Both made sure of semi-final berths in the 12-nation men's Olympic hockey qualifying tournament.
Back in 2008, Vijender became the first Indian boxer to win an Olympic medal.
It was billed as a chance to transform Greece's image abroad and boost growth but 10 years after the country hosted the world's greatest sporting extravaganza there is little to celebrate at the birthplace of the modern Olympic Games.
I envy today's athletes because I was in wrong era: Anju Bobby George
A major Greek newspaper warned the country risked global humiliation without swift and drastic changes.
The IOA president feels a good showing in the 2010 Commonwealth Games will win India the bid to host the 2016 Olympics.
Craig Stevens gave up his spot on Monday, saying he wanted to concentrate on his other events.
Top officials from both countries called for closer co-operation between North and South.
A study by economists at PricewaterhouseCoopers predicts an unprecedented medal haul for the country.
The ace long jumper will carry the Indian flag in the opening ceremony of the Athens Olympics.
Both athletes are involved in the ongoing doping investigations.
Athens Games organisers were poised to start assembling the much-delayed dome over the main Olympic stadium on Monday.
An Athens taxi driver has enjoyed his 15 minutes of fame for honestly returning a mislaid Olympic medal -- but he admitted he did try it on for size first.
The American is aiming to achieve his dream of beating Mark Spitz' record of seven gold medals at a single Olympic Games.
The shot put competition for both men and women would take place in Olympia before the start of the main athletics programme
Cathy Freeman, who lit the Olympic cauldron at the 2000 Games, will be the first torch bearer for the 2004 Olympics.\n\n
Dark clouds over Greece's troubled Olympic Games parted at last on Thursday with a flawless torch lighting ceremony that shifted the spotlight on the August Games
The Sturgeon Moon is named after the sturgeon fish by the Algonquin tribe of north east USA.
India's greatest para-athlete Devendra Jhajharia will be contesting on a BJP ticket from his hometown of Churu in Rajasthan.
Do you agree that India could end up winning as many as 10 medals at Athens?
The penalty corner specialist had suffered multiple fractures in a road accident in Jalandhar in September 2003.
The flame will be lit in Olympia, Greece, as usual, before being taken to Marseille
Sometimes smoke or dust in the air may cause scattered red wavelengths of light to make the Moon appear more blue than usual.
South African athlete Oscar Pistorius, known as the "Blade Runner" for his carbon-fibre prosthetic legs, was released on parole on Friday, nearly 11 years after murdering his girlfriend.
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