News for 'Athens'

Greeks find drugs in raid on sprint coach store

Greeks find drugs in raid on sprint coach store

Rediff.com21 Aug 2004

Police found nutritional supplements containing banned stimulants and steroids in a raid on a used by the sprint coach at the centre of the Athens Olympics doping scandal.

Sandhu washes hands off Malleswari flop show

Sandhu washes hands off Malleswari flop show

Rediff.com19 Aug 2004

Chief coach Pal Singh Sandhu refused to take responsibility for the Karnam Malleswari flop-show.

India at the Games on Tuesday

India at the Games on Tuesday

Rediff.com16 Aug 2004

Indian sportspersons will be in action in the following events at 28th Olympic Games in Athens.

S.Koreans on form in archery

S.Koreans on form in archery

Rediff.com16 Aug 2004

South Korea's women archers mastered trying conditions in the individual competition on Sunday.

India at the Games on Monday

India at the Games on Monday

Rediff.com16 Aug 2004

Indian sportspersons will be in action in the following events at 28th Olympic Games in Athens on Monday.

India at the Games on Sunday

India at the Games on Sunday

Rediff.com14 Aug 2004

Nikhil Kanetkar and Abhinn Shyam Gupta begin their campaign in the men's badminton tournament.

Spectacular ceremony opens Games

Spectacular ceremony opens Games

Rediff.com14 Aug 2004

India at the Games

India at the Games

Rediff.com13 Aug 2004

Saturday's events featuring Indians.

Athletes cleared dope tests

Athletes cleared dope tests

Rediff.com9 Aug 2004

All athletes in the Indian team for Athens Olympics are clean, a top Athletics Federation of India official said.

Williams joins Gatlin as U.S. 100 champion

Williams joins Gatlin as U.S. 100 champion

Rediff.com9 Aug 2005

Lauryn Williams clocked 10.93 seconds to join men's gold medallist Justin Gatlin as a world champion.

'Aap toh machine hai'

'Aap toh machine hai'

Rediff.com3 Aug 2004

Anju, Gowda head Indian rankings

Anju, Gowda head Indian rankings

Rediff.com1 Aug 2005

Anju tops the list of women's long jumpers while the US-based Gowda is the top-ranked men's discus thrower.

Gagan Ajit returns for Dutch tourney

Gagan Ajit returns for Dutch tourney

Rediff.com1 Aug 2005

Dilip Tirkey will lead an 18-member team for the eight-nation hockey tournament in Holland, from August 14 to 21.

Greece delivers athletes' village

Greece delivers athletes' village

Rediff.com22 Jul 2004

The 366-building complex on 400 acres of public land at the foot of Mount Parnitha will house more than 17,000 athletes and officials and will employ 10,000.

Top military award for Rathore

Top military award for Rathore

Rediff.com25 Jan 2005

The Olympic silver medallist was honoured with the Ati Vishist Seva Medal.

'New doubles rule will benefit lesser teams'

'New doubles rule will benefit lesser teams'

Rediff.com6 Jan 2006

Indian tennis ace Leander Paes on his new doubles partner Martin Damm and goals for 2006.

Indian shooters in Rio: Will Jitu open medal campaign?

Indian shooters in Rio: Will Jitu open medal campaign?

Rediff.com5 Aug 2016

A star-studded Indian shooting contingent will begin their Rio Olympics campaign on Saturday with in-form Jitu Rai hoping to launch the country's medal haul in an event which will also see his more illustrious senior colleague Abhinav Bindra aiming to end his glorious career on a high.

Anju bags sponsorship

Anju bags sponsorship

Rediff.com17 Dec 2003

Sobha Developers, a Dubai-based real estate company, will fund the ace Indian long junper's training ahead of the Athens Olympics.

Kenteris, Thanou await ban decision

Kenteris, Thanou await ban decision

Rediff.com21 Dec 2004

The decision over Greek sprinters Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou is expected on Tuesday.

Rathore wins double trap gold

Rathore wins double trap gold

Rediff.com6 Dec 2005

The Olympic silver medallist scored 191.0 points, his best since 2002, at the National Shooting Championships.

Ramos signs five-year extension deal with Real

Ramos signs five-year extension deal with Real

Rediff.com17 Aug 2015

Local media reported the team captain, a dressing-room heavyweight and a huge fan favourite, would earn 10 million euros a season after tax, making him one of the best-paid members of Real's expensively assembled squad

India sack hockey coach Rach

India sack hockey coach Rach

Rediff.com13 Dec 2004

The German was axed after the team slumped to fourth in the Champions Trophy hockey tournament.

Top field for Azlan Shah hockey

Top field for Azlan Shah hockey

Rediff.com8 Nov 2003

India will begin their campaign in the 2004 tournament with a match against Germany.

Shamed Greek sprinters tested by WADA

Shamed Greek sprinters tested by WADA

Rediff.com7 Dec 2004

Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou were among a group of Greek athletes to be tested by doctors from WADA.

Tirkey, Gagan nominated for best player

Tirkey, Gagan nominated for best player

Rediff.com5 Dec 2004

Dilip Tirkey and Gagan Ajit Singh have been nominated for the International Hockey Federation's Best Player of the Year award.

Games chief defends security

Games chief defends security

Rediff.com24 May 2004

Lobbying, suspense ahead of IHF AGM

Lobbying, suspense ahead of IHF AGM

Rediff.com22 May 2005

The main interest ahead of the AGM is focused on incumbent president K P S Gill's possible bid for another term.

Diwakar, Vijender book Olympic berths

Diwakar, Vijender book Olympic berths

Rediff.com11 May 2004

The two Indian pugilists reached the finals in the third Asian qualifying event for the Athens Olympics.

Pillay picked for Germany camp

Pillay picked for Germany camp

Rediff.com11 May 2004

The mercurial forward and Baljit Singh Dhillon are among nine players named for a pre-Olympic camp in Cologne from May 27 to June 21.

Klochkova bids for gold

Klochkova bids for gold

Rediff.com9 May 2004

Kalmadi joins plea for Pillay's recall

Kalmadi joins plea for Pillay's recall

Rediff.com6 May 2004

The IOA president said Pillay's experience could improve the medal chances of the eight-time Olympic hockey champions.

Insurance prices for Olympics shoot up

Insurance prices for Olympics shoot up

Rediff.com6 May 2004

As a result of the explosions that rocked Athens on Wednesday, the cost of insurance in case the Games are called off has rocketed.

Sandeep to attend Olympics camp

Sandeep to attend Olympics camp

Rediff.com2 May 2004

National hockey coach Rajinder Singh said it was too early to say whether the penalty corner expert would be picked in the Olympics team.

Abhinav, Gagan impress in trials

Abhinav, Gagan impress in trials

Rediff.com18 Oct 2005

The ace shooter scored 598 out of 600 in the second trial of the 10m Air Rifle event.

Holmes decides to end international career

Holmes decides to end international career

Rediff.com23 Apr 2005

"I've achieved my dreams so now I'm in a position to say, 'well I can do what I want,'" said the double Olympic champion.