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President Ram Nath Kovind gifts sports bicycle to budding cyclist
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): In a gesture to motivate the youth of the country, President of India Ram Nath Kovind gifted a racing bicycle to Riyaz, a schoolboy who dreams of excelling as a cyclist, at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on Friday.
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Babita Phogat, Kavita Devi appointed as deputy directors by Haryana govt
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): The Haryana government has appointed Indian wrestler Babita Phogat and Kabaddi player Kavita Devi as deputy directors in the Sports and Youth Affairs Department.
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Four-day long AIFF-SAI joint Special Reconversion Course concludes
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): A four-day long Special Reconversion Course conducted by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) in association with Sports Authority of India (SAI) concluded on Thursday.
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COVID-19: Female coach tests positive at Karni Singh Shooting Range
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): A female coach at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range has been tested positive for the coronavirus, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) informed on Thursday.
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Construction of new playground in full swing at Wakura village in Ganderba
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Ganderbal (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 30 (ANI): To channelise the energy of the sports-loving youth in the right direction, construction of a new playground is in full swing at Wakura village in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Pakistan's elite sportspersons show support towards men's cricket team for
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], July 30 (ANI): Ahead of upcoming Test series against England, some notable Pakistani sportspersons have lent support to the men's team, wishing them luck.
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Have always idolised Lilima Minz, Namita Toppo: Mariana Kujur
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 30 (ANI): Mariana Kujur, Indian junior women's hockey team midfielder has said that she idolises her fellow Odisha stalwarts Lilima Minz and Namita Toppo and has always looked up to them on how to go about things.
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World Athletics sets new dates for postponed series due to Covid-19
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Quai Antoine [Monaco], July 30 (ANI): World Athletics on Thursday approved new dates for the World U20 Championships Nairobi 2020 and the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships Minsk 2020.
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COVID-19: National Sports awards may get delayed by a month or two
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): The ceremony for the National Sports Awards , which are conferred on athletes every year at Rashtrapati Bhawan on August 29, National Sports Day, is likely to be delayed by a month or two due to the coronavirus pandemic, a Sports Ministry source has said.
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Sports Minister sanctions Rs 5 lakhs to financially distressed Wushu playe
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Kiren Rijiju, has sanctioned a sum of Rs 5 lakhs to Shiksha, a national Wushu champion from Haryana, who came under severe financial distress due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
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NBA records zero COVID-19 positive cases
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [USA], July 29 (ANI): The National Basketball Association (NBA) on Wednesday announced that of the 344 players tested for COVID-19, zero have returned confirmed positive tests.
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Always wanted to be a sportsman but never thought of playing basketball: P
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Gurdaspur (Punjab) [India], July 29 (ANI): Basketball player Princepal Singh, who became the first NBA Academy graduate to sign up with NBA G league, said he always wanted to be a sportsman but never thought of playing basketball.
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