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Swimming begins with butterfly specialist Astha Choudhury setting a Nation
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Astha Choudhury clocked 1:03.91 in the 100m Butterfly heats to take the Games record from Richa Mishra, who set it at 1:04.41 in Ranchi in 2011. Incidentally, the Butterfly specialist had clocked 1:03.07 in Guwahati last month to claim the National Record too.
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TN's weightlifter N Ajith returns to native village after National Games g
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
N Ajith's eyes were on his own goal all the time: to do something special so he could break into the Indian team. Sadly, there was no National Games mark to spur him on as the weight classifications had changed. Undeterred, he went ahead and broke the National Record in Clean & Jerk in h
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National Games round up: Rosy Paulraj, Ajith share spotlight with National
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Rosy Meena Paulraj got into a good rhythm, and improved her personal best from 4.00m to 4.20m to break VS Surekha's National and National Games records set in 2014 and 2015 respectively. Ajith broke the National Record in the Clean and Jerk with a lift of 174kg to push National Games record
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Amlan Borgohain fastest man of National Games, Yarraji fastest woman
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Andhra Pradesh's Jyothi Yarraji stunned a star-studded field, including Dutee Chand and Hima Das, to win the Women's 100m gold in a thrilling race. Amlan Borgohain had registered a timing of 10.28s in the semifinals and though he could not improve on that performance he was more than happy.
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Badminton star Prannoy returns to court with a facile victory
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
HS Prannoy has been in good form since helping India win their maiden Thomas Cup title in May this year. His best came when he made it to the final of the Swiss Open, a BWF Super 300 event. He also had two semifinal appearances in the Malaysia Masters and Indonesia Open.
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National Games Swimming preview: India's best will make waves in Rajkot po
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Sajan Prakash emerged the Best Male Athlete of the 2015 National Games in his home state after bagging a phenomenal six gold and three silver medals. Besides him and backstroke specialist Srihari Nataraj, who is aiming to shine in the Freestyle sprints, Siva Sridhar (Karnataka) and a host of
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Desperately wanted to take part in National Games: Bajrang Punia
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Bajrang Punia is highly impressed with the efforts put in by the organisers of the 36th National Games, saying that the standard here matches the international tournaments, he has been a part of.
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Abhishek Pal, Parul Chaudhary take home both 5000m golds
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Abhishek Pal recorded a timing of 14:07.25 seconds to win gold in men's 5000m, falling short of the Games record of 13:50.05 seconds. Parul Chaudhary was, however, pleased with her first National Games gold, winning the title with a timing of 16:34.68.
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Feels great to reach the National Games Final just before Pro Kabaddi Leag
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Tomar made a vital contribution to Uttar Pradesh's 43-27 victory against Services in the Semi-Final of the 36th National Games Gujarat 2022 on Friday.
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Murli Gavit aims to end Gujarat's National Games medal drought in athletic
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Murli Gavit last won a National-level event three years ago when he claimed the 5000-10000 double in the AFI Federation Cup in Patiala before his tryst with the 2019 Asian Athletics Championships silver medal in the gruelling 25-lap event. There can be no better stage for him to return to wi
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National Games: Gujarat women's tennis team starts with win; WB women pip
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Gujarat women dropped just four games in securing a 2-0 verdict against Telangana. West Bengal's women's Lawn Bowls team registered a stunning 12-11 victory over Assam to maintain their winning momentum.
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Swimmer Richa Mishra hoping to complete half-century of National Games med
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Richa Mishra first participated in the Games in Bangalore in 1997. She skipped the 1999 edition in Imphal as the competition was held in the winter months. The 2001 Games in Punjab did not include swimming in the calendar as Patiala did not have an all-weather pool back then. She has ruled t
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