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'Great achievement for great country,' Russian envoy on javelin thrower Ne
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 7 (ANI): Envoys of Russia and Germany congratulated Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra who scripted history to became the first from the country to win gold in track and field at the Olympics on Saturday.
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Tokyo 2020: IOC President Bach visits Sapporo's Olympic Museum
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Sapporo [Japan], August 7 (ANI): International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach was in Sapporo on Saturday for the women's marathon. He was at the finish line to cheer the runners home, joined by World Athletics President and IOC member Sebastian Coe.
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Tokyo Olympics: KT Irfan, Sandeep and Rahul disappoint in men's 20m race w
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 5 (ANI): KT Irfan, Sandeep Kumar, and Rahul had a disappointing show in the men's 20m race walk at the Tokyo Olympics and they were not able to finish even in the top ten here at the Sapporo Odori Park on Thursday.
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AFI names 28-member squad for World Athletics U20 Championships
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): The selection committee of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has picked a 28-member team that will compete in 19 different disciplines at the World Athletics U20 Championships.
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Tokyo Olympics: Qatar's Barshim, Italy's Tamberi shares high jump gold
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 2 (ANI): Qatar's Mutaz Barshim and Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi on Sunday shared a rare Olympic athletics gold in the high jump here at Olympic Stadium. Barshim became Qatar's first Olympic track and field champion. He alongside Tamberi registered a best clearance of 2.37
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Tokyo Olympics: Dutee Chand fails to qualify for semis in women's 100m
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 30 (ANI): Sprinter Dutee Chand on Friday failed to progress to the semi-finals of the women's 100m event here at the Olympic Stadium.
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Tokyo Olympics, Day 7: All eyes on Deepika, Lovlina Borgohain; India to ki
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 29 (ANI): Equestrian Fouaad Mirza and golfer Anirban Lahiri will kick start Day Seven of the Tokyo Olympics for India but all eyes will be on archer Deepika Kumari and boxer Lovlina Borgohain.
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Tokyo Olympics: AFI selectors decide against withdrawing Sreeshankar, Irfa
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): Athletics Federation of India (AFI) selection committee on Friday decided, after great consideration, against withdrawing the entries of long jumper M Sreeshankar and 20km race walking athlete KT Irfan from the Tokyo Olympics.
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Let us win and let the others lose: Tendulkar's message to Indian athletic
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): Little Maestro Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday exhorted the Indian athletics contingent heading to the Olympic Games in Tokyo to chase their dreams of winning medals for the country.
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Tokyo Olympics: Tendulkar to interact with Indian athletics team on Tuesda
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): Legendary batsman and former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar will interact with Tokyo Olympics-bound Indian athletics team on Tuesday.
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Tokyo Olympics: IOA VP strongly opposes Madhukant Pathak's inclusion in In
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): Indian Olympic Association (IOA) vice-president Sudhanshu Mittal has strongly opposed the association's decision of sending Madhukant Pathak as the team manager of the athletics team in the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
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SA's Akani Simbine breaks African 100m record in Hungary
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Szekesfehervar [Hungary], July 7 (ANI): South Africa's sprinter Akani Simbine set a new African record of 9.84 seconds in the men's 100m to win at the Gyulai Istvan Memorial World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meet here in Szekesfehervar on Tuesday.
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