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West Bengal hopes to make a bigger splash in KIYG 2021
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal)[India], May 30 (ANI): West Bengal is aiming to make a bigger splash at the Khelo India Youth Games 2021, not only in swimming which has been their forte, but in a few other disciplines as well.
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Gujarat to field its biggest contingent in Khelo India Youth games, hopes
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Panchkula (Haryana)[India], May 30 (ANI): Gujarat announced its biggest contingent of 143 athletes for the upcoming Khelo India Youth Games in Haryana, hoping to dramatically increase its medal tally.
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Olympian long jumper Murali Sreeshankar bags gold in Greece
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Athens [Greece], May 30 (ANI): Tokyo Olympian long jumper Murali Sreeshankar bagged a gold medal in Greece with a 7.95m jump at Venizeleia-Chania 2022 athletics meet on Sunday.
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Uyghur athletic trainer detained by Chinese authorities: Report
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], May 29 (ANI): An Uyghur athletic trainer who worked in northwestern China's Xinjiang region was arrested by Chinese authorities 5 years ago owing to his leading role in the Uyghur society, reported Radio Free Asia.
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Rising badminton star Unnati Hooda set to rock Khelo India Youth Games
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 28 (ANI): Rohtak in Haryana is all about grappling. But budding athlete Unnati Hooda, who recently burst onto the badminton horizon, has given the city a different star with her smashes, drop shots, crisp returns and slick net-play.
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Daughter of plumber and star sprinter Avantika eyes gold in KIYG 2021
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 27 (ANI): Avantika Narale, the daughter of a plumber, has come a long way. She shot into the limelight as a 15-year-old, when she rewrote Dutee Chand's 200m junior national record in 2018. Now, she has set her eyes on the gold medal in the Khelo India Youth
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'Track is for runners, not dogs': Athletes at Thyagraj Stadium slam IAS Sa
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): After the news of Sanjeev Khirwar, walking his dog at Delhi's Thyagraj Stadium erupted, the athletes slammed the IAS officer for the same.
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National record-holding athlete Sreeshankar Murli wins Gold in long jump a
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Athens [Greece], May 26 (ANI): National record-holding long jumper Sreeshankar Murli won a gold medal in long jump at the 12th International Jumps Meeting held at Greece.
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Lovlina Borgohain elected as IBA's Athletes' Committee Chair
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): International Boxing Association (IBA) on Thursday announced that Tokyo Olympics Bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain has received the highest number of votes during the election held at the 2022 Women's World Championships and thus has been elected as the chai
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Oakland Coliseum emerges as potential venue for T20 World Cup 2024
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 25 (ANI): Oakland Coliseum, the home of Major League Baseball (MLB) team Oakland Athletics and formerly to National Football League (NFL) team Oakland Raiders has emerged as a potential venue for the Men's T20 World Cup in 2024, which will be co-hosted by West Indies and
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IGP4: Yashvir's dramatic entry to 80m Club steals women's Long Jumpers' th
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 25 (ANI): It needed something special to take the focus away from the long jump pit in the Indian Grand Prix 4 Athletics Competition here at the Kalinga Stadium here on Tuesday night. And two young Javelin Throwers, Yashvir Singh (Rajasthan) and Rohit Yadav
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Indian Grand Prix 4: Nayana James pips Ancy Sojan in keen battle for long
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 25 (ANI): Nayana James produced two efforts over 6.37 metres to win the high-profile women's Long Jump title in the Indian Grand Prix 4 Athletics Competition here at the Kalinga Stadium here on Tuesday evening.
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