Huge welcome in Colombia for Olympic medallists
August 16th, 2012 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
Bogota, Aug 16 (IANS/EFE) Colombia gave a huge welcome to its eight athletes who won medals at the London Olympic Games.The main streets of this capital were decorated with Colombian ... Read more...
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Kerala offers international training for athletes
August 11th, 2012 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 11 (IANS) The Kerala government Saturday offered to bear the expenses for providing international training to the state's three star athletes, after their promising performances in the ... Read more...
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Australian woman scatters her father’s ashes on Olympic track
August 10th, 2012 - 8:36 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Aug 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An Australian woman, whose father participated in the Olympics in 1948, the last time the Olympics were held in London and won a silver medal scattered her ... Read more...
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Olympics: Heartbreak for Liu and Idowu in Tuesday’s qualification
August 7th, 2012 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 7 (IANS) There were two major surprises Tuesday on the athletics track as China's 110 metres hurdler Liu Xiang and British triple-jump hope Phillips Idowu both failed to ... Read more...
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Olympic athletics: Kazakhstan’s Rypakova leaps to triple jump gold
August 6th, 2012 - 9:05 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Olga Rypakova of Kazakhstan took Olympic gold in the women's triple jump Sunday.Rypakova, the world silver medalist, took the title with a third-round jump of ... Read more...
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Olympic triple jump : Kazakhstan’s Rypakova leaps to gold
August 6th, 2012 - 4:02 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Olga Rypakova of Kazakhstan took Olympic gold in the women's triple jump Sunday.Rypakova, the world silver medalist, took the title with a third-round jump ... Read more...
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Olympics: Schedule of events involving Indian athletes Friday
August 3rd, 2012 - 1:28 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 2 (IANS) Following is the schedule of events involving Indian athletes at the Olympic Games Friday.Athletics
Men's shot put: Om Prakash Karhana
Women's discus throw: Seema Antil and Krishna Poonia
Women's ... Read more...
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Mayookha’s coach yet to get clearance for London Games
July 21st, 2012 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kozhikode, July 21 (IANS) The coach of Mayookha Johny, India's star athlete who is competing at the London Olympics in triple jump, is yet to get clearance to accompany her ... Read more...
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Uganda athletes undergo doping test ahead of Olympics
July 3rd, 2012 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kampala, July 3 (IANS) The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has carried out doping tests for body enhancing substances on Ugandan athletes heading to the Olympics in London this month.Dennis Galabuzi, ... Read more...
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Giant Olympic Rings unveiled at Channel Tunnel
December 21st, 2011 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 21 (IANS) A giant set of Olympic Rings was unveiled above the entrance to the Channel Tunnel in north France, which is one of the most important gateways ... Read more...
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World Athletics: Mayookha qualifies for long jump finals
August 27th, 2011 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
Daegu (South Korea), Aug 27 (IANS) India's Mayookha Johny qualified for the final of the women's long jump event at the World Athletics Championships with a leap of 6.53 metres.She ... Read more...
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India pinning hopes on Mayookha and Ram for Asian Grand Prix
May 19th, 2011 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) India will be pinning hopes on triple-jumper Mayookha Johny and middle-distance runner Ghamanda Ram in the Asian Grand Prix series to be held in the ... Read more...
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Former ace athelete Suresh Babu dies in Ranchi
February 19th, 2011 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 19 (ANS) Former ace national athelete Suresh Babu, current manager of the Kerala team at the 34th National Games, died in a hospital here Saturday.Babu (58) was admitted to the ... Read more...
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Jamaican triple-jump athlete gets David Dixon award
October 14th, 2010 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Jamaican gold medallist triple jumper Trecia Smith won the David Dixon Award for the best athlete at the 19th Commonwealth Games here Thursday.Smith is the third athlete ... Read more...
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India on verge of CWG medals record as 16 gold medals at stake on Day 8
October 11th, 2010 - 12:06 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 11 (ANI): With 16 gold medals at stake on the eighth day of the XIXth Commonwealth Games, India would be keen to continue the impressive run as they are ... Read more...
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CWG Athletics: Injury robs Prajusha of gold in women’s long jumpead)
October 10th, 2010 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) A strained calf muscle prevented M.A Prajusha from winning a rare gold for India in the track and field meet and she had to be content with ... Read more...
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‘My safety comes first before CWG medal,’ says UK triple jump champ Idowu
September 23rd, 2010 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept. 23 (ANI): Defending triple jump champion Phillips Idowu has rubbished reports that he never intended to travel to New Delhi to participate in the XIXth Commonwealth Games.Rejecting critics accusations that ... Read more...
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Top British athletes pull out of Delhi Commonwealth Games
September 22nd, 2010 - 1:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 22 (ANI): English athletes Phillips Idowu, Christine Ohuruogu and Lisa Dobriskey have all pulled out of the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games over security concerns and injury woes.World triple jump ... Read more...
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Mayookha Johny breaks Anju Bobby George’s record in triple jump
August 6th, 2010 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
Patiala, Aug 6 (IANS) Mayookha Johny set a national record in triple jump, leaping 13.68 metre, that erased Anju Bobby George's mark of 13.67m set in 2002, on the second day of ... Read more...
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Renjith, Elam, Surekha set Meet records
October 24th, 2009 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 23 (IANS) Renjith Maheshwary of Kerala, Elam Singh of Uttarkhand and V.S. Surekha of Tamil Nadu rewrote the Meet records in the men's triple jump and 3000 metres Steeplechase and ... Read more...
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Isinbayeva eyes another pole vault world record, gold
August 16th, 2009 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Aug 16 (DPA) Is Yelena Isinbayeva really vulnerable or will she get more silverware, and possibly another pole vault world record as well, at the world athletics championships Monday?
The Russian has ... Read more...
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GP athletic meets in Kochi, Coimbatore and Chennai
April 11th, 2009 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has announced that athletes must take part in all three Grand Prix summer events next month to earn prize money awarded ... Read more...
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Schedule of Indian competitors in Olympics Monday
August 18th, 2008 - 8:33 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 18 (IANS) The schedule of Indian athletes on the tenth day of competition at the 29th Olympics Games here Monday. Athletics: Men's triple jump - Renjith MaheswariBoxing: bantamweight (54 kg) ... Read more...
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Indian team for Asian Junior Athletics meet
June 9th, 2008 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 9 (IANS) A 35-member Indian team will leave for Jakarta late Monday night to take part in the Asian Junior Athletics Championships. The tournament starts Thursday and will conclude Sunday.
... Read more...
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India win three golds in South Asian athletics
March 7th, 2008 - 10:50 pm ICT by admin
(Lead)Kochi, March 7 (IANS) Indians won three of the first six finals in the South Asian Athletics championships but Pakistan also made their presence felt with two gold medals while Sri Lanka ... Read more...
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21 world champions to attend Valencia 2008
March 7th, 2008 - 8:23 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Valencia (Spain), March 7 (Xinhua) As many as 21 world champions are taking part in the 12th Indoor World Athletics Championships, which started here Friday. Among them, 14 athletes have won the ... Read more...
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