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Milkha Singh, the man who introduced India to 'track and field'
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): Milkha Singh came, he saw and he definitely conquered the world of athletics with his grit, determination and resolve to rise from every setback like a phoenix. Thanks to his performances across the globe, Milkha dominated the field of sprinting for more
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Victoria's Secret hires Priyanka Chopra, 6 others in major rebranding bid
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 18 (ANI): American lingerie giant Victoria's Secret on Friday signed a new roster of female brand representatives that includes actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas, to replace its supermodels (or Angels as they were called), and focus on women empowerment, giving a
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Road to Tokyo: Sports Ministry spent Rs 1169.65 crore on athletes post Rio
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) has spent Rs 1169.65 crore on Tokyo Olympics-bound Indian athletes post the Rio Games in 2016.
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Chandigarh University's Aruna Tanwar becomes India's first ever Taekwondo
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 15 (ANI/PRNewswire): Currently ranked world number 4, Aruna Tanwar has bagged an entry to Tokyo Paralympics to be held from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
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I'll try to bag medal in Paralympics to make parents, country proud: Taekw
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], June 11 (ANI): Aruna Tanwar, who became the first Indian Taekwondo athlete to qualify for the Tokyo Paralympic Games says she wants to make her parents and country proud in the upcoming tournament.
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Olympics 2024: Rijiju launches athlete injury management system
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Friday launched the Central Athlete Injury Management System (CAIMS), a first-of-its-kind initiative by the ministry, for streamlining the sports medicine and rehabilitation support offered to th
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Game time, travel direction associated with college football team performa
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 10 (ANI): A study of NCAA Division I college football games found a significant association between the performance of away teams and both their direction of travel and the time of day when games were played.
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Tokyo Olympics: No branded apparel, only India will be written on kits of
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, on Wednesday, said that the Indian Olympic-bound contingent will not sport any branded apparel during the upcoming Olympics.
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AFI announces Indian Grand Prix-IV ahead of Inter State Championships
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Wednesday announced the fourth round of the Indian Grand Prix series, slated to begin on June 21 at NS-NIS Patiala.
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Ahead of Tokyo Olympics, IOA looking for new sponsor, confirms Rajeev Meht
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): Indian Olympic Association's (IOA) Secretary-General Rajeev Mehta on Wednesday gave his opinion on dropping off the Chinese sponsor from the Olympic kit for the Tokyo-bound athletes.
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Tokyo Olympics: Overseas media to be strictly monitored by GPS
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], June 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Overseas media personnel will be strictly monitored after entering Japan for the Olympic Games to ensure they have no contact with the public, Tokyo Olympic chief Seiko Hashimoto has said.
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Tokyo Olympics: After uproar over Chinese sponsor, Indian contingent to we
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI) The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Tuesday decided that the nation's athletes would wear unbranded sports apparel in the Olympic Games to be held in Tokyo from July 23 to August 8, 2021.
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