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IndiGo exempts Indian sportspersons from weapon-handling charges
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 1 (ANI): IndiGo Airlines on Monday announced to exempt Indian sportspersons travelling for tournaments from weapon-handling charges.
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Ashwini Ponnappa calls for change in mindset on double tournaments
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 27 (ANI): Indian badminton player Ashwini Ponnappa on Wednesday stressed on the need to change the mindset of people when it comes to doubles tournaments for the players to excel in the field.
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'Jet cruising' Hamilton owes UK 3.3 m pounds in taxes
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Nov 7 (ANI): Formula One champion and one of the richest sportspersons in the world Lewis Hamilton allegedly avoided paying taxes on his private jet by using an elaborate scheme.
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India's first portal dedicated to para-sports launched
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct. 6 (ANI Businesswire India): In a bid to create awareness about para-sports and provide a platform to para sportspersons to narrate their stories of triumph and adversity,thenationspride.com, the country's first portal dedicated to para-sports was launche
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Meet India's first Wushu World Champion-Pooja Kadian
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 5 (ANI): 26-year-old Pooja Kadian scripted history as she became the first Indian sportsperson to win a gold medal at the Wushu World Championships on Wednesday.
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Will make sure sportspersons get both facilities and respect: Rathore
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 4 (ANI): Olympic silver medallist Rajyavardhan Rathore, who has been appointed as the new Sports Minister, on Monday said that he will focus on providing sportspersons across the country both 'suvidha and sammaan' (facilities and respect) so that they can impr
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Sachin becomes 1st Indian Sportsperson to have 'biographical drama�
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 25 (ANI): The wait will finally get over tomorrow with the release of 'Sachin: A Billion Dreams.'
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We are not just entertainers, says Rally driver Gaurav Gill
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): Two-time Asia Pacific Rally champion Gaurav Gill, who has been recommended by the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI) for the prestigious Arjuna Award, has urged the sports fraternity not to consider them as mere entertainers but as sportspersons
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Everything you need to know about 'Tennis Elbow'
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 31 (ANI): Tennis elbow is a common problem among sportsperson, caused by the overuse of the hand muscles including arm and forearm.
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TRS MP Kavitha bats for sportspersons, says govt. should encourage them
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Mar. 6 (ANI): Stressing on the importance of encouraging sportspersons, Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) MP K. Kavitha on Monday said both the State and Central government should encourage and empower the players.
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Rio Olympians from north-east felicitated by Centre
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 3 (ANI): To encourage the champions and other sportspersons from the region, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Development for Northeastern Region (DoNER ministry) came together to felicitate them.
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Centre announces financial assistance for struggling athletes of yesteryea
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India] Feb. 7 (ANI): The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports implemented a scheme named "National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons" for providing financial assistance to outstanding sportspersons of yesteryears.
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