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Tokyo Olympics: Discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur ranks second in qualificati
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 31 (ANI): India discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur qualified for the finals after finishing second in the women's discus throw qualification event here at Olympic Stadium on Saturday.
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Indian discus thrower Seema Punia earns Tokyo Olympics berth
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): Veteran Indian discus thrower Seema Punia on Tuesday bagged the Tokyo Olympics berth after a sensational performance in the Inter-State meet in Patiala.
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Tokyo-bound discus thrower Kamalpreet improves on own National Record with
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Patiala (Punjab) [India], June 21 (ANI): Tokyo 2020 bound discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur is in no mood of stopping before the showpiece event as the 25-year-old has broken the national record -- for the second time in the last four months -- at the Indian Grand Prix IV, here on Monday.
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Discus thrower Vikas Gowda retires
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): Discus thrower Vikas Gowda, who holds the current national record of 66.28m, officially announced his retirement from athletics on Wednesday.
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CWG: Seema Punia wins silver, Navjeet Dhillon settles for bronze in discus
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Gold Coast [Australia], April 12 (ANI): Discus throwers Seema Punia and Navjeet Dhillon won the silver and bronze medals respectively in the women's discus finals at the ongoing 21st Commonwealth Games here on Thursday.
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Athlete Seema Punia to be dope-tested by NADA
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 8 (ANI): Discus thrower Seema Punia will be dope-tested by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) ahead of the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, as she as she could not be tested during the 22nd Federation Cup National Senior Athletics Championships.
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Padma Awards 2017: President Mukherjee honours Sanjeev Kapoor, Dipa Karmak
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 13 (ANI): Chef Sanjeev Kapoor, Discus Thrower Vikas Gowda, Gymnast Dipa Karmakar, Wrestler Sakshi Malik, along with several others were conferred with the prestigious Padma awards today at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in Delhi.
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Rio Paralympics: Amit Saroha disappoints, finishes last in men's disc
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], Sept.9 (ANI): India's discus thrower Amit Kumar Saroha, who competed against seven other athletes at the ongoing Rio Paralympics, produced a disappointing performance as he finished last in the men's discus throw F52 event here in Rio de Janeiro last evenin
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Shot putter Manpreet Kaur, discus thrower Vikas Gowda crash out of Rio Oly
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.12 (ANI): In another setback for India, shot putter Manpreet Kaur on Friday crashed out of the Rio Olympics after failing to qualify for the finals of the women's shot put event here at the Olympic Stadium.
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