09
Sep
2008
by shishir | Tags: Cricket, Ganguly, Olympics, Waugh
The game has captured the hearts of a billion people for the last few decades. Will it be long before this sport creates a rage all across the World? An inclusion in the Olympics will be just the shot in the arm this Cricket needs to spread globally.
Baseball id the favourite sport in the United [...]
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22
Aug
2008
by shishir | Tags: Beijing, Boxing, Bronze medal, Olympics, Vijender
History was created in Beijing when in the 112 years of Olympic history India were guaranteed of three medals in a single Olympics as Indian pugilist Vijender Kumar beat Ecuadorian Carlos Gangora 9-4 to atleast secure a bronze for India.
This is India’s best performance in the Olympics after in 1900 Paris and the 1952 Helsinki [...]
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17
Aug
2008
by shishir | Tags: akhil kumar, Beijing, Bindra, Boxing, gold Medal, india, Olympics, Russia, World champion
Indian boxing sensation Akhil kumar scripted Olympic history by beating the World No.1 Sergey Vodopyanov of Russia in the bantam weight 54Kg category. After beating the Boxing Champion Akhil has now moved into the last 8 of the 54 Kg category.
Akhil’s win came as a huge upset as he beat the World Champion who was [...]
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11
Aug
2008
by Rishabh Srivastava | Tags: india, Olympics, Shooting, Sports
ABHINAV BINDRA created history on Monday morning (August 11) when he won India’s first ever individual gold medal in Men’s 10 metre Air Rifle Shooting Competition in Beijing Olympics. Bindra shot a total score of 700.5. Bindra scored a massive 10.8 in the finals and that is something unthinkable. This is India’s first gold medal [...]
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11
Mar
2008
by Rishabh Srivastava | Tags: Great Britain, Hockey, IHF, india, Olympics, Sports
Indian Hockey stooped to a new low when it failed to qualify for the Beijing Olympics to be held later this year. This is the first time in its history of 80 years that the Men’s Hockey team has failed to qualify for the event. Facing a do or die battle against Great Britain in [...]
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