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20 Aug 2020

On this day in 2008, Indian wrestler Sushil Kumar won his first Olympic medal

On this day in 2008 ( August 20), Indian wrestler Sushil Kumar won his first Olympic medal at the Beijing Olympics In the 66kg category bronze medal match, Sushil beat Leonid Spiridonov 3-1 and became the 2nd Indian after KD Jadhav to win an Olympic medal in wrestling Later on, in the 2012 London Olympics, Sushil won a silver medal in the same category

11 Aug 2020

On this day in 2008: Abhinav Bindra won India's first individual Olympic gold

Bindra achieved the feat during the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 10-metre air rifle shooter was seen at the top of his craft. The shooter had shot a 10.8 on his last shot and sealed a gold medal for India.

21 Apr 2018

Beijing has declared war on those hilariously bad translations on signs

It has announced a monthly prize for the individual who spots the most errors.

26 Jan 2017

Major Jolt For Usain Bolt: No triple treble for sprint king as team-mate Nesta Carter found guilty of doping

Bolt is considered the greatest sprinter of all time, having won an unprecedented treble of consecutive golds in the 100m, 200m and 4x100 relay in three straight Olympics.

19 Jan 2017

Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra to teach physical education in Panjab University

Bindra won the country`s first individual gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

19 Jan 2017

PWL: Baba Ramdev beats Andrey Stadnik to avenge Sushil Kumar's Beijing Olympics defeat — WATCH

Stadnik, 34, had defeated Indian legend Sushil Kumar in the 2008 Olympics, en route to the Men's Freestyle Lightweight final in Beijing.

Vijender Singh birthday

29 Oct 2016

On Vijender Singh's birthday, Virender Sehwag bombs Twitter with epic message

The celebrated Indian boxer is still undefeated in his pro-career.

2008 Beijing Olympics

26 Oct 2016

Six medallists fail reanalysed 2008 Beijing Olympics tests

All six tested positive for the steroid turinabol, said the IOC.

2008 Beijing Olympics

13 Sep 2016

Russian javelin thrower stripped off 2008 Beijing Olympic Games silver medal

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Abakumova had tested positive for turinabol, an anabolic steroid.

2016 Rio Olympics

16 Jun 2016

No realistic hope of Olympic medal in hockey: Viren Rasquinha

While praising the Indian men hockey team's progress under the guidance of coach Roelant Oltmans, former international Viren Rasquinha did not hold out a realistic chance for the country to climb the medals podium at the upcoming Rio Olympics.

13 Jun 2016

2008 Beijing Olympics: Possibility of losing gold medal is heartbreaking, says Usain Bolt

Carter, who helped the 4×100 team to Olympic and world championship titles, is said to have tested positive for the banned stimulant methylhexanamine during re-testing where 454 samples from the Beijing Games were used.

International Olympic Committee

27 May 2016

23 new doping failures from 2012 London Olympic Games: IOC

The IOC has informed the athletes whose sample have failed on reanalysis, but will not name them until a final confirmation test is carried out.

Anna Chicherova

24 May 2016

Beijing medals at risk for Russia after positive re-tests

The world athletics` governing body, the IAAF, will decide on June 17 whether Moscow has done enough to clean up its act and be readmitted to competition and this year`s Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

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