Isinbayeva eyes gold in 2016 Olympics
August 18th, 2012 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 18 (IANS) Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva intends to take part in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics and is confident of winning the gold, her coach said ... Read more...
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Olympics athletics: Bolt, Blake headlines semi-finalists for 100m
August 5th, 2012 - 6:13 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 5 (IANS/CMC) Defending champion Usain Bolt and nemesis Yohan Blake easily won their first round heats to qualify for the semi-finals of the men's 100 metres at the London ... Read more...
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Olympic gatecrasher now hogs limelight in virtual world (Olympic diary)
August 4th, 2012 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS) Her 15 minutes of fame may be over after she gatecrshed into the Indian Olympic contingent's march-past at the opening ceremony of the London Olympics, ... Read more...
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Shooter Rathore underscores importance of fitness at Delhi School Skating Championship
November 19th, 2010 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 19 (ANI): The importance of maintaining physical fitness was underscored at the two-day Inter-School Roller Skating Championship 2010, which was held here under the aegis of the Netaji Subhash ... Read more...
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Anand Sharma felicitates Indian CWG medal winners
November 2nd, 2010 - 5:16 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 2 (ANI): Union Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma felicitated the Indian gold, silver and bronze medal winners for their splendid performance in the XIXth Commonwealth Games.Anand Sharma congratulated ... Read more...
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Railways sportspersons bag 13 of 38 gold medals
October 14th, 2010 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Indian Railways sportspersons bagged 13 of the 38 gold medals won by India in the Commonwealth Games, and have won fulsome praise from Railways Minister Mamata ... Read more...
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CWG athletics: Triple jumper Renjith wins fourth bronze (Second Lead)
October 12th, 2010 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) India's Renjith Maheswary won the fourth bronze of the day from the track and field events by finishing third in the men's triple jump at the Commonwealth ... Read more...
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Mamata Banerjee announces awards for Railway players winning CWG medals
October 8th, 2010 - 6:27 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 8 (ANI): Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced special 'Minister's Awards' for Railway players winning medals at the XIXth Commonwealth Games."The Railway family and the nation is ... Read more...
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Deora announces cash incentive for medal winners
October 3rd, 2010 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Murli Deora has announced cash incentives of Rs.5 lakh to Rs.10 lakh for Indian medal winners at the Commonwealth Games.The minister announced ... Read more...
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Punjab to rank sportspersons
May 8th, 2010 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 8 (IANS) Punjab will introduce ranking of players to honour top 100 players in each game using an internationally accepted procedure, officials said Saturday.
The decision was taken at a meeting ... Read more...
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Shannon Bahrke Grabs Bronze Medal At Women’s Moguls
February 14th, 2010 - 10:37 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Vancouver, Feb 14, (THAINDIAN NEWS) American freestyle skier Shannon Bahrke registered the bronze medal in the women's mogul on Saturday at the Winter Olympics at Vancouver. The 29 year old ... Read more...
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Gretchen Bleiler Appears On The Connan O’Brien Show
November 26th, 2009 - 6:37 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Nov 26, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Celebrity professional snow boarder and Winter Olympics silver medal winner, Gretchen Bleiler reportedly appeared at the "Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien" on Wednesday. The appearance of ... Read more...
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Impressive show by women archers in World Cup
August 6th, 2009 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 6 (IANS) Scintillating performances by Rimil Buriuly and Dola Banerjee ensured a third place finish for the Indian women's recurve team at the World Cup archery (Stage IV) FITA round ... Read more...
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