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Showing posts with label Badminton. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Badminton. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
US Women Badminton Team to Compete Fajr International Badminton Tournament in Iran
0 comments Posted by wedos at 1:52 AM
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs will send a delegation of 12 Americans, including eight female athletes, coaches, and managers representing USA Badminton, to Tehran, Iran, from February 3-9th. The team will compete in the Fajr International Badminton Tournament at the invitation of the Iranian Badminton Federation.Teams representing 16 countries plan to compete in the Iranian tournament, scheduled for February 5-8th. The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and USA Badminton look forward to hosting the Iranian Badminton Federation for the U.S. Open in July.
The trip is sponsored by the State Department, which has since 2006 promoted people-to-people exchanges with Iran.
News Source: US Department of State and AP
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Beijing Olympics : Mangal Singh Champia And Saina Nehwal Bows Out Of Olympics
0 comments Posted by wedos at 11:21 PM
Kristina Yulianti of Indonesia (World No. 16)
Saina Nehwal of India (World No. 15)India's campaign in archery came to an end with Mangal Singh Champia losing to Russia's Bair Badenov 108-109 in the pre-quarterfinal of the men's individual competition here Wednesday.
Earlier, Champia beat Vaezi Hojjatullah of Iran 112-98 in the first round at the Olympic Archery Green Stadium.
Saina Nehwal also bowed out of the women's singles following a quarter-final loss to world no. 16 Indonesian Maria Kristin Yulianti. The score was 28-26, 14-21, 15-21.
All the Images in this post are courtseys of AFP Pictures
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Beijing Olympics : Saina Nehwal Defeats Chen Wang To Reach Quarterfianl
0 comments Posted by wedos at 11:29 PM
Saina Nehwal of India beats Chen Wang of Hong Kong in the Women's Singles Round of 16 to reach the quarterfinals. Chen Wang of Hong Kong is ranked no.5 in the world.
Saina defeated Chen 21-19, 11-21, 21-11 in 52 minutes.
Saina Nehwal will now meet Maria Kristin Yulianti of Indonesia in the quarterfinals. Kristin Yulianti defeated Tine Rasmussen of Denmark 18-21, 21-19, 21-14.
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Beijing Olympics : Badminton : Saina Nehwal VS Ella Karachkova: Pictures
0 comments Posted by wedos at 2:54 PMBeijing Olympics 2008 : 1st Round : India VS Russia
Badminton
India - Saina Nehwal - ranked 15th in the World
Wins Against
Russia - Ella Karachkova - ranked 30th in the World
21 - 9 , 21 - 8
Saina Of India in her 1st Round
Ella Karachkova ranked 30th
Ella Karachkova of Russia
Beijing Olympics: India's Saina Nehwal in her 1st Round
Beijing Olympics : Saina Nehwal of India in her 1st Round
Saina Nehwal enroute to 2nd Round
Russia's Ella Karachkova
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