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Neeraj Chopra gets France visa to compete in international tournaments ahe
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): Javelin Thrower Neeraj Chopra has been granted a visa to travel to France to feature in the international competitions ahead of the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.
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World Athletics approves application of 23 Russians to compete internation
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Quai Antoine [Monaco], May 22 (ANI): The World Athletics Doping Review Board on Saturday agreed that the applications of 23 Russian athletes have met the exceptional eligibility criteria to compete in international competition as neutral athletes in 2021 under Eligibility Rule 3.2 while the
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Have zeroed in on Sweden or Finland as training base before Olympics: Neer
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): Javelin Thrower Neeraj Chopra has retained his sharp focus on doing his best in his maiden Olympic Games, despite the tough challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic. The lack of international competition hurts the national record holder, but he is lookin
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Indian men's hockey team return to international competition with roaring
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Krefeld [Germany], February 28 (ANI): Playing their first international match in over 12 months, the Indian men's hockey team led by PR Sreejesh put up a scintillating show as they outclassed hosts Germany 6-1 in the first of their four-match Europe tour on Sunday.
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Will do our best so that international athletes stay in quarantine for min
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], February 24 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports has said that whenever an international competition will be held in India, he will ensure that the international athletes are asked to be in quarantine for minimal days so that they
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Brainobrain conducts 6th International Competition to be held on 9th Janua
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 5 (ANI/NewsVoir): Being confined inside homes due to the pandemic, can never deter the spirit of learning and winning in young children.
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Yearender 2020: It has been a challenging year, but we dealt with it, says
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): As the coronavirus pandemic ravaged 2020, Kiren Rijiju, Union Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, feels the dreaded year was "challenging" with athletes being deprived of international competitions going into the Tokyo Olympics.
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Wushu coach in Kashmir nurtures young talent
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 24 (ANI): Rameez Ahmad, a Wushu coach who hails from Kashmir, trains and encourages the younger generation of the Valley to pick up the sport to compete at the National and International competitions.
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16 Elite Indian boxers to travel to Italy, France for training, competitio
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): India's elite men and women boxers will travel to Italy and France for a period of 52 days from October to December for their overseas training and participation in international competition. The overseas training and exposure have been sanctioned by the g
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Important to stay motivated when there are no competitions, says Birendra
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 26 (ANI): The Indian men's hockey team defender Birendra Lakra has faced several odds in his long career and speaking from his experience, Lakra has said that it is extremely important for everyone to stay motivated when there is lack of international
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2,932 athletes selected for further training under Khelo India scheme: Kir
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): In order to capitalise on the sporting talent in the country, 2,932 athletes under the Khelo India Scheme and 10,248 athletes under various SAI sports promotional schemes have been selected for further training to excel in national and international com
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MB Prakash to represent India after being invited to be jury member in Int
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 30 (ANI): MB Prakash from Bengaluru, who is India's one of the very few accordionists, will now be representing the country in the upcoming PIF World Accordion Competition 2020 after being named as a member in the jury board.
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