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Target Olympic podium Mirabai: Rijiju congratulates weightlifter on world
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): Union Minister of State (I/C) for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Sunday congratulated Mirabai Chanu after she set a new world record in Clean and Jerk as she lifted 119 kg at Asian Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent to cross the old mark of 1
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25-member women's hockey team core group to return to national camp on Sun
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): The 25-member women's hockey core probable group for the Tokyo Olympic Games will return to SAI, Bengaluru for the National Coaching Camp after a 10-day break. The group will report on Sunday and undergo mandatory quarantine before commencing their preparat
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Billie Jean King Cup: Ostapenko defeats Ankita Raina, Latvia take 2-0 lead
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Jurmala [Latvia], April 17 (ANI): Anastasija Sevastova and Jelena Ostapenko won their opening singles matches against respective Indian opponents Karman Kaur Thandi and Ankita Raina to give Lativa the perfect start to their Billie Jean King Cup by BNP Paribas play-off tie in Jurmala.
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BCCI Apex Council Meeting: 9 venues asked to keep preparations on for T20
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) held its seventh Apex Council meeting virtually on Friday and the members discussed the way forward for the upcoming T20 World Cup with an eye on the coronavirus situation in the country.
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Vinesh Phogat wins maiden gold at Asian Wrestling Championship
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Friday won her maiden gold at Asian Wrestling Championships after beating her rival Taipei's Meng Hsuan Hsieh in the final.
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Watching Sreejesh train and play has improved my game, says goalkeeper Kri
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina], April 16 (ANI): After completing fifty international caps for India, goalkeeper Krishan Pathak is looking ahead and wants to be in top form for the Tokyo Olympics.
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Need to work on Plan B if we want to win medal in Olympics: Chirag Shetty
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): World number ten doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy have been on top of their game and the duo would be expected to perform to the best of their ability in order to win a medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
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AIBA Youth Men's and Women's World C'ships: Vikas ousts European champion;
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): Continuing India's fine run at the AIBA Youth Men's and Women's World Championships, Vikas pulled off a stunning upset win against the reigning European Youth Champion Yasen Radev as five Indian boxers registered remarkable victories on the second day of t
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South African Athletics C'ships: Caster Semenya wins 5000m race but misses
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Pretoria [South Africa], April 15 (ANI): South Africa's middle-distance runner Caster Semenya recorded a personal best timing in winning the women's 5,000m at the South African Athletics Championships on Thursday but she nearly missed the Tokyo Olympics spot.
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Task isn't over until we stand on podium in Tokyo: Manpreet after successf
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina], April 15 (ANI): India successfully ended their campaign in Cenard, Buenos Aires with a 2-2 (3-2 SO) and 3-0 double-header win in the FIH Hockey Pro League tie against Argentina over the weekend.
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Cancelling Tokyo Olympics 'an option' says Japan's ruling party official
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], April 15 (ANI): Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Toshihiro Nikai said on Thursday that cancelling this summer's Tokyo Olympics may be an option if the spread of coronavirus infections forces organisers to think it would be difficult to hold the even
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Tokyo Olympics: Rijiju, IOA chief peg India's medal hopes in double digits
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): With 100 days to go for the Tokyo Olympics, both Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Narinder Dhruv Batra said on Wednesday that they are expecting India to bag medals in double digits at the prestigious quadren
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