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Karnam Malleswari appointed first Vice-Chancellor of Delhi Sports Universi
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI): Karnam Malleswari, India's first woman Olympic medal winner has been appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of Delhi Sports University.
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Captain Balbir Singh Sr's finger was broken, but he still played: Gurdev o
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI): Former Indian hockey forward Gurdev Singh, who played an integral part in India's Gold Medal victory at the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne, reminisced playing alongside the great Balbir Singh Sr ahead of the Tokyo Olympics.
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International Olympic Day: Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar meets state's Ol
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Haryana [India], June 23 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar met the state Olympic medalists on the occasion of International Olympic Day on Wednesday as he announced that sportspersons who have won medals in international games will be given jobs in the sports department so
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Tokyo Olympics: Any decision adversely affecting Indian athletes is not ac
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday said any decision that affects Indian athletes will not be acceptable ahead of the Tokyo Olympics.
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Rights groups call for boycott of Beijing 2022 games on International Olym
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], June 23 (ANI): A group of campaigners representing Tibetan, Uyghur, Southern Mongolian, Hongkonger and Taiwanese people will hold rallies in over 60 global cities, calling on world leaders, Olympic bodies and sponsors to boycott Beijing 2022 Games.
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Tokyo 2020: Wishing the very best to our contingent, says PM Modi
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has wished the Olympic-bound Indian contingent the very best for the upcoming Tokyo 2020 on Wednesday.
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PM Modi pays tribute to Indian Olympians on International Olympic Day
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to all the Olympians who represented India on the occasion of Internation Olympic Day on Wednesday.
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Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat to be the top seed in Tokyo Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): Asian champion and star Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat has been top-seeded in the women's 53kg category for the Tokyo Olympics.
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Tokyo Olympics: Discrimination must be addressed, says Kiren Rijiju on COV
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju has said "there cannot be any discrimination with any country" as he vowed to address the issue ahead of the Tokyo Olympics.
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Anirban Lahiri qualifies for Tokyo Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): Ace Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri qualified for his second successive Olympics as he finished as the best-placed Indian golfer in the final Tokyo Games Rankings released on Tuesday.
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Will work hard to give my best during Tokyo Olympics, says Tajinder Toor
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): Indian shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor, who bagged his berth for Tokyo Olympics yesterday, said he will work hard to give his best shot in the upcoming Games.
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Tokyo 2020: Swimming Federation of India nominates Srihari and Maana for U
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), June 22 (ANI): Swimming Federation of India (SFI) on Tuesday announced Srihari Nataraj and Maana Patel as their nominations for the Universality Places for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 which are scheduled to begin from July 23.
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