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Indian women archers have good chance of Olympic medal: Maha...

Jamshedpur: The women`s trio of Deepika Kumari, Chekrovolu Swuro and L Bombayla Devi stand a good chance of winning a medal at the London Olympics if they could maintain their current form, said Purnima Mahato, coach of the Indian women`s [...]

Posted On : May, 15 2012 | Comments : 0

Canada's Women Warriors: Boxer, wrestler, judoka discuss cha...

Mary Spencer, Ohenewa Akuffo and Kelita Zupancic are dressed to kill. Okay, that's an exaggeration. But they're definitely wearing gear in which they've been known to inflict some serious damage. Spencer has her boxing kit, gl [...]

Posted On : Apr, 24 2012 | Comments : 0

Qatar pushes women forward in Olympic sports

DOHA // Three weeks before the Arab Games in Doha, Qatari sports officials called Nada Mohammed Wafa to tell her she would be competing. Surprised – and a bit scared – the 17-year-old swimmer replied: "Oh, wow! Sure!" [...]

Posted On : Dec, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Irish woman boxer who fought for sports' inclusion in London...

She has defeated more than 100 opponents in a 14-year career that has elevated her to the pinnacle of her sport. But for Katie Taylor, the shy, softly spoken boxer who represents Ireland's best medal prospects at the 2012 Olympics, th [...]

Posted On : Oct, 31 2011 | Comments : 0

Olympic Games beckon for young Hamilton football triallist

Holly Patterson has a lot on her plate but the lure of the Olympic Games is keeping her motivated. The year 13 Waikato Diocesan School for Girls student was recently invited to trial with the New Zealand women's football team for six [...]

Posted On : Sep, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

Iran's women footballers banned from Olympics because of Isl...

Iran's dream of competing in the London 2012 Olympic women's football tournament have been crushed by an unexpected ruling that their Islamic dress broke Fifa rules, said a football federation official in Tehran. Iran is comp [...]

Posted On : Jun, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Plenty of Olympic spirit at women’s world curling championsh...

The world women’s curling championship is serving as a reunion of sorts. Six of the 12 skips taking part in the world championship at the Credit Union i-plex took part in the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver. Sweden’s A [...]

Posted On : Mar, 20 2010 | Comments : 0

Mixed tennis and more women's cycling in 2012 Olympics

London 2012 will host a mixed doubles tennis event for the first time in the Olympic Games as well as more women's cycling, the International Olympic Committee announced Thursday. But the changes, made in a bid to increase the prominence o [...]

Posted On : Dec, 11 2009 | Comments : 0

Women Ski Jumpers Won't Participate in 2010 Olympics

Fourteen women ski jumpers are devastated after the B.C. Court of Appeal threw out their bid to compete at the 2010 Winter Olympics. The women say they are still waiting to find out the reasons for the decision, which came down yesterday af [...]

Posted On : Nov, 14 2009 | Comments : 0

Victory For Women's Boxing At The Olympics

The International Olympic Committee is due to give the go-ahead to the sport for the London 2012 Games at a meeting in Berlin on Thursday. Boxing is the only Olympic sport women are currently barred from entering. A similar request was kno [...]

Posted On : Aug, 13 2009 | Comments : 0

Tehran Debates Breaking Dress Code To Broadcast Women At Oly...

For years, Iranian women have been active in regional and international sports competitions, but religious laws in Iran prevent women from being seen on television without an Islamic hijab. While Iranian women play sports dressed in the tra [...]

Posted On : Jun, 20 2009 | Comments : 0

US Olympic hopefuls gearing up for 2010

The Alpine skiers are back on the Austrian glacier, where winter begins before Halloween. The figure skaters are in a Seattle suburb to begin the jet-lag pilgrimage that is the three-continent Grand Prix tour. And the short-track speedskate [...]

Posted On : Oct, 25 2008 | Comments : 0

The Olympic tennis event was dealt a further blow on Sunday....

The French Open champion sustained the injury when she returned to training after losing at Wimbledon and had not been able to practise since arriving in China.She had been due to face Ukraine's Mariya Koryttseva in the first round on Monda [...]

Posted On : Aug, 11 2008 | Comments : 0

Russia team reels as 7 female athletes suspended ahead of Ol...

The Russian track team suffered a huge embarrassment and a potentially severe blow to its Olympic medal hopes Thursday when seven female athletes were suspended for doping violations with the Beijing Games set to open in eight days. The se [...]