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Roi de Janeiro wins the 2016 Olympic bidRio de Janeiro is Brazil's capital of fun but it has also elevated sports to the level of a national passion, a lifestyle that never goes out of fashion.Sunday, October 04, 2009 12:26 [IST]
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Liu Xiang's attempts to make a comebackChinese track star Liu Xiang will make his much-awaited comeback before a hometown crowd in Shanghai, looking to recapture some hurdles magic after his shock withdrawal from the Beijing GamesThursday, September 17, 2009 13:18 [IST]
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FIS wants IOC to include ski jump in Olympics 2014The International Ski Federation (FIS) on Thursday announced that it has petitioned the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to include the women's ski jump at the 2014 Winter Olympics.Thursday, September 03, 2009 20:01 [IST]
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China dreams three golds in women's boxingChina has high hopes of dominating women's boxing at the 2012 Olympics after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided earlier this month to include it on the London programme.Monday, August 31, 2009 14:02 [IST]
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No complacency for China despite Berlin boostChina's better than expected results at the world championships were achieved because of individual effort rather than progress in the country's athletics programme.Wednesday, August 26, 2009 11:59 [IST]
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North Africa vulnerable to sports defectionsThe lure of foreign climes can prove irresistible for athletes from poorer countries where national coaches run the risk of defections when their teams travel abroad to compete.Monday, August 24, 2009 19:15 [IST]
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Bolt could nab a speeding ticket for running fast!Jamaican Usain Bolt, who broke the world 100 meter record on Monday, is said to have run so fast that he was in danger of getting a speeding ticket.Tuesday, August 18, 2009 14:09 [IST]
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Olympics-China's Harbin awaits approval for 2018 Winter bidHarbin is awaiting approval from China's cabinet before launching a bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics, an official at the city's sports bureau told Reuters.Monday, August 17, 2009 16:30 [IST]
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Softball - Japan's Ueno stunned by 2016 snubSoftball-Japan s Ueno stunned by 2016 snub TOKYO, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Japan s Olympic gold medallist Yukiko Ueno is devastated by softball s exclusion from the 2Saturday, August 15, 2009 12:49 [IST]
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Koji pulls out world championshipJapan's Koji Murofushi, the hammer throw gold medallist at the Athens Olympics, has pulled out of the World Athletics Championships here having failed to recover from lower back and groin problems.Thursday, August 13, 2009 14:43 [IST]