Olympics athletics: Indian discus thrower Vikas finishes eighth
August 8th, 2012 - 3:19 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 8 (IANS) Indian discus thrower Vikas Gowda finished eighth while the gold was clinched by German Robert Harting and the silver went to Iranian Ehsan Hadadi in the ... Read more...
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James, Bolt in running for World Athlete of the Year award
October 4th, 2011 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
Monaco, Oct 4 (IANS/CMC) World 400 metres champion Kirani James of Grenada and Jamaican sprint sensation Usain Bolt have been shortlisted for the World Athlete of the Year award by the ... Read more...
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World Athletics Championships: Vikas Gowda finishes 7th in discuss
August 30th, 2011 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Daegu (South Korea), Aug 30 (IANS) India's Vikas Gowda finished seventh in the discus throw finals at the World Athletics Championships here Tuesday.The US-based Gowda, an Arjuna Awardee and national ... Read more...
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Kenya’s David Rudisha sets 800 m world record
August 23rd, 2010 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Berlin, Aug 22 (DPA) Kenya's David Rudisha posted a world 800-metre record at the ISTAF World Challenge in Berlin Sunday.
The 21-year-old former junior world champion crossed the line in one minute 41.09 ... 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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World athletics: Semenya wins 800 metres amid controversy
August 20th, 2009 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Aug 20 (DPA) Caster Semenya of South Africa won the 800 metres world title amid confirmation that a gender test was conducted on her to make sure that she was really ... Read more...
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