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Olympic Games 2008 : Vijender Kumar secured India’s first boxing medal

August 21st, 2008 admin No comments

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 [...]

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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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