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Mann Ki Baat: PM Modi hails Indian blind cricket team, `divyang` athletes
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb.26 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing the nation in the 29th edition of his monthly radio broadcast 'Mann ki Baat', on Monday congratulated the Indian blind cricket team for winning the Twenty20 World Cup by beating arch-rivals Pakistan.
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Nike's new ad promotes Hijab-clad women athletes
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 25 (ANI): "What will they say about you? Maybe they'll say you showed them what's possible."- This is what sports brand Nike has to say through their new commercial, which has gone viral on the Internet.
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PV Sindhu set to be Deputy Collector
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Hyderabad [India], Feb.24 (ANI): Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu, who is the first Indian woman athlete to win a silver medal at the Olympics , has accepted a government job which was offered by the Andhra Pradesh Government following her Rio de Janeiro triumph.
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Herbalife Nutrition Partners with Special Olympics Bharat to train athlete
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 21 (ANI-BusinessWire India): Herbalife, a global nutrition company, announced its partnership with Special Olympics Bharat (SOB) to support and encourage athletes with intellectual disabilities in India.
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Surprising link between athletics and addiction, study reveals
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Feb 14. (ANI): In a latest development, a study has revealed that work-hard, play-hard culture may put elite athletes at higher risk of substance abuse.
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Centre announces financial assistance for struggling athletes of yesteryea
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India] Feb. 7 (ANI): The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports implemented a scheme named "National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons" for providing financial assistance to outstanding sportspersons of yesteryears.
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Trump 'Muslim-Ban' woes: Kashmiri athlete denied U.S. visa citin
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 1(ANI): The ripples of President Donald Trump's ban on citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States, has started infiltrating Indian shores as a Kashmiri athlete was denied visa to participate in an International world championshi
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Sindhu, Sakshi, Deepa illustrate strength of our women: President Mukherje
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 31 (ANI): Asserting that the present government is making 'Nari Shakti' an integral part of country's development journey, President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday said ace athletes like PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik and Deepa Malik illustrate strength of India&
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PR Sreejesh becomes member of FIH Athletes' Committee
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan.11 (ANI): The International Hockey Federation (FIH) Executive Board has confirmed the nomination of Indian men's hockey team captain PR Sreejesh to the FIH Athletes' Committee.
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Seven half marathons for seven days to collect running gear for underprivi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec.27 (ANI): Tarun Walecha, an architect by profession, is on a mission to create awareness and raise funds for underprivileged athletes by running seven Half Marathons (that is of 21.2kms) for seven days. He has embarked the journey of "Share & Care: Running Wee
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Over 1000 Russian athletes benefited from 'state-sponsored doping
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [USA], Dec. 9 (ANI): According to the latest findings of a report commissioned by the World Anti-Doping Agency, more than 1,000 Russian athletes across 30 sports have benefited from state-sponsored doping.
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`Sprint King` Bolt scoops record sixth IAAF Athlete of Year award
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Monaco [France], Dec. 3 (ANI): Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, who is set to retire after the World Championships in London next year, has been named the IAAF Male World Athlete of the Year, thereby lifting the coveted prize for a record sixth time.
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