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British Olympian killed in America Cup boat capsize

SAN FRANCISCO - British double Olympic sailing medalist Andrew Simpson died Thursday when a Swedish catamaran capsized during America's Cup training on San Francisco Bay, officials said.Simpson, a 36-year-old father of two boys, was trapped underneath the 72-foot catamaran of Swedish team Artemis ...

olympian depths
August 13, 2012

Our Olympian depths

We got sunk in swimming, run down in running, shot down in shooting and hammered in hockey. This then is the long and short of Pakistan’s Olympic dreams.So what else is new?For us, London 2012 was a microcosm of World 2012 – a grey, gloomy and dark place for a country which is ...

Olympian Islahuddin's autobiography launched

KARACHI The autobiography of former Hockey Olympian Islahuddin titled Dash Through My Life was formally launched here Wednesday evening at a local hotel. Prominent among the largely attended launching ceremony were businessman Aqeel Karim Dhedi, former World Squash champion Jahangir Khan, Sindh ...

Already the winningest Olympian ever, Phelps' magical run for eight on course

Five finals, five golds, five world records BEIJING - That Michael Phelps of the United States of America is a rare phenomenon was obvious to all since his debut Olympic Games four years ago at Athens, where his score was an incredible six golds and two bronze. For lesser mortals, that would ...

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