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World Para Athletics Grand Prix: Deepa Malik takes Asian top spot
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 14 (ANI): Indian para-athlete Deepa Malik top-scored in the discus throw Asia Ranking 53 category and secured second place in the Asian Games combined category event 51/52/53 on Day Two of the World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2018 in Dubai.
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Specially-abled athletes get a boost
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi, [India] Mar 12 (ANI): In order to promote specially-abled athletes, coaches from Special Olympics (SO) Bharat and Delhi Dynamos Football Club played a football match on March 12 and 13.
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Disappointed with Indian squad for CWG: Dutee Chand
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland] March 10 (ANI): Athlete Dutee Chand on Saturday expressed surprise why she was not selected for the Commonwealth Games.
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Athlete Seema Punia to be dope-tested by NADA
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 8 (ANI): Discus thrower Seema Punia will be dope-tested by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) ahead of the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, as she as she could not be tested during the 22nd Federation Cup National Senior Athletics Championships.
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Para swimmer Karmakar suspended for various offences: PCI
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 1 (ANI): Confirming the suspension of para swimmer Prasanta Karmakar, Vice President Paralympic Committee of India (PCI), Gursharan Singh, today said the athlete is also facing charges of indiscipline and anti-federation activities apart from charges of recording vid
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'Cool first, transport second' - Mantra while treating athlete of heat str
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Feb. 28 (ANI): Turns out, the best course of action while treating an athlete for heat stroke is 'cool first, transport second'.
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N. Korean athletes to participate in South Paralympics
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Feb 28 (ANI): North Korea will next week send athletes to South Korea to participate in PyeongChang Paralympics scheduled to take place in March, Seoul's Unification Ministry said on Tuesday.
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Hyderabad girl qualifies for 2018 Commonwealth Games
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India] February 25 (ANI): A 19-year-old girl from Hyderabad has qualified for 2018 Commonwealth Games.
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Athlete Jithin Paul slapped 4-year-ban for possession of banned drug
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 23 (ANI): Indian athlete Jithin Paul has been banned for four years after National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) found that the 400 metre hurdler was in possession of a prohibited substance called 'Meldonium'.
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Para-athlete Sakina Khatun awarded conditional slot for CWG 2018
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 20 (ANI): Indian para-powerlifter Sakina Khatun, who was initially snubbed for the Commonwealth Games 2018 in the Gold Coast, Australia, has been awarded conditional slot in women's lightweight Para Powerlifting event of the prestigious games.
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India to send 225 athletes in Gold Coast CWG 2018
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New Delhi [India], Feb 17 (ANI): An increased number of 225 Indian athletes will visit Gold Coast, Australia, to participate in this year's Commonwealth Games, which is slated to be held from April 4 to April 15.
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Dipa Karmakar not ready for CWG: Coach
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 14 (ANI): Gymnast Dipa Karmakar's coach Bishweshwar Nandi has said that the Agartala athlete is not prepared to compete at the Commonwealth Games, which is why she will miss the prestigious multi-nation event starting from April 4 in Australia.
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