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08:35 PM, Mar 31, 2013

London: It was a luckless day for India at the Olympics with its two triple jumpers on show crashing out of the track and field competition here Tuesday. Male triple jumper Renjith Maheshwary gave a poor account of himself as he failed to qualify for the finals with a 'No Mark' at the Olympic Stadium. Renjith was shown the red flag in all three of his attempts as he over-stepped...

11:25 PM, Aug 07, 2012

New Delhi: Triple jumper Renjith Maheshwary's 'no mark' show at London Olympics is not a one-off incident as he had brought on himself the same ignominy at the World Championships in South Korea last year also. His three fouls in the triple jump qualifying round in London on Tuesday has raised eyebrows over his selection in the mega events. Failure at the big stage is not new to Indian athletes....

08:41 PM, Aug 07, 2012

London: India's triple-jumper Renjith Maheshwary crashed out of the London Olympics, failing to qualify for the finals with a 'No Mark' at the Olympic Stadium here Tuesday. Renjith, India's sole male representative in the event, was shown the red flag in all three of his attempts as he each time over-stepped his take-off. The Indian was the only contestant in the event not to register a jump. Renjith, thereby, failed...

05:10 PM, Aug 07, 2012

New Delhi: His build-up to the Olympics was far from ideal but triple jumper Renjith Maheshwary says that he has left behind the frustrations and is now focussing on at least qualifying for the final round in the London Games if not a podium finish. Maheshwary was among the three athletes who were asked to prove fitness for representing the country in the Olympics by the Athletics Federation of India...

12:24 PM, Jul 16, 2012