athletics8 years ago
The plot gets murkier - OP Jaisha accuses AFI of lying while Kavita Raut dismisses Jaisha's claims
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athletics8 years ago Sports Ministry blames OP Jaisha's coach for water fiasco at Rio Olympics The committee appointed by the sports ministry to probe runner OP Jaisha's complaint of not being provided water at the Rio Olympics, has blamed her coach Nikolai Snesarev for the fiasco. The committee also placed the blame on Jaisha for not requesting a personalized drink before the event. SportsCafe Desk |
athletics8 years ago After Sudha Singh, OP Jaisha tests positive for swine flu Marathon runner OP Jaisha, who returned from Rio last week after participating in the Olympics, has been hospitalised in Bengaluru after testing positive for swine flu. This comes few days after another athlete, Sudha Singh, was hospitalised for the same. SportsCafe Desk |
athletics8 years ago Russian athlete tests positive for drugs, stripped of 2008 Olympics Gold The IOC has withdrawn the gold medal won by the Russian women’s relay team in the 4x100m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The committee has made this decision on Tuesday, after finding traces of banned substances in the samples given by sprinter Yulia Chermoshanskaya. SportsCafe Desk |
athletics8 years ago Lalita Babar: I'm happy with a top-10 finish but could have bettered my timing Despite falling short of a medal, Lalita babar has expressed her satisfaction at achieving a top-10 finish in the women’s 3000m steeplechase. The Maharashtra-born athlete believed she could have improved on her timing in the final, which was 3 seconds slower than what she managed in the heats. SportsCafe Desk |