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Kejriwal felicitates Para Asian Games medalist Avnil Kumar
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 26 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday felicitated visually impaired para-athlete Avnil Kumar who had bagged a bronze medal in the 2018 Para Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Asian Games champs grace magazine cover
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 23 (ANI): Asian Games medallists Hima Das, Swapna Barman, Rahi Sarnobat and Vinesh Phogat look uber cool as the cover girls of a fashion magazine.
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Sushil Kumar sets his eyes on 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 20 (ANI): Two-time Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar has set his sight on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He says the year 2019 will mark the start of the preparations for the prestigious tournament, for which "I am working really hard."
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Manika Batra, Saurabh Chaudhary among those approved by SAI for TOPS schem
Updated : 7 years, 3 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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Bronze medalist Purnima Hembram upset over denial of help in despair
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Dec 4: Purnima Hembram, Indian track and field athlete, who is suffering from a hamstring injury, has expressed her disappointment over the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports headed by Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore and the state government for not helping her
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Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat get Grade 'A' contract with WFI
Updated : 7 years, 3 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, 4 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, 4 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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I don't know whether if the shoe will be good or bad: Swapna
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Nov 6 (ANI): Swapna Barman, who won the first Asian Games gold medal in Heptathlon, is anxiously waiting for the 7 pairs of customized shoes being designed by apparel giants Adidas. Barman in a freewheeling chat with ANI said that she doesn't know whether the s
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Swapna to finally get 7 pairs of customized shoes for her 12 toes
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 5 (ANI): It was just months ago that blood spurted from six-toed Asiad gold medalist International athlete Swapna Barman's feet. The athlete suffered the injury because her feet could not fit in normal shoes.
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PM Modi lauds Asian Games, Youth Summer Olympics medal winners
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated the athletes of the Asian Para Games and the Youth Summer Olympics for winning medals and making the country proud.
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Will continue amateur boxing after turning professional: Vikas Krishan
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 25 (ANI): Asian Games bronze medalist Vikas Krishan Yadav on Thursday affirmed that he will turn professional in the coming year. Confirming the news, he said that he has sought permission from the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) and the national federation has giv
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