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Focus on upcoming events, call on CWG participation to be taken by federat
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New Delhi [India], October 6 (ANI): Tokyo Olympic silver medallist Ravi Dahiya has started training again and his focus is back on the wrestling mat. After his podium finish in Tokyo, the star wrestler was engaged in many events once he returned to India.
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Great moment for Indian hockey as all our nominees for FIH Stars Awards ha
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New Delhi [India], October 6 (ANI): Hockey India on Wednesday congratulated all the award winners of the FIH Hockey Stars Awards which was announced on Wednesday by the International Hockey Federation (FIH). The voting-based annual awards had six Indian hockey players and two coaches from bo
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Gurjit Kaur wins FIH Women's Hockey Player of the Year, Harmanpreet wins m
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Lausanne [Switzerland], October 6 (ANI): As a likely outcome of India men's team winning a bronze at the Tokyo Olympics as well as the outstanding performance of the Indian women's team at the showpiece event, India's athletes and coaches dominated the FIH Hockey Stars Awards 2020-21.
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Court dismisses bail plea of wrestler Sushil Kumar
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New Delhi [India], October 5 (ANI): A local court in Delhi's Rohini on Tuesday dismissed the bail petition of Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar in the connection with the murder of 23-year-old Sagar Rana at Chhatrasal stadium.
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Indian men's hockey team hits turf for first time post bronze medal win at
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 5 (ANI): Bronze medallists from the Tokyo Olympics, the Indian men's hockey team resumed training at SAI Bengaluru on Monday. The team hit the turf for the first time after their podium finish at the Tokyo Games and looked all charged and pepped for the
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Chris Pratt, Katherine Schwarzenegger to be special Olympics ambassadors
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Washington [US], October 5 (ANI): Hollywood star Chris Pratt and his wife Katherine Schwarzenegger are becoming global ambassadors for the Special Olympics ahead of the 2022 Games in Orlando.
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India's performance at Olympics encourages further promotion of sports cul
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New Delhi [India], October 5 (ANI): Referring to India's outstanding performance at the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi on Tuesday said that it has encouraged the promotion of sports culture at every level.
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Golf was neglected for long, India's performance in Olympics increased awa
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New Delhi [India], October 5 (ANI): Former India cricket team captain Kapil Dev on Tuesday said that golf as a sport was neglected for a long time but the recent performance by Indian golfers increased the awareness towards the game.
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Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar seeks bail in Chhatrasal Stadium murder cas
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New Delhi [India], October 4 (ANI): Wrestler Sushil Kumar has moved a bail application in the Rohini Court in connection with the murder of 23-year-old Sagar Rana at Chhatrasal stadium.
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Vogue India celebrates Tokyo 2020 stars as Lovlina Borgohain, PV Sindhu, M
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New Delhi [India], October 2 (ANI): Indian athletes and 2020 Olympic medallists PV Sindhu, Lovlina Borgohain and Saikhom Mirabai Chanu have featured on the cover of Vogue.
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Tokyo Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra delighted to know of rising int
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New Delhi [India], October 2 (ANI): Tokyo Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra is elated that there has been a surge in interest towards javelin throw at the grassroots level in India ever since he won the country's first medal in track and field at the showpiece event.
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Despite Ravi and Bajrang's absence, we are hoping for more medals in World
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New Delhi [India], October 1 (ANI): India is hoping for more medals in the World Wrestling Championships this time after the team's performance at the Tokyo Olympics. The Indian wrestling contingent grabbed two medals at the Games held in Tokyo.
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