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NZ cricketers, Olympians may get vaccinated on priority
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Auckland [New Zealand], March 24 (ANI): New Zealand cricketers, Olympians, and Paralympians may get early vaccinations after the government announced eligibility criteria on Wednesday.
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Indian athletes attend Japanese cultural sensitivity workshop
Updated : 6 years, 6 months 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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App launched to help Paralympians look up accessible places in Tokyo
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 25 (ANI): A mobile app was launched here on Sunday to help para-athletes look up accessible places in Tokyo during their visit to the city for the 2020 Paralympics Games.
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SAI appoints 14 Olympians and Paralympians as coaches
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 7 (ANI): In a move that promises to empower both elite sportspersons and young athletes, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Friday appointed 11 Olympians and three Para Olympians as Coaches and Assistant Coaches.
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Russia to field 30-35 athletes in Pyeongchang Winter Paralympics
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Jan 29 (ANI): Around 30 to 35 Russian Paralympians have been allowed to compete in the Winter Paralympic Games as "neutral athletes" in five sports disciplines, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said in a statement on Monday.
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Govt. announces Rs.90 lakh cash awards for Rio Paralympians
Updated : 9 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept.29 (ANI): The government has announced cash awards of Rs. 90 lakhs for Rio Paralympics 2016 medal winners.
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Air India announces two free air tickets to winners of Rio Paralympians
Updated : 9 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 11 (ANI): National carriers Air India on Sunday facilitated Paralympians Mariyappan Thangavelu and Varun Singh Bhati who won gold and bronze medal respectively for India at Rio, by giving them two business class tickets.
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Boxer Sarita Devi hails Rio Paralympic medallists Mariyappan, Varun
Updated : 9 years ago IST
Imphal (Tripura) [India], Sept. 11 (ANI): Former world champion and Arjuna award winner, boxer L. Sarita Devi on Sunday applauded Paralympians Mariyappan Thangavelu and Varun Bhati for winning gold and bronze medals at the ongoing Paralympic Games in Rio.
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Dipa Karmakar praises medal winning Rio Paralympians
Updated : 9 years ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], Sept. 10 (ANI): Gymnast Dipa Karmakar who missed getting a medal at the recent Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, by a whisker, on Saturday praised Paralympians Mariyappan Thangavelu and Varun Bhati for winning gold and bronze medals at the Paralympic
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Anju Bobby George hails Rio Paralympic medallists Mariyappan, Varun
Updated : 9 years ago IST
Bengaluru [India], Sept.10 (ANI): Lavishing praises on Mariyappan Thangavelu and Varun Singh Bhati for their gold and bronze medals at the Rio Paralympics, respectively, celebrated long jumper Anju Bobby George said that paralympians are moving up to the expectations while calling for more s
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Ministry announces cash bonanza for Rio Paralympic medallists
Updated : 9 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept.6 (ANI): In a bid to motivate Paralympians ahead of the Rio Paralympics, the Sports Ministry on Tuesday announced that medallists from the prestigious event will be given the cash awards at par with the medal winners of last month's Summer Olympic Games.
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Sony Pictures Networks India supports India's paralympians for upcomi
Updated : 9 years ago IST
Mumbai, Aug.24 (ANI-Businesswire India): As a catalyst to the cause of empowering India's sports talent, Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) has partnered with the GoSports Foundation to identify and support Indian para-athletes across multiple Paralympic disciplines.
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