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Asian Games double gold medallist, Olympian Hari Chand passes away
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Born on April 1, 1953, the former long distance runner hailed from Ghorewah village in Hoshiarpur, Punjab.
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Olympic Gold Medallist Neeraj Chopra bats for Sports Science at KIYG 2021
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Olympic Gold medallist Neeraj Chopra emphasized on the importance of sports science and biomechanics while addressing at the National Centre for Sports Science and Research (NCSSR) session. The javelin thrower joined the session online as he is currently training in Finland.
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Tea vendor's daughter Kajol Sargar becomes first gold medallist of KIYG 20
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
The 16-year-old Kajol Sargar from Sangli in Maharashtra lifted a total of 113 Kg in the women's 40 Kg category to win a gold medal and kick-off Maharashtra's march towards the top of the medal's tally.
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CWG gold medallist Sathish exhorts young athletes to stay away from doping
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Indian weightlifter Sathish Sivalingam who won gold medals in the men's 77 kg weight class at both the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast. Sathish also qualified for 2016 Rio Olympics where he finished 11th in the field of 14 lifters. Two-time CW
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Paralympics medalist Praveen Kumar wins gold at 'able-bodied' meet, 24 par
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], June 4 (ANI): Tokyo Paralympics 2020 medalist Praveen Kumar clinched a gold medal in the men's high jump at the U20 National Federation Cup 2022 held in Nadiad, Gujarat on Saturday.
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PM Modi meets gold medallist Nikhat Zareen, other winners of Women's World
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met pugilist Nikhat Zareen and other boxers who won medals at the Women's World Boxing Championships in Turkey last month. Nikhat Zareen is the fifth Indian boxer to have won a gold medal at the prestigious event.<
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Government sanctions Neeraj Chopra's request to train in Finland
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): India's Olympic Gold Medallist Neeraj Chopra is set to switch his training base from Turkey and will fly out to Finland on Thursday.
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Paralympics Gold Medallist Sumit Antil lauds 'Meet the Champion' Initiativ
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Panchkula (Haryana) [India], May 11 (ANI): As part of 'Meet the Champion' Initiative, World Record Holder & Paralympics Gold Medallist Sumit Antil on Tuesday interacted with student representatives of 75 different schools in Haryana's Panchkula district.
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MOC approves Paralympic gold medallist Devendra Jhajharia's proposal to tr
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): The Mission Olympic Cell in their latest meeting added six Para Athletes including four Para-Badminton players to the Core team list of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) and also approved Paralympic Gold Medallist Devendra Jhajharia's proposal to train i
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TOPS approves extension of Neeraj Chopra's international training in Turke
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5(ANI): Sports Authority of India's (SAI) Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) Division has approved Olympic Gold medallist Neeraj Chopra and the Athletics Federation of India's (AFI) proposal to provide financial assistance of Rs 5.5 lakh approximately for extension
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Want to give back to Judo by training next generation: KIUG 2021 Gold Meda
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 1 (ANI): Judoka Deepak Mishra came into the Khelo India University Games 2021 in a rich vein of form, having bagged the Gold Medal in the All India Inter-University Men's Judo Championship in Kanpur in March 2022.
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No other job I would rather be doing: KIUG 2021 gold medallist weightlifte
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 28 (ANI): Komal Kohar set the bar fairly high for all to follow when she won the first gold of the Khelo University Games 2021.
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