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"Flying Sikh" Milkha Singh's innate resilience led to an illustrious caree
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The legendary athlete whose life journey was captured in the film, "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag" shares his poignant tale of growing up in Gobindpura, Kot Addu, amidst the turbulent times leading up to the India-Pakistan partition.
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Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports funds 28 Indian Athletes for World At
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) is funding the participation of the Indian contingent for the upcoming World Athletics Championships, which will be held in Budapest, Hungary from 19th August 2023 onwards. A 42-member contingent, including coaches and support staff, is heading for
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Iran forces women defying hijab laws into psychiatric treatment
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Many Iranian women have chosen to start showing their hair since the death of Mahsa Amini in September 2022 after being detained by Iran’s morality police for “improperly” wearing her headscarf. Iranian celebrities, athletes and actresses have followed suit in solidarity
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FISU World University Games: Indian women's 20 km race walk team gets bron
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
None of these four race-walk athletes could, however, secure podium finishes in women's individual 20 km race walk event.
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Nelco (India) signed sponsorship agreement with Asian Weightlifting Federa
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 5: Nelco (India) Pvt. Ltd., a premier manufacturer of competition sporting goods based in the sports city of Meerut, signed an agreement with the Asian Weightlifting Federation (AWB) to promote the sport of Weightlifting in Asia. The agreement was inked at the ongoi
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SAI launches short film series ‘Halla Bol’ on journey of Asian Games bound
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
SAI plans to launch a total of 12 short movies in the coming weeks and hopes the initiative will not only motivate the athletes heading to Asian Games, but also youngsters of the country to take up sports.
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Beneficiaries of Target Olympic Podium Scheme, Khelo India Scheme shine at
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Out of these 23 medals, 14 medals have come from Khelo India Athletes, while all medals in Shooting (14) have been won by Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) Athletes and India's highest medal count by an individual (four, including three Gold) coming from TOPS Shooter Aishwary Pratap Singh
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Fahad Al Hammadi strikes gold as UAE continues winning streak at MMAF Yout
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Al Hosani also congratulated Fahad Al Hammadi for securing the gold medal. “The whole nation is proud of him. His remarkable achievement brings pride to us and serves as an inspiration to aspiring athletes in the country. Such successes showcase the talent and dedication of the athletes and
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UAE takes its medal tally to 11 at IMMAF Youth World Championships
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
As the Youth B category athletes, aged 14-15 years, took the octagon today, Ghala Al Hammadi secured the first gold for the hosts in the Women/Youth B/40 Kg division. In her last match of the day, she defeated Uzbekistan's Marva Rid Kamilova in a record 13 seconds by an armbar submission. Th
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FISU World University Games 2023: Tejaswin Shankar finishes 6th in men's h
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The 24-year-old Indian track and field athlete has the national record in men's high jump, hitting the mark of 2.29 m mark in 2018, as per Olympics.com. Shankar however, fell way short of his personal best during the Chengdu meet.
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Asian Games: India’s FIFA stars set their sights on glory at seeding event
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The country’s most distinguished FIFA athletes, Charanjot and Karman will battle it out against the leading athletes from Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh in their seeding event fixtures that will commence on August 4. The matches will be played in the best-of-three format and will feature a
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NADA launches anti-doping helpline for athletes; to provide information on
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) launched an anti-doping helpline number for athletes and they supported personnel to provide information about anti-doping rules and guidelines.
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