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National Games round up: Rosy Paulraj, Ajith share spotlight with National
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Rosy Meena Paulraj got into a good rhythm, and improved her personal best from 4.00m to 4.20m to break VS Surekha's National and National Games records set in 2014 and 2015 respectively. Ajith broke the National Record in the Clean and Jerk with a lift of 174kg to push National Games record
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Amlan Borgohain fastest man of National Games, Yarraji fastest woman
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Andhra Pradesh's Jyothi Yarraji stunned a star-studded field, including Dutee Chand and Hima Das, to win the Women's 100m gold in a thrilling race. Amlan Borgohain had registered a timing of 10.28s in the semifinals and though he could not improve on that performance he was more than happy.
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Badminton star Prannoy returns to court with a facile victory
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
HS Prannoy has been in good form since helping India win their maiden Thomas Cup title in May this year. His best came when he made it to the final of the Swiss Open, a BWF Super 300 event. He also had two semifinal appearances in the Malaysia Masters and Indonesia Open.
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National Games Swimming preview: India's best will make waves in Rajkot po
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Sajan Prakash emerged the Best Male Athlete of the 2015 National Games in his home state after bagging a phenomenal six gold and three silver medals. Besides him and backstroke specialist Srihari Nataraj, who is aiming to shine in the Freestyle sprints, Siva Sridhar (Karnataka) and a host of
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Desperately wanted to take part in National Games: Bajrang Punia
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Bajrang Punia is highly impressed with the efforts put in by the organisers of the 36th National Games, saying that the standard here matches the international tournaments, he has been a part of.
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Abhishek Pal, Parul Chaudhary take home both 5000m golds
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Abhishek Pal recorded a timing of 14:07.25 seconds to win gold in men's 5000m, falling short of the Games record of 13:50.05 seconds. Parul Chaudhary was, however, pleased with her first National Games gold, winning the title with a timing of 16:34.68.
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Foreign envoys get a glimpse of India's rich culture at Gujarat's Navratri
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], October 2 (ANI): Several foreign envoys to India, including from Denmark and Afghanistan, joined External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in celebrating the massive Navratri festival underway in Vadodara in Gujarat and praised India's rich culture and heritage. Read More
Legends League Cricket: Powell's heroics in vain, NRR plays spoilsport in
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The Tigers bowed out despite winning the match by three wickets. That is because though they finished on the same number of points -- 5 -- as the Gujarat Giants, an inferior net run rate meant they finished at the bottom of the four-team table.
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Feels great to reach the National Games Final just before Pro Kabaddi Leag
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Tomar made a vital contribution to Uttar Pradesh's 43-27 victory against Services in the Semi-Final of the 36th National Games Gujarat 2022 on Friday.
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PM Modi's diplomacy led to US granting India special waiver for vaccine ra
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], October 1 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention led to the US granting India a special exemption from the imposition of its Defence Production Act (DPA) on raw materials for Indian vaccine manufacturers, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on
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That's IT: Jaishankar says India expert in IT, Pakistan in 'international
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], October 1 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in a thinly veiled reference to Pakistan, said that just as India is an expert in information technology, "our neighbour is an expert in international terrorism" and warned that if terrorism is "being done
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We've to do what is best for our nation: Jaishankar recalls PM Modi's advi
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], October 1 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not yield to the pressure amid the soaring oil prices and advised that India must do what is best for the nation and if pressure comes then face it head
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