Abhinav Bindra won India’s first ever individual Olympic gold medal on Monday, saying it was a reward for “punching holes in a paper target” all his life.
Bindra, a 25-year-old businessman from Chandigarh, followed his world championship title of two years ago by grabbing the men’s 10m Air Rifle shooting gold medal.
Athens Games champion Zhu [...]
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Shuttlers provided the only silver lining on an otherwise gloomy day for India at the Beijing Olympic Games Sunday.
Shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Anup Sridhar were the only bright spots for India on an overcast day, the gloomy weather a reflection of the Indian mood.
Nehwal, the national champion, registered a 21-18, 21-10 victory over Ukraine’s [...]
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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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