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WTT Star Contender Goa: Olympic Champions Ma, Chen to compete
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The 34-year-old Ma, widely regarded as the best to have ever played the game, is a two-time Olympic champion
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Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu wins silver medal at World Championships
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Mirabai lifted a total of 200kg (87kg snatch + 113kg clean & jerk), 2kg more than the Olympic champion from China Hou Zhihua (198kg) and 6kg behind another Chinese, Jiang Huihua (206kg: 93+113) who won the gold medal.
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BWF World Tour Finals: Prannoy clubbed with Olympic champion Axelsen, Nara
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The World No. 12, playing in his first year-end tournament, has been clubbed in Group A along with Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark, Japan's Kodai Naraoka and China's Lu Guang Zu.
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Olympic Champion Neeraj Chopra is the 'Friendship Ambassador' of Switzerla
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 22 (ANI/Mediawire): Switzerland Tourism has teamed up with Olympic Gold medallist Neeraj Chopra as its friendship ambassador to promote its notable tourist destinations to the burgeoning Indian travellers. As part of his new role, Chopra will share his experien
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More Sweat, More Glory: Times of India Sports Awards returns for its 5th E
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI/NewsVoir): India's stellar performance at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics is testament to the country's enormous sporting talent and to and recognise these sporting achievements, The Times of India is back with the 5th edition of its flagship proper
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Haile Gebrselassie named International Event Ambassador of Delhi Half Mara
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Haile Gebrselassie won the 10,000 m gold in successive Olympics (1996 & 2000) and eight World Championships Indoor and Outdoor track titles from the 1,500 m to the 10,000 m in a storied career.
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PM Modi congratulates Neeraj Chopra on becoming first Indian to win presti
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
The PM shared a tweet to applaud the Olympic Champion on his consistent performance, winning two major tournaments.
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Octa and Neeraj Chopra draw parallels between Athletes and Investors
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 2 (ANI/NewsVoir): In light of the recently announced three-year partnership with the Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra, Octa, a global educational platform focused on investments, decided to unveil the parallels between professional athletes and investors.
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Limca enters sports hydration category with new variant; Unveils #RukkMat
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 23 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Coca-Cola India has announced the first-ever brand extension for its homegrown brand Limca into the hydrating sports drinks category with 'Limca Sportz'. The brand, which has completed over 5 decades since its foundation in India, stands
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World Athletics Championships: Neeraj Chopra qualifies for final with 88.3
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Placed in Group A at Hayward Field, Neeraj Chopra, the reigning Olympic champion, recorded a throw of 88.39m in his first attempt, breaching the qualifying mark.
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Sydney McLaughlin cruises into 400m hurdles final at World Athletics Champ
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
The 22-year-old Olympic champion looked in great form as she left behind her challengers with a time of 52.17 in Wednesday's 400-meter semis.
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Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra clinches gold in Kuortane Games
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Neeraj threw 86.69 m to clinch the top prize in tricky and wet conditions. In rainy conditions, Chopra started well but there was foul in his second throw.
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