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Me, water and finish line: Special Olympics medallist Dinesh Shanmugam
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Dinesh Kumar Shanmugam claimed the silver medal in the 50m breaststroke Level A event at the Special Olympics World Summer Games.
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Gold rush for India at Special Olympics World Games 2023 in Berlin
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India registered their first gold medals at the Special Olympics World Games 2023 as Geetanjali Nagvekar won gold in the 800m Level C. The real highlight though, came from the roller-skating rink, Indian athletes bringing eight medals (2 golds, 2 silver and 4 bronze) through the day.
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International Olympics Day: A look at multi-sport event in short
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Next Summer Olympics will be held in Paris in 2024. The next Winter Olympics will be held in Italy.
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Taipei Open: Prannoy HS advances to pre-quarterfinals
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Prannoy defeated Hsien in the first round by 21-11, 21-10 within two straight games. Prannoy trailed his opponent earlier but made it 10-all. The Indian then clinched nine successive points to win the first game, as per Olympics.com.
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Silver medal sparks medal rush for Special Olympics Bharat at World Games
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T Vishal from Puducherry won a silver in the Men's squat (122.50kg), deadlift (155 kg), bench press (85 kg) and the combined.
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Bihar's athlete Gajendra finding words, confidence at Special Olympics Wor
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Gajendra grew up in Jahanabad, Bihar, in an Army family, surrounded by families engaged in physical toil to make ends meet. His father voluntarily retired almost a decade back, to spend more time with his son. No schools in the area had the capacity or the training to work with kids with his
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Special Olympics World Games day-1: Indian contingent off to strong start
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The biggest performances of the day came from Swimming, where 11 out of 12 Indian athletes qualified for the semi-finals in their respective categories of 25m freestyle, 25m breaststroke, and 50m breaststroke. Also, four Indians qualified for the Semi-Finals in Athletics.
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PM Modi extends wishes to Indian athletes participating in Special Olympic
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his wishes to the Indian athletes who are participating in the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin which kicked off on Saturday.
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National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships: Jumper Murali Sreesha
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According to Olympics.com, Sreeshankar marked his personal best on his first attempt at the Kalinga Stadium. The 24-year-old fell 0.01m short of Jeswin's Aldrin's national record but breached the world championships qualifying mark of 8.25m.
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Special Olympics World Games starts with grand opening ceremony
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The 255-member strong India contingent walked on for the Special Olympics World Games.
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Neeraj Chopra likely to feature in Lausanne Diamond League 2023
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World No.1 javelin star Neeraj Chopra is likely to return to action at the Lausanne Diamond League 2023 in Switzerland on June 30 according to Olympics.com.
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Karnataka's tennis prodigy Eramma vying for top honours in Berlin
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From Karnataka, Eramma, will be one of the athletes competing in Tennis at the Special Olympics World Summer Games 2023 in Berlin.
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