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Coastal Goan village of Mandrem set to witness world-class shooting action
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The National Games will also see many Olympians, former India internationals and stars continue their comeback process with the Paris Olympics in sight. The likes of Rahi Sarnobat, Anjum Moudgil, Deepak Kumar and Saurabh Chaudhary are all in the fray in their respective events.
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Goa boxer Niharika eyes National Games gold as tribute to late father
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Daughter of former handball player Sreeram Gonella, Niharika is the second of the four sisters, and took up the sport in 2014. She has since then won two silver medals at overseas invitational tournaments, and also boasts of medals at Youth Worlds, besides the domestic medals.
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National Games: Swimmer Nina Venkatesh wins her fourth gold, Virdhawal Kha
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Nina Venkatesh stopped the clock on 27.70 seconds to win the gold ahead of Manavi Varma of Karnataka (27.90 seconds) and Rutuja Khade of Maharashtra (28.38 s) in the women's 50m Butterfly. Virdhawal, who had won the 50m freestyle, edged out his state mate Mihir Ambre (24.67 s) and Kerala's S
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Vishesh Bhriguvanshi leads Delhi to National Games Basketball medal
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The basketball finals concluded on a momentous note for Delhi as they clinched Bronze at the 37th National Games taking place in Goa
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U23 world champion Reetika Hooda ready for bigger challenges after Nationa
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Reetika, who moved to a higher weight category because the 72kg category is not part of the Olympics, is already thinking of qualifying for the Paris Games and felt that the National Games in Goa was a good opportunity for her to show that she can better the competition in India after the Wo
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'Still feel young at heart, but body feeling tired': Virdhawal Khade, Indi
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
With a career spanning over two decades, Khade's emotional victory marked the end of an era, leaving a lasting legacy in the world of Indian swimming.
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37th National Games: 14-year-old Dhinidhi Desinghu secures swimming gold i
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Sajan Prakash won his second gold medal winning the 200 Metre Butterfly event with a new National Games record, stopping the clock at 1:59.38 seconds.
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Vishesh Bhriguvanshi orchestrates Delhi's much awaited National Games Bask
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The Basketball finals concluded on a momentous note for Delhi as they clinched Bronze at the 37th National Games taking place in Goa. This win came after a long gap for Delhi as Bhriguvanshi captained the team that included star players like Joginder Singh and Ravi Bhardwaj.
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"National Games have special place in my heart," says Indian hockey player
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Haryana made a resounding start to their campaign at the Peddem Sports Stadium with an 8-0 victory over Tamil Nadu with Rani also getting on the scoreboard
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37th National Games: Virdhawal, Rujuta Khade crowned as fastest swimmers
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Virdhawal, the 2010 Asian Games bronze medallist, pipped Indian swimming latest sensation Srihari Nataraj of Karnataka for the gold with a timing of 22.82s. Srihari stopped the clock at 22.91s for the silver while Maharashtra's Mihir Ambre took the bronze with a time of 22.99s, as per a pres
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My success changed mindset of 'orthodox villagers' back home: National Gam
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
In 2015, Seema was selected under the Sports Authority of India (SAI) scheme to train in Dharamshala and it fast-tracked her journey to national competitions. Her improved performance meant that she was enrolled in the Khelo India scheme in 2018 and started getting a monthly scholarship of R
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National Games: 52-year-old Bhaskar credits rigorous fitness regime for lo
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Billiards and Snooker is making its competitive debut at the National Games as it was only a demonstration sport back at the 1997 Games in Bengaluru (then Bangalore). Bhaskar had then won the bronze medal with Ashok Shandilya and Geet Sethi winning gold and silver respectively, as per a pres
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