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Haryana lad assured medal in Olympics, enters semi-finals!

After winning two medals in the prestigious Beijing Olympics, India is ready to get the third one as the boxer Vijendra Kumar enters the semifinals after defeating Carlos Gongora of Ecuador in the quarterfinal of the 75kg category bout on Wednesday. The victory ensured at least a Bronze for India. Vijendra Kumar, boxer from a small town Bhiwani in Haryana, managed to gift India the first ever Olympic medal in boxing. He dominated the entire bout and won the quarter finals by 9-4. He entered...
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Abhinav Bindra wins first ever Olympics Gold for India!

Abhinav Bindra clinched first ever individual Olympic gold medal for India on Monday in the men's 10m air rifle shooting. The gold has set India to 10th place in overall Olympics medal tally in Beijing. Bindra, the 25-year-old businessman from Chandigarh, followed his world championship title two years ago to finally win a landmark gold medal for India. Athens Games champion Zhu Qinan of China won the silver and Henri Hakkinen of Finland took the bronze at the Beijing Shooting Hall in...
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Give me public execution if I am dope cheat: Monika

Monica Devi, the Indian weightlifter who was found guilty in dope test and withdrawn from the Indian Olympic contingent on Tuesday night claims that the tests were faulty and she is innocent. Giving her clarification Monica said, "I don't know how it has happened. So far the tests that took place haven’t shown any indications. Politics has been played with me. So far four tests have taken place. The results of these four tests haven't come out yet. A player will never commit such...
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