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We can expect 2-3 medals in boxing in 2020 Olympics: Jitender Kumar
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 17 (ANI): Emphasizing on the tremendous improvement in boxing over the past few years, Indian middleweight boxer Jitender Kumar on Tuesday said that the nation could expect at least two to three medals in boxing in 2020 Olympics.
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Delhi Dynamos FC, Special Olympics Bharat join hands for unique football c
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 16 (ANI): Indian Super League (ISL) club Delhi Dynamos FC and Special Olympics Bharat have collaborated for a noble cause of promoting the initiative of inclusiveness in sports via football.
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IOC suspends Brazil Olympic Committee, Rio 2016 boss over vote-buying case
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], October 6 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has suspended Brazil Olympic Committee and its president, Carlos Nuzman, amid an investigation into a vote-buying scheme to bring the Rio Games last year.
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Haryana: Olympic Medallist Malleshwari launches cleanliness drive in Yamun
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Yamunanagar (Haryana) [India], October 1 (ANI): Olympic Medallist Karnam Malleswari on Sunday launched a cleanliness drive under Centre's flagship programme 'Clean India' campaign in her hometown Yamunanagar.
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Sushil Kumar's coach applies for Padma Bhushan for the wrestler
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 26 (ANI): Two-time Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar's coach has applied for the Padma Bhushan, the nation's third highest civilian award, for his ward.
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Austria, Germany backs France over boycotting Winter Olympics in South Kor
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Paris [France], Sept.24 (ANI): With tensions over the Korean Peninsula mounting, Austria and Germany have joined France to boycott the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, citing safety concerns over threats from nuclear-armed Pyongyang.
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USADA urges IOC to ban Russia from 2018 Winter Olympics
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], Sept. 24 (ANI): US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has urged the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to ban Russia from next year's Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, saying anything less than a total ban would be a "get out of jail free card" that would have terrible consequences for
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`WFI doesn't believe in Indian coaches`
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 20 (ANI): Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Saran has asserted that it was high time India have a "foreign" coach, who helps the grapplers in winning medals in the upcoming events like the Asian Games, Commonwealth and the Olympics.
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Will leave no stone unturned to win a medal at Commonwealth, says Mary Kom
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 18 (ANI): Indian star boxer and five-time world champion Mary Kom on Monday insisted that 2018 Commonwealth Games is her priority at the moment and that she will leave no stone unturned to win a medal in the tournament.
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Sports fraternity hails PV Sindhu on winning Korea Open
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 17 (ANI): The sports fraternity has come in unison to congratulate PV Sindhu, after the Indian badminton star made the country proud by winning the Korea Super Series title in Seoul, South Korea on Sunday.
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Athletes preparing for Tokyo Olympics, Commonwealth, Asian Games to get po
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 15 (ANI): The Government on Friday announced that 152 Indian athletes preparing for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, 2018 Commonwealth Games and 2018 Asian Games will get a pocket allowance of Rs. 50, 000 per month.
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Devendra Jhajharia, Sardar Singh to be honoured with Khel Ratna
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug.3 (ANI): Paralympian Indian star Devendra Jhajharia, who clinched gold in men's F46 javelin throw at the Rio Olympics, will receive country's highest sporting honour Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.
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