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Sports Ministry to provide financial support of Rs 5 lakh each for bereave
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, on Thursday announced Rs 5 lakh each as financial support to bereaved families of Moscow Olympic gold medallists MK Kaushik and Ravinder Pal Singh, both of whom passed away last week due to COVID-
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Post my victory at Beijing Olympics, I wanted to quit sport: Abhinav Bindr
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): Former Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra has revealed how he wanted to quit the sport after bagging a medal at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.
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AFC President condoles death of Asiad gold medallist Fortunato Franco
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): AFC President Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa extended his condolences for the demise of former India International Fortunato Franco on Monday.
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Former India footballer and Asian Games gold medallist Fortunato Franco pa
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Goa [India], May 10 (ANI): The All India Football Federation (AIFF) condoled the demise of former India national team midfielder Fortunato Franco, who passed away on Monday in Goa.
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Hockey India condoles death of Moscow Olympic gold medallist Ravinder Pal
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): Hockey India mourned the death of 62-year-old Ravinder Pal Singh, who was part of the Gold Medal-winning side at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. The star player passed away on Saturday in Lucknow due to COVID-related complications.
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Asian Para Gold medallist Neeraj gets medical assistance, RTPCR report awa
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): After getting to know about the current health condition of Asian Para Gold medallist Neeraj Yadav, javelin thrower Sandeep Chaudhary called on authorities in Delhi and urged them to provide immediate medical assistance to him.
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Boxam International: Pooja Rani defeats world champion as nine Indian boxe
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 6 (ANI): Asian Championship gold medallist Pooja Rani (75kg) defeated World Champion Atheyna Bylon of Panama in the semi-final bout as 9 Indian Boxers stormed into the final of 35th Boxam International Boxing tournament in Castellon, Spain on Friday.
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Caitlyn Jenner shuns down rumours about running for California's governors
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 13 (ANI) American television personality and retired Olympic gold medallist, Caitlyn Jenner recently shot down rumours of her planning to run for governor in California.
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Varun Singh Bhati opens up about fighting polio and becoming a Paralympic
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 1 (ANI): Varun Singh Bhati was diagnosed with polio at a young age, but that did not deter the high jumper from attaining great heights in the sporting universe. The 25-year-old speaks about how he overcame his disability and went on to become a Paralympic bronze m
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COVID-19: Shooter Abhishek Verma opens small shooting range at home for pr
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India] July 20 (ANI): Amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis, Indian shooter Abhishek Verma, who is a two-time World Cup gold medallist, has opened a small shooting range at his home here for practice.
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Sanjita Chanu expresses elation as she is set to receive Arjuna Award
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): The two-time Commonwealth Games gold-medallist, Sanjita Chanu, expressed elation as she is set to receive Arjuna Award for 2018 after being cleared of the doping charge.
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Sanjita Chanu demands apology from IWF after being cleared of doping charg
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], June 12 (ANI): After the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) dropped the doping charge against Indian weightlifter Sanjita Chanu, the two-time Commonwealth Games gold-medallist expressed elation while demanding an apology from the federation.
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