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Himachal Pradesh announces Rs 1 cr reward for Tokyo Paralympics silver med
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], August 29 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh government on Sunday announced a reward of Rs 1 crore for high jumper Nishad Kumar who won a silver medal in Tokyo Paralympics.
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Young athletes doing well, says Anurag Thakur congratulating Shaili Singh
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh) [India], August 23 (ANI): Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Sunday congratulated India's ace long jumper Shaili Singh who clinched a silver medal in the women's long jump event at the ongoing World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi and
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Neeraj Chopra congratulates Anju Bobby George for her 'mentorship and guid
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 22 (ANI): Olympic Champion Neeraj Chopra congratulated Anju Bobby George for her 'mentorship and guidance' to Shaili Singh after the 17-year-old long jumper bagged silver in the World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi on Sunday.
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World Athletics U20 C'ships: India's Shaili Singh clinches silver in women
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya], August 22 (ANI): India's ace long jumper Shaili Singh clinched a silver medal in the women's long jump event at the ongoing World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi on Sunday.
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Tokyo Olympics: India's long jumper Sreeshankar Murali finishes 13th, bows
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 31 (ANI): India's long jumper Sreeshankar Murali finished his heats at the 13th spot with the best jump of 7.69m on Saturday in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics.
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Delhi Crime Branch nabs a notorious criminal wanted in a double murder cas
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): The Delhi Police Crime Branch on Saturday nabbed a notorious criminal wanted in the double murder case including a parole jumper in another murder case, from Mangolpuri Ring Road Flyover, said the Delhi Police.
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Tokyo Olympics: AFI selectors decide against withdrawing Sreeshankar, Irfa
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): Athletics Federation of India (AFI) selection committee on Friday decided, after great consideration, against withdrawing the entries of long jumper M Sreeshankar and 20km race walking athlete KT Irfan from the Tokyo Olympics.
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Shaili Singh is following in the footsteps of Anju Bobby George, says Riji
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, on Tuesday praised long jumper Shaili Singh and said she has a great future ahead of her as she is following in the footsteps of Anju Bobby George.
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Tokyo Olympics: Sure of landing a medal if I jump around 8.35m, says Srees
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Long jumper M Sreeshankar is confident about his chances at the Tokyo Olympic Games, believing that an 8.35m jump will earn him a medal in the showpiece event scheduled to be held from July 23.
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Triple jumper Christian Taylor ruptures Achilles tendon, undergoes surgery
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Ostrava [Czech Republic], May 21 (ANI): American triple jumper Christian Taylor's partner, Austrian athlete Beate Schrott, has announced that Taylor has ruptured his Achiles tendon and has undergone surgery. The 30-year-old suffered the injury during competition in Ostrava.
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Haryana STF nabs wanted criminal from Jharkhand
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], April 12 (ANI): Haryana Police Special Task Force (STF) on Monday arrested a wanted criminal and parole jumper, who carried a bounty of Rs 25,000 from Jharkhand.
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Varun Singh Bhati opens up about fighting polio and becoming a Paralympic
Updated : 5 years, 7 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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