Olympics Athletics: Sally Pearson fastest hurdler, reinstated Toufiq triumphs (Roundup)
August 8th, 2012 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 8 (IANS) Sally Pearson of Australia set a new Olympics record to win the gold in the women's 100 metres hurdles while reinstated Algerian Taoufik Makhloufi produced a ... Read more...
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Olympic athletics: Pearson powers to 100m hurdle gold
August 8th, 2012 - 5:35 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) World champion Sally Pearson powered to Olympic gold in the women's 100m hurdles final Tuesday, setting a new Olympic record in the process.The Australian exploded ... Read more...
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Bolt, Pearson named IAAF athletes of the year
November 13th, 2011 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Monaco, Nov 13 (IANS) Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt and Australia's Sally Pearson, the world 100m hurdles champion, were named IAAF athletes of the year here.Bolt, the Olympic 100-metre champion, wins ... Read more...
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Bolt, Blake make shortlist for Athlete-of-the-Year award
November 5th, 2011 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
Monte Carlo, Nov 5 (IANS/CMC) Dynamic Jamaican sprint duo of Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake are the only two Caribbean track stars that made the shortlist for the IAAF Athlete-of-the-Year awards.Compatriot ... Read more...
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Nine Australian athletes fail doping test
October 23rd, 2010 - 12:56 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Oct 23(ANI): Nine unidentified Australian athletes have tested positive for the prohibited stimulant methylhexaneamine (DMAA), used in bodybuilding and dietary supplements.The drug tests were believed to have been carried out during ... Read more...
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CWG: India take 31st gold, tally highest in Games (Afternoon Lead)
October 12th, 2010 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Shooters Heena Sidhu and Annu Raj Singh won a gold in the 10-metre air pistol pairs event at the Commonwealth Games here Tuesday, taking India's gold tally ... Read more...
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Second Nigerian athlete tests positive
October 12th, 2010 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) A second Nigerian tested positive for a banned substance at the Commonwealth Games here Tuesday.Nigerian hurdler Samuel Okon tested positive for a banned stimulant, barely 24 hours ... 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: Mixed day for India, first dope case hits Games (Evening Lead)
October 11th, 2010 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) India missed out on the gold in boxing and shooting but Saina Nehwal led a host of shuttlers into
the quarterfinals of the badminton event at the ... Read more...
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CWG: Nigerian gold winner fails dope test, first at Delhi (Afternoon Lead)
October 11th, 2010 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Nigerian women's 100 metres gold winner has flunked dope test, the first dope case at the Delhi Commonwealth Games.Osayemi Oludamola, who was awarded the gold after Australian ... Read more...
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CWG athletics: Nigerian sprint winner fails dope test
October 11th, 2010 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Nigeria's athlete Osayemi Oludamola, who won the 100 metres women's sprint, has become the first competitor in the Commonwealth Games to flunk the dope test, a top ... Read more...
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First likely case of doping at CWG: Nigerian 100m gold medallist tests positive
October 11th, 2010 - 12:42 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 11 (ANI): Nigeria's women's 100m gold medallist Osayemi Oludamola, who claimed gold after favourite Sally Pearson's disqualification, has reportedly tested positive for a banned substance in what appears to ... Read more...
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No sympathy for Oz sprinter Pearson’s Delhi CWG 100metre gold medal disqualification
October 9th, 2010 - 2:25 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 9(ANI): Australian track and field athlete Sally Pearson's rivals have offered little by way of sympathy over her disqualification in Thursday's Delhi Commonwealth Games 100metre race.Pearson had crossed ... Read more...
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England protest against Pearson’s Delhi CWG win may be ‘payback’: Oz official
October 8th, 2010 - 12:55 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Oct 8(ANI): Australian track and field athlete Sally Pearson's Delhi Commonwealth Games' 100metre disqualification may be a payback for Australia's protest against England in the 2006 Games in Melbourne, an Australian ... Read more...
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Oz sprinter Pearson heartbroken after Delhi CWG 100metre gold medal disqualification
October 8th, 2010 - 12:54 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 8(ANI): Australian track and field athlete Sally Pearson, who was stripped of her 100metre gold medal for a false start at the Delhi Commonwealth Games, has been left heartbroken ... Read more...
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CWG athletics: False start costs Australia women’s 100m Gold (Roundup)
October 8th, 2010 - 12:57 am ICT by IANS
By Abhishek Roy
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) There was high drama late Thursday as Australian Sally Pearson was disqualified for false start after being declared a winner in the women's 100m run ... Read more...
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CWG athletics: Australian Sally wins a controversial women’s 100m
October 7th, 2010 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) The showpiece women's 100m sprint of the Commonwealth Games saw some controversy as Australian Sally Pearson survived a false start to win the race here Thursday. Jamaican ... Read more...
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Oz track and field athlete Pearson eyeing ‘first title’ at Delhi CWG
October 1st, 2010 - 6:22 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 1(ANI): Australian track and field athlete Sally Pearson reckons that the withdrawal of some of the best racers from the Delhi Commonwealth Games is disappointing, but feels that it ... Read more...
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Two more Aussies skip Delhi CWG due to injury
September 30th, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Sept.30 (ANI): Australia have lost two more athletes from their Commonwealth Games squad, with reigning discus gold medallist Scott Martin among two track and field competitors forced to pull out due ... Read more...
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