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Anurag Thakur asks officers to ensure proper arrangments for Olympics-boun
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Narinder Batra on Monday said that he met with Sports Minister Anurag Thakur and briefed him about the preparations of the Olympic-bound contingent.
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Grit, passion and hard work key ingredients to any athlete's success: Mary
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): Sports brand PUMA has signed 18 Indian athletes who will represent the country in national and international events across sporting disciplines like shooting, hockey, track and field, boxing, table tennis, discus throw and badminton.
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Tokyo Olympics: IOA acquires Dhyana rings for Indian athletes with eye on
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New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Monday announced a partnership with Dhyana, the startup behind the smart ring that measures the quality of meditation.
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First Jammu Kashmir Professional Football League gets underway in Srinagar
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 12 (ANI): The first Jammu Kashmir Professional Football League has been started in Srinagar and in this tournament, the top eight football teams from the region are participating.
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Tokyo Olympics: Anurag Thakur chairs meeting of High-Level Committee to re
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New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): The Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports Anurag Thakur on Monday chaired the 7th meeting of the High-Level Committee in New Delhi to review the preparation and participation of the Indian contingent for the Tokyo Olympics 2020.
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National sports awards likely to be delayed to include Tokyo Olympics meda
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New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) is planning to postpone the national awards for a couple of weeks to include possible Olympic medalists from the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Games.
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Former Minister Ambika Chaudhry, son booked under POSCO Act
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 12 (ANI): Former Minister Ambika Chaudhary and his son Anand Chaudhary, both Samajwadi Party leaders, were booked under the POSCO Act for abusing the family of Uttar Pradesh Sports Minister Upendra Tiwari, informed the police.
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Tokyo Olympics: Govt extending full support to our players amid pandemic,
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): The Government of India is extending its full support to Indian athletes bound for Tokyo Olympics amid COVID-19 pandemic, said Union Minister of State (MoS) for Youth Affairs and Sports Nisith Pramanik on Sunday, adding that the Centre is confident that o
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Tokyo Olympics: Punjab Sports Minister expresses hope to win maximum medal
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Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 11 (ANI): Asserting that India's preparation for the Tokyo Olympics was at par with global standards, Sports Minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi, on Sunday, expressed confidence that Punjab athletes would once again bring laurels for the country and state.
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Poonam Yadav, Sneh Rana star as India defeat England in 2nd T20I
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Hove [UK], July 11 (ANI): A late comeback by the spinners comprising Poonam Yadav and Sneh Rana helped India defeat England by eight runs in the second T20I of the three-match series here at the County Ground, Hove on Sunday.
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Viswanathan Anand defeats Nepomniachtchi in Croatia Grand Chess Tour
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Zagreb [Croatia], July 11 (ANI): Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand registered a win over Russia's Ian Nepomniachtchi in the Croatia Grand Chess Tour tournament on Sunday.
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Sri Lanka players test negative for COVID-19, to come out of isolation
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 11 (ANI): Sri Lanka cricketers will be coming out of mandatory isolation later on Sunday evening as they all have returned negative in their latest RT-PCR tests ahead of the limited-overs series against India.
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