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Roma Shah bags 4 medals in World Raw Powerlifting Championships
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Surat (Gujarat) [India], Dec 28 (ANI): 2019 has been a tremendous year when it comes to India's women's athletes and adding a further claim to the statement, Roma Shah has bagged two gold and silver each in the World Raw Powerlifting Championships.
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Narinder Batra hoping for double-digit medals in Tokyo Olympics
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 24 (ANI): Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Narinder Batra on Tuesday said that he is hoping that the country will win double-digit medals in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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Brain injury in combat sports: Is there a safe level?
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Minneapolis [USA], Dec 24 (ANI): Head trauma is often a major concern for athletes who partake in combat sports, especially boxing and MMA. A new US-based study has tried to quantify whether there is a safe level of head trauma and if yes, how can the findings be put to use in order to avert
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Usain Bolt headlines star-studded event at the official opening of the new
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Dec 23 (ANI): Eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt blazed his way around the brand-new track of the Olympic stadium last Saturday together with other star athletes like Marlou van Rhijn (Dutch Paralympian sprinter) and Hannah Cockroft (British Paralympian and wheelchair runn
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Strict punishment is solution of doping: Olympian boxer Akhil Kumar
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 13 (ANI): After two athletes were banned by the NADA over failing the dope test, Olympian boxer Akhil Kumar on Friday said that the strict punishment is the solution to avoid happening of such cases.
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South Asian Games 2019: India's medal tally touches 300
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Dec 10 (ANI): India took its medal tally to 300 by Tuesday afternoon in the ongoing South Asian Games 2019.
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India continues to maintain dominance at SAG 2019
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Dec 5 (ANI): India continued its impressive show at the ongoing 13th edition of the South Asian Games (SAG), being held in Nepal, winning a total of 124 medals so far.
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Men's and Women's hockey team included in TOPS
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 5 (ANI): The Sports Authority of India's Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) on Thursday included Men's and Women's hockey team in the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) along with various other athletes.
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With grandeur, Nepal declares 13th South Asian Games open
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Dec 2 (ANI): Nepal President Bidhya Devi Bhandari on Sunday formally inaugurated the 13th edition of the South Asian Games (SAG) here with grandeur and fanfare.
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Concussions in high school athletes may increase depression and suicide ri
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Nov 26 (ANI): One of the most common forms of traumatic brain injury, a concussion, could lead to an increased risk of depression and suicide in adults, says a recent study.
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Optimal feather design of arrows depends on environmental conditions: New
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 24 (ANI): Choosing the right feathers for your arrow is key to winning in archery, say researchers who demonstrated the physics behind optimal arrow design at event in Seattle recently.
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Muhammad, Kipchoge named World Athletes of the Year
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Quai Antoine [Monaco], Nov 24 (ANI): Eliud Kipchoge and Dalilah Muhammad have been named the male and female World Athletes of the Year at the World Athletics Awards 2019, held at the Grimaldi Forum here on Saturday.
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