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Tokyo Olympics: Manpreet Singh to lead 16-member men's hockey team
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): Hockey India on Tuesday named midfielder Manpreet Singh as the captain of the 16-member Olympic-bound India men's hockey team.
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Dutee Chand scripts new national record but misses Olympic qualification m
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): Indian sprinter Dutee Chand on Monday scripted a new national record in the women's 100m with a time of 11.17 seconds in the ongoing Indian Grand Prix (IGP) 4 in Patiala.
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Tokyo 2020: Bajrang and Deepak seeded second by UWW for Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), June 21 (ANI): The United World Wrestling(UWW) has announced seeding for the Tokyo Olympics in different weight categories of men's freestyle.
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Tajinderpal qualifies for Tokyo Olympics, improves own National Record wit
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Patiala (Punjab) [India], June 21 (ANI): Indian shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor has bagged his berth for Tokyo Olympics after shattering his own national record, twice here at the Indian Grand Prix IV, on Monday.
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Sports Authority of India invites applications for TOPS CEO post
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): The Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Monday issued a fresh advertisement inviting applications for the position of CEO for its Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS).
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Tokyo-bound discus thrower Kamalpreet improves on own National Record with
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Patiala (Punjab) [India], June 21 (ANI): Tokyo 2020 bound discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur is in no mood of stopping before the showpiece event as the 25-year-old has broken the national record -- for the second time in the last four months -- at the Indian Grand Prix IV, here on Monday.
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Tokyo Olympics: Perturbed by slow turnaround time of COVID-19 test results
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): Indian Olympic Association(IOA) has sought clarifications on a number of issues following new regulations put in place by the Japanese government pertaining to entry conditions to Japan affecting 11 countries including India.
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Tokyo Olympics: Every 10 minutes we get a heart attack, says IOA chief Bat
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): With athletes in the home stretch of their preparations for the Tokyo Olympics, Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Narinder Batra has backed the contingent to make every Indian proud. He believes the Indian athletes are mentally strong and despite th
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Tokyo Olympics: Rani to lead 16-member Indian women's hockey team
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): Hockey India on Monday named veteran striker Rani as the captain of the 16-member Olympic-bound women's hockey team.
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Indian women's recurve archery team fails to book berth for Tokyo Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Paris [France], June 21 (ANI): The Indian women's recurve archery team failed to earn a Tokyo 2020 quota after an early exit at the final Olympic qualifier in Paris on Sunday.
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Tokyo Olympics: Maximum of 10,000 fans to be allowed for each sporting eve
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], June 21 (ANI): Tokyo Olympics organising committee on Monday confirmed that the spectator limit for the Games has been set at 50 per cent of venue capacity, up to a maximum of 10,000 people.
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Tokyo Olympics: NZ weightlifter Hubbard to become first transgender athlet
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], June 21 (ANI): New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard will become the first transgender athlete to compete in the Olympics after she was selected for the women's event at the upcoming Tokyo Games on Monday.
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