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AIBA Youth Men's and Women's World C'ships: Vikas ousts European champion;
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): Continuing India's fine run at the AIBA Youth Men's and Women's World Championships, Vikas pulled off a stunning upset win against the reigning European Youth Champion Yasen Radev as five Indian boxers registered remarkable victories on the second day of t
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South African Athletics C'ships: Caster Semenya wins 5000m race but misses
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Pretoria [South Africa], April 15 (ANI): South Africa's middle-distance runner Caster Semenya recorded a personal best timing in winning the women's 5,000m at the South African Athletics Championships on Thursday but she nearly missed the Tokyo Olympics spot.
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Task isn't over until we stand on podium in Tokyo: Manpreet after successf
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina], April 15 (ANI): India successfully ended their campaign in Cenard, Buenos Aires with a 2-2 (3-2 SO) and 3-0 double-header win in the FIH Hockey Pro League tie against Argentina over the weekend.
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Cancelling Tokyo Olympics 'an option' says Japan's ruling party official
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], April 15 (ANI): Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Toshihiro Nikai said on Thursday that cancelling this summer's Tokyo Olympics may be an option if the spread of coronavirus infections forces organisers to think it would be difficult to hold the even
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100 days for Tokyo: Olympic Rings unveiled on Mount Takao
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], April 14 (ANI): Tokyo 2020 and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) on Wednesday celebrated 100 days to go to the opening of the showpiece event with an unveiling of the Olympic Rings on Mount Takao.
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Tokyo Olympics: Rijiju, IOA chief peg India's medal hopes in double digits
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): With 100 days to go for the Tokyo Olympics, both Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Narinder Dhruv Batra said on Wednesday that they are expecting India to bag medals in double digits at the prestigious quadren
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We'll start vaccination process for Olympic bound athletes soon: IOA Secy
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Secretary General Rajeev Mehta on Wednesday informed that the vaccination process for the Olympic-bound athletes will start soon in the country.
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COVID-19: 21 campers test positive at women's national boxing camp
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): The National Coaching Camp for elite women boxers has seen 21 members -- including players and coaching staff -- test positive for coronavirus at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex. None of them however are Olympic-bound boxers.
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Vinka, Poonam give India winning start at AIBA Youth Men's and Women's Wor
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): The 2019 Asian Youth Champion Vinka and Poonam kicked off their campaign on a winning note to give India a perfect start at the AIBA Youth Men's and Women's World Championships in Kielce, Poland.
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100 days for Tokyo: Indian captains Manpreet, Rani confident of good show
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 14 (ANI): Following the Indian men's and women's hockey teams' spirited displays since the resumption of the international calendar, there is plenty of hope that both sides can finish on the podium during the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
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Argentina beat India 1-0 in third practice match
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina], April 14 (ANI): After a sensational FIH Hockey Pro League double-header where India won 2-2 (3-2 SO) and 3-0, Olympic Champions Argentina handed India their first loss of the tour by winning 1-0 in the third practice match of the tour on Tuesday in Cenard, Buenos Ai
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India Open: Carolina Marin and Kento Momota top entries for closed-door to
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): Rio Olympics champion Carolina Marin and World No.1 Kento Momota spearhead the list of top international entries at the much-anticipated India Open 2021 which will be conducted behind closed doors at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall in New Delhi from May 11-16.
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