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Really happy that player under my guidance has won medal at Olympics, says
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 2 (ANI): PV Sindhu's coach Park Tae-sang is elated with the Indian shuttler winning a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics in the women's singles event. Sindhu on Sunday became the first Indian woman to win two Olympic medals as she defeated China's He Bing Jiao in the br
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Tokyo Olympics: Venkaiah Naidu congratulates PV Sindhu for winning her sec
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 2 (ANI): Vice President of India and Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday congratulated PV Sindhu for winning a Bronze medal at Tokyo Olympics and said she has scripted history by becoming the first Indian woman to win two Olympics medals.
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Tokyo Olympics: Sindhu was upset after losing semi-final, told her to rela
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Aug 1 (ANI): As PV Sindhu became the first Indian woman athlete to win two Olympic medals back-to-back, her mother PV Vijaya said Sindhu was disappointed after losing the semi-final, but it was impressive to see how she bounced back in the bronze medal match.
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Tokyo Olympics: Even though I was leading, I did not relax, says Sindhu
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 1 (ANI): Having become the first Indian woman to win two Olympic medals, shuttler PV Sindhu has said she has reaped the reward of years of hard work. Speaking after winning the bronze medal match against He Bing Jao, Sindhu said she had to close her emotions for this ga
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President Kovind, PM Modi congratulate PV Sindhu on winning bronze medal a
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 1 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated shuttler PV Sindhu for becoming the first Indian woman to win two Olympic medals.
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India is proud of you and awaits your return: Anurag Thakur after PV Sindh
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 1 (ANI): Sports Minister Anurag Thakur and Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister of Law and Justice, heaped praises on PV Sindhu after the ace badminton player created history in Tokyo on Sunday. Sindhu became the first Indian woman to win two Olympic medals as she defea
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Tokyo Olympics: PV Sindhu wins bronze, becomes first Indian woman to win t
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 1 (ANI): Shuttler PV Sindhu on Sunday became the first Indian woman to win two Olympic medals. Sindhu defeated China's He Bing Jiao in the bronze medal match of the ongoing Tokyo Olympics here at the Musashino Forest Plaza Court 1.
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Tokyo Olympics: Vandana Katariya becomes first Indian woman hockey player
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Tokyo [Japan], July 31 (ANI): Vandana Katariya who scored three of India's four goals against South Africa in the final pool A hockey game became the first Indian woman to register a hat-trick at the Olympics here at Oi Hockey Stadium -- South Pitch on Saturday.
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Women's striker Bala Devi believes her hardwork will open path for others
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): Bala Devi, the first Indian woman to sign a professional football contract, believes that the hard work she is putting in as the only Indian in the Scottish Women's Premier League will pave the way for others aspiring players in the future.
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Rijiju congratulates Tashi Yangjom for becoming 1st Indian woman climber t
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New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, on Saturday lavished praise on Tashi Yangjom as she became the first Indian woman climber to scale Mount Everest this season.
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Nethra Kumanan becomes first Indian woman sailor to qualify for Olympics
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): India's Nethra Kumanan on Thursday scripted history as she became the first woman sailor from the country to qualify for the Olympics.
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PM Modi hails Mithali Raj's achievement, says she is inspiration to both m
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday praised Indian women's team's ODI skipper Mithali Raj, who recently became the first Indian woman to complete 10,000 runs across formats, saying that her success story is an inspiration to not only women but also men c
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