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Athletics Journal: A Special Report on Doping – Wall Street Journal (blog)

3 months ago
Athletics Journal: A Special Report on DopingWall Street Journal (blog)By Geeta Anand The women's athletic team after winning the 4×400m relay final of the Track and Field competition of the XIX Commonwealth Games on Oct. 12, 2010 in New Delhi. Ashwini Akkunji Chidananda is at far left. NEW DELHI–Few athletes have fallen …and more »  more...

Dope-tainted athletes played Russian roulette: WADA – Indian Express

4 months ago
Zee NewsDope-tainted athletes played Russian roulette: WADAIndian ExpressStating that 'certain elements in the athletes explanations are difficult to understand' the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has appealed against the one-year ban handed out to four quarter-milers, including Commonwealth Games and Asian Games 4×400 …Ashwini and Co out of Olympics?sportal.co.inWADA wants two-year ban for Ashwini & CoFirstpostall [...]  more...


About time we stopped cribbing about cricket

11 months ago
E.R. RAMACHANDRAN writes: Now that the B Sample of Ashwini Akkunji & Co has also turned out positive, from an Indian perspective, the Commonwealth Games (CWG) of 2010 […]  more...

Coach sacked in India dope scandal – Herald Sun

11 months ago
The Hindu Coach sacked in India dope scandalHerald Sun'Tainted' win: India's Ashwini Akkunji, Manjeet Kaur, Mandeep Kaur and Sini Jose celebrate their win in the women's 4×400m relay final of the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. Picture: AFP Source: AFP INDIA'S sports minister has sacked the Ukrainian …Corporation Bank to await report on AshwiniTimes of IndiaIs [...]  more...

Asiad, CWG gold winner Ashwini joins dope-tainted stars

11 months ago
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Ashwini Akkunji, the star of India's successful athletics campaign at the Asian Games and the Commonwealth Games who won three gold medals, is the latest to fail the dope test along with another fellow runner Priyanka Pawar, taking the total number of athletes returning positive to a shocking eight.  more...

Jwala-Ashwini, Kashyap move up in international ranking

12 months ago
New Delhi, June 2 (PTI) Owing to their good performances in the Sudirman Cup in China, India''s women''s doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa zoomed to 22nd place, while P Kashyap moved to the 23rd spot in the latest BWF ranking released today.The Commonwealth Games gold medallist pair jumped 10 places, courtesy their superb win over then world number eight Thai pair of Duanganong Aroonkesorn and Kunchala Voravichitchaikul in the second Group C tie in Qingdao.Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Kashyap too gained five places after beating world No. ...  more...

Qualifying for Olympics is priority: Ponnappa

2 years ago
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Commonwealth Games doubles gold medallist Ashwini Ponnappa said qualifying for the 2012 London Olympics tops her priority and the Indian Open Super Series, starting Tuesday, will be the first step in that direction.  more...

Jwala-Ponnappa sail through first round

2 years ago
The Commonwealth Games women's doubles gold medallists Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa had little difficulty in overcoming Denmark's Mari Helsbol and Anne Skelbaek 21-11, 21-18 in the first round of  more...

Saina, Jwala-Ashwini to skip nationals

2 years ago
Commonwealth Games dallists Saina Nehwal gold medallists Saina Nehwal and women's doubles combi- nation of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa will give the Senior National badminton championship to be h  more...

CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC: ATHLETES TO STICK TO BASICS

2 years ago
: The medallists at the Commonwealth Games have been kept busy after the show- piece event. Preparations for the Asian Games, in Guangzhou (China) from November 12, have been the primary focus for  more...

CBI waiting for documents from CAG, IT to probe CWG projects!

2 years ago
CBI will begin a full-fledged probe into the corruption charges in projects related to the Commonwealth Games after the CAG, CVC and IT department sharedocuments or submit a report on their investigations  more...

CWG gold a result of four years of sacrifice: Ponnappa

2 years ago
Revelling in the spotlight that has come with the Commonwealth Games women's doubles gold that she won partnering Jwala Gutta, rising badminton player Ashwini Ponnappa on Tuesday said the success is a result of the sacrifices she has made in the past four years.  more...

'CWG gold a result of years of sacrifice'

2 years ago
Revelling in the spotlight that has come with the CWG women's doubles gold, Ashwini Ponnappa said the success is a result of the sacrifices she has made.  more...

C'Wealth Games gold should shut up rumour mongers: Jwala Gutta

2 years ago
Jwala said she was deeply hurt by the stories about her personal life in the run up to the Commonwealth Games and accused the Andhra Pradesh Badminton Association of starting the rumours.  more...

The 19th Commonwealth Games, Delhi

2 years ago
AFP – India's Sini Jose, Ashwini Akkunji, Manjeet Kaur and Mandeep Kaur celebrate their win in the women's 4x400 Gold, Commonwealth Games Well, Indians finally got a taste of what Jamaicans […]  more...

Shuttlers arrive to low-key welcome

2 years ago
Champion shuttlers and Commonwealth Games gold medallists Saina Nehwal, Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa arrived here on Saturday to a low-key welcome.It was a private television channel which welc  more...

With 101 Gold India Beats England in Medal Tally to be on Position two

2 years ago
England and India were tied at 37 golds each, but England had many more medals, so it was a must-win match for Saina and for a nation desperate for some cheer after a demoralizing 0-8 drubbing in the men’s hockey final.  more...

Saina's best makes India second best on the tally

2 years ago
It wasn't as dramatic as Aamir Khan's last second dash to win the cycle race and overall crown in Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar, but the script of the XIX Commonwealth Games' concluding tussle had enough edg  more...

CWG: Saina powers India to No. 2 spot

2 years ago
England and India were tied at 37 golds each, but England had many more medals, so Saina's triumph ensured the Games would end on a high note for India.  more...

Saina wins gold, powers India to 2nd position in CWG medal tally

2 years ago
Women shuttlers led by singles title-favourite Saina Nehwal provided India with a golden double to pilot the country to a historic second-place finish in the Commonwealth Games that ended on Thursday.  more...

CWG: India win badminton doubles gold, silver in men's hockey

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) India's badminton pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa won the gold in the women's doubles event and the men's hockey team settled for a silver taking the country's overall medal count tantalisingly close to 100 on the final day of the Commonwealth Games here Thursday.  more...

India get badminton gold, but hockey men get a thrashing

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 14 (PTI) Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappagave India an eagerly awaited gold by winning the women'sdoubles title in badminton, but the men's hockey team not onlydisappointed but were dealt a severe thrashing by Australia onthe final day of the Commonwealth Games today.  more...

All focus on men's hockey team, Saina as India eyes second place in CWG

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 14 (ANI): As the curtains come down this evening with a grand finale of the XIXth Commonwealth Games, India, which is shining with its best ever medal haul with 36 Golds will make a last-ditch effort to finish second in the medal's tally with all eyes on men's hockey team and ace shuttler Saina Nehwal.  more...

India aim to pip England on final day and finish second

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 14 (PTI) Will they do it, is the questionuppermost in the minds of the country's sports loving publicas India go into the last day of the Commonwealth Games todaytrailing second-placed England by a single gold medal.  more...

India to play against Australia in CWG Games hockey final

2 years ago
IT CAN be said that it was an unforgettable Tuesday when Indian men's hockey team stole the heart of all their fans. They were looking perfect, they were in rhythm and they dominated at the Dhyan Chand National Stadium. India defeated England by 5-4 in the tie-breaker to reach into the finals of the Commonwealth Games 2010.  more...

Saina Nehwal creates history, enters badminton finals

2 years ago
History was made at the Siri Fort Complex in front of home crowd, when she easily defeated opponent Susan Egelstaff of Scotland with straight set win of 21-10 and 21-17.  more...

Boxers, paddlers keep India in hunt for second spot

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 13 (PTI) Indian boxers redeemed somereputation by winning all three gold medals they fought forwhile a fourth gold came the hosts' way in men's table tennisdoubles on the penultimate day as a dope scandal rocked theiron-field achievements at the Commonwealth Games here today.  more...

Indian athletics, gold count soars to new high

2 years ago
Indian athletics soared to a new high at the Commonwealth Games here Tuesday with the women's quartet of Mandeep Kaur, Manjeet Kaur, Sini Jose and Ashwini […]  more...

Athletes bid adieus to Games Village

2 years ago
Ashwini Shrivastava New Delhi, Oct 13 (PTI) The atmosphere at theCommonwealth Games Village here was filled with nostalgicfeelings, just one day before the sporting extravaganza comesto an end.  more...

Indian women create history, win 4x400 relay gold

2 years ago
India won their second athletics gold at the Delhi Games with the women's relay team's stellar show in the 4x400 race at the JN Stadium here. Manjeet Kaur, Sini […]  more...

Medals rain for India on day 10 of CWG

2 years ago
On a day when medals rained for India at the 19th Commonwealth Games, history was created when Indian athletes won their first medals on the track since the legendary Milkha Singh won gold more than half a century ago.  more...

Medal burst in games last lap

2 years ago
Four young women created track history in front of a roaring full house at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Tuesday, as India grabbed a fistful of medals in what is now its best Commonwealth Games performance ever.  more...

Indian women athletes, shooters help country retain No.2 position in CWG on Day-9

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct.12 (ANI): India remained firm on the second position on Day-9, as Indian women helped it keep its head held high by winning a historic Gold medal in the women's 4x400m relay in the evening following the shooters Annuraj Singh and Heena Sidhu who did the country proud by winning Gold in the morning here on Tuesday at the Commonwealth Games.  more...

Indian women script history by claiming Gold medal in 4x400m relay in C'wealth Games

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct.12 (ANI): If Indian sports lovers thought Monday was the finest day in athletics for the country in the history of Commonwealth Games due to it first ever Gold in Discus Throw besides a podium finish, the Indian women runners made Tuesday an unforgettable Golden Day, as they stunned all by winning Gold medal in the women's 4x400m relay here on Tuesday.  more...

CWG athletics: India bag second gold in best Games show

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) India capped their memorable track and field outing at the 2010 Commonwealth Games with the women's 4x400 metres relay team bagging the gold. Adding to the one that discuss thrower Krishna Poonia won Monday, this is the first time that India have won two golds at a single edition of the games.  more...

Quartet symphony at Commonwealth Games

2 years ago
The special of the day was Manjeet Kaur, Sini Jose, Ashwini Akkunji and Mandeep Kaur sprinting to the women's 4x400 gold medal -- amidst thunderous backing by the capacity crowd.  more...

Indian athletes set JNS track ablaze, win 5 medals today

2 years ago
Philem Dipak Singh New Delhi, Oct 12 (PTI) India completed an unprecedentedsuccess in athletics events in the Commonwealth Games here asthey collected one gold and four bronze today to take theirmedal count to 12.  more...

CWG badminton: Gutta-Ponappa in women's doubles final

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) India's Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponappa stormed into the women's doubles final of the Commonwealth Games badminton with an impressive 12-21, 21-13, 21-11 victory over Australian Tian Tang He and Kate Wilson-Smith.  more...

CWG Badminton: Saina, Kashyap storm into semifinals

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) India's Saina Nehwal produced a dominating performance while Parupalli Kashyap pulled off a stunning upset to advance to the women's and men's singles semifinals in the badminton event at the Commonwealth Games here Monday.  more...

Saina and Co. in quarterfinals in badminton

2 years ago
Title favourite Saina Nehwal stormed into the quarterfinals as Indian shuttlers continued their winning run in the badminton individual events in the Commonwealth Games here on Monday.  more...

CWG badminton: Saina leads Indian pack in quarter-finals

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Led by world No.3 Saina Nehwal, a host of Indian players moved into the quarter-finals of the individual badminton event Monday, raising hopes of multiple medals from the badminton courts at the Commonwealth Games.  more...

C'Wealth Games: Saina Nehwal in quarterfinals in badminton

2 years ago
Title favourite Saina Nehwal stormed into the quarterfinals as Indian shuttlers continued their winning run in the badminton individual events in the Commonwealth Games today.  more...

Saina & co cruise along in badminton event

2 years ago
Amit Kumar Das New Delhi, Oct 11 (PTI) Hot favourite Saina Nehwalcruised into the quarterfinals as Indian shuttlers extendedtheir winning run in the individual badminton tournamentof the Commonwealth Games here today.  more...

Saina and Co. in badminton quarterfinals

2 years ago
Saina Nehwal stormed into the quarterfinals as Indian shuttlers continued their winning run in the badminton individual events in the Commonwealth Games.  more...

CWG schedule: Day eight of competitions

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Following is the schedule of the Commonwealth Games events Monday.  more...

CWG Badminton: Kashyap advances to second round

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) India's Parupalli Kashyap defeated Michael Stewart Browlee of Falkland Islands 21-8, 21-3 to move into the second round of men's singles badminton at the Commonwealth Games here Saturday.  more...

India off to a good start in individual badminton event

2 years ago
P Kashyap kept the spectators entertained as India got off to a brilliant start in the individual badminton event of the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi today.  more...

CWG schedule: Day Six

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Following is the schedule of Commonwealth Games events Saturday.  more...

Nothing less than two gold will do for me: Jwala

2 years ago
In 2002 Manchester, she was a novice taking her first steps in badminton but eight years down the line, Jwala Gutta is one of the best medal prospects for India at the Commonwealth Games and the 27-year-old says she will not let her country down.  more...

Time to focus on challenge ahead

2 years ago
Pullela Gopi Chand feels it is time to focus on the challenge ahead in the 2010 Commonwealth Games rather than on issues like pull-outs.  more...

Indian badminton team for CWG announced!

2 years ago
A 10-member Indian badminton team for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games was announced here Thursday.  more...

New-look railway station at Paharganj side

2 years ago
After unveiling of the new building block at the Ajmeri Gate side of the New Delhi railway station, the much-neglected Paharganj side is now gearing up for a new look, hopefully in time for the Commonwealth Games in the Capital in October.  more...

 
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