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Important to play simple hockey and not do anything too dramatic: Rupinder
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina], April 2 (ANI): India's experienced defender and drag-flicker Rupinder Pal Singh is not only excited, but also feels a sense of relief as he returns to the squad. The Indian men's hockey team on Thursday arrived in Buenos Aires to take on Olympic champions Argentina
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Indian men's hockey team leaves for Argentina to play FIH Pro League match
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): The Indian men's hockey team on Wednesday departed for Buenos Aires to take on Olympic champions Argentina in the upcoming FIH Pro League matches on April 11 and 12.
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HI name 22-member men's squad for tour of Argentina
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): Hockey India on Tuesday announced the 22-member men's squad that will take on Olympic champions Argentina in the FIH Hockey Pro League matches on April 11 and 12 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Swiss Open: Final match against Carolina Marin won't be easy, says Sindhu
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Basel [Switzerland], March 6 (ANI): Ace India shuttler PV Sindhu feels her Swiss Open final with Olympic champion Carolina Marin won't be an easy one on Sunday.
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Felt ecstatic after beating reigning Olympic champion: Deepak Kumar
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 5 (ANI): Boxer Deepak Kumar returned home with a silver medal after reaching the finals of the Strandja Memorial Tournament, but the pugilist isn't too excited. The boxer says that no one remembers a silver medal and now he has set his sights on winning a gold med
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Strandja Memorial Tournament: Deepak stuns Olympic champion to enter final
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 26 (ANI): Indian boxer Deepak Kumar produced a scintillating performance to cause a major upset at the 72nd Strandja Memorial Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria as he defeated the reigning Olympic champion Uzbekistan's Shakhobidin Zoirov in the men's 52kg semi-final bo
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Dita named ambassador for World Athletics Half Marathon Championships Gdyn
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Quai Antoine [Monaco], October 14 (ANI): Romania's 2008 Olympic champion Constantina Dita has been named an ambassador for the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships Gdynia 2020 on October 17.
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Abhinav Bindra set to participate in 'Sunfeast India Run As One'
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 7 (ANI): Former Olympic champion shooter Abhinav Bindra will participate in the 'Sunfeast India Run As One' initiative.
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Beating Olympic champion Li Xuerui in 2012 was turning point of career: PV
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 26 (ANI): Indian shuttler PV Sindhu has revealed the turning point of her career was when she defeated Olympic champion Li Xuerui in 2012.
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President Ram Nath Kovind condoles demise of hockey legend Balbir Singh Sr
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday condoled the demise of a hockey legend and three-time Olympic gold medallist Balbir Singh Sr who passed away this morning at the age of 95 after battling multiple health issues in Mohali.
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Hockey India pays tribute to legend Balbir Singh Sr
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): Hockey India expressed its deepest condolences on the demise of legend Balbir Singh Senior who breathed his last on Monday morning at Mohali.
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Abhinav Bindra, Heena Sidhu mourn demise of hockey legend Balbir Singh
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): Olympic gold medallist shooter Abhinav Bindra on Monday mourned the demise of three-time Olympic champion Balbir Singh, who passed away this morning at the age of 95 after battling multiple health issues.
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