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Nehwal, Prannoy break into top 10 of BWF rankings
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): Few days after settling for a bronze medal at the Asia Championships in Wuhan, ace Indian shuttler HS Prannoy and London Olympic bronze-medallist Saina Nehwal have broken into the top 10 of the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings released on Thurs
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Chhattisgarh Para-athlete requests Raman Singh for job
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhilai (Chhattisgarh) [India], May 1 (ANI): Shrimant Jha, a 25-yr-old para-athlete from Bhilai who has won several medals at National and International level in arm wrestling and has also been leading Chhattisgarh specially-abled cricket team has requested the state government to provide him
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Want to see India picking up more medals: Nehwal
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 30 (ANI): Days after bagging gold in the recently-concluded 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games, ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal on Monday said that she wants to see India picking up more medals in Olympics and Asian Games.
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Winning Olympic medal my ultimate goal: Babita Phogat
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 30 (ANI): Indian wrestler Babita Phogat, who made the country proud by bagging a silver medal in the recently-concluded 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, on Monday said that winning an Olympic medal still remains her ultimate goal.
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Indian hockey teams progress to finals of Youth Olympic Games Qualifier
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], April 28 (ANI): The junior Indian men's and women's hockey teams continued their fine form at the Youth Olympic Games Qualifiers as they advanced to the final match in their respective categories, here on Saturday.
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Badminton Asia C'ships: Saina, Prannoy eye final berths
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Wuhan [China], April 28 (ANI): Ace Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and HS Prannoy will look to book their place in the finals of the Badminton Asia Championships when they play their respective last-four clashes here on Saturday.
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ONGC eyes Asian Games, Tokyo Olympics post CWG success
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 26 (ANI): After the successful campaign at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Limited has now set their sight on the Jakarta Asian Games 2018 and the Tokyo Olympics 2020.
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Indian hockey teams leave for Youth Olympic Games Qualifiers
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): The junior Indian men and women's hockey teams have left for the Youth Olympic Games Qualifiers, which is to begin in Bangkok, Thailand on April 25.
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Para-athlete Shrimant Jha bags bronze at Asian Armwrestling C'ship
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): Differently-abled Indian arm wrestler Shrimant Jha made the country proud on Friday by picking up a bronze medal at the Asian Armwrestling Championship, which is being held from April 16 to April 22 in Kazakhstan.
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CWG 2018: Weightlifter Rahul felicitated by Chandrababu Naidu
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Apr. 19 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday felicitated gold medal weightlifter Ragala Venkat Rahul for his performance at Commonwealth Games 2018.
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IOC chief shares his vision for Indian Olympic Movement
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 19 (ANI): International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach met with key stakeholders of the Indian Olympic movement here in the national capital on Thursday.
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Winning CWG gold was meaningful for me: Mary Kom
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): Few days after picking up a gold medal on her debut at the Commonwealth Games, World champion M.C. Mary Kom on Tuesday said that winning a medal at the Gold Coast was extremely meaningful for her.
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