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Sports Ministry will fulfill needs of players for Olympic Games in future:
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 8 (ANI): The Sports Ministry will fulfill the smallest of needs of sportspersons and provide them world-class infrastructure in the Olympic Games in the future, said Nisith Pramanik, Union Minister of State for Sports, as the Tokyo Olympics 2020 came to an end on Su
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Suniel Shetty urges people to support sportspersons at all times
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 8 (ANI): As several sportspersons including Neeraj Chopra and Mirabai Chanu have made the countrymen proud with their commendable performance at the Tokyo Olympics, actor Suniel Shetty made an appeal to the people to support the sportspersons not only aft
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Sonia Gandhi congratulates Neeraj Chopra, says his Olympic gold medal will
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 7 (ANI): Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday congratulated javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra for winning the gold medal in Tokyo Olympics and said it will certainly motivate the country's sportspersons to excel further.
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PM Modi lauds efforts of India's sportspersons in Tokyo Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 10 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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Railways announces incentives for athletes participating in Tokyo Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): To boost the morale of Railway sportspersons participating in the Tokyo Olympics, the Ministry of Railways has announced a basket of incentives, including promotions, increments and special cash awards over and above existing policy.
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Tokyo Olympics: Govt extending full support to our players amid pandemic,
Updated : 4 years, 11 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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Tamil Nadu Sports Minister felicitates families of Olympic-bound athletes
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 9 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Sports Minister Siva M Meyyanathan on Friday distributed Rs five lakh cash award to the Olympic-bound athletes from the state. The five athletes whose families were felicitated were Arokia Rajiv, Subha Venkatesan, Dhanalakshmi Sekhar, Re
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Tokyo Olympics: Indian Railways sets up 'selfie points' to encourage peopl
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): Indian Railways is organising a 'Cheer4India' campaign for the Olympic-bound athletes across the country and has urged people to come out in support of the sportspersons, who will be competing at the Tokyo Games beginning July 23.
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39 sportspersons including 30 women join Odisha Police Service
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 26 (ANI): As many as 39 meritorious sportspersons including 30 women and nine men from various fields joined the State Police Service on Saturday, informed the Chief Minister's Office (CMO).
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Tokyo Olympics: Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin announces Rs 3 crore prize money f
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 26 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Saturday announced that his government will reward sportspersons who bag medals in the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games.
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Tokyo Olympics: Have real chance to win medal, we have some exciting playe
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 26 (ANI): With an aim of supporting and highlighting various other sports and sportspersons participating at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals invited table-tennis player Sharath Kamal for an Instagram Live session which was hosted by the fra
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International Olympic Day: Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar meets state's Ol
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Haryana [India], June 23 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar met the state Olympic medalists on the occasion of International Olympic Day on Wednesday as he announced that sportspersons who have won medals in international games will be given jobs in the sports department so
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