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Nikhat Zareen, Simranjit Kaur condole demise of Dingko Singh
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): Female boxers Simranjit Kaur and Nikhat Zareen on Thursday condoled the demise of former India pugilist Ngangom Dingko Singh.
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Wanted to do well in Asian Championships with eye on Tokyo Olympics, says
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): India boxer Pooja Rani is not happy with just winning gold at the recently concluded Asian Boxing Championships. The boxer has set her sights on the upcoming Olympics and is leaving no stone unturned to attain the ultimate glory.
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Dingko Singh passing away is an irreplaceable loss for Indian boxing: BFI
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): Former India boxer Ngangom Dingko Singh passed away on Thursday aged 42 after a prolonged illness. A Padma Shree awardee, who ended India's wait of 16 years for Asian Games gold in bantamweight category at 1998 Games in Bangkok, lost his fight to liver cance
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Tokyo Olympics: India women's hockey team has right balance of experience
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 10 (ANI): Indian women's hockey team midfielder Lilima Minz believes the Olympic core group currently in preparation mode for the Tokyo Games has the right balance between experienced and young players.
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Tokyo Olympics: No branded apparel, only India will be written on kits of
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, on Wednesday, said that the Indian Olympic-bound contingent will not sport any branded apparel during the upcoming Olympics.
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Ahead of Tokyo Olympics, IOA looking for new sponsor, confirms Rajeev Meht
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): Indian Olympic Association's (IOA) Secretary-General Rajeev Mehta on Wednesday gave his opinion on dropping off the Chinese sponsor from the Olympic kit for the Tokyo-bound athletes.
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Indian Archers set off for Paris to participate in World Cup Stage 3
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): A nine-member Women's Recurve Team has set off for Paris to participate in the Final Qualification Tournament for the Tokyo Olympic Games to be held in Paris from June 17 to 19 and the World Cup Stage 3 from June 20 to 28.
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Tokyo Olympics: IOA to arrange the sports kit of Team India locally
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): The Indian Olympic Association(IOA) and Sunlight Sports (Brand Li Ning) have reached an agreement together to arrange the sports kitting of the Indian Olympic team to Tokyo 2020, locally by IOA.
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Tokyo Olympics: Good show in the first match will give team right momentum
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru [India], June 9 (ANI): The Indian men's hockey team will begin their campaign in Tokyo on July 24 when they take on New Zealand in their first-round robin league match. To gain the right momentum it will be very important to begin well, believes experienced forward Ramandeep Singh.
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Shuttler Krishna Nagar aims for gold after qualifying for Paralympic Games
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): Indian para-badminton player Krishna Nagar (SH6) along with Pramod Bhagat (SL3) and Tarun Dhillon(SL4) have qualified for the Tokyo Paralympics. All three secured their respective places for the Tokyo Paralympics by virtue of their present impressive BWF worl
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Tokyo Olympics: IOC looking at redistributing slots held for North Korea
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], June 9 (ANI): With the Tokyo Olympics round the corner, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is looking at redistributing the slots that were held for North Korea.
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Tokyo Olympics: Overseas media to be strictly monitored by GPS
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], June 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Overseas media personnel will be strictly monitored after entering Japan for the Olympic Games to ensure they have no contact with the public, Tokyo Olympic chief Seiko Hashimoto has said.
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