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Hima Das to be Assam sports ambassador, confirms CM
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Dispur [Assam], July 18 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has confirmed that Indian Athlete Hima Das will be named as the first sports ambassador of the state.
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Four U-19 players called for SAFF championship camp
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): Four under-19 players- Prabhsukhan Singh Gill, Suresh Singh Wangjam, Rahim Ali and Rahul KP- who represented India in the FIFA under-17 World Cup 2017 have been called by national coach Stephen Constantine for the preparatory camp for the South Asian Footbal
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Youth Championship: Indian boxers clinch 17 medals
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Subotica (Belgrade) [Serbia], July 16 (ANI): Indian boxers took Serbia by storm when they struck 17 medals including seven gold, six silver and four bronze medals for the best haul in recent times in the 36th Golden Glove of Vojvodina here on Sunday.
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Part of me believes in my own abilities: Djokovic
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], July 16 (ANI): Newly crowned Wimbledon Champion Novak Djokovic, who defeated South Africa's Kevin Anderson 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 in the final of the championship, has said that he did not expect to make a comeback in the tournament but he never doubted his abilities.
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Milkha Singh backs Hima Das for 2020 Tokyo Olympic gold
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 14 (ANI): Legendary Indian athlete Milkha Singh on Saturday congratulated Hima Das, who became the first Indian woman to clinch gold at the IAAF World U-20 Athletics Championships and advised her to focus on 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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PM Modi moved by Hima Das' gesture of patriotism
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday tweeted a video of the final winning moments of Hima Das, who clinched gold at the IAAF World U-20 Athletics Championships, and said that he was "touched deeply" with sprinter's gestures.
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Hima's historic feat has parents beaming with pride
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Nagaon (Assam) [India], July 13 (ANI): Reacting to their daughter becoming the first Indian woman to win gold at the IAAF World Under-20 Athletics Championships, parents of Hima Das on Friday expressed their happiness on her achievement.
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Sports fraternity hails Hima Das's historic feat
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): The sports fraternity has come in unison to congratulated sprinter Hima Das, who recently became the first Indian woman to win gold at the IAAF World U-20 Athletics Championships.
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President Kovind, PM Modi congratulate Hima Das for scripting history
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have applauded Hima Das, who recently became the first Indian woman to win gold at IAAF World U-20 Athletics Championships.
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Mary Kom confident of World Championship title
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): Five times world champion M.C Mary Kom has said that she is confident ahead of the World Boxing Championship and is training very hard for the same.
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Asia Junior C'ship: Lakshaya Sen, Akarshi Kashyap to lead Indian challenge
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): Junior World No. 9 Lakshya Sen and World No.11 Akarshi Kashyap will lead the Indian squads at the upcoming edition of the Badminton Asia Junior Championship in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Pakistan Visa issue will be sorted soon: WFI President
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has said that the visa issue faced by Pakistani wrestlers ahead of Asian Junior Championship will be sorted soon.
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