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I have full confidence that para-athletes will perform well in the Tokyo G
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): Sports Minister Anurag Thakur boosted the morale of India's para-athletes on Thursday as he virtually attended a send-off ceremony organised for the Tokyo-bound athletes by the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI).
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National Sports Awards: Looking to reward Paralympics medal winners as wel
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur on Thursday said the medal winners in the upcoming Tokyo Paralympics will be rewarded at this year's National Sports Awards.
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Flame lighting events for Paralympic torch relay begin in Japan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 12 (ANI): The flame-lighting events for the Tokyo Paralympic torch relay began across Japan on Thursday in the lead up to the world's biggest sporting event for athletes with disabilities, despite the relay being scaled down due to the coronavirus pandemic, reported Kyo
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ICC Test Rankings: Kohli slips to fifth, Bumrah rises to ninth spot
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], August 11 (ANI): England captain Joe Root and India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah have advanced in the ICC Men's Test Player Rankings after fine performances in the opening match of their ICC World Test Championship series in Nottingham.
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Eurosport India to broadcast Tokyo Paralympics
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 11 (ANI): The Paralympic Committee of India has awarded the rights to broadcast the Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympic Games to Eurosport India.
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Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik felicitates hockey players from state for putting
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], August 11 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday felicitated the players from the state who were part of the Indian hockey team in the just concluded Tokyo Olympics. The function was held at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.
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Punjab government announces increased cash awards for Olympic athletes
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], August 11 (ANI): Punjab Sports and Youth Services Minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi has informed that the state government will honor Tokyo Olympics medal winners and participating state players besides gold medallist Neeraj Chopra with cash awards worth Rs 32.67
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Was shattered after losing bronze medal match, but team performed well at
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Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], August 11 (ANI): India women's hockey player Vandana Katariya on Wednesday said that her side was shattered after losing the bronze medal game against Great Britain at the Tokyo Olympics, but nonetheless, they performed really well at the Games.
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On this day in 2008: Abhinav Bindra became first Indian to win individual
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 11 (ANI): It was on this day, 13 years ago, when Abhinav Bindra became the first Indian to win an individual Olympic gold medal.
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Punjab players participated in Tokyo Olympics to be honoured with Rs 15.10
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], August 11 (ANI): Punjab Sports and Youth Services Minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi, on Tuesday, informed that the state government will honour Olympics medal winners and participating state players besides Gold medalist Neeraj Chopra with the cash awards worth Rs
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Anurag Thakur to launch nationwide programme of Fit India Freedom Run 2.0
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 11 (ANI): Union Minister Anurag Singh Thakur will launch a nationwide programme of Fit India Freedom Run 2.0 on August 13.
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Deep Grace Ekka, Amit Rohidas, Birendra Lakra arrive in Odisha to rousing
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], August 10 (ANI): Following the Indian national hockey teams' outstanding performance at the Tokyo Olympics, players from Odisha, Deep Grace Ekka, Namita Toppo, Birendra Lakra, and Amit Rohidas returned home to rousing welcome and celebrations at Bhubaneswar airp
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