Olympic diving : Chen retains 10m diving title in style
August 10th, 2012 - 2:48 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) China's Chen Ruolin retained her Olympic title in the women's 10 metre platform Thursday, demolishing the field with an exhibition of exquisite diving.Chen, 19, won ... Read more...
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Olympic badminton: Lin Dan retains singles gold after fierce battle
August 5th, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Lin Dan of China retained his Olympic badminton title edging out Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei in a repeat of their Beijing showdown here Sunday.The match ... Read more...
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China’s Chen takes badminton bronze
August 5th, 2012 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) China's Chen Long won the bronze in the men's singles badminton Sunday at the London Olympics, beating South Korea's Hyun Il Lee.Third seed Chen beat ... Read more...
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15 percent of world trade should be Chinese: Minister
May 8th, 2012 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 8 (IANS) As the second-largest economy and with a fifth of the world's population, China should account for 15 percent of global trade volume, Minister of Commerce Chen ... Read more...
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Asian Boxing: Pinki, Sonia, Sarita in semifinals
March 21st, 2012 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Indian women pugilists Pinki Jangra, Sonia Lather and Sarita Devi secured semifinal berths in their respective categories at the Asian Women Boxing Championships at Ulaanbaatar ... Read more...
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Chen Long, Wang Yihan win singles titles at Japan Open
September 25th, 2011 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Sep 25 (IANS) China's Chen Long and Wang Yihan won the men's and women's singles title at the Japan Open Superseries badminton event here Sunday.Chen downed World No. ... Read more...
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Shooter Rahi Sarnobat books London Olympics berth
May 19th, 2011 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Indian shooter Rahi Sarnobat booked a berth for the 2012 London Olympics by winning a bronze in the 25m air pistol event at the ISSF ... Read more...
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Asian Games: Somdev, Rastogi in men’s singles quarters
November 20th, 2010 - 10:41 am ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 20 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman and Karan Rastogi entered the men's singles quarterfinal of the Asian Games tennis here Saturday.Second-seeded Somdev thrashed Uzbekistan's Vaja Uzakov 6-1, 6-1 at the ... Read more...
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Chinese culture minister visits Taiwan
September 2nd, 2010 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Taipei, Sep 2 (DPA) China's culture minister arrived in Taiwan Thursday for a week-long visit, signalling further warming in the island's relations with its bitter rival.
Cai Wu became the highest-ranking Chinese official ... Read more...
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Saina in third round of world badminton (Lead)
August 25th, 2010 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Aug 25 (IANS) India' Saina Nehwal squashed a strong challenge from Chinese Taipei's Chen Hsiao Huan to enter the third round of World Badminton Championships here Wednesday.
World Number 2 and second ... Read more...
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India bag three more medals at Asian Youth Games
July 2nd, 2009 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Indian athletes continued their impressive run at the Asian Youth Games in Singapore, winning three medals Thursday to take their tally to six.
According to information received here, ... Read more...
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Bhat, Saina lose in Hong Kong Open badminton
November 28th, 2008 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) India's challenge in the Hong Kong Super Series badminton ended with Arvind Bhat and Saina Nehwal losing their quarterfinal matches.Bhat lost to Thailand's Boonsak Ponsana 26-28, 22-20, ... Read more...
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Bhat, Saina in Hong Kong quarters
November 27th, 2008 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) Arvind Bhat and Saina Nehwal moved into the quarter-final of Hong Kong Super Series badminton with contrasting victories Thursday.Bhat beat local favourite Yan Kit Chan 21-14, 21-19 ... Read more...
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China lifts first golds - US sweep fencing, more Spain glory (Olympic round-up)
August 9th, 2008 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
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Beijing, Aug 9 (DPA) Hosts China claimed their first gold medals of the 2008 Olympics Saturday, winning in weightlifting and sharing shooting honours with the Czech Republic. Spanish cyclist Samuel Sanchez continued ... Read more...
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China claim first gold of Beijing Games (Olympic Lead)
August 9th, 2008 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
By John Bagratuni
Beijing, Aug 9(DPA) - Host nation China took their first gold medals of the 2008 Olympics on Saturday, winning in weightlifting and sharing shooting honours with the Czech Republic. Spanish ... Read more...
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Chen Jin beats World No 1 Lin Dan in Asian badminton
April 19th, 2008 - 9:52 pm ICT by admin
Kula Lumpur, April 19 (IANS) China's Chen Jin defeated compatriot and World No. 1 Lin Dan for the second time this season as he got the better of him in the men's ... Read more...
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