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Dipa Karmakar praises medal winning Rio Paralympians
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], Sept. 10 (ANI): Gymnast Dipa Karmakar who missed getting a medal at the recent Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, by a whisker, on Saturday praised Paralympians Mariyappan Thangavelu and Varun Bhati for winning gold and bronze medals at the Paralympic
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Rio Paralympics: PM Modi lauds Thangavelu, Bhati for gold, bronze honour
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 10 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hailed India's Mariyappan Thangavelu and Varun Bhati for bagging a gold and bronze respectively at the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
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Powerlifter Farman Basha misses out on medal, finishes fourth at Rio Paral
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], Sept. 8 (ANI): Indian powerlifter Farman Basha missed out on a bronze medal as he finished fourth in the men's 49kg category here at the Rio Paralympic Games on Thursday.
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Jayaram outmuscles Kashyap to reach Indonesia Open third round
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Balikpapan [Indonesia], Sept 8 (ANI): Ace Indian shuttler Ajay Jayaram trounced compatriot Parupalli Kashyap in straight games to progress through to the third round of the Indonesia Grand Prix Gold here on Wednesday.
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India send largest-ever contingent as Rio Paralympics gets underway
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [England], Sept.8 (ANI): Few weeks after 2016 Rio Olympics concluded, the Brazilian city kicked off the Paralympic Games in a spectacular fashion with a backdrop of colour, music and a powerful message of inclusivity.
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Rio Paralympics: Lack of media coverage in India draws flak
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept.7 (ANI): As the world gears up for the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games in which 19 Indians will be competing, not a single Indian network including Doordarshan has picked up the broadcast rights for this global event.
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Japan introduces advanced technology in construction and communication
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Sept. 7 (ANI): Japan, the host of Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2020, is readying with enhancing its infrastructure in Great Tokyo area.
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Ministry announces cash bonanza for Rio Paralympic medallists
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept.6 (ANI): In a bid to motivate Paralympians ahead of the Rio Paralympics, the Sports Ministry on Tuesday announced that medallists from the prestigious event will be given the cash awards at par with the medal winners of last month's Summer Olympic Games.
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Ticket ballot opens for ICC Champions Trophy 2017
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], Sept.1 (ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday announced that the ticket ballot for next year's ICC Champions Trophy, to be staged in England and Wales from 1-18 June, will open today giving cricket fans the opportunity to apply to watch one of the 15 gam
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Indian Paralympic athletes leave for Rio
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 1 (ANI): The Paralympic-bound Indian contingent left for the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro last night for next week's Summer Paralympic Games.
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Century-old Indian runner Mann Kaur defies age to win gold at Vancouver tr
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Vancouver [Canada], Aug 30 (ANI): In a gripping tale of unwavering dedication and passion towards the sport, a 100-year-old Indian runner has become the talk of the town after she picked up a gold medal in the 100-metre race at the Americas Masters Games here.
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Yogeshwar Dutt's London Olympics bronze likely to be upgraded to silv
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi,[India] Aug 30 (ANI): In what may come as a pleasant surprise for Indian fans following athletes' disappointing campaign at the just-concluded Rio Games, veteran wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt's bronze medal from the 2012 London Olympics is likely to be upgraded to silver after
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