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"Loss to Malaysia in 2018 Asian Games was heartbreaking, a learning curve"
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The Asian Games will take place from September 23 to October 8 in China. Becoming the Asian Champion will help the Indian side qualify for the Paris Olympics automatically. In the 2018 Asian Games semis, after drawing 2-2 in the full time, India lost by 6-7 to Malaysia on penalties. But this
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"Main priority is to do well in Asian Games to get an Olympics 2024 spot":
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The Asian Games will take place from September 23 to October 8 in China. Becoming the Asian Champion will help the Indian side qualify for the Paris Olympics automatically.
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"Beating Viktor Axelsen for medal spot was really satisfying": HS Prannoy
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Prannoy lost to eventual champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand 21-18, 13-21, 14-21 in the semifinals.
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"I wanted to throw more than 90m but...," Golden boy Neeraj Chopra on Worl
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Neeraj who looked a bit disappointed told reporters in the post-match conference, "I wanted to throw more than 90m tonight. But it needs all parts of the puzzle to be there. I couldn't put it all together this evening. Maybe next time."
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World Athletics C'ships: Parul breaks national record, qualifies for Paris
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Parul broke the national record by marking the clock at 9:15.31 in the World Athletics Championships.
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"Brij Bhushan playing tricks to save himself": Vinesh Phogat replies to ex
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Singh on Saturday blamed wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik for suspension of the federation ahead of big events like the Asian Games, World Wrestling Championships and 2024 Paris Olympics.
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"Neeraj Chopra's Olympic medal made everyone proud": PM Modi in Greece
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
During the address to the Indian diaspora at the Athens Conservatoire in Greece, Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned Indian athlete Neeraj Chopra for making India proud on the global stage by winning Olympics gold medallist. He also said that the passion for sports is increasing in the co
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Neeraj Chopra's World Athletics Championships campaign to start from today
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Neeraj has already won gold at the Olympics, Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games. He is also the Diamond League champion. However, he has yet to win a top prize in the World Championships. Last year, he came really close to clinching the gold last year but had to settle for a silver, c
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ISSF World Championships 2023: Rajeshwari Kumari bags India’s seventh Pari
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The ISSF World Championship in 2023 serves as a qualifying event for the Olympics in Paris in 2024. The best four finishers (one from each country) in each of the 12 Olympic individual shooting events received a seat on their national teams, giving a total of 48 Olympic quotas up for grabs.
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ISSF World Championships 2023: Amanpreet Singh secures gold medal in 25m s
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The Indian shooter emerged at the top of field of 50 shooters, scoring 577 points from 60 shots. South Korea's Gunhyeok Lee had to settle for silver with 574 points (17 X’s) while France's Kevin Chapon secured a bronze with 574 points (11 X’s), as per Olympics.com.
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"This medal will give us confidence before Olympics" : Archery World Cup m
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The women’s recurve archery team member Simranjeet Kaur who won the medal at the Archery World Cup 2023 stage 4 in Paris, France, on Thursday believes that this bronze medal has come at the right time and will give them confidence ahead of Paris Olympics next year.
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Morgan rates India as favourites over England to win World Cup 2023
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Eoin Morgan is the defending world cup winning captain having led England to an extraordinary World Cup title win in July 2019. While he will not be there to defend his title in October 2023, the former captain reckons England are second favourite to India going into the world cup and has th
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