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India will shine in this year's Asian Games: Sports Minister Anurag Thakur
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur met athletes going to participate in the Asian Games in China, next month and encouraged them to continue their training with the same dedication.
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Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik rewards Kishore Jena for exceptional performance
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
While the nation celebrated Neeraj Chopra’s historic gold medal win at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Odisha’s Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik recognised the efforts of a lesser-known athlete from his state.
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Bollywood celebs laud India's 4X400 m relay team for reaching finals of Wo
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Several Bollywood celebs on Sunday congratulated athletes Muhammed Anas, Amoj Jacob, Muhammed Ajmal and Rajesh Ramesh for qualifying for the final of the men's 4X400 m relay team event at the ongoing World Athletics Championships and setting a new Asian record in the process.
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World Athletics C'ships: 'Golden Boy' Neeraj Chopra's father brims with pr
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Speaking to ANI on India's first gold medal at the World Athletics Championship in Budapest, the athlete's father Satish Kumar said, "This is a very proud moment for our country as we got a gold medal in the World Championship as well. We will celebrate once Neeraj comes back to India." Read More
Army congratulates Neeraj Chopra on bagging India's first-ever World Athle
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Soon after Neeraj Chopra bagged the gold medal at the prestigious World Athletics Championships in Hungary's Budapest, the Indian Army congratulated the athlete on his special and monumental achievement.
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"I am in tension," says Indian athlete Muhammed Anas's mother before Men's
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
"I am in tension. We can't predict anything when we compete with big countries. In the 2016 Commonwealth Games, they qualified for the final and we were under great expectations, we expected a medal in the final but point zero seconds difference, they lost Medel and they got the fourth posit
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PM Modi lauds Indian athletes for record breaking performance in World Uni
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
India finished seventh in the FISU World University Games with a best-ever haul of 26 medals – 11 gold, five silver and 10 bronze. The 31st edition of the games was held in Chengdu from July 28 to August 8. Significantly, before this edition, India managed to win just 18 medal
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India send 43-member contingent for World Armwrestling Championships
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Indian contingent are on their way to Kazakhstan with the men's team comprising of 16 athletes led by Banbatjuban Khongwir and Vice-Captain Fahad Samah, and the Women's team comprising of 15 athletes led by Captain Komalben Mayank Patel and Vice-Captain Anna Theresa. Meanwhile, the 8-mem
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"Neeraj Chopra's Olympic medal made everyone proud": PM Modi in Greece
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
During the address to the Indian diaspora at the Athens Conservatoire in Greece, Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned Indian athlete Neeraj Chopra for making India proud on the global stage by winning Olympics gold medallist. He also said that the passion for sports is increasing in the co
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Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports sanctions 634 athletes to take part i
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The sanctioned athletes met the set selection criteria, against the 850 athletes recommended by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA).
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Mission Olympic Cell approves procurement of pole vault landing pit for CW
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Tejaswin Shankar who qualified for the High Jump and Decathlon events of the Asian Games 2022, will exclusively be using the pole vault pit till the Asian Games next month and post the event, the pit can be used by all practising athletes at the JLN Stadium.
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Sports Minister Anurag Thakur felicitates medal-winning compound, recurve
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
A total of 13 archers were present in the felicitation ceremony, including history makers Aditi Gopichand Swami and Ojas Pravin Deotale. While Aditi, a Khelo India athlete, became not only the youngest Archery World Champion but also became the first Indian woman to win Gold in the World Cha
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