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Heena bags gold in 10m air pistol in Hannover
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Hannover [Germany], May 14 (ANI): India's Heena Sidhu bagged a gold medal in the 10m air pistol category of the international shooting competition of Hannover last evening, in what marked as a strong build-up to next week's ISSF World Cup in Munich.
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CWG gold-medallist Punam Yadav dropped from TOP scheme
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): Indian weightlifting Punam Yadav has been dropped from the Union Sports Ministry's Target Olympic Podium (TOP) Scheme, despite making the country proud by recently picking up a gold medal in the 21st Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia.
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Nehwal is going in right direction, says compatriot Sindhu
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): Few weeks after slumping to defeat against Saina Nehwal and settling for a silver medal at the 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games, Rio Olympic silver-medallist PV Sindhu on Saturday heaped praise on her fellow compatriot saying that she has been doing pret
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Javelin thrower Neeraj snaps own record at Diamond League
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], May 5 (ANI): Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, who clinched gold at the recently-concluded 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, missed on a bronze medal but shattered his own national record by finishing fourth at the season-opening leg of the IAAF Diamond
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Nehwal, Prannoy break into top 10 of BWF rankings
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): Few days after settling for a bronze medal at the Asia Championships in Wuhan, ace Indian shuttler HS Prannoy and London Olympic bronze-medallist Saina Nehwal have broken into the top 10 of the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings released on Thurs
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No dearth of funds for sports: Col Rathore
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] April 30 (ANI): There is no dearth of funds for sports, said Union Sports Minister Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore on Monday.
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President Kovind meets CWG winners at Rashtrapati Bhawan
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 30 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday met with the medal winners of the recently-concluded 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games here at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
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Want to see India picking up more medals: Nehwal
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 30 (ANI): Days after bagging gold in the recently-concluded 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games, ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal on Monday said that she wants to see India picking up more medals in Olympics and Asian Games.
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CWG medal winners feats raised India's stature: PM Modi
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 30 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday interacted with the medal winners of the recently-concluded 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games here at Lok Kalyan Marg and said that their sporting feats have raised India's stature.
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Winning Olympic medal my ultimate goal: Babita Phogat
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 30 (ANI): Indian wrestler Babita Phogat, who made the country proud by bagging a silver medal in the recently-concluded 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, on Monday said that winning an Olympic medal still remains her ultimate goal.
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President Kovind to meet CWG winners at Rashtrapati Bhawan
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 30 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday will meet Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2018 medal winners at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
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Youngest CWG gold medalist delighted after PM Modi's praise
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 29 (ANI): 15-year-old shooter, Anish Bhanwala, who became the youngest Indian to win a gold medal for the country in the Commonwealth Games, expressed his jubilation on Sunday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded him for his feat in his radio programme, 'Mann
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