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Indian sports is in right hands: Sharath Kamal on PT Usha's election as IO
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Legendary athlete PT Usha has been elected as the President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). The star sprinter Usha is one of the greatest athletes to have ever come out of India and brags four gold medals and seven silvers at the Asian Games. She missed out on a podium finish in the
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Paralympic medallist Avani Lekhara receives Para Sports Person of Year awa
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Apart from Sarkar Talwar, Avani Lekhara, who won two medals at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, was recognized as the Para Sports Person of the Year, while Shrey Kadyan was recognized as the Special Sportsperson of the Year.
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Youth World Boxing Championships: Ravina strikes gold as India end campaig
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Ravina (63kg) was up against Megan deCler of the Netherlands in her finals bout. In spite of not getting off to the best of starts, the Indian pugilist utilized her technical ability and quick movement to mount an impressive comeback against her Dutch opponent. The fiercely contested bout fi
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IBA Youth Boxing C'ships: Vishwanath, Vanshaj, Devika clinch gold medals
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Chennai-born Vishwanath handed India its first gold at the prestigious championships after thrashing Ronel Suyom of Philippines without breaking a sweat in the men's 48kg final, as per a press release from Boxing Federation of India
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Deaflympian Jerlin Anika considers shuttler PV Sindhu her idol
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Jerlin won three gold medals in the Deaflympics 2021 held in Brazil and she is the first Indian to win three golds at an Olympic event. She is also placed at number 1 in India within the deaf category in the sport.
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Youth World Boxing C'ships: Four more boxers confirm medals, extend India'
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The 2022 Youth Asian Championships silver medallists Kirti (+81kg) and Devika Ghorpade (52kg) were the other two boxers to confirm medals by securing their spots in the Last-4 stage. With addition of four more medals, India's total medal count now climbs to 11 the same as the last edition, h
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Jindal Steel and Power bags 5 Gold in ICQCC-22 held in Indonesia
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Five Kaizen (Change for Good) teams of JSP, four from the Angul steel plant and one from Tensa mines known as Panther, Shakti, Kaushal, Dynamic, and Sparta comprising 14 engineers, participated in the tournament and won the highest category awards in their respective fields.
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Youth World Boxing Championships: Vishwanath, Ravina among seven Indians c
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
With seven medals already confirmed, Tamanna (50kg), Preeti Dahiya (57kg), Devika Ghorpade (52kg), Muskan (75kg) and Kirti (+81kg) will look to extend India's medals tally as they fight in the women's quarter-finals on eighth day of the competition. Rhythm (+92) and Jadumani Singh Mandengbam
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India end Asian Airgun Championship with two more gold medals
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
In a show of complete dominance, India won 25 of the 28 events in the competition schedule over eight days.
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Asian Airgun C'ship: Indian shooters clinch 4 more golds, 2 silvers; medal
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
With four gold medals and one silver each by Esha Singh and Palak, the Indian shooting contingent leads the Asian Airgun Championship table with 34 medals, out of which 22 are gold, eight silver and four bronze.
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Asian Boxing C'ship: Shiva Thapa clinches historic silver, India conclude
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
This was Thapa's third silver and sixth medal overall at the prestigious tournament, which makes him the most successful male pugilist in the championships' history.
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Asian Boxing C'ship: Alfiya Khan bags gold in 81+ kg category, 4th for Ind
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The judges disqualified her final rival, Jordan's Islam Husaili, in the opening round ending India's women's boxing campaign with a total of seven medals.
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