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Have called meeting to discuss suspension of SGFI: Sushil Kumar
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 29 (ANI): Wrestler Sushil Kumar, who is also the president of the School Games Federation of India (SGFI), on Friday said that he has called a meeting to discuss the suspension of the federation and assured that a strict action would be taken against the guilty parties
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Weather will be very challenging in Tokyo: Indian dragflicker Gurjit Kaur
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Feb 27 (ANI): Indian women's hockey team dragflicker Gurjit Kaur on Thursday said the weather will be a challenge in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.
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We are going to send a large contingent for Tokyo Olympics: Kiren Rijiju
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 27 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said that there a large Indian contingent will be participating in the Tokyo Olympics 2020.
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Indian athletes attend Japanese cultural sensitivity workshop
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 27 (ANI): Indian Tokyo-bound Olympians and Paralympians on Thursday attended Omotenashi, a Japanese cultural sensitivity workshop.
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Rijiju brushes aside coronavirus threat, says India will participate in Ol
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 27 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports on Thursday brushed aside the threat of coronavirus and said India would participate in 2020 Tokyo Olympics in full flow.
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Tokyo Olympics preparations on as planned; countermeasures against coronav
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 26 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said the preparations for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics 2020 are going on as planned with preventive measures against novel coronavirus to ensure a safe and secure Games.
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Sensex closes 392 points lower on coronavirus fears, auto and metal stocks
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 26 (ANI): Equity indices tracked their global peers and closed deep into the red on Wednesday as effects of coronavirus outbreak reverberated beyond China.
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FIH Rising Stars award a boost to my preparation for Tokyo Olympics: Lalre
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 25 (ANI): Indian women hockey player Lalremsiami has said that 'FIH Rising Stars of the Year' award has motivated her to prepare well for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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Serena Williams is greatest player of all time, says Mary Pierce
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 25 (ANI): Serena Williams is a legend and greatest tennis player of all time, former tennis player Mary Pierce said on Tuesday on the sidelines of Roland Garros Junior Wild Card Series tournament.
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Amid coronavirus threat, Indian boxing contingent to leave for Jordon earl
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 25 (ANI): Boxing Federation of India's Executive Director RK Sacheti on Tuesday said that there is no need to panic and the boxing contingent will leave for Jordon in a day or so for the upcoming Boxing qualifiers for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
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MHA allows shooters to keep more firearms, ammunition
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 24 (ANI): The Union Home Ministry has amended the provisions of Arms Act to increase the number of firearms and ammunitions that can be kept by shooters for practice.
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Main focus is on Olympics, says Asian C'ships bronze medallist Deepak Puni
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 23 (ANI): After settling for the bronze medal in the Asian Wrestling Championships, Indian wrestler Deepak Punia has said that his main focus is now on the Tokyo Olympics 2020.
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