Create your page here
Dual Olympic Gold medallist Anna Meares retires (AOC - Australian Olympic Committee Inc)
Edit Public Technologies 16 Oct 2016
During a stellar 15-year international career, Meares amassed six Olympic medals from four Games including two gold, to become the most decorated Australian Olympic cyclist. This also elevated her as the only Australian athlete to medal at four consecutive Games (individual events) ... 'Resilience, and strength,' remarked Meares when asked what she would most like to be remembered for outside of her extensive medal tally and records list....
Anna Meares closes final chapter on storied career (Australian Cycling Federation)
Edit Public Technologies 16 Oct 2016
During a stellar 15-year international career, Meares amassed six Olympic medals from four Games including two gold, to become the most decorated Australian Olympic cyclist. This also elevated her as the only Australian athlete to medal at four consecutive Games (individual events) ... 'Resilience, and strength,' remarked Meares when asked what she would most like to be remembered for outside of her extensive medal tally and records list....
A Gold and Two Bronzes for Canada (Judo Canada)
Edit Public Technologies 16 Oct 2016
Meanwhile, Bradley Langlois and Zachary Burt both put their hands on bronze medals, in the Under 73 kg and Under 90 kg respectively. 'Excellent day for Canada with this three-medal haul,' rejoiced Michel Almeida, Team Canada head coach ... Meanwhile, on the men's side, Bradley Langlois and Zachary Burt are bringing home bronze medals ... Their medals are a nice reward for the commitment and endurance they've shown.'....
NIFT Hyderabad graduating in style
Edit The Times of India 16 Oct 2016
Parents of the graduating students could barely put down their phones as they tried to capture every moment of their kids' big day ... After taking the 'oath of allegiance', the medals for excellence and graduation certificates were awarded ... Of the nine medals of excellence, two were awarded to Anshika Gambhir of BFTech ... My cracking NIFT and winning this medal feels like I'm making her dream come true." ... RELATED. From around the web....
The roaring 20's (Essendon Football Club)
Edit Public Technologies 16 Oct 2016
He won his first Crichton Medal, finishing more than 100 votes ahead of his nearest teammates ... At 20 he was … captain and well on the way to his second Brownlow Medal in just his second season ... He became … the only man to win three Brownlow and three Sandover Medals, and would later achieve Legend status and a place in the AFL's Team of the Century....
MVP Uhrova stars on women's team of the Tournament at 2016 FIBA 3x3 World Championships (FIBA - International Basketball Federation)
Edit Public Technologies 16 Oct 2016Roller skating picks up speed among Kolkata kids
Edit The Times of India 16 Oct 2016
KOLKATA. The city is slowly but surely catching up to the fact that roller skating is more than a casual pastime ... Roller skating had also featured in the Asian Games. The Indian squad, that had Raja as a member, even won medals in the games despite apathy from Indian officials ... The Bengal team participates in national meets but returns without medals ... RELATED....
4th Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology convocation: 572 students awarded degrees
Edit The Times of India 16 Oct 2016
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ... Among the students 378 were BTech graduates, 178 MTech graduates and 16 PhD holders. The chairman's gold medal for best academic performer was bagged by Mr. Mithun Neelakandan, Mr.S. Sajin and Mr ... The director's gold medal was presented to Priyanka Natani, Gaurav Harsha and Aditya Duhan for the respective years ... IIST Chancellor Prof UR Rao presided over ... RELATED....
Stress on role of academia in space technology
Edit The Hindu 16 Oct 2016
. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman A.S ... The speech of Mr ... Mr ... IIST Chancellor U.R. Rao and Director V.K ... The Chairman, Board of Management’s Gold Medal for Best Academic Performer were bagged by Mithun Neelakandan, S ... The Director’s Gold Medal for the Best All-rounder was won by Priyanka Natani, Gaurav Harsha and Aditya Duhan for the respective years ... ....
“Involvement of youth in economic affairs would ensure growth”
Edit The Hindu 16 Oct 2016
Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao distributed degrees to 229 candidates including 117 Ph. D. scholars, 29 M. Phil ... The Governor, who is the chancellor of the university, presented the degrees and gold medals to the candidates in the presence of Minister for Higher Education and Pro-Chancellor of the university K. P. Anbalagan and D. S ... The Governor presented gold medals to 28 – seven M. Phil ... Subbiah, Vice-Chancellor said ... ....
360 degree: Misguided empathy
Edit Deccan Chronicle 16 Oct 2016
The nation was so deprived, dejected with the performances in the Rio Games that the last two medals gave us so much euphoria and the entire nation looked upon those two medal winners as the saviours of Indian sports. We cannot take away the merit of those Indian athletes and their performances ... Also Read ... Do such accolades come only when you win the medal? What about aspirations of lakhs of children who are trying to become like P.V ... ....
Judo Scots look to the future and Tokyo
Edit Scotsman 16 Oct 2016
With the passing of each Olympic cycle comes an inevitable renewal ... And for Neil MacDonald, taking -60kg bronze at the European Open in Glasgow yesterday underlined why British Judo chiefs believe he could yet emerge over the next four years as a viable medal contender in Japan ... Malin Wilson was ousted in the repechage while Rachel Tyler, Michelle Boyle and Tino Volante were likewise unable to push for medals ... ....
Australian track great Meares retires
Edit Reuters 16 Oct 2016
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's track cycling great Anna Meares announced her retirement on Sunday, two months after grabbing her sixth Olympic medal. ....
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- Next page »
