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Central govt helping athletes across the country to obtain maximum quota f
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI): Union Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Monday, in a written reply, informed Rajya Sabha that the central government is helping sportspersons across the country to obtain maximum quota for the Olympics and enhance their chances of winning medals.
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Delhi will bid for 2048 Olympics, says Delhi CM
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 9 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that the national capital will bid to be the host of the Olympics in 2048 adding that a vision has been provided for the same in the Delhi Budget presented on Tuesday.
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Europe tour will enable us to plan our months leading up to the Olympics:
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Krefeld [Germany], February 27 (ANI): Indian men's hockey goalkeeper PR Sreejesh feels the four-match tour to Europe scheduled to begin on Sunday will help the side to chalk out the plans for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. The Indian team, ranked No. 4 in the world, will play their first compe
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Lalremsiami paved way for many girls in Mizoram to follow in her footsteps
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 24 (ANI): Having earned close to four years of experience with the junior India women setup, forward Lalrindiki now has her eyes on breaking into the senior team and realising her dream of playing in the Olympics. Football star Cristiano Ronaldo was he
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Would be good if athletes can get vaccine before Olympics: Neeraj Chopra
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], February 14 (ANI): Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has said that it would be good if the athletes are able to get the Covid-19 vaccine before the Olympics slated to be held in Tokyo later this year.
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Team is shaping up very well for Olympics, says hockey team forward Mandee
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 3 (ANI): The Indian men's hockey core probable group, which has been training at the Sports Authority of India in Bengaluru for the last three weeks, is currently carrying out high-intensity practice sessions with the Olympics as their sole target.
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Olympic silver medalist Mathias Boe to coach Satwiksairaj, Chirag
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 29 (ANI): The Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) has approved the request of India's badminton players Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy -- ranked World No. 10 in men's doubles -- to rope in 2012 Olympic Games doubles finalist Mathias Boe of Denmark to tra
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T10 more exciting format than T20, could be a part of Olympics: Sunil Nari
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 10 (ANI): West Indies' spinner Sunil Narine said the T10 format is more exciting than the T20 format, adding that it would be exciting to see cricket being included in the Olympics.
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Amazing to see resolve shown by each and every member of team in 2020: Man
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): The Indian Men's Hockey Team began the year 2020 on a fantastic note by registering victories over each of the top three international teams - Belgium, Australia and Netherlands in the FIH Hockey Pro League. The side's stupendous performances in their de
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We've all grown from strength to strength this year: Savita
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 29 (ANI): The Indian Women's Hockey Team mantra in 2020 was not only to put the disappointment of the Olympics being postponed behind them, but also to use the year to get fitter and better at their game whilst focusing on helping the needy.
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Cricket needs to innovate if it wants to be part of Olympics, says UKC cha
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): Ravi Tharkran, chairman of the Ultimate Kricket Challenge (UKC), believes that the sport of cricket needs to keep on innovating if it wants to be a part of the Olympics going ahead.
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BAI to send full-strength squad for tournaments in Thailand
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): Keeping the Olympics qualifications in mind, the Badminton Association of India (BAI) on Monday announced a strong eight-member squad to participate in the three tournaments taking place in Bangkok and Thailand.
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