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Tokyo Olympics: PV Sindhu wins her opening match
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 25 (ANI): Shuttler PV Sindhu started her Tokyo Olympics campaign on a good note on Sunday as she won her opening Group J match here at the Musashino Forest Plaza Court 2.
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Tokyo Olympics: Rowers Arjun, Arvind qualify for SF after finishing 3rd in
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 25 (ANI): The Indian Rower duo of Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh qualified for the repechage semi-final A/B in lightweight Men's Double Sculls here at Sea Forest Waterway on Sunday.
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Tokyo Olympics: Manu Bhaker, Yashaswini Deswal fail to qualify for medal r
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 25 (ANI): Indian shooting contingent's woes continued on Day 2 of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics as both Manu Bhaker and Yashaswini Singh Deswal failed to qualify for the medal round after finishing 12th and 13th respectively in the Women's 10m Air Pistol Qualification, here
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Postpone, relocate 2022 Winter Olympics if China does not end abuses: US l
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 25 (ANI): A group of US lawmakers has called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to postpone the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and relocate the games unless China ends the ongoing "genocide" against Uyghurs and other minority groups.
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Rijiju lauds Chanu, says winning medal on first day of Olympics very speci
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): After Mirabai Chanu won India's first medal at the Tokyo Olympics in weightlifting on Saturday, former Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju praised the sportsperson and said that winning a medal on the first day sets the tone for more success.
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Tokyo Olympics, Day 1: Mirabai Chanu steals show with silver but shooters
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 24 (ANI): Ace weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu stole the show on Day One of the ongoing Tokyo Olympics as she opened India's medals tally on Saturday after bagging a silver in the Women's 49kg category.
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Micro artist from WB's Siliguri paints Olympic symbol to inspire athletes
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], July 24 (ANI): A micro artist hailing from Santinagar area in West Bengal's Siliguri, in a bid to inspire the Indian athletes participating in the Tokyo Olympics painted his nail with a symbol of the Olympics.
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Tiffany Haddish shares how she is preparing to play legendary Florence Gri
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 24 (ANI): Emmy-winning actor Tiffany Haddish, who is set to play the Olympic star Florence Griffith Joyner, proclaimed as 'the fastest woman in the world' in an upcoming biopic, recently shared how she has been prepping her body for the film.
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Tokyo Olympics, Day 2: All eyes on Mary Kom, PV Sindhu as India aims for a
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 24 (ANI): Shooters Manu Bhaker and Yashaswini Deswal will kick start Day Two of the Tokyo Olympics for India but all eyes will be on ace badminton player PV Sindhu as she gears up for the women's singles Group Play on Sunday.
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Tokyo Olympics: Manipur CM announces Rs 1 crore cash reward for Mirabai Ch
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh announced that the state government will be giving a cash award of Rs 1 crore to weightlifter Mirabai Chanu for clinching the silver medal in Tokyo Olympics on Saturday.
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My silver medal will inspire girls to take weightlifting as a sport: Mirab
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 24 (ANI): Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu feels her silver medal win in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics will inspire girls to take up the sport.
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Tokyo Olympics: Women's 10M Air Pistol and Men's 10M Air Rifle finals sche
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 24 (ANI): The Indian Shooting team will make four more attempts on Sunday to open its medal count in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Shooting competition.
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