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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Olympics: Isinbaeva wants family before considering Rio 2016
August 7th, 2012 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Double Olympic champion Yelena Isinbaeva is to take a break from sport to have a child before she considers a comeback for the 2016 Rio ... Read more...
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Olympic bronze tells me ‘don’t quit’: Isinbaeva (Lead)
August 7th, 2012 - 5:22 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's pole vault queen Yelena Isinbaeva said Monday the bronze she won at the London Games was a sign she must shelve her plans to ... Read more...
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Goyat snaps 800m National record
July 15th, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 15 (IANS) Mandeep Goyat of Maharashtra won the boys' 800 metres run in a National and meet record time of one minute, 52.66 seconds as the curtains came ... Read more...
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Isinbayeva targets last Olympic gold before retirement
April 18th, 2012 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, April 18 (IANS) Russian pole vault queen Yelena Isinbayeva has said the only thing that can stop her winning a third straight Olympic gold medal in London this summer ... Read more...
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Isinbayeva breaks own indoor world record
February 24th, 2012 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Stockholm, Feb 24 (IANS) Russia's Jelena Isinbayeva won the women's pole vault at the Stockholm indoor tournament scaling a height of 5.01 metres and breaking her own world record.By jumping ... Read more...
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Meet the first family of the Commonwealth Games
October 14th, 2010 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Oct 14 (IANS) The Commonwealth Games now have a first family -- in Australia. Alana Boyd won a gold medal in pole vault at the Delhi Games, emulating the medal-winning performance ... Read more...
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CWG results: Day eight
October 12th, 2010 - 12:29 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) The following are results on the eighth day of competitions at the Commonwealth Games here Monday.Aquatics Diving:
Men's: 3m Springboard Gold - Alexandre Despatie(CAN), Silver - Reuben Ross(CAN), ... Read more...
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CWG schedule: Day nine of competitions
October 12th, 2010 - 12:29 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, 11 Oct (IANS) Following is the schedule on the ninth day of competitions at the Commonwealth Games Tuesday.
Twenty medals are at stake on Tuesday including Aquatics Diving (3), Athletics ... Read more...
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CWG schedule: Day eight of competitions
October 11th, 2010 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Following is the schedule of the Commonwealth Games events Monday.
Fifteen Medals are on stake on Monday including Aquatics Diving (2), Athletics (3), Lawn Bowls (1), ... Read more...
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Vomiting bug hits Brit players in Doha training camp ahead of Delhi CWG
October 1st, 2010 - 12:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 1(ANI): With less than three days to go for the Commonwealth Games to commence, British athletes have been reportedly struck down by a contagious vomiting bug at their training camp ... Read more...
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Athletics federation announces 92-member squad for CWG
August 31st, 2010 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) Tuesday announced a 92-member squad for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games.
The Indian athletes will compete in 45 of the 46 events ... Read more...
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Reliance Industries to buy Infotel, offer broadband services
June 11th, 2010 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 11 (IANS) Barely an hour after Infotel Broadband, a company promoted by the Nahatas, was named a pan-India winner of broadband airwaves auction, Reliance Industries Friday said it will acquire ... Read more...
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Railways dominate Indian Grand Prix
June 9th, 2010 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 9 (IANS) As expected, it were the Indian Railways who hogged the limelight in the third Indian Grand Prix athletics here Wednesday, winning three of the six events.
The results:Men: 200M: ... Read more...
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Renjith, Elam, Surekha set Meet records
October 24th, 2009 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 23 (IANS) Renjith Maheshwary of Kerala, Elam Singh of Uttarkhand and V.S. Surekha of Tamil Nadu rewrote the Meet records in the men's triple jump and 3000 metres Steeplechase and ... Read more...
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Gay edges Powell in 100m, no stopping Bekele again
September 13th, 2009 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
Thessaloniki (Greece), Sep 13 (DPA) Tyson Gay of the US beat Jamaica's Asafa Powell in the men's 100 metres at the World Athletics Final here.
Gay clocked 9.88 seconds with a late surge ... Read more...
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Leon Roach Killed After Landing On His Head During Training
September 7th, 2009 - 11:22 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
A 19 year old boy named Leon Roach was killed when his head crashed against the hard concrete floor, after a bad landing while performing a pole vault.The 19 ... Read more...
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Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva wins top Spanish award
September 2nd, 2009 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Oviedo (Spain), Sep 2 (DPA) Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva, 27, was Wednesday awarded Spain's prestigious Prince of Asturias Prize in the category of sports, the jury announced in Oviedo.
Isinbayeva won ... Read more...
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Bolt wins again; three on course for Golden League pot
August 29th, 2009 - 7:04 am ICT by IANS
Zurich, Aug 29 (DPA) Usain Bolt continued his winning run by beating fellow Jamaican Asafa Powell to claim the 100 metres at the Golden League meeting in Zurich Friday in 9.81 seconds.
The ... Read more...
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Bolt wins another gold, another world record
August 21st, 2009 - 4:04 am ICT by IANS
Berlin, Aug 21 (DPA) Usain Bolt's hunger for world records continued at the world championships Thursday when he won the 200m title in a staggering 19.19 seconds.
The Jamaican star bettered the mark ... Read more...
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Isinbayeva meets disaster; Fraser and Bekele shine
August 18th, 2009 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Aug 18 (DPA) Shelly-Ann Fraser and Kenenisa Bekele lived up to their top status while Yelena Isinbeyeva flopped on a surprise Monday at the World Athletics Championships here.
The Russian pole ... Read more...
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Bolt wins 100m at London Grand Prix
July 25th, 2009 - 12:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 25 (ANI): Fastest man on the earth Usain Bolt won the 100m at the London Grand Prix here in astounding style.Usain Bolt blew away all opposition in front of a ... Read more...
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Isinbayeva leads jackpot quartet at Golden League
July 18th, 2009 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, July 18 (DPA) Yelena Isinbayeva required just one jump Friday to move within two victories of a $1 million Golden League jackpot along with three other contenders.
The Russian world and Olympic ... Read more...
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Isinbayeva redefines pole vault with records and beauty (Profile)
November 24th, 2008 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Monte Carlo, Nov 24 (DPA) The 2008 World Athlete of the Year Yelena Isinbayeva has redefined the young sport of women's pole vault in every aspect from world records to sex appeal.If ... Read more...
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Bolt and Isinbayeva are World Athletes of the Year
November 24th, 2008 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Monte Carlo, Nov 24 (DPA) Jamaican sprint sensation Usain Bolt and Russian pole vault queen Yelena Isinbayeva were named World Athletes of the Year by the governing athletics body International Association ... Read more...
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Pole vault queen eyes more than Olympic gold
July 31st, 2008 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
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Beijing, July 31 (Xinhua) If there is any athlete going with the tag of unrivalled gold medallists in the Beijing Olympics, Yelena Isinbayeva has to be one of them. The Russian pole ... Read more...
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Female athletes to lead Russia’s gold rush in Beijing
July 22nd, 2008 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
By Wu Junkuan
Beijing, July 22 (Xinhua) Russia is confident of winning more medals in Beijing than they did four years ago in Athens. However the goal will largely rely on the ... Read more...
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Fed Cup athletics: Sinimol, Kuldev adjudged best
March 1st, 2008 - 10:27 pm ICT by admin
Bhopal, Feb 29 (IANS) Sinimol Paulose and Kuldev Singh were adjudged the best female and male athlete on the concluding day of the 14th Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships here Saturday. Jharkhand ... Read more...
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India announce athletics squad for South Asian meet
March 1st, 2008 - 10:26 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The selection committee of Athletics Federation of India (AFI) Saturday announced the team for the two-day South Asian Athletics Championships scheduled to be held in Kochi from ... Read more...
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