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Dhaba owner's daughter Panchami Sonowal wins gold in weightlifting
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Panchami Sonowal has many difficulties in her life but is oblivious to them, she is concentrating on her game as she has full support from her family. Panchami, who considers India's Olympic medalist Mirabai Chanu as her inspiration, now aims to win a medal in the Commonwealth Games for the
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TOPS athlete Shreya Gupta eyeing gold in Fencing in her debut at Khelo Ind
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The three-month exposure trip, sponsored by the Target Olympic Podium Scheme, saw Shreya put some impressive displays across four World Cups held in Kazakhstan, Germany, Budapest and Poland. She marked a fine 2022 for herself winning bronze medals each at the Asian Championship in Uzbekistan
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Sports Budget: Fund allocation for 2023-24 raised by 11 per cent
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Budget allocation for the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has been increased by 11%in comparison to FY 2022-23. This is the highest-ever budget allocation for the Ministry since 2010 when Commonwealth Games were held in India. The Budget allocation is more than three times the bu
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Will try my hand at 'Bhatta' bowling: Neeraj Chopra interacts with Indian
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Neeraj said that the players should focus on enjoying the game and not taking too much pressure
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Indonesia Masters: Lakshya Sen makes to quarter-finals, Saina Nehwal crash
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The current Commonwealth Games champion, Lakshya Sen, came back strongly and completely dominated the second game to tie the match.
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Indonesia Masters: Lakshya Sen, Saina Nehwal advance; Kidambi crashes out
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen hardly broke a sweat and defeated Japanese shuttler Kodai Naraoka by a 21-12, 21-11 scoreline in his men's singles round of 32 match.
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Australia's Tahlia McGrath wins ICC Women's T20I Cricketer of 2022 award
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
McGrath only made her T20I debut in October 2021 and little over a year later was one of the nominees for the ICC Women's T20I Cricketer of the Year - such was the meteoric rise the Australian all-rounder witnessed in the shortest format. One of the most exciting talents around, she is also
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Wrestler protest: Brijbhushan Singh to issue statement after AGM meeting o
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
He also informed the media that the WFI had issued the explanation to the Sports Ministry within the stipulated 72 hours on the allegations made by wrestlers, including Olympic and Commonwealth Games (CWG) medalists, in Delhi.
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Protest will continue until we get justice: Vinesh Phogat
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Vinesh Phogat, the first Indian woman wrestler to win gold in both Commonwealth and Asian Games, told the media that the government should intervene and appoint former wrestlers for different roles in WFI.
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WFI president called me 'khota sikka' after Tokyo Olympics loss, has sexua
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Indian wrestler and Commonwealth Games medalist Vinesh Phogat on Wednesday alleged that coaches who are favourites of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) misbehave with women and harass them. She also accused the wrestling federation chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexually harassi
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Only Olympic medal is missing from my repertoire: Sharath Kamal
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The veteran Indian paddler came close to winning a medal in Tokyo Olympics but missed out losing a hard-fought battle against Ma Long of China in the third round.
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UK reaffirms '2030 Roadmap' commitments in high-level dialogue with India
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra on Monday called on Sir Philip Barton, UK's Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, in New Delhi as part of the annual UK-India Strategic Dialogue.
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