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  Russian swimmer banned 2 years for steroid use

  Other Sports | July 09, 2013 16:00 IST

  Lausanne, Switzerland, July 9 : Russian swimmer Nikita Maksimov has been banned for two years after testing positive for an anabolic steroid widely given to East German athletes in the 1970s and 1980s.   Swimming's world

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  Karnataka lifts overall title in National Aquatic Championship

  Other Sports | October 06, 2012 13:30 IST

  Pune, Oct 6:  Karnataka pipped hosts Maharashtra to lift the overall title with 272 points in swimming in the 66th Enerzal Senior National Aquatic Championships that concluded here on Friday. Karnataka won the men's team

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  Maharashtra, Karnataka relay teams set national records in swimming

  Other Sports | October 05, 2012 21:00 IST

  Pune, Oct 5: Karnataka men and Maharashtra women created new national records in their respective 100m freestyle relays, while Virdhawal Khade and Richa Mishra continued to make waves on the fourth and penultimate day of

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  8-year-old boy drowns in abandoned water tank

  India | July 14, 2012 14:41 IST

   Faridkot, Jul 14:  An eight-year-old boy drowned in an abandoned water tank of sanitation department in a village here.Satvir Singh alias Happy, who was the only child of his parents, drowned after he jumped into

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  India get Olympic berth in swimming, though under strange rule

  Other Sports | July 07, 2012 21:46 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 7: India has been granted an Olympic berth in swimming with the world body FINA springing a surprise by choosing Karnataka swimmer Gagan AP Ulalmath in the men's 1,500m freestyle.The surprise move,

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  Kolkata Sisters Swim Across Indian Ocean

  India | September 29, 2011 11:27 IST

  Kolkata, Sep 28:Kolkata-based sister duo Rashmi and Richa Sharma today swam across the Indian Ocean in South Africa with a timing of three hours and twenty minutes.According to a statement, they crossed the Indian Ocean

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  Swimming: Cielo, Adrian, Bovell Lead With Same Time In 50 Meter Freestyle

  Other Sports | July 29, 2011 11:35 IST

  Shanghai, Jul 29 : Cesar Cielo of Brazil, American Nathan Adrian and George Bovell of Trinidad and Tobago posted the same time of 22.03 seconds to lead 50-meter freestyle qualifying at the world swimming championships

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  Germany's Steffen Drops Out Of Worlds

  Other Sports | July 28, 2011 11:46 IST

  Shanghai, July 28: Britta Steffen of Germany dropped out of the world championships after swimming the slowest qualifying time in the 100-meter freestyle on Thursday. The defending champion's time of 54.86 seconds was only good enough

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  Ashish Kumar, Khade Create History, India Slip To 9th Position

  India | November 16, 2010 20:42 IST

  Guangzhou, Nov 16: India opened a new page in its Asian Games history with Ashish Kumar clinching the first-ever medal in gymnastics while Virdhawal Khade broke the swimming medal drought after 24 years as the

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  CWG: 35 Gold Medals At Stake Today

  India | October 07, 2010 9:10 IST

  There are 35 gold medals at stake inthe Commonwealth Games on Thursday. The breakup: Aquatics—5, Archery—2 , Athletics—7, Cycling—4, Gymnastics—5, Shooting—4, Synchronised swimming—2, Weightlifting – 2 , Wrestling – 4 Medal hopes for India today