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Tokyo Olympics: Govt extending full support to our players amid pandemic,
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): The Government of India is extending its full support to Indian athletes bound for Tokyo Olympics amid COVID-19 pandemic, said Union Minister of State (MoS) for Youth Affairs and Sports Nisith Pramanik on Sunday, adding that the Centre is confident that o
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Tokyo Olympics: Punjab Sports Minister expresses hope to win maximum medal
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Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 11 (ANI): Asserting that India's preparation for the Tokyo Olympics was at par with global standards, Sports Minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi, on Sunday, expressed confidence that Punjab athletes would once again bring laurels for the country and state.
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In development terms, Gandhinagar will be at forefront among all Lok Sabha
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New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that in terms of development, Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency will be at the forefront among all Lok Sabha constituencies in the country before 2024.
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Tokyo Olympics: PM Modi to interact with athletes four days prior to their
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New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be interacting with the Indian athletes' bound for Tokyo Olympics on July 13 at 5 pm via video conferencing.
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Tokyo Olympics: Need to bring out my A-game to win Khel Ratna, says Neeraj
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Uppsala [Sweden], July 11 (ANI): Tokyo-bound javelin thrower from India, Neeraj Chopra is "ready" to showcase his skills in the upcoming Olympic Games and he is hoping to bank on the recent experience of playing in the international tournaments to give his best shot in the quadrennial event.
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Tokyo Olympics: Testing positive for Covid-19 in boxing final will land op
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Lausanne [Switzerland], July 11 (ANI): If any participant tests positive for Covid-19 in the finals of the boxing event in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, then the opponent will receive a gold medal, and the Covid-19 participant will be facilitated with the silver medal.
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Honour to join hands with government to lend support to Olympic-bound athl
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New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Jay Shah, the Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday said that it is an honour for the board to join hands with the government in lending support to the Olympic-bound athletes.
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Tokyo Olympics: India cricketers rally behind Olympic-bound athletes
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New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): The members of the Indian cricket team (both men and women) have gotten behind the country's Olympic-bound contingent and have urged the citizens to keep the morale of the athletes high.
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I want to inspire the girls out there watching right now, says Naomi Osaka
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Lausanne [Switzerland], July 10 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday released a video featuring tennis superstar Naomi Osaka, as she prepares to make her Olympic debut later this month at Tokyo 2020.
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Tokyo Olympics: We don't fear the stronger opponents anymore, says hockey
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 10 (ANI): The Indian women's hockey team forward Navneet Kaur, who has played 79 matches for the national team, is all set to take part in her first Olympic campaign in Tokyo this year.
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Most important thing is that Olympic Games are happening, says IOC Preside
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Tokyo [Japan], July 10 (ANI): International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach delivered a video message to the athletes ahead of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 and said that the most important thing is that the showpiece event is happening.
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Olympics being held under extraordinary circumstances, we should try to su
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New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Narinder Dhruv Batra on Saturday cautioned the Indian athletes about "extraordinary circumstances" they might have to face upon reaching Tokyo for the upcoming Olympics.
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