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First-ever National Yogasana C'ships showcasing India's heritage kicks off
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
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
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
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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Wheelchair basketball coaching camp organized in Srinagar
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
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
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
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
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
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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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
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
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
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
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, 4 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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