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MYANMAR BANK ON SIX WEIGHTLIFTERS AT 25TH SEA GAMES IN LAOS

Myanmar will be banking on six weightlifters to improve on their achievements of one gold, two silver and one bronze they won at the 23rd SEA Games in the Philippines in 2005. With weightlifting not included two years ago in Korat, Myanmar will be hoping that the return of the sport for the Laos edition […]

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Opening ceremony of the Fifth East Asian Games

Red – an auspicious colour for any Chinese occasion – dominated the shores of the harbour this (December 5) evening when the East Asian Games came to roost in Hong Kong for the next nine days.The spectacular opening ceremony was indeed unique. It used Hong Kong’s iconic harbour skyline as a backdrop. The cast of […]

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Four Services lifters in dope net

Even as the International Weightlifting Federation ponders over the quantum of punishment for the Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWF) after a series of positive dope results, some more cases are set to be added to the list. The embarrassment for the country is not just because the number of offenders is set to go up by […]

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North Korean Olympic medalist to enter the East Asian Games

Olympic Champion Pak Hyon Suk and Olympic bronze medalist O Jong Ae did not take part at Goyang City World Championships but their names appeared on the entry list of the East Asian Games. According to the entry list the composition of the Chinese team at the East Asian Games as follows: Men JIANG HAIRONG […]

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