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Usain Bolt feels he is 'improving' in football
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], Sept 27 (ANI): Former Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, who recently joined A-League club Central Coast Mariners to pursue his dream of playing football, has said that his touch in the game is getting better and he feels like he is steadily improving in football.
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Asian Games medalist Hima Das gets grand welcome at Guwahati
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India]. Sep 7 (ANI): Indian sprinter Hima Das on Friday received a grand welcome at Guwahati's Sarusujai Stadium, following her impressive performance in the recently concluded 18th edition of the Asian Games.
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Odisha CM announces additional cash reward for Dutee Chand
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], August 30 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has announced an additional cash reward of Rs. 1.5 crore for sprinter Dutee Chand for bagging another medal at the ongoing 18th edition of the Asian Games.
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Odisha CM announces cash reward of Rs 1.5 crore for sprinter Dutee Chand
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], August 27 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday announced a cash reward of Rs 1.5 crore for sprinter Dutee Chand for her achievement at the ongoing 18th edition of the Asian Games.
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After Asian Games feat, Hima Das eyeing Olympics
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], Aug 27 (ANI): Indian sprinter Hima Das, who bagged a silver medal in the women's 400 m final at the ongoing 18th edition of the Asian Games, said she was hopeful of giving her best performance for India in the 2020 Olympics to be held in Tokyo.
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Asian Games: Lakshmanan Govindan wins bronze in men's 10,000m final
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], August 26 (ANI): Indian sprinter Lakshmanan Govindan on Sunday bagged a bronze medal in Men's 10,000m Athletics event at the ongoing 18th edition of the Asian Games. The 28-year-old finished third on the podium with a timing of 29:44:91.
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Asian Games: Hima Das, Muhammed Anas get silver in 400m race
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], August 26 (ANI): Indian sprinters Hima Das and Muhammed Anas bagged silver medals in their respective categories of 400m race at the ongoing 18th edition of the Asian Games on Sunday.
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Usain Bolt wants to be treated as a footballer
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], August 21 (ANI): Former Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, who recently joined A-League Club Central Coast Mariners to pursue his dream of playing football, has said that instead of being treated as world's fastest man, he would like to be known as a footballer.
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Usain Bolt arrives in Sydney for football trial
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], August 18 (ANI): Former Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt has arrived in Sydney ahead of his football trial with A-League club Central Coast Mariners.
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Hima Das makes it to AAA list of athletes for IAAF Continental Cup
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): Sprinter Hima Das, who recently became the first Indian woman to clinch gold medal in the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) World U-20 Athletic Championships, has made it to the Asian Athletics Association's list of athletes who will b
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Indian sprinter Muhammad Anas sets new national record
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Prague [Czech Republic], July 22 (ANI): Indian sprinter Muhammad Anas broke his own 400m national record at the Cena Noveho Mesta nad Metuji event here on Saturday.
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Hima Das wins India's first ever gold in U-20 Athletics c'ship
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Jul 21 (ANI): Sprinter Hima Das, from Assam, scripted history by becoming the first Indian woman to win gold in the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) World U-20 Athletic Championships.
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