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Gregg Clark appointed Indian men's hockey team's analytical coach
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI): Hockey India on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Olympian Gregg Clark as the new analytical coach of the Indian men's hockey team until the conclusion of the Tokyo Olympic Games scheduled to be held from July 23 to August 8.
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SAI invites Olympians, Para-Olympians for coaching roles
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 4 (ANI): In a move that promises to empower both elite sportspersons and young athletes, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Monday invited Olympians and Para-Olympians for filling the position of assistant coach (level 6) and coach (level 10).
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Former Indian defender Nikhil Nandy passes away
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 30 (ANI): The All India Football Federation (AIFF) condoled the demise of former Blue Tigers' Olympian Nikhil Nandy, who breathed his last breath on Tuesday.
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Olympian Manoj Kumar seeks PM's intervention to save BFI from derecognitio
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): Commonwealth Games gold medal-winning boxer Manoj Kumar has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and urged him to come to the rescue of the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) which is on the verge of being derecognised by the Sports Ministry for not adh
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First Black captain of US Olympic Team Rafer Johnson passes away
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 3 (ANI): Rafer Johnson, USA flagbearer and decathlon gold medalist at the Olympic Games Rome 1960 has passed away at the age of 86.
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Maradona's agility with ball was incredible, says US Olympian Keflezighi
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 26 (ANI): While condoling the demise of legend Diego Maradona, four-time U.S. Olympian Meb Keflezighi said the World Cup-winning footballer's agility with the ball was 'incredible'.
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Sports Ministry sanctions Rs 10 lakh to ailing hockey Olympian MP Singh
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 16 (ANI): The Sports Ministry has sanctioned Rs 10 lakh to hockey Olympian MP Singh towards the treatment of his kidney ailment, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) said on Monday.
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Anita DeFrantz assumes office as 1st vice-president of IOC
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], July 23 (ANI): Former Olympian Anita DeFrantz took office as the first vice-president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday.
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IOA president urges Olympians to lead the Olympic day celebrations on June
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] June 22 (ANI): Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Narinder Dhruv Batra on Monday urged the country's Olympic medalists and Olympians to lead the celebrations of Olympic Day on June 23, hoping that India transits from a sports-watching nation to more of an active spo
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Kiren Rijiju wishes Leander Paes on his 47th birthday
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 17 (ANI): Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday extended his wishes to ace tennis player Leander Paes, who turned 47.
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Dream is to become Olympic medallist, not just an Olympian: Nikki Pradhan
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 12 (ANI): Indian women's hockey team player Nikki Pradhan said her dream is to become an Olympic medalist and not just an Olympian adding that the team will do everything in the next year's event to make it to the podium.
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Time to stand together and beat this virus: Olympian boxer Akhil Kumar
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): Former Olympian boxer Akhil Kumar, who is currently serving in Haryana Police, on Thursday said the coronavirus crisis is the time to stand together and defeat COVID-19.
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