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IWF lifts provisional suspension on weightlifter Sanjita Chanu
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 23 (ANI): Dope shaming came to an end for the two-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist Sanjita Chanu on Wednesday with the revoking of a ban for the Indian weightlifter, who was tested positive for a banned anabolic steroid and provisionally suspended by the Internat
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Khelo India Youth Games: K'taka swimmer Nataraj bags 7th gold
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 16 (ANI): Karnataka swimmer Srihari Nataraj emerged as the most prolific gold medallist as he added two more medals on Tuesday to reach a total of seven at the ongoing Khelo India Youth Games.
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Kashyap, Nehwal's 'best match' for life
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Dec 14 (ANI): Surprise, Surprise! Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Parupalli Kashyap have tied the knot in a private ceremony. The announcement was made by Nehwal on her Twitter handle with two adorable pictures with the
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Manika Batra, Saurabh Chaudhary among those approved by SAI for TOPS schem
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 13 (ANI): The Sports Authority of India's Mission Olympic Cell approved the names of 29 athletes, including Asian Games gold medallist shooter Saurabh Chaudhary and ace table tennis player Manika Batra, for its Target Olympics Mission Scheme (TOPS). The performance of
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Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat get Grade 'A' contract with WFI
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 30 (ANI): Asian Games Gold medallist Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat have bagged Grade 'A' annual central contracts, announced the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) in an event at Gonda, Uttar Pradesh on Friday. The contracts came into effect from November 15.
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Hockey WC: Argentina beat Spain 4-3 in a thriller
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Nov 29 (ANI): In an absolute thriller, 2016 Rio Olympics gold-medallist Argentina defeated Spain 4-3 in their opening Pool A match of the ongoing 14th edition of the Men's Hockey World Cup here at the Kalinga Stadium on Thursday.
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Hima Das appointed UNICEF India's youth ambassador
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 14 (ANI): Asian Games gold-medallist sprinter Hima Das has been appointed as the first ever youth ambassador of United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) India.
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Hong Kong Open: Shuttler Kashyap struggles into second round
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Kowloon [Hong Kong], Nov 13 (ANI): Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Parupalli Kashyap on Tuesday crushed Hsu Jen-hao of Taiwan in men's singles event on the opening day of the Hong Kong Open here at Hong Kong Coliseum.
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Bajrang Punia clinches top spot in UWW rankings
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], Nov 10 (ANI): Asian Games gold medallist Bajrang Punia on Saturday became the world's top-ranked freestyle wrestler in the 65 kg category in the recently updated rankings released by the United World Wrestling (UWW), the international governing body for the sport o
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Navjot Kaur crashes out of World Wrestling Championships
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Budapest [Hungary], Oct 24 (ANI): India's medal hopes suffered yet another setback after Asian Championship gold medallist Navjot Kaur lost to her Canadian opponent Olivia Grace DI Bacco in second repechage round of women's 68 kg freestyle event at the ongoing World Wrestling Championships b
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Indian contingent departs for World Wrestling Championship
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 09 (ANI): A strong 30-member team, led by Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik and Asian Games gold medallist Bajrang Punia will represent India at the World Wrestling Championships to be held in Budapest, Hungary from October 20 to 28.
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Judo gold medallist held for stalking and sending obscene pictures
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Bhiwani (Haryana) [India], Sep 24 (ANI): National level gold medallist in Judo, Sonu Sharma, has been arrested for stalking and sending obscene pictures to women through social media messaging apps including Whatsapp, Facebook Messenger and Instagram.
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