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Maldives re-joins as member of Commonwealth Games Federation
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], September 1 (ANI): Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) on Tuesday announced that Maldives Commonwealth Games Association has been re-admitted as one of its members, paving the way for the South Asian island nation to compete at future editions of the Commonwealth Games.
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Navjot Chana decides not to continue Judo after Arjuna Award snub
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 24 (ANI): Judo player Navjot Chana, who is a Commonwealth Games silver-medallist, has said that he does not want to continue the sport after being overlooked for Arjuna award, yet again.
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Looking forward to 'massive year' 2022: Meg Lanning
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], Aug 22 (ANI): Australia skipper Meg Lanning is looking forward to "massive year" 2022 as four major tournaments are scheduled in that year including two World Cups.
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Playing four major tournaments in one year daunting, but exciting: Alyssa
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], Aug 22 (ANI): Australia wicket-keeper batter Alyssa Healy believes playing four major women's competitions in 2022 will be "daunting" but at the same time she is excited about the challenge.
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CGF unveils Commonwealth Sport Foundation to address some of world's great
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], Aug 21 (ANI): The Commonwealth Sport Foundation, the new charitable foundation of the Commonwealth Sport Movement, has been unveiled on Friday with an ambition to help address some of the world's greatest challenges.
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Boxer Manoj Kumar requests Kiren Rijiju to consider his coach for Dronacha
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Kurukshetra (Haryana) [India], Aug 20 (ANI): Two-time Commonwealth Games medal-winning boxer Manoj Kumar on Thursday requested Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju to consider his coach, Rajesh Kumar Rajound, for this year's Dronacharya Award.
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U-23 squad, geography-based qualification: Dave Cameron's 'Olympic' vision
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 1 (ANI): With his eyes set on the hot seat of the International Cricket Council (ICC), Dave Cameron, former Cricket West Indies (CWI) chief, has a broad roadmap as to how cricket can become an Olympic sport.
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Fitness awareness helped Indians build immunity during coronavirus pandemi
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): The Fit India Movement launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year has been useful in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic by building fitness and immunity, said Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju. He was addressing the Ministerial Foru
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Sunset+Vine appointed as host broadcaster for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Birmingham [UK], July 13 (ANI): Following an international tender process, the world-leading sports broadcast production company Sunset+Vine was appointed as host broadcaster for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games on Monday.
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COVID care centre with 500 bed facility at Delhi's CWG Village inaugurated
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday inaugurated a 500-bed COVID care centre at Commonwealth Games Village and said it will serve people of East Delhi.
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Kejriwal, Sisodia take stock of arrangements at Commonwealth Games Sports
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia on Wednesday visited Commonwealth Games Village Sports Complex which has been turned into emergency COVID care centre to take stock of arrangements of beds.
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Sanjita Chanu expresses elation as she is set to receive Arjuna Award
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): The two-time Commonwealth Games gold-medallist, Sanjita Chanu, expressed elation as she is set to receive Arjuna Award for 2018 after being cleared of the doping charge.
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