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Udhayanidhi Stalin praises 'Dravidian model' after meeting Manipur athlete
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Udhayanidhi Stalin met athletes from Manipur on Friday.
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Neeraj Chopra, Murali Sreeshankar to compete at Zurich Diamond League on T
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Reigning Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra will go into the Zurich meet after winning a historic gold medal at the World Athletics Championships 2023 last week, becoming the first Indian to be crowned world champion in any track and field category.
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Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik honours athletes with the prestigious Biju P
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
In a grand award ceremony held at Bhubaneswar, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik presented the prestigious Biju Patnaik Sports Award to Cyclist Swasti Singh for her exceptional performance in the field of sports.
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A look at rivalry between India's Neeraj Chopra, Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Rivalries between athletes/teams from two countries who are neighbours and a shared history, have always been one of the most intriguing aspects of various sports. India versus Pakistan is no different. Be it in cricket, hockey or any other sports, this rivalry always has taken the limelight
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India will shine in this year's Asian Games: Sports Minister Anurag Thakur
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur met athletes going to participate in the Asian Games in China, next month and encouraged them to continue their training with the same dedication.
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Bollywood celebs laud India's 4X400 m relay team for reaching finals of Wo
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Several Bollywood celebs on Sunday congratulated athletes Muhammed Anas, Amoj Jacob, Muhammed Ajmal and Rajesh Ramesh for qualifying for the final of the men's 4X400 m relay team event at the ongoing World Athletics Championships and setting a new Asian record in the process.
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PM Modi lauds Indian athletes for record breaking performance in World Uni
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
India finished seventh in the FISU World University Games with a best-ever haul of 26 medals – 11 gold, five silver and 10 bronze. The 31st edition of the games was held in Chengdu from July 28 to August 8. Significantly, before this edition, India managed to win just 18 medal
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India send 43-member contingent for World Armwrestling Championships
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Indian contingent are on their way to Kazakhstan with the men's team comprising of 16 athletes led by Banbatjuban Khongwir and Vice-Captain Fahad Samah, and the Women's team comprising of 15 athletes led by Captain Komalben Mayank Patel and Vice-Captain Anna Theresa. Meanwhile, the 8-mem
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Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports sanctions 634 athletes to take part i
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The sanctioned athletes met the set selection criteria, against the 850 athletes recommended by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA).
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Mission Olympic Cell approves procurement of pole vault landing pit for CW
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Tejaswin Shankar who qualified for the High Jump and Decathlon events of the Asian Games 2022, will exclusively be using the pole vault pit till the Asian Games next month and post the event, the pit can be used by all practising athletes at the JLN Stadium.
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World Athletics C'ships 2023: Avinash Sable fails to progress in final, fi
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Avinash Sable, who holds India’s national record in men’s 3000m steeplechase with a mark of 8:11.20, logged 8:22.24 to finish seventh in heat one. Only athletes finishing in the top five in the three heats advance to the final
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Over 20,000 runners to line up for Mumbai Half Marathon 2023
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Over 5100 athletes are registered for the prestigious half marathon, 9000 for the 10k run and 5900 for the 5k distance in both men’s and women’s divisions. The half marathon (21.1k) will begin at 5:30 am, the 10k at 6:25 am and the 5k at 8:00 am.
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