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July 19, 2001 - 0:00 AM - Source : IBF
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Badminton can look forward to its most high-profile Olympic Games yet, thanks to the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) decision to award the 2008 Games to Beijing
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February 26, 2001 - 0:00 AM - Source : IBF
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The Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy, set up in 1994 by the former All England Champion, has produced a host of top Indian players, including current world number six Pulella Gopichand
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October 29, 2000 - 0:00 AM - Source : IBF
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Global TV viewing figures for the badminton event at the Sydney Games are reported by industry insiders to have smashed all records making it the most viewed badminton competition in history.
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October 29, 2000 - 0:00 AM - Source : IBF
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A player from nowhere won the gold medal. That is the magic of the Olympics. Ji Xinpeng was the one who caused the biggest upset in this Sydney Games.
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September 26, 2000 - 0:00 AM - Source : IBF
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The young Chinese pair, Zhang Jun and Gao Ling eventually got the first gold medal at stake in the badminton competition of the Sydney Olympics when they beat the experienced and strong Indonesian pair, Tri Kusharyanto and Minarti Timur 1-15, 15-13, 15-11
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September 23, 2000 - 0:00 AM - Source : AP
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SYDNEY: Denmark's star badminton duo, who are a love-pair off court, went down in defeat Friday to unstoppable opponents from China, which has emerged at the top of badminton competition at the Sydney Olympics. The Chinese already are assured of three golds and could take home four of five after action in the sport ends Saturday. China's Gong Zhichao, the world's No. 1, won the women's singles final on Friday, dashing the hopes of Denmark's Camilla Martin to become the first non-Asian woman to capture an Olympic badminton gold.
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September 20, 2000 - 0:00 AM - Source : IBF
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The afternoon matches of the badminton competition in Sydney featured many entertaining matches and also showed what the Olympics can offer to the young players who've had new experiences at the biggest sporting event in the world.
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September 19, 2000 - 0:00 AM - Source : IBF
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Suddenly, the dream was over in a way she’d never imagined. Indonesian-born Mia Audina, now representing the Netherlands just couldn’t believe that she was beaten so easily by Denmark’s Camilla Martin, 11-2, 11-1.
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September 08, 2000 - 0:00 AM - Source : IBF
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Luck is not on Malaysia's side during their preparations for the forthcoming Olympic Games - Atlanta silver medallist Yap Kim Hock is said to have made an eleventh hour withdrawal from the nation's Olympic squad.
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September 07, 2000 - 0:00 AM - Source : IBF
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The stage is set for an epic East meets West semi-final clash at the Olympic Games, with top seed Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia seeded to meet Denmark's golden boy Peter Gade in the Sydney 2000 draw, released today.
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