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Khelo India Para Games will help create larger talent pool for major inter
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Asian Games gold medallist Pramod Bhagat welcomes the government's initiative of hosting the first-ever Khelo India Para Games; believes this will boost the medal tally of the Indian contingent in upcoming major multi-discipline Para Games like the Olympics and Asian Games
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HS Prannoy insists on not taking anything for granted for Paris Olympic qu
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
HS Prannoy is currently ranked 7th in the Road to Paris ranking with compatriots Lakshya Sen at 17 and Kidambi Srikanth at 20. According to the qualification rules, a country can send two players to the Olympics only if both are ranked among the top 16 in the world ranking at the end of the
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U23 world champion Reetika Hooda ready for bigger challenges after Nationa
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Reetika, who moved to a higher weight category because the 72kg category is not part of the Olympics, is already thinking of qualifying for the Paris Games and felt that the National Games in Goa was a good opportunity for her to show that she can better the competition in India after the Wo
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Indian women football team's Olympic dreams over after 1-3 loss against Vi
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Having lost their second consecutive match in a row, India is now out of contention for the Olympics despite having a match in hand. In the first match, India lost to former World Cup champions Japan.
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"Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma would want to have Olympic medal": Former crick
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Former Indian cricketer Atul Wassan talked about how the T20 format presents an opportunity for teams to compete against strong cricketing nations in the Olympics and said that players like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma would like to have an Olympic medal in their trophy cabinet
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"Cricket format in Olympics will probably have 6-8 teams, the US will be..
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
US Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti talked about the format of the cricket in the Olympics 2028 and asserted that the US will be one of the teams to feature in the event.
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"I think that's fantastic": Netherlands coach Ryan Cook on cricket's inclu
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Ahead of their World Cup clash against South Africa, Netherlands coach Ryan Cook expressed his thoughts on cricket's forthcoming inclusion in the Olympics, over a century before the event's scheduled return.
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IOC President Thomas Bach explains cricket's absence from Olympics for mor
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach talked about the reason why it took more than a century to include cricket in the Olympics.
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"I would like to think the sport would hold permanent place in Olympics":
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
International Cricket Council (ICC) Chairman Greg Barclay on Monday expressed his hope that cricket would go on to hold a permanent place in the Olympics.
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"India will leave no stone unturned in preparation for hosting 2036 Olympi
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the 141st International Olympic Committee (IOC) session here and said India is eager to host the Olympics in the country
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PM Modi leaves for Mumbai, to address 141st International Olympic Committe
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
"Leaving for Mumbai, where I will be addressing the 141st IOC Session. India is delighted to host this prestigious gathering, which will deepen our connect with the Olympics movement," PM Modi posted on X.
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"Inclusion of cricket in the Olympics can be a new start": Union Sports Mi
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Following the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) executive board meeting in Mumbai Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur said that the inclusion of cricket in the Olympics can be a new start.
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