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PV Sindhu, Pullela Gopichand to be felicitated in Mumbai
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], Sep.2 (ANI): Rio Olympics silver medallist PV Sindhu and her coach Pullela Gopichand will be felicitated by Maharashtra Badminton Association in Mumbai on September 6.
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Indian Paralympic athletes leave for Rio
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 1 (ANI): The Paralympic-bound Indian contingent left for the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro last night for next week's Summer Paralympic Games.
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London Olympics bronze upgradation will cheer fans after Rio debacle: Yoge
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Madhuban (Haryana) [India], Aug. 30 (ANI): Indian wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt on Tuesday said the probable upgradation of his bronze medal from the 2012 London Olympics into silver would serve as a pleasant surprise to his fans after the recent debacle in the Rio Olympics, where he made a shocki
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Yogeshwar Dutt's London Olympics bronze likely to be upgraded to silv
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi,[India] Aug 30 (ANI): In what may come as a pleasant surprise for Indian fans following athletes' disappointing campaign at the just-concluded Rio Games, veteran wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt's bronze medal from the 2012 London Olympics is likely to be upgraded to silver after
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President Mukherjee confers Khel Ratna to Sindhu, Sakshi, Dipa, Jitu
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 29 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday conferred the country's highest sporting honour Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award to Rio medallists PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik along with gymnast Dipa Karmakar and ace shooter Jitu Rai.
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Indian women's hockey team players made to sit on train floor, probe
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug.29 (ANI): Condemning the shocking incident of four Indian women hockey team players being made to sit on the floor of a train while returning home from the summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, women activists called on Minister of State for Sports and Youth
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President Mukherjee to confer Khel Ratna awards to Rio heroes today
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 29 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee will give away the national sports awards at Rashtrapati Bhawan today on the occasion of National Sports Day.
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It was a slip of tongue, says Vijay Goel on referring to Sindhu, Malik as
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 29 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs Vijay Goel on Monday said it was just a slip of tongue after he faced criticism for referring to wrestler Sakshi Malik and badminton star P V Sindhu as 'gold medallists',even though they had won
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Goyal in soup again, refers Sindhu, Sakshi Malik as Rio 'gold medalli
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 28 (ANI): Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel suffered yet another foot-in-mouth moment on Sunday when he referred silver and bronze medallists P.V. Sindhu and Sakshi Malik, respectively, as "Gold Medallist" despite the fact that he stayed at Rio with Indian pla
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Haryana Minister donates Rs. 50 lakh to Dera Sacha Sauda for sports, defen
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Sirsa (Haryana) [India], Aug.28 (ANI): Haryana Sports Minister Anil Vij has decided to donate Rs. 50 lakh to the Dera Sacha Sauda organisation, headed by controversial Sikh leader Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, for promoting sports in Haryana.
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We want more of our daughters to represent India at Olympics: Vijay Goel
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 28 (ANI): With Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauding PV Sindhu and Sakshi Malik for bringing laurels to India at the Rio Olympics, Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel said that more of India's 'daughters' need to represent the nation at the upcoming Olympic
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PM Modi has provided motivation to sportspersons, says Tarlochan Singh
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 28 (ANI): Tarlochan Singh, vice president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Sunday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's motivation and encouragement to the athletes who participated in the recently concluded Rio Olympics, saying it was much needed as
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