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Badminton World C'ship: Srikanth crashes out, Saina, Sindhu enter quarters
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Nanjing [China], August 2 (ANI): While ace Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth failed to reserve his seat in the quarter-final of the ongoing Badminton World championship on Thursday, former world number one Saina Nehwal and Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu cemented their spot in the last
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Railways approves new promotion policy for athletes
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 2 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has approved a new policy for promotion of Railway sportspersons according to which besides the sportspersons who won a medal, the sportspersons and coaches who have been awarded Padma Shri will be also be promoted as off
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Badminton World C'ship: Sindhu eyes quarter-final berth
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Nanjing [China], August 2 (ANI): Rio Olympics silver-medallist PV Sindhu will look to cement her spot in the quarter-finals of the ongoing Badminton World Championship when she takes on ninth-seeded Sung Ji-Hyun of South Korea in the last-16 clash here on Thursday.
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IOA calls for medical assessment of athletes and team officials
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 02 (ANI): The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Wednesday wrote to all National Sports Federations (NSF) to ensure the medical fitness of all athletes and team officials, who are to take part in the forthcoming Jakarta Asian Games.
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IOA issues directions to comply with 'no needle policy' ahead of Asian Gam
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 1 (ANI): The Indian Olympics Association (IOA) issued directions to all sports federation and athletes asking them to follow the 'no need policy' ahead of the upcoming 18th edition of Asian Games.
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Badminton World C'ship: Sindhu breezes into third round
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Nanjing [China], August 1 (ANI): Rio Olympics silver-medalist PV Sindhu got past her Indonesian opponent Fitriani Fitriani to book her place in the third round of the ongoing Badminton World Championship here at Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre on Wednesday.
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Asian Athletics Championships to be held in April 2019
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], Aug 01 (ANI): The 23rd Asian Athletics Championships will be held in Qatar's capital city of Doha, from April 19 to April 24, 2019.
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Badminton World C'ship: Nehwal enters second round
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Nanjing [China], July 31 (ANI): Former world number one Saina Nehwal edged past her Turkish opponent Aliye Demirbag in straight games to enter the second round of the ongoing Badminton World Championship here at Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre on Tuesday.
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Badminton World C'ship: Srikanth storms into second round
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Nanjing [China], July 31 (ANI): Ace Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth eased into the second round of the ongoing Badminton World Championship following a convincing straight games victory over Nhat Nguyen of Ireland here at Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre on Tuesday.
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Lakshaya Sen eyes Youth Olympics
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): Indian badminton player Lakshaya Sen, who recently clinched gold in the Badminton Asia Junior Championship, said that his next target would be 2018 Youth Olympics.
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Ready to relinquish Asiad contingent role if law demands: Brij Bhushan
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] July 30 (ANI): Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who was appointed Chef de Mission of India's Asiad contingent for the upcoming Asian Games by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), said that if the law does not allow him to hold the
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Badminton World C'ship: Prannoy eases into second round
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Nanjing [China], July 30 (ANI): Ace Indian shuttler HS Prannoy kicked off his campaign at the ongoing Badminton World Championship with a thumping straight games win over Abhinav Manota of New Zealand in the opening round here at Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre on Monday.
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