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Tokyo Olympics: Tough road ahead but Indian boxers aim to power punch thei
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): With six days to go for the Tokyo Olympics to get underway, athletes across the globe are looking to give finishing touch to their preparations and head for the showpiece event. The Indian contingent is no different as 126 athletes will look to give it th
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Indian Boxing Team to depart for Tokyo from Italy tomorrow
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): Indian Boxing team spearheaded by Amit Panghal and Mary Kom will depart for Tokyo Olympics from Assisi, Italy on Saturday.
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Muhammad Ali is my favourite boxer: Mary Kom tells PM Modi during virtual
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): Pugilist Mary Kom on Tuesday revealed that boxing legend Muhammad Ali is her favourite and she continues to take inspiration from him.
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Grit, passion and hard work key ingredients to any athlete's success: Mary
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): Sports brand PUMA has signed 18 Indian athletes who will represent the country in national and international events across sporting disciplines like shooting, hockey, track and field, boxing, table tennis, discus throw and badminton.
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Tokyo Olympics: Testing positive for Covid-19 in boxing final will land op
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], July 11 (ANI): If any participant tests positive for Covid-19 in the finals of the boxing event in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, then the opponent will receive a gold medal, and the Covid-19 participant will be facilitated with the silver medal.
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Spent around 6 months to learn just basics of boxing: Farhan Akhtar
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 9 (ANI): Ahead of the release of his sports drama 'Toofaan', actor Farhan Akhtar shared a glimpse of the training he underwent to prepare for his role of boxing champion Aziz Ali.
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I love boxing, train for three hours a day: 5-yr-old Arindam after registe
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Five-year-old Arindam Gaur, who registered a world record of 'fastest hundred boxing punches', has wished luck to six-time world champion boxer Mary Kom ahead of the Tokyo Olympics.
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AIBA increases weight categories for Elite, Youth Men and Women boxers
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], July 3 (ANI): The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has decided to increase the number of weight categories for men and women boxers, saying that it will allow a greater pool of boxers to fight in divisions they feel "most strong and comfortable" in.
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BFI recommends Gaurav Solanki, Sonia and Simranjit Kaur's names for Arjuna
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) has recommended the names of Gaurav Solanki, Sonia and Simranjit Kaur for the Arjuna Award. The federation has however not nominated anyone for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.
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Ashes: MCG Test to have 85 per cent crowd capacity, rest will have full at
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], June 30 (ANI): Cricket Australia on Wednesday confirmed that all the Ashes Tests will have 100 per cent crowd capacity except for the Boxing Day Test at the MCG as it will have an 85 per cent crowd in attendance.
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AIBA commits to ensuring boxers have fair fights
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], June 29 (ANI): The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has revealed major developments in its drive to reform boxing with the appointment of independent governance expert Professor Dr. Ulrich Haas.
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IOA thanks SpiceJet for agreeing to fly Olympic-bound athletes, officials
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): Indian Olympics association on Sunday thanked Ajay Singh, the president of the Boxing Federation of India and Spice Jet's managing director, for organising charter flights to Tokyo for the Indian Olympic contingent.
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