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Athletics icon, 8-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt to visit India in Septe
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
This will be Bolt's second visit to India following his maiden trip back in 2014.
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Neeraj Chopra thanks Karnataka govt for support to NC Classic 2025
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Double Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra lavished praise on the Government of Karnataka, the Karnataka Olympic Association (KOA) and the Department of Youth Empowerment & Sports for its continuous support towards the Neeraj Chopra Classic -- an iconic moment for Indian athletics, and the co
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Neeraj Chopra reclaims number one spot in world rankings, Nadeem at fourth
Updated : 10 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The World Athletics updated the rankings earlier this week, upping Neeraj's points to 1,445 as compared to Peters' tally of 1,431. as per Olympics.com. Also, Pakistan's Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem sits at number four with 1,370 points to his name.
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Olympic Champion Giovanni Cernogoraz excited for "new, interesting, unique
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Olympic gold medallist and world champion from Croatia, Giovanni Cernogoraz, has enrolled for the auction of the inaugural edition of the Shooting League of India (SLI), marking what could be his first-ever appearance in a league-style shooting competition. With a decorated career in trap sh
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Confident that Weightlifting Warriors Academy will definitely produce Olym
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said that he is very confident that the newly inaugrated residential wing of the Weightlifting Warriors Academy will produce a lot of Olympivs champions in the near future.
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Another double podium for India at Suhl Junior Shooting World Cup
Updated : 12 months ago IST
The pair of Khyaty and Naraen shot 631.0 in the 38-team qualifying round to finish second and earn a shot at gold against the crack Chinese pair of Huang Yuting (Olympic champion in the event, double Olympic medalist and senior air rifle world champion) and Huang Liwanlin (the junior air rif
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Arjun Babuta wins silver behind Olympic champion Sheng Lihao
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The Indian fell only to China's, probably the greatest of all time and reigning Olympic champion, Olympic and world record holder, Sheng Lihao, by the narrowest margin of 0.1
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Rafael Nadal to be honoured with ceremony at this year's French Open
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Nadal, a two-time Olympic champion (Beijing 2008 singles, Rio 2016 doubles), retired in November last year. His remarkable win-loss record at Roland Garros reads 112-4, and there are plans for him to take up an ambassadorial role at the Grand Slam.
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Olympic Champion Dalilah Muhammad named international event ambassador for
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Dalilah Muhammad, lauded as one of the most accomplished hurdlers in history, has been named the International Event Ambassador for the 17th edition of the World 10K Bengaluru, scheduled for April 27.
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ISSF WC: Suruchi arrives with gold in women's air pistol
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
It was day six at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun Argentina 2025 and it heralded the arrival of a new star on the international circuit as Indian teenager Suruchi stunned a world class women's 10m air pistol field to clinch gold, India's thir
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"Did not feel like it was smooth sailing": Axelsen after India Open title
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Paris Olympic champions Axelsen of Denmark and South Korea's An Se Young registered thumping victories to clinch the men's and women's singles titles in the India Open 2025 at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall here on Sunday. Axelsen, playing in his sixth India Open final in 10 years, defeated Hong
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India Open 2025: Olympic champions Viktor Axelsen, An Se Young clinch sing
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Axelsen, playing in his sixth India Open final in 10 years, defeated Hong Kong's Lee Cheuk Yiu 21-16, 21-8 to clinch his third India Open men's singles crown while An Se Young had little trouble in packing off Thailand's Pornpawee Chochuwong 21-12, 21-9 in the women's singles final, as per a
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