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If we keep winning medals, Hockey will garner admirers in India: Mandeep S
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 30 (ANI): Indian hockey player Mandeep Singh on Tuesday said that if the team wins laurels for the country, the sport will itself resonate with people and will garner more admirers. He also added that the Indian Hockey Team is confident of qualifying for t
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Olympian swimmer held on charges of sexual harassment
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Gwangju [South Korea], July 28 (ANI): A foreign swimmer here on Sunday was arrested over sexual harassment charges.
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We are with IOA, says NRAI on 2022 CWG boycott plan
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): The National Rifle Association (NRAI) of India has backed the Indian Olympic Association's proposal to completely boycott the 2022 Commonwealth Games, for excluding shooting from the sporting event.
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Tokyo Olympics 2020 to have Table Tennis mixed doubles
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): For the first time in the Olympic Games' history, men and women will compete together in a new Table Tennis mixed doubles event in Tokyo 2020.
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IOA president writes to Kiren Rijiju, urging to boycott CWG Games 2022
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Narinder Batra has written to Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju, urging him to boycott the Common Wealth Games (CWG) 2022 in the UK due to the exclusion of shooting.
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Hockey India names 18-member women's squad for Olympic Test Event
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): Hockey India on Friday announced an 18-member women's squad for the upcoming Olympic Test Event in Japan.
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Bajrang Punia is taking one challenge at a time
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia, who recently got selected for the 2019 Senior World Wrestling Championship, said he focuses on the fights that are approaching rather than thinking far ahead.
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Bajrang Punia among five wrestlers selected for Senior World Wrestling Cha
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New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): Five wrestlers among Bajrang Punia have been selected for 2019 Senior World Wrestling Championship, which is the first phase to earn a spot in the 2020 Olympic Games.
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Dhanraj Pillay bats for improving rural setup to nurture upcoming players
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 26 (ANI): Former Indian hockey team skipper Dhanraj Pillay has emphasised on the betterment of rural setup to find and nurture more players in the sporting circle and showed faith in current hockey team to make it to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
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Sports fraternity greet Kiren Rijiju's Twitter initiative seeking suggesti
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New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): Sportspersons including Hima Das and PV Sindhu on Thursday welcomed Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju's initiative of launching a new Twitter handle and inviting suggestions on it to make the country a global sporting superpower.
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Hockey India names 18-member squad for Olympic Test Event
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): Hockey India on Thursday announced an 18-member squad for the Olympic Test event in Japan.
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We'll send good contingent for Tokyo Olympics: Rijiju
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New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): India will send a good contingent for the Tokyo Olympics, which are scheduled to be held next year, Union Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju informed the Parliament on Thursday.
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