Thursday, December 4, 2008
India ,China to hold Joint Exercise
here on Thursday in continuation of the ongoing army-to-army co-operation programme. The contingent arrived in a service aircraft.
Read more here
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Pune/India_China_to_hold_joint_exercise/articleshow/3794219.cms
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Flame Lighting Ceremony Torch emissary Jiang Xintian
Singers and dancers perform during the Paralympic flame lighting ceremony at the Paralympic Flame Lighting Ceremony. The ceremony began at 10:30 a.m. on August 28.
(Photo credit: Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)
The audience rises for the national anthem of the People's Republic of China at the Paralympic Flame Lighting Ceremony. The ceremony began at 10:30 a.m. on August 28 at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing.
(Photo credit: Xinhua)
A drummer performs at the Paralympic Flame Lighting Ceremony. The ceremony began at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, at 10:30 a.m. on August 28.
(Photo credit: Xinhua)
Torch emissary Jiang Xintian receives the flame from hearing- and speech-impaired Wang Yimei at the Paralympic Flame Lighting Ceremony. The ceremony began at 10:30 a.m. on August 28.
(Photo credit: Xinhua)
Traditional performance at the Paralympic Flame Lighting Ceremony at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, on August 28.
(Photo credit: Li Han)
Torch emissary Jiang Xintian transfers the flame at the Paralympic Flame Lighting Ceremony. The ceremony began at 10:30 a.m. on August 28.
(Photo credit: Li Han)
Torch bearer Jiang Xintian gathers the flame from sunlight at the Paralympic Flame Lighting Ceremony. The ceremony began at 10:30 a.m. on August 28.
(Photo credit: Xinhua)
Torch bearer Jiang Xintian lights the flame urn at the Paralympic flame lighting ceremony. The ceremony began at 10:30 a.m. on August 28.
(Photo credit: Li Han)
Jin Jing holds the urn and Jiang Xintian holds the flame at the Paralympic flame lighting ceremony. The ceremony began at 10:30 a.m. on August 28.
(Photo credit: Li Han)
BOCOG president Liu Qi lights the torch at the Paralympic Flame Lighting Ceremony. The ceremony began at 10:30 a.m. on August 28.
(Photo credit: Li Han)
National flags are waved alongside the flag of the International Paralympic Committee. The Paralympic Flame Lighting Ceremony began at 10:30 a.m. on August 28.
(Photo credit: Li Han)
Guo Jinlong hosts the Paralympic Flame Lighting Ceremony. The ceremony began at 10:30 a.m. on August 28.
(Photo credit: Li Han)
National flags are waved alongside the flag of the International Paralympic Committee. The Paralympic Flame Lighting Ceremony began at 10:30 a.m. on August 28.
(Photo credit: Li Han)
Pu Cunxin and Yang Lan host the Paralympic Flame Lighting Ceremony. The ceremony began at 10:30 a.m. on August 28.
(Photo credi: Li Han)
Artists perform at the Paralympic Flame Lighting Ceremony at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, on August 28.
(Photo credit: Li Han)
Hohhot hosts successful Paralympic torch relay
Beijing Paralympic torch relay in Hohhot concludes
Last torchbearer Chen Guoyi lights the cauldron. (Photo credit: Xinhua)
(HOHHOT, August 30) -- The Hohhot leg of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic torch relay successfully concluded after Chen Guoyi lit the flame cauldron in front of Hohhot Stadium in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Saturday, August 30.
According to Xinhua, the relay began at 10:10 a.m. with first torchbearer Yang Zhimin carrying the flame from Genghis Khan Square.
Of the 70 torchbearers that participated in the relay, three took on the task of relaying the flame by riding horses while dressed in traditional Inner Mongolian outfits.
The next stop for the Paralympic torch relay along the "Ancient China" route is the city of Changsha in Hunan province.
Dancers performed during the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Torch Relay in Hohhot, Aug. 30, 2008.
(Photo credit: Xinhua)
Torchbearer Wei Yanling(R) and Ma Wei pass the flame during the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Torch Relay in Hohhot, Aug. 30, 2008.
The last torchbearer Chen Guoyi lights the cauldron during the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Torch Relay in Hohhot, Aug. 30, 2008.
Local fans welcome the torch cheerfully during the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Torch Relay in Hohhot, Aug. 30, 2008.
(Photo credit: Xinhua)
Friday, August 22, 2008
Vijendar won Bronze in Mens 75kg Boxing
vijendAR WON BRONZE:
Vijender Kumar was defeated by Emilio Correa Bayeaux of Cuba during the Men's 75 kg Semifinal boxing match today. Emilio won by 8:5.
Vijender creates history for India by winning the bronze,
Monday, August 18, 2008
Olympics Medal Tally
Olympic Medal winners at NBC Olympics.com!
Another Set of Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony Photos
Another Set of Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony Photos
Another Set of Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony Photos
Another Set of Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony Photos
Another Set of Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony Photos
Another Set of Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony Photos
China wins first Trampoline Olympic gold medal
He Wenna celebrates her win. (Photo credit: Xinhua)
China wins first Trampoline Olympic gold medal
He Wenna celebrates her win. (Photo credit: Xinhua)
(BEIJING, August 18) -- He Wenna won China's first Olympic Games Trampoline gold medal at the National Indoor Stadium on Monday.
He Wenna, who finished fourth in the Individual finals at the 2007 world championships, impressed the judges with a difficult routine that earned her a final score of 37.80 points
He Wenna competes. (Photo credit: Xinhua)
Karen Cockburn of Canada won her second Olympic Games silver medal, finishing with 37.00 points. The three-time Olympian's medal collection already includes a bronze medal from Sydney 2000 and a silver from Athens 2004.
Ekaterina Khilko of Uzbekistan was third with a score of 36.90. She was the first to perform and is the first Uzbekistan athlete to win an Olympic Games medal in trampoline.
Anna Dogonadze of Germany, the Athens 2004 gold medalist, fell midway through her routine, taking her out of medal contention. Sydney 2000 gold medalist Irina Karavaeva of the Russian Federation, the current Individual world champion, made a small slip after her voluntary elements and finished in fifth place.