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Beijing 2022: UN Secretary-General calls for Olympic Truce to be observed
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], January 29 (ANI): To mark the start of the Olympic Truce, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sent a message calling on everyone to observe the Olympic Truce during the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
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Paralympian Sharad Kumar visits National War Memorial, reminisces bravery
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 28 (ANI): Paralympics bronze-medallist high jumper Sharad Kumar on Friday visited the National War Memorial to pay tribute to Param Vir Chakra recipient Captain Gurbachan Singh Salaria.
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Padma Shri award will motivate athletes, says Sumit Antil
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Sonipat (Haryana) [India], January 26 (ANI): Tokyo Paralympics gold medallist Sumit Antil has said the Padma Shri award will not only motivate him but also all the Indian athletes.
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Padma Shri will inspire me to strive harder for Asian Games, says Pramod B
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Madrid [Spain], January 26 (ANI): Tokyo Paralympics gold medalist Pramod Bhagat has said the Padma Shri award will inspire him to thrive harder and put in extra efforts in training for Asian Games.
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Padma Bhushan for Jhajharia; Bhagat, Antil, Lekhara to be honoured with Pa
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 25 (ANI): On the eve of the 73rd Republic Day, the Centre announced that the Paralympian Devendra Jhajharia will be conferred with the Padma Bhushan.
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China sees air pollution risk during Beijing Winter Olympics, authorities
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Bejing [China], January 24 (ANI): As China is all set to host the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, the country's Ministry of Ecology and Environment has announced that it will take measures to restrict the operations of some air polluters, a media report said.
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China abstains from selling tickets to general public for Beijing Winter O
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], January 18 (ANI): China on Monday announced that it will restrain selling tickets to the general public for the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics.
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Olympic organizing body refutes reports of athlete with COVID-19 entering
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 9 (ANI): Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games on Sunday dismissed reports that a Spanish athlete who tested positive for COVID-19 visited downtown Beijing, local media reported.
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Paralympics bronze medallist Sharad Kumar kicks off PM Modi's 'Meet the C
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala)[India], January 7(ANI): Paralympics Bronze Medalist Sharad Kumar on Friday kicked of PM Modi's school visit campaign for Tokyo Paralympians and visited Kerala's for Girls Cotton Hill in Thiruvananthapuram.
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Krishna Nagar 'focused' on not adopting casual approach in quest of Paris
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], January 2 (ANI): Paralympics champion Krishna Nagar is focused on taking each and every match seriously as he feels a "casual" approach might hamper his chances of replicating Tokyo Games' heroics in Paris 2024.
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Para-Badminton National C'ship gold will give me lot of confidence for Asi
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], December 27 (ANI): World No 7 Nitesh Kumar, who won two gold medals in the recently concluded fourth Para-Badminton National Championship, feels the victories against Tokyo Paralympic medallist will give a lot of confidence for next year's Asian Games and Wor
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National C'ship: 'World class' badminton takes centre stage as Tokyo Paral
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], December 27 (ANI): The fourth National Para-Badminton Championship not only witnessed some enthralling contest but also 'world-class' games from the shuttlers who made sure the road to the podium wasn't a cake walk for the Tokyo Paralympics medallists.
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