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Yasar Dogu: Ravi Dahiya clinches gold after defeating Uzbekistan's Gulomjo
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], February 28 (ANI): Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Ravi Dahiya on Sunday clinched the gold medal in the finals of the Yasar Dogu Ranking Series in Istanbul.
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Video of chained woman sparks outrage in China
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], February 27 (ANI): The woman, identified as 44-year-old Xiao Huamei, originally from Yunnan province in China, in a video, was found chained by the neck to an outdoor shed, incoherent and shivering in the cold in rural eastern China.
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US-born Eileen Gu representing Beijing at Olympics courts controversy for
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, February 27 (ANI): Eileen Gu has been at the thick end of controversy since the news of her competing as an Olympian for China and not the US surfaced.
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Suppression of dissent during Winter Olympics is testimony to Communist pa
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], February 27 (ANI): China's control of the public dissent during the Beijing Winter Olympics is a testimony to the power and grip of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) over the country.
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Another Uyghur torchbearer of 2018 Beijing Olympics detained by Chinese au
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], February 27 (ANI): A Uyghur doctor, who served as a torchbearer in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, is serving an 18-year jail sentence, said a media report.
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Grindr makes exit from China, sets new rules to protect queer athletes com
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], February 27 (ANI): As there is still a huge stigma surrounding the LGBTIQ+ community in China, a popular LGBTQ+ dating app, Grindr, which was taken off from the app stores of the country, has decided to tighten the privacy for the queer athletes competing in Beijing.
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Indian Army felicitates skier Arif Khan, only participant from India in Wi
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Baramulla (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 26 (ANI): Indian Army felicitated skier Arif Khan on Saturday, who recently participated in Winter Olympics which was being held in Beijing, China.
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Strandja Memorial: Nikhat Zareen beats Tokyo Olympic silver medallist Cari
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Sofia [Bulgaria], February 26 (ANI): Former Junior World Boxing Champion Nikhat Zareen on Friday bagged an enthralling victory over Tokyo Olympics silver-medallist Busenaz Cakiroglu at the 73rd Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.
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HCL and OGQ extend partnership for next 5 years to support Indian Athletes
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 25 (ANI/BusinessWire India): To strengthen its contribution towards sports in India, HCL, a leading global conglomerate, today announced that it is extending its Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with OGQ, a not-for-profit foundation working on a missio
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China using 'cultural appropriation' to expand soft borders, report
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], February 25 (ANI): China is using tools of cultural appropriation to bolster its soft power and territorial claims, a report said on Thursday.
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Tourist rental platform Airbnb earns profit from listings in Tibet, Xinjia
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], February 23 (ANI): Tourist rental platform Airbnb has seen growth in the Chinese market with around 700 accommodation listings in Tibet and East Turkestan (Chinese: Xinjiang), politically sensitive regions.
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Young players from Manipur now believe they can make career in hockey: Nil
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], February 23 (ANI): Hockey has changed his life for the good, believes Nilakanta Sharma who has been a regular feature in the Hockey India national program. First, it was his stint with the junior India team in 2014 when he was part of the India Colts team that l
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