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Preview: Trophee Eric Bompard Cachemire

RSS — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:51:16 +0000

The International Figure Skating Union’s Grand Prix Series enters its 15th season this weekend with its first event: The Trophee Eric Bompard Cachemire, in Paris. Competition starts Friday in competition, the first of six that will lead up to the Grand Prix Final in Tokyo in December and the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. It will [...]

France wins gold in men’s handball

RSS — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 09:31:41 +0000

France has won the gold medal in men’s handball, defeating Iceland in the final.

Spain beat Croatia for the bronze medal.

Andreas Thorkildsen wins gold in men’s javelin

RSS — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 14:30:37 +0000

Andreas Thorkildsen from Norway has won the gold medal in men’s javelin setting an Olympic record of 90.57.

Ainars Kovals from Latvia won the silver medal and Tero Pitkamaki from Finland won the bronze.

Netherlands win gold in women’s lightweigt double sculls

RSS — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 07:42:21 +0000

Kirsten van der Kolk and Marit van Eupen from Netherlands have won the gold medal in the women’s lightweight double sculls.

Finland’s team of Sanna Sten and Minna Nieminen won the silver medal.

Melanie Kok and Tracy Cameron from Canada won the bronze.

Satu Makela-Nummela from Finland wins the gold in Women’s Trap

RSS — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 08:41:58 +0000

Satu Makela-Nummela of Finland won the gold medal in the women’s trap at the Beijing Olympics, even though she missed four targets in the final.

Zuzana Stefecekova from Slovakia won the silver medal.

Corey Cogdell from the United States took out the bronze medal.

India wins its first gold medal in men’s 10m air rifle

RSS — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 05:41:14 +0000

Abhinav Bindra from India has won the gold medal in the men’s air rifle at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Bindra shot a total score of 700.5.

Zhu Qinan who won the gold medal at the Athens games, won the silver medal with a score of 699.7.

Henri Hakkinen from Finland took the bronze medal, with a score of 699.4.