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Eminent sportspersons apply for diploma course in sports coaching
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 7 (ANI): As many as 33 eminent sports personalities across 15 sports disciplines have applied for direct admission for the diploma course in Sports Coaching at the Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports (NSNIS) Patiala.
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Ultimate goal is to win a medal at the Olympics: Neha Goyal
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 7 (ANI): Indian women's hockey team midfielder Neha Goyal has had to battle numerous challenges to make it to the top level. The 23-year-old faced financial concerns when she took up hockey as her family found it hard to procure sport equipment for he
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Sports Ministry extends contract of athletics foreign coaches, support sta
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 5 (ANI): With an aim to bring laurels in the 2022 Asian Games and 2024 Olympics, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on Saturday decided to extend the contract of nine foreign coaches and support personnel, including high-performance director of athletics.
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Tokyo 2020 confirms fourth COVID-19 infection
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], September 5 (ANI/Xinhua) An employee with the Tokyo 2020 organising committee has tested positive for COVID-19, it was announced on Saturday.
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Hockey midfielder Hardik determined to book place in Indian Olympic team
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 4 (ANI): India hockey midfielder Hardik Singh is looking to become a much more evolved player and is determined to book a place in next year's Tokyo Olympic-bound team.
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British Athletics appoints Christian Malcolm as new head coach
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Birmingham [UK], September 3 (ANI): British Athletics on Thursday announced the appointment of Christian Malcolm as the new Olympic Programme Head Coach.
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4-month men's national rowing camp to start in Pune from Oct 1
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 2 (ANI): With an eye on the Tokyo Olympics scheduled in 2021, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) has sanctioned the national rowing camp for the men's team from October 1 onwards.
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Eager to watch FIH Pro League tie between Germany-Belgium this month, says
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 2 (ANI): India men's hockey team defender and drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh is eager to watch the FIH Hockey Pro League matches, which will resume on September 22 in Germany, as it will provide insights into the variations and combinations the Europe
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Rijiju calls upon celebrities, corporates, athletes to revolutionise Fit I
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 1 (ANI): The Fit India annual advisory committee meeting was chaired by the Union Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday in the presence of Secretary, Ministry of Sports, Ravi Mital, Secretary, Youth Affairs Usha Sharma, Indian Olympic Assoc
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Punjab Sports Minister hands over Rs 5 lakh cheque to boxer Simranjit Kaur
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 1 (ANI): Punjab Sports Minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi on Tuesday handed over a cheque of Rs 5 lakh to Rajpal Kaur, who is the mother of boxer Simranjit Kaur.
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Hockey India celebrated Major Dhyanchand's 115th birth anniversary in full
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 29 (ANI): Hockey India Member Units across the country celebrated hockey wizard Major Dhyan Chand's 115th birth anniversary by organising various activities to remember the greatest field hockey player who was part of India's incredible gold medal-winning feats in the
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I'm sure we will achieve this target: Kovind on India finishing in top ten
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 29 (ANI): "I am sure we will achieve this target," said President Ram Nath Kovind while talking about India's chances of finishing in the top ten of the medal tally in the 2028 Olympics which will be held in the USA.
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