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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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PM Modi lauds India's stellar performance at CWG '18
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Apr. 29 (ANI): Addressing the 43rd edition of 'Mann Ki Baat,' Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lauded the Indian athletes over their exceptional performance at the Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Gold Coast, earlier this month.
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Badminton Asia C'ships: Saina, Prannoy bow out in semis
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Wuhan [China], April 28 (ANI): Ace Indian shuttlers HS Prannoy and Saina Nehwal crash out of the ongoing Badminton Asia Championships after going down in straight-games in their respective semi-final clashes here on Saturday.
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Commonwealth leaders commit $4.1bn to halve malaria by 2023
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 28 (NewsVoir): In the culmination of a week of focus on a disease at a crossroads, the 53 leaders of Commonwealth nations committed to halve the burden of malaria across the Commonwealth within five years.
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AFI recommends Neeraj, Seema, PT Usha for sports awards
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 27 (ANI): The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has recommended Commonwealth Games gold medal winning javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra for the country's highest sporting honour - the Khel Ratna Award.
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Commonwealth leaders commit over USD 4.1bn to halve malaria by 2023
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Apr. 27 (NewsVoir): In the culmination of a week of focus on a disease at a crossroads, the 53 leaders of Commonwealth nations committed to halve the burden of malaria across the Commonwealth within five years.
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Srikanth crashes out of Badminton Asia C'ships
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Wuhan [China], April 27 (ANI): Top-seed Kidambi Srikanth suffered a major blow as he bowed out of the ongoing Badminton Asia Championships after once again slumping to defeat at the hands of Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei in the quarter-finals here on Friday.
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Badminton Asia C'ships: Nehwal, Sindhu ease into quarters
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Wuhan [China], Apr. 26 (ANI): Star Indian shuttler PV Sindhu, who clinched a silver medal at the recently-concluded 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games, eased past China's Chen Xiaox in straight games to storm into the quarter-finals of the Badminton Asia Championships 2018 here on Thursd
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ONGC eyes Asian Games, Tokyo Olympics post CWG success
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 26 (ANI): After the successful campaign at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Limited has now set their sight on the Jakarta Asian Games 2018 and the Tokyo Olympics 2020.
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