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Gold medallist Siddharth Pardeshi hopes Diving will get some more attentio
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Diver Siddharth Pardeshi used the 3m Springboard to launch himself to a well-deserved National Games gold medal at the Sardar Patel Aquatics Complex here and to make an appeal to the ecosystem to encourage Indian Diving athletes a bit more. His competition with National Champion, team-mate a
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National Games round up: Rosy Paulraj, Ajith share spotlight with National
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Rosy Meena Paulraj got into a good rhythm, and improved her personal best from 4.00m to 4.20m to break VS Surekha's National and National Games records set in 2014 and 2015 respectively. Ajith broke the National Record in the Clean and Jerk with a lift of 174kg to push National Games record
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Amlan Borgohain fastest man of National Games, Yarraji fastest woman
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Andhra Pradesh's Jyothi Yarraji stunned a star-studded field, including Dutee Chand and Hima Das, to win the Women's 100m gold in a thrilling race. Amlan Borgohain had registered a timing of 10.28s in the semifinals and though he could not improve on that performance he was more than happy.
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Badminton star Prannoy returns to court with a facile victory
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
HS Prannoy has been in good form since helping India win their maiden Thomas Cup title in May this year. His best came when he made it to the final of the Swiss Open, a BWF Super 300 event. He also had two semifinal appearances in the Malaysia Masters and Indonesia Open.
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National Games Swimming preview: India's best will make waves in Rajkot po
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Sajan Prakash emerged the Best Male Athlete of the 2015 National Games in his home state after bagging a phenomenal six gold and three silver medals. Besides him and backstroke specialist Srihari Nataraj, who is aiming to shine in the Freestyle sprints, Siva Sridhar (Karnataka) and a host of
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Desperately wanted to take part in National Games: Bajrang Punia
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Bajrang Punia is highly impressed with the efforts put in by the organisers of the 36th National Games, saying that the standard here matches the international tournaments, he has been a part of.
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Murli Gavit aims to end Gujarat's National Games medal drought in athletic
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Murli Gavit last won a National-level event three years ago when he claimed the 5000-10000 double in the AFI Federation Cup in Patiala before his tryst with the 2019 Asian Athletics Championships silver medal in the gruelling 25-lap event. There can be no better stage for him to return to wi
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Swimmer Richa Mishra hoping to complete half-century of National Games med
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Richa Mishra first participated in the Games in Bangalore in 1997. She skipped the 1999 edition in Imphal as the competition was held in the winter months. The 2001 Games in Punjab did not include swimming in the calendar as Patiala did not have an all-weather pool back then. She has ruled t
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National Games roundup: CWG Lawn Bowls gold medallist Nayanmoni Saikia sta
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Nayanmoni Saikia started the day with an emphatic 23-0 victory over Gujarat's Vaishali Makvana in a Group A contest and ended it with a 21-10 win over Beena Shah of West Bengal. In between, she joined her Assam teammates to post a 33-3 verdict against Manipur in the Fours competition.
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Gujarat favourite Elavenil Valarivan wants to showcase consistency on Nati
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Elavenil Valarivan showed promise when she joined Gun for Glory in 2014. She announced her arrival on the world stage when won the silver medal in the 2018 World junior Championships. Her big moment came when she won gold in ISSF World Cup in Rio de Janeiro becoming only the fifth Indian wom
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National Games gathers steam with 9 high-profile sports getting under way
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The National Games caravan, which has already touched the cities of Surat and Bhavnagar besides Ahmedabad, will roll into Vadodara with the Gymnastics competition starting on Friday. The men's and women's team medals in Artistic Gymnastics will be the first to be decided in the five-day comp
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Prime Minister Modi to inaugurate National Games at grand opening ceremony
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The Prime Minister will also address athletes from across the country taking part in the National Games. The Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports Anurag Thakur and other dignitaries will also attend the opening ceremony.
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