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'Your achievements will inspire future generations': Anurag Thakur congrat
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 14 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur lauded all the athletes and coaches who were conferred with National Sports Awards 2021.
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Shikhar Dhawan, Bhavina Patel, Suhas Yathiraj among 35 athletes conferred
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New Delhi [India], November 13 (ANI): Indian opening batter Shikhar Dhawan, Tokyo 2020 Paralympics silver medallist Bhavina Patel, and Para shuttler and Noida DM Suhas Yathiraj were among the 35 athletes who received the prestigious Arjuna Award on Saturday.
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Neeraj Chopra, Mithali Raj, Chhetri among 12 athletes conferred Khel Ratna
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New Delhi [India], November 13 (ANI): Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra, wrestler Ravi Kumar, para shooter Avani Lekhara, Indian football team skipper Sunil Chhetri and India women's cricket stalwart Mithali Raj were among the 12 athletes who received the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Awar
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We'll win more medals in the time to come, says shuttler Pramod Bhagat
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New Delhi [India], November 12 (ANI): Indian shuttler Pramod Bhagat, who clinched gold in the Tokyo Paralympics, said the athletes will keep on the winning momentum in upcoming tournaments.
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Pramod Bhagat nominated for BWF Player of the Year Award
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Laussane [Switzerland], November 11 (ANI): The Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Thursday revealed the nominees for the BWF Player of the Year Awards 2020/2021.
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Special Olympics athletes join Futsal Club Championship
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New Delhi [India], November 11 (ANI): 22 Special Olympics athletes and 14 Unified Partners from Delhi will participate in the Grassroots Futsal event on Thursday. The event is a part of the inaugural Futsal Club Championship 2021 taking place between November 5-13. Four Special Olympics Unif
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First-ever National Yogasana C'ships showcasing India's heritage kicks off
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Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], November 11 (ANI): Odisha is hosting the first-ever Physical National Yogasana Sports Championships in Bhubaneswar which got underway on Thursday with a vibrant opening ceremony in presence of 560 young athletes from 30 states aiming high for 50 medals in a uniq
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Padma Shri Virender Singh protests in Delhi, urges Haryana Govt to recogni
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New Delhi [India], November 10 (ANI): Padma Shri awardee, speech and hearing impaired wrestler Virender Singh on Wednesday staged a sit-in demonstration outside the Haryana Bhawan in Delhi demanding Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar to recognise the state's deaf sportspersons, like
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President Kovind confers Padma Shri to Dwarf Para Athlete KY Venkatesh
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New Delhi [India], November 9 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind conferred Padma Shri to India's leading dwarf para-athlete KY Venkatesh on Tuesday.
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Wheelchair basketball coaching camp organized in Srinagar
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Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], November 6 (ANI): Voluntary Medicare Society (VMS), a non-governmental organisation in collaboration with the Wheel Chair Basket Ball Federation (WBFI) organised a two-day wheelchair basketball coaching for para athletes in Srinagar.
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Worried Afghan women athletes ask Taliban to continue sports
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Kabul [Afghanistan], November 3 (ANI): Worrying about their uncertain future, a number of Afghan women athletes have asked the Taliban to allow them to continue their sports activities, local news reported.
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Journey of awardees doesn't end here, there is more to be achieved, says A
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New Delhi [India], November 1 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur congratulated all the awardees of the National Sports Awards 2020 and said that the country should continue looking for talented athletes who can win medals for India in future.
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