Olympic athletics: Beijing Olympic winners retain gold (Lead)
August 4th, 2012 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS) A four-year wait didn't reduce their sharpness in track and field as two defending champions triumphed in the opening two athletics events at the London Olympics.... Read more...
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Majewski defends Olympic shot put title
August 4th, 2012 - 7:34 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Poland's Tomasz Majewski retained his Olympic shot put title Friday, snatching gold by just three centimeters with a throw of 21.89 meters.Majewski, 30, had led ... Read more...
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Olympics: Krishna Poonia qualifies; Mayookha, Om Prakash out (Lead)
August 4th, 2012 - 1:58 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS) India's top discus thrower Krishna Poonia qualified for the final round while triple jumper Mayookha Johny and men's shot putter Om Prakash Singh were knocked out ... Read more...
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Olympic athletics: Shot putter Om Prakash flops
August 3rd, 2012 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 3 (IANS) India's athletics campaign at the London Games got off to a disappointing start with shot putter Om Prakash Singh faltering in the qualification round and finishing ... Read more...
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2,000 students add colour to world athletics
March 8th, 2008 - 2:13 pm ICT by admin
(Snippets)
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Valencia (Spain), March 8 (Xinhua) Students added colour to the 12th World Indoor Championships in Athletics on the opening day of the three-day competition with more than 2,000 boys and girls from ... Read more...
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World indoor athletics: US win two gold, Nigeria one
March 8th, 2008 - 2:04 pm ICT by admin
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Valencia, March 8 (Xinhua) The US have won two gold medals while Nigeria took the other one on the opening day of the 12th International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) World Indoor ... Read more...
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21 world champions to attend Valencia 2008
March 7th, 2008 - 8:23 pm ICT by admin
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Valencia (Spain), March 7 (Xinhua) As many as 21 world champions are taking part in the 12th Indoor World Athletics Championships, which started here Friday. Among them, 14 athletes have won the ... Read more...
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