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New Zealand batter Suzie Bates won't rule out another opportunity at Olymp
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Suzie Bates was part of New Zealand's basketball team that went to the Beijing Games in 2008 and the 36-year-old has not given up hope of still being around in 2028 and making it to a second Olympics, though this time as a cricketer.
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"I am practising well for it," says Neeraj Chopra on preparation for Paris
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Indian Olympic gold medalist and World Champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra said that he will try to win a medal in the Paris 2024 Olympics.
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India's star shuttler Lakshya Sen urges PM Modi to fix his visa issue to e
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
India's star shuttler and 2022 Commonwealth Games gold medallist Lakshya Sen on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister Anurag Thakur and Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar to resolve the visa issues to enable him to take part in Japan and China.
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"Becoming mother made 360-degree change in my life": Archer Deepika Kumari
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The 29-year-old, who represents Jharkhand, showed that the long hiatus hasn't diminished her hunger as she clinched the Recurve women's individual gold beating Haryana's Sangeeta 6-2 and the mixed team gold with Mirnal Chauhan
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"Congress has always used black money," says Union Minister Anurag Thakur
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
"Congress has always been in favour of black money, this is how they (Congress) operate. They were in power for 10 years in the centre in which 2G scam, CWG (Commonwealth Games) scam, coal scam, submarine scam, Agustawestland scam, National Herald scam occurred. Now, how could Chhattisgrah C
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Punjab lifter Harjinder Kaur battles back pain to clinch gold in National
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Harjinder Kaur won gold at the ongoing National Games in Panaji on Friday after lifting a total weight of 201 kg with a best effort of 88kg in Snatch and 113kg in the Clean and Jerk section to clinch the women's 71 kg.
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Asian Games: 90-m mark in focus as Neeraj Chopra starts men's javelin thro
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The athlete had won a gold medal in javelin back in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta. With a throw of 88.06 m, he made a mark at continental level, giving signs of a fine future. Previously, he had also secured a gold medal in the Commonwealth Games 2018, with a throw of 86.47 m. Now five
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CM Yogi commends outstanding performance of players in Asian Games
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
India are on course for its biggest ever-medal haul at the Asian Games as athletics ended an action-packed Day 10 of the event with the glut of medals at the continental meet in Hangzhou. India won 70 medals at the Asian Games 2018 - its highest-ever medal tally at the continental event. In
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Harleen Deol unveils race day tee for Delhi Half Marathon
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Harleen Deol was part of the Indian squad that clinched the silver at the Commonwealth Games 2022.
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CWG infused sense of despondency in system while G20 made country confiden
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Making a comparison between two international events, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the Commonwealth Games organised by the UPA infused despondency in the system, while the G20 Summit showcased the strength of the country to the world.
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Asian Games: Hockey captain Harmanpreet, boxer Lovlina to lead Indian cont
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Harmanpreet Singh is one of the most effective drag-flickers in world hockey and was a member of India’s Olympic bronze medal-winning team in Tokyo. With six goals, Singh was India’s top scorer at Tokyo 2020. He also led India to a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham last y
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Hong Kong Open: Lakshya Sen pulls out, Ashwini-Tanisha in second round
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya, seeded eighth in men’s singles, was India's biggest bet at the Hong Kong Open 2023, which is being held at Hong Kong Coliseum in Kowloon. Other top Indian badminton players like PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth skipped the Hong Kong meet
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