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Para-athlete Sakina Khatun writes to PM Modi over CWG inclusion
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 8 (ANI): Para powerlifter Sakina Khatun, who has not been included in the Indian contingent to represent the country at the Commonwealth Games 2018 in the Gold Coast, Australia, has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting his intervention in the sa
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Will commit suicide if not considered for CWG: Para-athlete Sakina Khatun
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], Feb 7 (ANI): Para power-lifter Sakina Khatun, who has not been included in the Indian contingent to represent the country at Commonwealth Games 2018 in the Gold Coast, Australia, has said that she will commit suicide in front of Indian Olympic Association (IOA)
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London to host inaugural athletics World Cup
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
London [U.K.], Feb 6 (ANI): A new World Cup event, featuring eight nations, will be hosted by London this summer.
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Russian athletes' request to join Winter Olympics declined
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Feb 5 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Monday declined a request to admit 13 more athletes and two coaches from Russia to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
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Delhi Athletics competition: TN girl bags two gold medals
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi[India], Feb 4 (ANI): Sumathira Balakrishnan has won two gold medals each in 400 meters race and in the relay of 4x400 meters at Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in Delhi.
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N Korean Olympic athletes reach South Korea
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Yangyang [South Korea], Feb 01 (ANI): North Korean Olympic athletes on Thursday reached South Korea for the upcoming PyeongChang Winter Games.
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Olympic doping ban on 28 Russian athletes lifted
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
London [U.K.], Feb 1 (ANI): Lifetime Olympic ban for doping violations at the 2014 Sochi Winter Games on twenty-eight Russian athletes was lifted by the Court of Arbitration for Sport [Cas] on Thursday.
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Russia to field 30-35 athletes in Pyeongchang Winter Paralympics
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Jan 29 (ANI): Around 30 to 35 Russian Paralympians have been allowed to compete in the Winter Paralympic Games as "neutral athletes" in five sports disciplines, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said in a statement on Monday.
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Kerala, TN athletes hold sway in RFYS National Athletics
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai [India], Jan 27 (ANI): Kerala and Tamil Nadu athletes dominated the proceedings in the first Reliance Foundation Youth Sports' National Athletics Championship that concluded at the Sports Authority of India Centre, Kandivali here after two days of intense competition recently.
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Kashmir's water sports athlete now eyes international events
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Jan 21 (ANI): National-level water sports player Maria Jan, who has already earned a name for herself in the state, now wishes to represent India on an International level.
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I discovered my abilities beyond my disabilities: Para-athlete Deepa Malik
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 21 (ANI): Deepa Malik, India's first female para-athlete to win a medal at the Paralympics, on Saturday said she discovered her abilities beyond the disabilities and overcame the stereotypes which surrounded her physical condition.
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North Korea to send 22 athletes to PyeongChang Winter Games
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], Jan. 20 (ANI): North Korea will send 22 athletes to compete in three sports at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games in South Korea.
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