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"Wrestling work has come to a standstill for the last several months": Baj
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Olympic medalist Indian grappler Bajrang Punia on Saturday said that no wrestling events have taken place for the last several months and asked the Sports Ministry to start "wrestling activities as soon as possible".
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'Blood, sweat, and medals for the country': Rahul Gandhi joins Bajrang Pun
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
"A player brings a medal for his country by watering the soil with his blood and sweat, with years of hard work, patience, and impeccable discipline. Today, I reached the wrestling ring of brother Virendra Arya in Charar village of Jhajjar and discussed it with other wrestlers, including Oly
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"Personal call": Yogeshwar Dutt on Sakshi Malik's retirement
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Olympic medalist Sakshi, who was one of the faces of wrestlers' protest against former WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over sexual harassment allegations, on Thursday announced that she is quitting wrestling after Brij Bhushan's aide Sanjay Singh was elected as the new president of t
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"I quit wrestling…," Sakshi Malik breaks down after Brij Bhushan aide elec
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Olympic medalist Sakshi Malik, who was a face of wrestlers' protest against former WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over sexual harassment allegations, on Thursday announced that she is quitting wrestling after his aide Sanjay Singh was elected president of the federation
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"Don't get intimidated": Former Olympic medalist Colin Jackson's advice fo
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Here in Kolkata for the eighth edition of Kolkata 25K 2023, Colin, 56 years old, who won a silver medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, was overwhelmed to see the response from the city and wished the participants the very best.
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MP: Scores of youth participate in 'Run for Unity' on National Unity Day i
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
India's hockey player, Olympic medalist and Arjuna awardee Vivek Sagar Prasad flagged off the Run of Unity race from Bada Talab in the city at around 7 am on Tuesday. The race ended at the Shaurya Smarak in the city.
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"Our players have created history at Asian Games," says Olympic Medalist Y
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
"Our players have created history at the Asian Games. This is the first time, we have crossed the 100 medal mark. We got 70 medals in the previous Asian Games and this year we got 107 medals. Our target is to win more than 15 medals in the Olympics this time and fulfil the dreams of our Prim
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Asian Games: PV Sindhu loses in women's singles quarterfinal
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The Indian women's badminton player and two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu failed to secure a win in the badminton women's singles match at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou on Thursday.
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Reliance Foundation says #LehraDoTeamIndia to Indian athletes at Asian Gam
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The campaign features some of India’s most decorated and celebrated athletes as well as athletes who will be appearing at the Asian Games for the first time and have immense promise. Among the stars to feature in the campaign are two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu as well as hockey legends
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"Neeraj's medal win matter of happiness for entire India": Panipat Dy Comm
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
India's Olympic medalist Neeraj Chopra made history in the early hours of Monday, capturing his country's first-ever gold medal at the World Athletics Championships and edging out Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem by less than a meter at the final of men's javelin throw event in Budapest.
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Quarter-final exit for two-time Olympic medalist P.V. Sindhu in Australian
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Indian badminton player P.V. Sindhu crashes out in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open Badminton after losing to Chinese-born American badminton player Beiwen Zhang 21-12, 21-17.
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Delhi Court summons Olympic medalist wrestler Bajrang Punia in a defamatio
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The Patiala House Court of Delhi on Thursday summons Olympic medalist wrestler Bajrang Punia in a defamation case filed by Naresh Dahiya (a Wrestling coach). The Court of Delhi summoned Bajrang Punia as an accused on September 6, 2023.
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