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Shooting WC: IOC revokes Olympic qualification status of men’s 25m rapid f
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 22 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) executive board on Friday revoked the Olympic qualification status of the 25m men’s Rapid Fire pistol event of the ongoing International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle /Pistol in New Delhi.<
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Shooting WC: Sanjeev Rajput says Indian shooters have 'home advantage' to
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 20 (ANI): Commonwealth Games gold medallist Sanjeev Rajput believes that with the 2019 Shooting World Cup being held in India, shooters have got a “big home advantage” to grab the 2020 Tokyo Olympics quota spots.
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IAAF rejects claims that it wants to classify Caster Semenya as biological
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Monte Carlo [Monaco], Feb 14 (ANI): The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has vehemently rejected the claim made by a media report that the association intends South African women's 800m Olympics champion Caster Semenya to be classified as a biological male during
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Nadal eyes participation in Davis Cup Finals, 2020 Olympics
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Capetown [South Africa], Feb 12 (ANI): Former world number one Rafael Nadal has revealed that he is looking forward to being a part of the upcoming Davis Cup Finals and 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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Not satisfied with centre’s policy, says Double Trap shooter Ankur Mittal
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 11 (ANI): Former world number one Double Trap shooter Ankur Mittal on Monday expressed his disappointment with the Centre’s policy, saying there is no help from the government for transition.
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Nagaland gets first Astroturf football ground
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Kohima (Nagaland) [India] Feb 7 (ANI): With an objective to improve infrastructure for football and nurture players with good facilities, Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio inaugurated the state’s first Astroturf football ground at the Indira Gandhi Stadium.
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Hockey midfielder Navjot Kaur completes 150 international matches
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Murcia [Spain], Feb 4 (ANI): Indian women’s hockey team midfielder Navjot Kaur, who climbed the ranks in the national team with significant performances, completed the milestone of playing 150 international matches.
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Srikanth, Sindhu among those approved by SAI for TOPS scheme
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 31 (ANI): The Sports Authority of India (SAI) has approved the names of 23 athletes, including shuttlers PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth, from badminton, cycling, para-athletics and para-shooting fields, to be included in the flagship Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TO
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Court raps CBI for probe in wrestler Narsingh Yadav case
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 21 (ANI): Delhi High Court on Monday came down heavily on the CBI for delay in investigation case of wrestler Narsingh Yadav who was caught in a doping controversy, ahead of the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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Anil Vij, Manu Bhaker lock horns over cash reward
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 5 (ANI): A Twitter spat has erupted between Haryana sports minister Anil Vij and shooter Manu Bhaker over a cash reward promise.
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Defence Ministry to organise 'Drone Olympics' to encourage UAV production
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 28 (ANI): Seeking to encourage indigenous manufacturing of UAVs, the Defence Ministry is organising a Drone Olympics along with the Aero India air show in Bangalore where both national and international players would showcase their capabilities.
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Centre sitting on proposal to appoint foreign coach: WFI chief
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 26 (ANI): Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Wednesday stated that proposal for a foreign coach is pending with the government for past one year despite completing all the formalities in the matter.
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