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Men's hockey skipper Manpreet Singh, other athletes participate in parade
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kevadia (Gujarat) [India], October 31 (ANI): Men's hockey skipper Manpreet Singh was one of the notable athletes who took part in the parade at Statue of Unity on the occasion of Sardar Patel's birth anniversary.
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World Athletics approves three Russians to compete internationally as neut
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Monte-Carlo [Monaco], October 27 (ANI): The World Athletics on Wednesday approved the applications of three Russians to compete internationally as neutral athletes in 2021 while the Russian national federation (RusAF) remains suspended.
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Neeraj, Ravi and Mithali to get Khel Ratna; Nair, Ouseph, highlight Dronac
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New Delhi [India], October 27 (ANI): Indian athletes Neeraj Chopra, Ravi Dahiya and Lovlina Borgohain are set to be awarded the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award.
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National gold medallist sprinter Lokesh struggling for basic amenities lik
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 25 (ANI): Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra might have brought a gold medal for the country in the Tokyo Olympics this year, but there are still a lot of athletes in the country who continue to struggle to make ends meet even after winning medals at the national champi
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If someone thinks that Taliban changed, they are mistaken, say Afghan fema
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Washington [US], October 24 (ANI): Women athletes in Afghanistan, whose dreams of playing sports at international levels has come to an end, say the political change in the country has left them with just one thing to survive: hope.
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Army and Voluntary Medicare Society organise sports events for para-athlet
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Baramulla (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 22 (ANI): The Indian Army and the Voluntary Medicare Society (VMS) organised sporting events for para-athletes at Lachipora Boniyar in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday.
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Religare Group pledges support to promote sports and athletics, sponsors C
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 21 (ANI/NewsVoir): Religare Group, a diversified financial services conglomerate, today announced the Group's commitment to promote sports and athletics in the country and said it will sponsor deserving athletes and sporting institutions.
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'Students for Free Tibet' protests against Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
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Dharmashala (Himachal Pradesh), October 20 (ANI): Students for a Free Tibet (SFT), a Tibetan NGO, on Tuesday held a protest here against the winter Olympics in Beijing this year and urged the governments and athletes to not participate in the games over China's "continuous human rights viola
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Shiva Keshavan set to contest in IOC Athletes' Commission election
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New Delhi [India], October 17 (ANI): Six-time Winter Olympian from India Shiva Keshavan is set to contest in the elections for a seat in the International Olympic Committee's Athletes Commission.
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Record number of athletes to run for IOC Athletes' Commission election at
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Lausanne [Switzerland], October 17 (ANI): The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved a list of 17 athletes (a record number for the Olympic Winter Games) covering all five continents, who have proposed their candidatures for the IOC Athletes' Commissio
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Ori-Plast honours Rashmi's battle for respect, honour and identity as a re
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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 16 (ANI/ATK): From salt marshes of Kutch to gold-winning performances on international tracks, Rashmi's journey has never been easy.
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Hockey India writes to FIH, wants Belgium federation to apologise for comm
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New Delhi [India], October 13 (ANI): Hockey India President Gyanendro Ningobam has written to International Hockey Federation (IHF) CEO Thierry Weil, saying that the federation is disappointed with the reaction shown by some of the national associations on Indian athletes being handed by
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