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Priority is to be consistent for the national side, says midfielder Vivek
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 24 (ANI): Indian men's hockey team midfielder Vivek Sagar Prasad has said that his priority is to become a consistent performer for the national side.
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Team is shaping up well for Olympics, says defender Kothajit Singh Khadang
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 22 (ANI): The Indian men's hockey team defender Kothajit Singh Khadangbam, who has played over 200 matches for the Indian side, has said that the national side is shaping up well for the Olympics since resuming sports activities in August 2020.
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Varun Singh Bhati opens up about fighting polio and becoming a Paralympic
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 1 (ANI): Varun Singh Bhati was diagnosed with polio at a young age, but that did not deter the high jumper from attaining great heights in the sporting universe. The 25-year-old speaks about how he overcame his disability and went on to become a Paralympic bronze m
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Hockey India's support has been critical in success of our team: Deepika T
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI) Former Indian hockey star Deepika Thakur believes that the support given by Hockey India has been critical in the success of the women's team.
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Hockey has made us financially independent, says Rani Rampal
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 18 (ANI): In an attempt to encourage youngsters to take up hockey, women's skipper Rani Rampal on Friday revealed how the sport made members of her team financially independent.
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Sports Ministry extends contract of athletics foreign coaches, support sta
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 5 (ANI): With an aim to bring laurels in the 2022 Asian Games and 2024 Olympics, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on Saturday decided to extend the contract of nine foreign coaches and support personnel, including high-performance director of athletics.
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Pakistan's 3 medallists from 2019 South Asian Games fail dope test, medals
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Aug 12 (ANI): Pakistan's three players, who won medals in the 13th edition of the 2019 South Asian Games held in Nepal have tested positive in doping during "In Competition Doping Control Test" while following the protocols of World Anti-Doping Agency.
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Want to win medals at Olympics, Asian Games: Indian junior women's hockey
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 1 (ANI): Indian junior women's hockey team forward Mumtaz Khan on Saturday said her goal is to help the country in winning medals at the Olympics and Asian Games.
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Hima Das dedicates upgraded gold medal to COVID-19 warriors
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): Indian sprinter Hima Das on Friday dedicated her gold medal of mixed relay event in Asian Games 2018 to the corona warriors who are "working selflessly" amid the pandemic.
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Indian mixed relay team's Asian Games medal upgraded to gold
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): The Indian 4x400 mixed relay quartet comprising of Mohammed Anas, MR Poovamma, Hima Das and Arokia Rajiv in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta has been upgraded to gold medal position from silver.
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AFI nominates Neeraj Chopra for Khel Ratna Award, Dutee Chand, 3 others fo
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has nominated Commonwealth Games and Asian Games gold medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.
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Former boxer Dingko Singh tests positive for coronavirus
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], May 31 (ANI): Asian Games gold medalist boxer Dingko Singh, who is battling cancer, has tested positive for coronavirus.
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