Some fine individual achievements were pushed out of public memory as a shattered Olympic dream, wrecked primarily by avoidable ego clashes, hogged the spotlight in a turbulent year for Indian tennis. Read more
Credibility of Olympic Movement tested in 2012 Beijing, Jan 1 (IANS) The credibility of the Olympic Movement was called into question in 2012 again when a string of scandals and controversies hit the London Olympics. Starting with a ticket sale ... Read more
Brazilian Olympic medallist Nelson Prudencio dies Rio de Janeiro, Nov 25 (IANS/EFE) Nelson Prudencio, who won two Olympic medals for Brazil in the triple jump, has died of complications from lung cancer, his doctors said. He was 68. Prudencio, winn... Read more
Olympics of superstitions (Olympic diary) London July 30 (IANS) Many Olympians may strongly believe in scientific methods of training, yet they are superstitious. They seem to think that some of their routine rituals are necessary to psyche ... Read more
Olympic TT champion Zhang to take European stars Qingdao (China), March 16 (IANS) Olympic champion Zhang Jike will compete against the World No. 11 Samsonov Vladimir of Belarus and German ace Ovtcharov Dimitrij in east China's coastal city Qingdao ... Read more
Sochi Olympic biathlon track 'dangerous' Sochi (Russia), March 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The biathlon track for next year's Winter Olympics here has "very dangerous" features that could cause injury and must be modified, the head of the Russian... Read more
Olympic tennis: Williams destroys Sharapova to win gold London, Aug 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Serena Williams of the US demolished Russia's Maria Sharapova to grab her first Olympic gold in the women's singles tennis Saturday. Fourth seed Williams blew Sharap... Read more
Bucketful condoms in Olympic Village trigger probe (Olympic ... London, Aug 9 (IANS) After being in the news that they are available in record numbers in the London Games, condoms are back in the limelight following an inquiry ordered when a bucket full of the un... Read more
Olympic tennis captain Misra has high hopes from players Hyderabad, July 14 (IANS) Shiv Prakash Misra, the team leader-cum-captain of Indian tennis team for the London Olympics, believes that the players would put behind the recent bickering over pairing a... Read more
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