Olympics: Uganda celebrates first gold after 40 years
August 13th, 2012 - 3:35 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 13 (IANS) People in Uganda celebrated the gold medal won by marathoner Stephen Kiprotich at the 2012 London Olympics. It was Uganda's first Olympic gold in 40 years ... Read more...
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Olympic athletics: Sudha Singh fails to impress
August 4th, 2012 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS) India's Sudha Singh finished 13th in heat 1 of the women's 3,000-metre steeplechase Saturday, thus ending her participation in the London Olympics.The Indian runner's time of ... 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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2,700 tribals to take part in sports fest
December 16th, 2011 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Dec 16 (IANS) More than 2,700 participants from India, Nepal and Bhutan will participate in the VIth National Sports Festival for Tribals starting here December 27.Christened Ekalavya Khelkood-2011, the ... Read more...
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Three athletes fail dope test
October 11th, 2011 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) In a fresh incident of doping in Indian athletics, three track and field contestants have tested positive for banned steroids in tests held during last ... Read more...
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Asian Games athletics: Relay team gives gold, Preeja silver (Roundup)
November 26th, 2010 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 26 (IANS) Indian athletes churned out their best performance in Asian Games by winning five gold medals and ended the final day of the track and field events on a ... Read more...
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Asian Games: Three gold medals lift India to eighth spot (Evening Roundup)
November 21st, 2010 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 21 (IANS) It was a delightful Sunday for India at the Asian Games with shooter Ronjan Singh Sodhi and long distance runners Preeja Sreedharan and Sudha Singh winning gold ... Read more...
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CWG gold medallist Krishna Poonia thanks C.P. Joshi
October 13th, 2010 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) India's Commonwealth Games gold medallist in discus throw Krishna Poonia Wednesday called on Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister C.P. Joshi and thanked him for his "constant ... 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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India should be thankful to Krishna, says Milkha
October 11th, 2010 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
By Abhishek Roy
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) India should be thankful to discus thrower Krishna Punia for the second athletic gold she won for the country Monday at the Commonwealth Games after ... Read more...
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CWG athletics: Harminer springs a surprise, bags bronze (Roundup)
October 10th, 2010 - 1:04 am ICT by IANS
By Sirshendu Panth
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) India's Harminder Singh sprang a pleasant surprise bagging a bronze in the 20-km walk as four Games records tumbled with Kenya and Australia sharing ... Read more...
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Woman held for selling Games’ free tickets
October 9th, 2010 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) A woman working in a school was arrested from the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium for illegally selling complimentary tickets of Commonwealth Games meant for students, police said ... Read more...
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POA Secretary General not to attend CWG in New Delhi
September 30th, 2010 - 5:37 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Sep 30 (ANI): Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) Secretary General Abdul Khaliq Khan will not be attending the Commonwealth Games to be held in New Delhi from October 3 to 14.Khaliq pointed ... Read more...
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Pakistan relying on hockey, tennis for CWG glory
September 28th, 2010 - 2:43 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Sep 28 (ANI): Having no representation in track and field events following doping bans on its nine athletes last month, Pakistan has pinned all its hopes on field hockey, tennis and ... Read more...
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Indian players voice concern over Commonwealth Games
September 23rd, 2010 - 7:55 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sept.23 (ANI): Several Indian sportspersons have expressed their anxiety over constant complaints about the ensuing Commonwealth Games to be staged in New Delhi.Saina Nehwal, the Indian badminton champion, presently ranked ... Read more...
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Kalmadi, Gill assure no need to press panic button (Roundup)
September 9th, 2010 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Pune, Sep 9 (IANS) With incessant rains causing havoc with the final leg of preparations for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games, Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi and sports minister M.S. ... Read more...
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Prime Minister to visit Games village
September 9th, 2010 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will visit the Commonwealth Games village Tuesday to see for himself that everything is in order.
The prime minsiter's visit to the Village ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s Naseem Akhtar becomes fastest Asian woman sprinter
February 9th, 2010 - 4:48 pm ICT by ANI
Dhaka, Feb.9 (ANI): Pakistan's Naseem Akhtar has become the fastest woman in South Asia as she clocked 11.81seconds to win the 100-metre sprint gold medal at the South Asian Games here.Akhtar, ... Read more...
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Beijing prepares to deliver a smooth Olympic Games
July 8th, 2008 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Beijing, July 8 (Xinhua) In the eventful year of 2008 which saw China hit by snow storms and a deadly earthquake, Beijing hopes to deliver a smooth Olympic Games to reverse the ... Read more...
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