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German Open: Srikanth, Sindhu advance into second round
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Berlin [Germany], March 8 (ANI): Two-time Olympic Medalist PV Sindhu on Tuesday advanced to the next round of the women's singles at the ongoing German Open, here in Westenergie Sporthalle.
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International Women's Day: Indian Women Hockey Team shares their thoughts
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New Delhi [India], March 8 (ANI): Indian Women's Hockey Team players Vandana Katariya, Navjot Kaur and Gurjit Kaur, who played a vital role in the national team's fourth-place finish at the Tokyo Olympics last year, spoke about the growth in the number of youngsters taking up the game of
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Paralympics Silver Medallist Yogesh Kathuniya kicks off PM Modi's 'Meet th
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Patna (Bihar) [India], March 8 (ANI): Paralympics Silver Medallist Yogesh Kathuniya on Tuesday visited Patna's Government Girls Senior Secondary School and kicked off Prime Minister Narendra Modi's school visit campaign to create awareness among students about the importance of balanced diet
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Olympic champion pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis smashes his own world record
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Belgrade [Serbia], March 8 (ANI): Sweden's Olympic pole vault champion Mondo Duplantis cleared 6.19m to smash his own world record by one centimetre on Monday at the World Indoor Tour Silver meeting in Belgrade.
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Thousands across India register for Special Olympics Bharat's Amrit Mahots
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New Delhi [India], March 7 (ANI): With a month to go for Special Olympics Bharat's Return To Play - Inclusion Revolution program, more than 38,000 people with and without intellectual disabilities have already registered to be a part of the pan-India health program. Launched under the Azadi
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Exposure with junior hockey team helped me in my debut for India, says str
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Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], March 7 (ANI): Young striker Sangita Kumari has been making the right impression every time she has been called up for India duty. While she has been an integral part of the Junior India Women's side, she was tried in the Senior Women's side which played Spain r
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Xi Jinping politicised Beijing Winter Olympics to increase his sphere of i
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Beijing [China], March 6 (ANI): While China blames the western countries for politicising the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, a Canada-based think-tank in its report has stated that the games were sought to be exploited for political purposes by the host.
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Cocoa does not reduce exercise-related digestive distress, suggests study
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Washington [US], March 3 (ANI): As always, impressive athleticism was on display during the Winter Olympics, despite the pandemic and its restrictions that brought about major changes, both in training as well the output. But being at the top of one's game doesn't necessarily protect against
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China asked Russia to delay Ukraine invasion until end of Olympics: Report
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Washington [US], March 3 (ANI): A Western intelligence report said senior Chinese officials told senior Russian officials in early February not to invade Ukraine before the end of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, The New York Times reported citing senior Biden administration officials and
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Winter Paralympics: Russian, Belarusian athletes can compete as neutrals i
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Beijing [China], March 2 (ANI): The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Governing Board met on Wednesday to discuss "how the breach of the Olympic Truce" by the Russian and Belarus governments is impacting the Paralympic Games and the wider Paralympic Movement.
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International Boxing Association convenes meeting in view to suspend Russi
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Lausanne [Switzerland], March 1 (ANI): International Boxing Association on Tuesday announced that a meeting will take place later this week in view to suspend Russian and Belarusian athletes from the competition.
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FIH excludes Russia from upcoming Hockey Women's Junior World Cup
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Lausanne [Switzerland], March 1 (ANI): The Executive Board (EB) of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Tuesday announced their decision to exclude Russia from the upcoming FIH Hockey Women's Junior World Cup scheduled from April 1 to 12 in Potchefstroom, South Africa.
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