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Sports Ministry to launch short movies on journey of Tokyo-bound Indian at
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): To celebrate the occasion of 50 days to the Tokyo Olympics, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) is all set to launch short movies on the journey of Tokyo-bound Indian athletes on June 3, 2021.
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G7 leaders intend to back Japan's Tokyo Olympics efforts
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], June 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The Group of Seven (G7), consisting of the world's leading economies, is expected to pledge support to Japan's efforts in organizing and carrying out upcoming summer Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo following the G7 summit next week, Kyodo reported on We
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Thought I had won last bout at Asian C'ships, will work harder: Amit Pangh
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): India boxer Amit Panghal might have had to settle with a silver medal at the just concluded Asian Boxing Championships, but the 25-year-old understands that he still needs to work on his craft if he has to bring back a medal from the Tokyo Olympics.
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Debut for national team at a dream event like Olympics will be a fairytale
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru [India], June 2 (ANI): Young defender Manpreet Kaur, who has been training at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Centre in Bengaluru as part of the Women's Senior Core Probable Group, is eyeing to make her debut for the senior national team at the upcoming prestigious Tokyo Olympi
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Paris 2024 ready to take centre stage as Tokyo 2020 handover approaches
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Paris [France], June 2 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC)'s Coordination Commission for the Olympic Games Paris 2024 met on Tuesday, with the local Organising Committee delivering a clear message -- Paris 2024 is ready to take centre stage.
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Uttarakhand Police assisting Delhi police in Chhatrasal Stadium murder pro
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], June 1 (ANI): Uttarakhand Police is providing all relevant information to Delhi Police in its investigation in Chhatrasal Stadium murder case, a senior state police officer has said. Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar is a prime suspect in the case and has been ar
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Carolina Marin to undergo knee surgery, to miss Tokyo Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): Rio 2016 Olympic badminton champion Carolina Marin on Tuesday announced that she has torn the ACL on her left knee, and as a result, she would be undergoing surgery later this week. The 27-year-old also announced that she would not be in the best shape for th
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Working extremely hard to make it to Indian Olympic squad: Birendra Lakra
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 1 (ANI): Indian men's hockey team defender Birendra Lakra, who has been part of many memorable moments with the national side, said he is determined to make it to the national squad for the Olympics.
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Asian Boxing C'ship: Sanjeet wins gold, defeats Rio Olympic silver medalis
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], May 31 (ANI): India boxer Sanjeet Kumar on Monday won a gold medal in the 91 kg weight category at the ASBC Asian Boxing Championships.
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Asian Boxing C'ship: Amit Panghal, Shiva Thapa settle for silver
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], May 31 (ANI): Indian boxer Amit Panghal went down fighting against the reigning Olympics champion Zoirov Shakhobidin in a hard-fought men's 52kg final at the 2021 ASBC Asian Boxing Championships in Dubai on Monday.
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Indian judokas to leave for Budapest, SAI to cover cost of team's air pass
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): A two-member Indian Judo team of Jasleen Singh Saini (men's 66kg) and Shushila Devi Likmabam (women's 48kg) will compete in the World Judo Championship, an Tokyo Olympic ranking event in Budapest, Hungary.
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Current batch better prepared for Olympics than we were in 2016, says VR R
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 31 (ANI): Veteran hockey players VR Raghunath feels that the current lot of Indian players are better equipped for the Olympics than the ones who took the field in Rio de Janerio in 2016.
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