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Poverty no barrier to success for athlete Jitendra Pawal
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], Mar 19 (ANI): India's special Olympics athlete Jitendra Pawal faced many hardships while preparing for the Special Olympics World Games, but the 19-year old did not give up.
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Stitching camp set up on sidelines of Special Olympics for differently-abl
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], Mar 19 (ANI): An Abu Dhabi-based NGO has set up a project at the sidelines of the ongoing Special Olympics World Games 2019 here, where specially-abled people are being honed with tailoring skills. These specially-abled people also teach visitors how to stitch once they l
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Emirati star bowler Saleh Al Marri wants to win gold for 'Abu Khalid' and
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], Mar 17 (ANI): Emirati bowling star Saleh Al Marri wants to make a big impact at the Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019 in honour of "Abu Khalid".
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Special Olympics World Games: UAE women's basketball teams earn 2 gold med
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], Mar 17 (ANI): Hosts UAE on Saturday added two more gold medals to its tally as the unified female basketball team (division 1) and traditional female team (division 3) both overcame their opponents on the second day of Special Olympics World Games 2019 here.
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Kiera Byland wins Gold in her first race
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], Mar 16 (ANI): Kiera Byland, British cycling star won a gold medal for the team Great Britain (GB) which was her opening race at the Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019.
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U.S Olympic gold medalist Kelly Catlin passes away
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Colorado [USA], Mar 11 (ANI): Kelly Catlin, member of the U.S. women's pursuit team that earned a silver medal at the 2016 Olympics in Rio, has died at age 23.
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Yogeshwar Dutt to enter politics?
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 10 (ANI): Olympics bronze medalist wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt is likely to join politics.
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Indian contingent given warm send-off ahead of Special Olympics
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 4 (ANI): A 378-strong Indian contingent, including 289 athletes, 73 coaches were given a send-off on Monday for the coming Special Olympics World Summer Games-2019.
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India Open set to return for its ninth edition
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Delhi [India], Mar 1 (ANI): After eight successful years, India Open is set to return for its ninth edition with some of the best names in the business, beginning on March 26.
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ISSF to reimburse medal Winners of 25m Rapid Fire Pistol event for non-ava
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 26 (ANI): The organizing committee of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol, has decided to reimburse all expenses of the medal winners of men’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol event.
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Time has come for all like-minded nations to join hands to combat terroris
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Feb 22 (ANI): Underlining that radicalisation and terrorism are the biggest threats to global peace and security, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that time has come for all right-thinking nations to join hands to eradicate terror networks.
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Shooting World Cup: NRAI thanks IOC for clearing 14 Olympics quotas
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 22 (ANI): National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) on Friday thanked the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for clearing the issuance of 14 Olympics quotas in the ongoing Shooting World Cup.
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