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India rise to No. 3 in IBA's world boxing rankings
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Boxing Federation of India's (BFI) athlete-first approach and exceptional performances from its boxers saw India accumulate 36300 ranking points, only behind Kazakhstan (48100) and Uzbekistan (37600). They have also surpassed top boxing powerhouse nations, including the USA and Cuba, whic
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TOPS athlete Shreya Gupta eyeing gold in Fencing in her debut at Khelo Ind
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The three-month exposure trip, sponsored by the Target Olympic Podium Scheme, saw Shreya put some impressive displays across four World Cups held in Kazakhstan, Germany, Budapest and Poland. She marked a fine 2022 for herself winning bronze medals each at the Asian Championship in Uzbekistan
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US not opposed to Russia, Belarus athletes competing as individuals in Oly
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Addressing a presser, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Thursday (Local Time), "The United States has supported suspending Russia and Belarus' sports national governing bodies from Internati
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Bengaluru student skips boxing to play volleyball at Khelo India Youth Gam
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
With a focus on winning a national berth, the young athlete is as busy as a bee. She starts her day as early as possible to accommodate her practice before going to school. After school, she either goes to boxing or volleyball practice.
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Australia opener Usman Khawaja's India travel delayed by visa issue
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Khawaja wrote on social media on Wednesday afternoon, not long after a second batch of athletes and support staff departed from Sydney to inform about the delay in his arrival of Indian visa.
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Zagreb Open: Narsingh Yadav to lead depleted Indian squad
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Leading Indian wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Ravi Kumar Dahiya will not compete in the tournament. Along with the two medalists from the Tokyo Olympics, notable Indian athletes who won't compete in Croatia include top women's wrestler Vinesh Phogat, medalist from the world championships Deepak
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Women's exercise performance increase during menstrual cycles: Research
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Any women's publication you read will probably have tips on how to increase exercise. But many people are unaware that the majority of fitness advice is based on research that almost exclusively involves men. Over 90 per cent of studies on exercise performance and fatigability do not include
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TOPS Development athletes set to compete in Khelo India Youth Games Madhya
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
This elevates the magnitude of the games as the TOPS athletes, who are international achievers already, will inspire the grassroots-level athletes to up the ante and provide a tough contest, as per Sports Authority of India (SAI)
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IOC seeks pathway to let Russian athletes to compete in Paris Olympics
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
"A pathway for athletes' participation in competition under strict conditions should therefore be further explored," the IOC said in a statement published after an executive board meeting.
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"Minister Sandeep Singh should be stopped from unfurling national flag," A
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Last month, a woman, who is a junior athlete coach, alleged that the then sports minister harassed her from February to November last year, by repeated messages on social media and had touched her inappropriately and also threatened her in messages.
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Sports Ministry holds its first Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) meeting outside
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The fortnightly meeting, where members of MOC meet to discuss key agenda points of India's Olympic Program and proposals for Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) athletes, was held in Bhubaneswar, Odisha where they also got to see the Indian men's Hockey team play their last group stage match
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MoU signed between Tamil Nadu, Odisha sports departments for infrastructur
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Sports Department of Odisha and the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu have come together to sign an MoU in the presence of the Minister of Youth Welfare and Sports Development, Government of Tamil Nadu and senior officials of the two governments. The President of Hockey India an
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