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Taapsee Pannu calls out trollers in latest ode to women athletes
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 24 (ANI): A day after the release of the trailer of her sports drama 'Rashmi Rocket', actor Taapsee Pannu paid an ode to all the women athletes who are body-shamed and being called "masculine".
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JSW Sports add Axar Patel and Kagiso Rabada to talent management roster
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], September 21 (ANI): JSW Sports, the sports arm of the JSW Group conglomerate, on Tuesday announced the additions of India all-rounder Axar Patel and South African pace bowling sensation Kagiso Rabada to its roster of exclusively managed athletes. The firm will now manage all
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Anurag Thakur to meet state sports ministers twice a year to evaluate prog
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): The Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur on Monday held a meeting with state sports ministers to draw a roadmap for preparing the country's athletes for the future.
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Really wanted to prove myself at Tokyo Olympics, says defender Varun Kumar
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): When Indian men's hockey team drag-flicker and defender Varun Kumar didn't make the final team of 16 members for the Tokyo Games, he was evidently disappointed. But when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) allowed hockey teams to expand their rost
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CWC, Asian Games on radar next: Amlan Borgohain
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], September 20 (ANI): After winning the gold medal at 60th National Open Athletics Championships at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, in Telangana's Warangal, sprinter Amlan Borgohain has now set his sights on the Commonwealth and Asian Games in the upcoming year.
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Sharad Kumar among four para-athletes recommended for Khel Ratna; Avani Le
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 18 (ANI): The Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) has recommended the names of shooter Manish Narwal, high jumper Sharad Kumar, shuttler Pramod Bhagat and javelin thrower Sundar Singh Gurjar for Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2021. All four brought laurels
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Jammu sports motivator aims to help athletes win at big events
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 16 (ANI): Vickrant Mahajan, a sports motivator from Jammu, has started a programme to mentor athletes to win gold medals at big sports events like the Olympics.
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Video of PM Modi's interaction with Para-athletes released
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 12 (ANI): A video footage of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's interaction with Para-athletes, who brought glory to India Tokyo Paralympic, was released on Sunday.
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Video footage of PM Modi's interaction with para-athletes to be released t
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 12 (ANI): A video footage of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's interaction with Para-athletes, who brought glory to India Tokyo Paralympic, will be launched on September 12.
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Tokyo Paralympics medalists share experiences of meeting PM Modi
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 10 (ANI): Tokyo Paralympics gold medalist Sumit Antil and bronze medalist Harvinder Singh on Friday shared their experiences of meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence.
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Billie Jean King, 'Original 9' stars honoured at US Open
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 10 (ANI): Tennis legend Billie Jean King, who was among the nine women to take a stand for equal rights in tennis, along with five other former athletes were honoured at the US Open on Thursday (local time).
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Venkaiah Naidu praises India's Tokyo 2020 Olympic performance, calls for d
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday praised the performance of Indian athletes in Tokyo Olympics 2020 and called for doubling of medal tally in 2024 Olympics to be held in Paris.
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