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09
2008
Leander Paes continued his dazzling form in the US Open tennis, reaching both the men’s doubles and mixed doubles final.
The seventh seeded pair of Paes and Czech Lukas Dlouhy swept past unseeded Argentines Maximo Gonzalez and Juan Monaco 6-2, 6-0 on Wednesday.
Dismissing all opponents in his path for the second time in his carees, Leander [...]
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Categories : Leander Paes, gamesindia
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08
2008
Bipasha Basu has promised to go on a date with boxer Vijender Kumar if he brings a gold medal for India.
Kumar, 23, assured himself of at least a bronze medal when he outpointed Ecuador’s Carlos Goncora in the middleweight quarterfinals on Wednesday.
Now, he’s two bouts away from Olympic gold and a “hot” date with one [...]
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Categories : Boxing, Olympic Games, Olympic Games 2008, Vijender Kumar, gamesindia
21
08
2008
Middleweight Vijender Kumar secured India’s first boxing medal when he outpointed Ecuador’s Carlos Goncora in the Beijing quarter-finals on Wednesday.
Kumar extended an impressive run by winning a 9-4 points decision to reach the last four and make sure of at least a bronze.
Since first sending seven boxers to the 1948 Games in London, the Indians [...]
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Categories : Boxing, Olympic Games, Olympic Games 2008, Vijender Kumar