
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