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PV Sindhu is amongst India's greatest Olympians, says Sports Minister Anur
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur on Tuesday felicitated ace badminton player P V Sindhu upon her return home after becoming the first Indian woman to win two Olympic Games medals, as she claimed bronze with a straight games vic
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Sports Minister Anurag Thakur launches Paralympic theme song
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur on Tuesday launched the theme song "Kar De Kamaal Tu" for the Indian Paralympic contingent here.
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Salima Tete's parents proud of her achievement, want women's hockey team t
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Simdega (Jharkhand) [India], August 3 (ANI): The entire country is still celebrating what the Indian women's hockey team managed to achieve on Monday, and star player Salima Tete's parents are over the moon seeing how she has performed in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics.
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PM Modi lauds efforts of India's sportspersons in Tokyo Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the efforts of Indian sportspersons who are participating in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics and highlighted that this time, the highest number of players had qualified for the games.
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Tokyo Olympics: Belgium played better than us in third, fourth quarters, s
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 3 (ANI): After suffering a defeat in the semi-finals of the ongoing Tokyo Olympics, India men's hockey team captain Manpreet Singh on Tuesday said Belgium played better than his side in the third and fourth quarters of the game.
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Tokyo Olympics: Needed to build on our 2-1 lead, not doing so cost us, say
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 3 (ANI): Graham Reid, the Indian men's hockey team coach, on Tuesday, said that not building on a 2-1 lead against Belgium in the semi-finals cost his side the match in the Tokyo Olympics.
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Tokyo Olympics: Grappler Sonam Malik bows out after losing to Bolortuya Kh
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Tokyo [Japan], August 3 (ANI): Grappler Sonam Malik bowed out of the ongoing Tokyo Olympics after losing to Mongolia's Bolortuya Khurelkhuu in women's freestyle 62kg event here at the Makuhari Messe Hall A Mat B on Tuesday.
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Tokyo Olympics: Javelin thrower Annu Rani fails to qualify for finals
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 3 (ANI): Tokyo [Japan], August 3 (ANI): Javelin thrower Annu Rani failed to qualify for the women's final here at the Olympic Stadium on Tuesday after an underwhelming show in the Women's Long Throws Qualification -- Group A.
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Andhra CM orders cash reward of Rs 30 lakh for PV Sindhu
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], August 3 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday directed officials to give a cash reward to the shuttler, PV Sindhu, for winning a bronze medal at Tokyo Olympics as per the State Sports Policy.
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Centre decided to establish 1,000 Khelo India Centres across the country:
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 2 (ANI): The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has decided to establish 1,000 Khelo India Centres across the country out of which 360 centres have already been notified, the Central government informed on Monday.
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Tokyo Olympics an experience I will not forget, journey doesn't stop here:
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 2 (ANI): After winning a bronze medal in the women's singles of the ongoing Tokyo Olympics, India shuttler PV Sindhu on Monday said she would not be able to forget her experience at the Games and her journey does not stop here.
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Tokyo Olympics: Indian men's and women's hockey teams made less mistakes o
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Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], August 2 (ANI): Haryana Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs Sandeep Singh feels the two sensational wins for the men's and women's hockey teams on Sunday and Monday respectively were the results of less mistakes made on the field.
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