The Indian contingent marched into the packed National Stadium, Bird’s Nest, for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games here Friday.
Paddler Neha Aggarwal wore a green saree, while tennis star Sania Mirza sported dark trousers with a light top during the march past that saw around 30 of the nation’s 56 athletes taking part.
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Indian tennis queen Sania Mirza is assured of a large fan following in Beijing .
Mirza, India’s highest ranked women’s tennis player ever, would rather be remembered for her tenacity on court despite being a youth icon in her country more for her good looks than her game.
This time Indian tennis squad will be represented [...]
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Historically, India is the strongest nation in men’s Olympic hockey, winning 11 medals between 1928 and 1980, including a record eight gold medals, and the sport has dominated the country’s Olympic successes over the years.
Past records of India point out that hockey is the only sports, in which the country has got awesome success. [...]
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All eyes were on the splendid opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games Friday.
The 29th Olympic Games started on Friday at Beijing’s ?Bird’s Nest? with a most spectacular opening ceremony. More than 90,000 Chinese and foreign spectators went to Beijing’s Olympic Stadium for the opening ceremony and greatly applauded the Greek mission which paraded [...]
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