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Gatka Federation UK expresses gratitude for inclusion of Gatka sport in In
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, President of the Gatka Federation UK and the first turban-wearing Sikh member of the British Parliament, expressed his immense happiness on the inclusion of Gatka sport in the National Games of India.
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Exciting times for Billiards & Snooker, as IOA authorizes participatio
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], June 8: In an unexpected series of events, The Billiards and Snooker Federation of India (BSFI) was denied participation in the National games last year in Ahmedabad due to the internal conflicts of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA).
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Gatka to get significant boost after inclusion in the 37th National Games
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The traditional game of 'Gatka' is poised to get a significant boost nationwide as the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has officially included this sport in the 37th National Games-2023 scheduled to be held in Goa in October this year.
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Weightlifter Sanjita Chanu gets four-year ban by NADA for failing dope tes
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Chanu was tested during the National Games 2022 held in Gujarat in September-October and her tests came back positive for drostanolone, an anabolic-androgenic steroid prohibited by the World Anti-doping Agency (WADA)
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Delegation from National Games hosts Goa meets IOA members
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
A four-member delegation from the State of Goa, headed by the Sports Minister Govind Gaude held a meeting with the President, IOA P.T. Usha in the Olympic Bhawan, New Delhi.Gagan Narang, Vice President Kalyan Choubey, Joint Secretary, Bhupinder Singh Bajwa and Amitabh Sharma, Executive Counc
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PGTI Players Championship 2023: Sachin Baisoya establishes lead with 64 on
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Sachin Baisoya, who has had a decent run in the last two seasons having finished inside the top-25 of the PGTI Rankings, carried forward the momentum on Tuesday with a round that featured seven birdies and a bogey. Baisoya, a Bronze Medalist for Delhi in the team event at the 2022 National G
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Dutee Chand posts picture with girlfriend, sparks wedding rumours
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Chand came out as gay in 2019. She was recently seen raising awareness and support for the LGBTQ community by running with an LGBTQ flag in the Commonwealth Games 2022
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The way art, sports and culture came together during National Games, it fi
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
More than 14, 500 sportspersons, coaches and officials from all States and Union Territories participated in this year's National Games
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National Open Athletics C'ship 2022: Rosy Meena Paulraj wins pole vault go
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
She broke her own best of 4.20m, which she had set at the National Games 2022 last week
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National Games regains pride of place in mind space of athletes
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The National Games also showed that age is no bar to winning medals. Shauryajit Khaire (Gujarat), at 10, was the youngest to be awarded a medal while Lawn Bowl star Lovely Choubey (Jharkhand), shotgun shooter Seema Tomar (Services) and swimmer Richa Mishra (Madhya Pradesh) were among the old
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PM Modi extends best wishes to athletes upon conclusion of National Games
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Remarking on the grand success of the National Games 2022, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the sporting infrastructure was widely appreciated by the athletes, and the games will remembered for the focus on sustainability including furthering awareness on recycling, reducing plasti
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36th National Games: Sajan Prakash, Hashika Ramachandra secure 'Best Athle
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
As per a press release from the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, the 29-year-old Sajan Prakash won eight medals, with five individual gold, two silver and a bronze, to pip Srihari Nataraj who also claimed eight medals in all, with six gold including two in relays.
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