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Manika Batra, Saurabh Chaudhary among those approved by SAI for TOPS schem
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 13 (ANI): The Sports Authority of India's Mission Olympic Cell approved the names of 29 athletes, including Asian Games gold medallist shooter Saurabh Chaudhary and ace table tennis player Manika Batra, for its Target Olympics Mission Scheme (TOPS). The performance of
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Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat get Grade 'A' contract with WFI
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 30 (ANI): Asian Games Gold medallist Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat have bagged Grade 'A' annual central contracts, announced the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) in an event at Gonda, Uttar Pradesh on Friday. The contracts came into effect from November 15.
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Hima Das appointed UNICEF India's youth ambassador
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 14 (ANI): Asian Games gold-medallist sprinter Hima Das has been appointed as the first ever youth ambassador of United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) India.
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Bajrang Punia clinches top spot in UWW rankings
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], Nov 10 (ANI): Asian Games gold medallist Bajrang Punia on Saturday became the world's top-ranked freestyle wrestler in the 65 kg category in the recently updated rankings released by the United World Wrestling (UWW), the international governing body for the sport o
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Indian contingent departs for World Wrestling Championship
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 09 (ANI): A strong 30-member team, led by Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik and Asian Games gold medallist Bajrang Punia will represent India at the World Wrestling Championships to be held in Budapest, Hungary from October 20 to 28.
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Asian Games gold medallist battles ailments amidst Govt apathy
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Sangrur (Punjab) [India], July 30 (ANI): Hakam Bhattal, an Asian Games gold medallist and the recipient of the prestigious Dhyan Chand Award, is currently battling against kidney and liver ailments and has not received any attention from the government, let alone support.
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Shah Rukh Khan offers financial aid to boxing legend Kaur Singh
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan recently helped boxing legend Kaur Singh, who was struggling to pay his medical bills.
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