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Am very proud of all our athletes, says Rijiju as Seema Bisla seals Olympi
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said he is "very proud" of all the Indian athletes who are leaving no stone unturned in their preparation for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.
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Hockey India condoles death of Moscow Olympic gold medallist Ravinder Pal
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): Hockey India mourned the death of 62-year-old Ravinder Pal Singh, who was part of the Gold Medal-winning side at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. The star player passed away on Saturday in Lucknow due to COVID-related complications.
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MNCs avoid sponsorship questions amid calls for boycott of Beijing Winter
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 8 (ANI): Leading international companies sponsoring the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics are avoiding questions about their participation in the games, as China continues to face pressure over human rights violations in the northwest region of Xinjiang.
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Tokyo Olympics: 'Focussed' Abhishek Verma keeping distractions away as he
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): World number one pistol shooter Abhishek Verma chooses not to be distracted by reports in the international press about the uncertainty around the conduct of the Tokyo Olympic Games due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Rijiju congratulates Indian rowers Arjun Jat, Arvind Singh for sealing Tok
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju congratulated the Indian duo of Arjun Jat and Arvind Singh for sealing a berth in the rowing men's doubles sculls event for Tokyo Olympics slated to be held later this year.
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Wrestler Seema Bisla qualifies for Tokyo Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Sofia [Bulgaria], May 7 (ANI): Indian wrestler Seema Bisla has secured a Tokyo Olympics berth in women's 50kg after reaching the finals of the World Olympic Qualifier in Bulgaria on Friday.
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COVID-19: SAI, IOA join hands to help India's ex-international athletes, c
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): Sports Authority of India (SAI) and the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has collaborated to open a special cell to provide resource support to India's ex-international athletes and coaches who are COVID-19 positive.
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Indian paddler G Sathiyan working on variations for the Tokyo Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): Indian Table Tennis player Gnanasekaran Sathiyan on Friday said that he is hoping to put on a grand show at the Tokyo Olympic Games late this year and is working on different variations.
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BAI writes to BWF after postponement of Malaysia Open, seeks clarity on To
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): Following the postponement of the Malaysia Open, the Badminton Association of India (BAI) has reached out to the world body, Badminton World Federation (BWF) asking for clarity on the qualification scenario for its shuttlers and future course of action.
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Indian sailors' training, competition trip to Europe cleared at cost of Rs
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): Sailors Nethra Kumanan (Laser Radial) and Vishnu Saravanan (Laser Standard), as well as KC Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar (Skiff 49er) on Friday, secured Mission Olympic Cell approvals for their proposals to train and compete overseas ahead of Tokyo 2020.
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'Fully prepared' Atanu Das ready to hit bulls-eye in Tokyo Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): Nearly nine years after he failed to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics, a mentally stronger and more skilled Atanu Das will be eyeing to make a mark and go two steps further in clinching a medal in archery in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics slated to be held lat
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Arjun Jat and Arvind Singh qualify for rowing men's doubles sculls event f
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): In what comes as a huge positive, Indian duo of Arjun Jat and Arvind Singh have qualified for the rowing men's doubles sculls event for Tokyo Olympics after finishing second at the Asia Oceania Continental Regatta event.
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