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Sanjita doping row: Manipur CM seeks Sports Minister's intervention
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], June 3 (ANI): Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has written a letter to Union Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore seeking his intervention in Commonwealth Games gold medallist Sanjita Chanu's doping matter.
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Urine samples were changed: Sanjita Chanu on doping charges
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], June 01 (ANI): In the wake of her four-year suspension by the International Wrestling Federation (IWF) after she tested positive for a banned anabolic agent, double Commonwealth Games (CWG) Gold medallist Sanjita Chanu claimed that she was innocent and said she will
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Sanjita Chanu tests positive for doping
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): Two-time Commonwealth Games (CWG) gold medallist Sanjita Chanu has been tested positive for a banned anabolic agent, the International Weightlifting Federation confirmed on Thursday.
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Golfer Vani Kapoor is confident of winning on her international stint
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): Indian golfer Vani Kapoor, who is the only Indian selected for the Ladies European Tour this season, is hopeful for winning a medal on her international stint, bringing laurels to the country.
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Gagan Narang to mentor 135 young shooters
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Pune [India], May 23 (ANI): With an ambitious goal of finding 10 best Indian shooters to chase medals in the 2024 Olympics, ace shooter Gagan Narang is all set to provide advanced training to 135 young players under his Project Leap initiative.
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Shooter Heena Sidhu ready for World Cup challenge
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], May 22 (ANI): Former world number one and Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Heena Sidhu is geared up for the ISSF World Cup in Munich, which is all set to begin from Wednesday.
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Hillary Clinton to be awarded at Harvard
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [United States], May 21 (ANI): Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will receive Harvard's prestigious Radcliffe Medal for her "transformative impact on society," according to the Ivy League university.
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Heena bags gold in 10m air pistol in Hannover
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Hannover [Germany], May 14 (ANI): India's Heena Sidhu bagged a gold medal in the 10m air pistol category of the international shooting competition of Hannover last evening, in what marked as a strong build-up to next week's ISSF World Cup in Munich.
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CWG gold-medallist Punam Yadav dropped from TOP scheme
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): Indian weightlifting Punam Yadav has been dropped from the Union Sports Ministry's Target Olympic Podium (TOP) Scheme, despite making the country proud by recently picking up a gold medal in the 21st Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia.
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India finishes on top with 20 gold medals at SAJAC
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka] May 7 (ANI): Junior athletes added nine more gold medals to India's tally before the curtains came down at the 3rd South Asian Junior Athletics Championships (SAJAC) at Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday.
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India wins 11 gold medals on first day of SAJAC
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 05 (ANI): Indian junior athletes dominated the proceedings on day one of the South Asian Junior Athletics Championships (SAJAC) at the Sugathadasa Stadium, here on Saturday.
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Nehwal is going in right direction, says compatriot Sindhu
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): Few weeks after slumping to defeat against Saina Nehwal and settling for a silver medal at the 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games, Rio Olympic silver-medallist PV Sindhu on Saturday heaped praise on her fellow compatriot saying that she has been doing pret
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