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Asian gold medalist Hakkam Singh passes away
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Sangrur (Punjab) [India], August 14 (ANI): Former Indian hockey player Hakkam Singh Bhattal, who was an Asian Games gold medalist, passed away in a local hospital on Tuesday.
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Miffed over negligence, hockey player's widow to return awards
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 17 (ANI): Accusing the central government of doing little for hockey player Mohammed Shahid, his widow on Tuesday said she will return the awards, including Padma Shri, won by her husband in his lifetime,
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2020 Olympics: Mirabai Chanu likely to compete in 49kg category
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Commonwealth Games gold medalist Saikhom Mirabai Chanu might compete in the 49kg category at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics instead of her regular 48kg class as the international federation recently decided to introduce new categories in weightlifting.
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KSS Shooting C'ship: Om Prakash, Vijay win twin gold
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): Commonwealth Games 2018 bronze-medalist Om Prakash Mitharwal edged past 2010 CWG gold medalist Omkar Singh by just one point to clinch the gold in the 50m free pistol category at the 18th KSS Memorial Shooting Championship, here last evening.
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KSS shooting c'ship: Elavenil Valarivan clinches two gold
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Cup gold medalist Elavenil Valarivan from Gujarat bettered world record score of 252.4 and clinched first place in both the senior and junior categories of the 10m air rifle event in the 18th KSS Me
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Congress is gold medallist in corruption: PM Modi
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India] May 3 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the Congress is a gold medalist in corruption.
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Youngest CWG gold medalist delighted after PM Modi's praise
Updated : 8 years, 1 month 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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I sat on the ground by choice, CWG gold medalist dismisses controversy
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Charkhi Dadri (Haryana) [India], Apr 18 (ANI): Indian shooter Manu Bhaker, who clinched gold at the recently concluded Commonwealth Games, on Wednesday rebuffed reports that she was insulted during a felicitation ceremony held in her village.
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2018 CWG gold-medalist Punam Yadav attacked in Varanasi's Rohaniya
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): Indian weightlifting Punam Yadav, who picked a gold medal in the ongoing 21st Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, has filed a complaint to police after she was attacked in Varanasi's Rohaniya.
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Andhra Pradesh: Cash award announced for Commonwealth gold medalist
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Amaravati (Telangana) [India], Apr. 12 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh state government has announced a cash reward to Ragala Venkata Rahul, who won a gold medal in weightlifting in the ongoing Commonwealth games in Australia.
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Youth National Boxing C'ship: Haryana's Joni reaches final
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Rohtak [India], March 30 (ANI): In a major turn of events, Haryana's Joni upset World Youth Championship gold medalist Ankushita Boro of Assam to book her spot in the finals of the Second Youth National Boxing Championship, here at the National Boxing Academy last evening.
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Vikas Krishnan, Amit Phangal cruise into Strandja Memorial Tournament fina
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Sofia (Bulgaria), February 24: After MC Mary Kom and Seema Poonia booked their berth in the finals on Friday evening, Asian Games gold medalist Vikas Krishnan and fast rising Amit Phangal had to dig deep to enter the finals and inch closer to the gold medal, here at the Strandja Memorial Tou
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