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Ravi Dahiya 'disheartened' with move to keep wrestling out of CWG 2026
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): Olympic silver medallist Ravi Dahiya on Friday expressed disappointment after wrestling was not included in the initial sports programme list for Commonwealth Games 2026 which will be played in Victoria in Australia.
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Saina Nehwal slams BAI on scheduling dates of selection trials for CWG, As
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): Olympic medallist shuttler Saina Nehwal has come down hard on the Badminton Association of India on selection trial dates for Commonwealth Games and Asian Games which kicked off on Friday at Delhi's Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium.
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Seven-time Olympic Champion Allyson Felix to retire from track at end of s
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 14 (ANI): Legendary athlete Allyson Felix has announced that the 2022 athletics season will be her last.
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MOC approves financial assistance for Asian Games, WC-bound TOPS archers
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): The 72nd Mission Olympics Cell (MOC) in their recent meeting approved financial assistance of Rs 33.18 lakh (approximately Rs 3.5 lakh per archer) for the Target Olympics Podium Scheme (TOPS) Development Archers Parth Salunkhe, Aditya Choudhary, Dipti Kumar
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Good races will help prepare for Commonwealth Games, says Olympian swimmer
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 12 (ANI): Having returned to Bengaluru on Tuesday after participation in the French Elite National Swimming Championships at Limoges, France, Olympian swimmer Srihari Nataraj is eagerly looking forward to taking part in the upcoming Khelo India University
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Vishwaraj Jadeja becomes the first Indian athlete to skate 100 kms nonstop
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 12 (ANI/PNN): Indian ice-speed-skating athlete Vishwaraj Jadeja recently became the first Indian athlete to have skated 100 kilometres on the Frozen Sea in Sweden, as part of the Sea Ice Classic, Lulea. It was the first time an Indian has attempted and finished such
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Belinda Bencic triumphs over Ons Jabeur in Charleston to claim maiden clay
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Charleston [US], April 11 (ANI): Reigning Olympic champion Belinda Bencic defeated Ons Jabeur to claim the Charleston Open singles championship after a gripping 2-hour and 35-minute final on Sunday.
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Human rights 'guardians' look away Tibetans' self-immolations
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], April 10 (ANI): While there is a spate of incidents of self-immolations by Tibetans in protest against the Chinese colonial rule, a complete silence among world governments puts a question mark on the global community's commitment to human rights and the 'rule of law'.
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FIH Pro League: Indian Women's Hockey Team gear up for Dutch challenge
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 7(ANI): The Indian Women's Hockey Team is set to take on the World No. 1 Netherlands in their next set of FIH Hockey Pro League matches which starts here at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium on Friday.
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CBI orders inquiry against Indian Olympic Association chief Narinder Batra
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday registered a preliminary inquiry against the president of the Indian Olympic Association, Narinder Batra, and some unknown officials of Hockey India.
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Olympic great Lindsey Vonn to host Laureus World Sports Awards 2022 in Sev
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Seville [Spain], April 6 (ANI): Lindsey Vonn, the greatest women's skier of all-time, will be the host of the 2022 Laureus Awards Show in the picturesque Spanish city of Seville on Sunday, April 24, when the winners of this year's Laureus World Sports Awards are revealed.
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3BL to expand its Women's League to 12 teams in Season 4
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): Seeing the positive response to the recently concluded third season of the Basketball Federation of India (BFI) and International Basketball Federation (FIBA) backed 3x3 Pro Basketball League (3BL), the number of women's teams is all set to double for the n
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