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Indian Olympic athletes appeal to root out polio

Last Updated: Friday, August 3, 2012, 09:26

Indian Olympic athletes Thursday appealed to parents to get their children vaccinated in time in a bid to root out the disease forever.

India at London Olympics: Schedule Day 2

Last Updated: Sunday, July 29, 2012, 14:27

Following is the schedule of events involving Indian athletes on day three of the London Olympic Games here Sunday.

Iran says Olympians will compete against Israelis

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 24, 2012, 16:14

Iranian athletes will compete against Israelis at the London Olympics, according to the country`s chef de mission.

Sports Ministry releases Rs 1018.90 lakh for elite athletes

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 24, 2012, 15:18

The Sports Ministry has released financial assistance of Rs 1018.90 lakh as on July 23, 2012 from its National Sports Development Fund for imparting customised training to elite athletes.

India`s flag to be raised at Olympic Village

Last Updated: Saturday, July 21, 2012, 14:23

India`s national flag will be unfurled at the Olympic Games Athletes Village tomorrow in the presence of a small group of sportspersons and contingent officials after their request for deferring the flag-raising ceremony was turned down by the organisers.

Indian athletes continue to troupe in at Olympic Games Village

Last Updated: Thursday, July 19, 2012, 23:40

Indian athletes continued to trickle in to the Olympic Games Village with shooters Sanjeev Rajput and Shagun Choudhary becoming the latest to arrive here.

Twitter gives a peek into athlete`s lives and woes at Olympics

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 17, 2012, 19:14

These will be a different Olympics. Quite different from all those we have seen before. The secret life in the Olympic village is likely to be revealed to the world more than ever before.

Olympic athletes set to undergo most advanced anti-doping tests in Games history

Last Updated: Monday, July 16, 2012, 13:28

More than 1,000 people will staff the centre, with up to 400 samples tested every day for more than 240 prohibited substances.

Dutee Chand eclipses National 100m women`s record

Last Updated: Friday, July 13, 2012, 20:20

Dutee Chand of Orissa smashed the National and meet records with two blistering runs on Friday, clocking 11.85 seconds in the final, slightly slower than her 11.80 in the semi-final heat.

London Olympics first ever games in history to have women athletes from every country

Last Updated: Friday, July 13, 2012, 17:39

Fifteen years ago, 26 countries had not sent women; four years ago, that number had dwindled to three. Saudi Arabia, Brunei and Qatar will send female athletes to the London Games for the first time.

Preeja, Kavita out of London Olympics` race

Last Updated: Sunday, July 8, 2012, 12:03

Asian Games medallists Preeja Sreedharan and Kavita Raut`s Olympic dreams came crashing down after they failed to make the cut for London in the 10,000m at the FIDAL Piedmont Track Meeting at Santhia, Italy.

Uganda athletes undergo doping test ahead of Olympics

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 3, 2012, 16:26

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has carried out doping tests for body enhancing substances on Ugandan athletes heading to the Olympics in London this month.