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Indian Tennis Players in Olympic Games 2008

August 9th, 2008 admin No comments

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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Olympic Games 2008 : Past records of India in Olympic Games

August 9th, 2008 admin No comments

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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Opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games 2008

August 9th, 2008 admin No comments

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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India will make a strong bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games

July 3rd, 2008 admin No comments

India Olympic Association (IOA) President and MP Suresh Kalmadi said Sunday India will make a strong bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. India has been considering a 2020 Olympic bid for the past several months.
At the closing ceremony of Olympic Week celebrations Kalmadi asked the athletes to strive hard to garner medals [...]

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Kabaddi : Indian Traditional Game

February 9th, 2008 admin No comments

Though kabaddi is primarily an Indian game, not much is known about the origin of this game. There is, however, concrete evidence, that the game is 4,000 year old. It is a team sport, which requires both skill and power, and combines the characteristics of wrestling and rugby. It was originally meant to develop [...]

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Games India : Football in India

January 19th, 2008 admin No comments

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) is the amateur organisation which manages the game of football in India. It administers the running of the national team and also controls the National Football League, India’s premier domestic club competition, in addition to various other competitions.
The AIFF was founded in 1937, and gained FIFA affiliation in [...]

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