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We are working step-by-step to qualify for Olympics: Hockey player Navjot
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 12 (ANI): Indian women's hockey team had a successful five-match bi-lateral series against Malaysia. However, the team believes it still needs to overcome its weaknesses in order to qualify for the Olympics.
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Want to be in top 30 to qualify for Olympics: Manika Batra
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 24 (ANI): Indian table tennis star Manika Batra on Monday said that she wants to position herself under the top 30 in order to qualify for the Olympics directly.
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A medal in Olympics is my dream: Bajrang Punia
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Tbilisi [Georgia], Dec 21 (ANI): Star Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia has had a terrific 2018. Apart from becoming the world's top-ranked freestyle wrestler in the 65 kg category, the 24-year dominated some of the top competitions that were held in 2018, and the next thing on his mind is a med
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Olympic qualification not an issue for Indian hockey team, says former ski
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Dec 1 (ANI): Former Indian skipper Dilip Tirkey feels the way the Indian hockey team is playing, there will be no issue for them to qualify for the Olympics.
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Securing Smart Cities releases guideline to protect Olympics
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 13 (ANI): Without the Olympics, there would be no means of fostering the quick growth of various technologies.
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'Khelo India' is a path to Olympics: Sports Minster Rathore
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 06 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Rajyavardhan Rathore said on Tuesday that the 'Khelo India' programme was a path for podium finishes at the Olympics.
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`WFI doesn't believe in Indian coaches`
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 20 (ANI): Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Saran has asserted that it was high time India have a "foreign" coach, who helps the grapplers in winning medals in the upcoming events like the Asian Games, Commonwealth and the Olympics.
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After four decades, McDonald's ends Olympics sponsorship
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [U.S.], June. 17 (ANI): Fast food giant McDonald's is ending its decades-long affiliation with the Olympics Games, as it cut short a deal that was supposed to extend till least through 2020.
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PV Sindhu set to be Deputy Collector
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad [India], Feb.24 (ANI): Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu, who is the first Indian woman athlete to win a silver medal at the Olympics , has accepted a government job which was offered by the Andhra Pradesh Government following her Rio de Janeiro triumph.
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Alibaba becomes a top sponsor of the Olympics Games through 2028
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 21 (ANI): Alibaba Group Holding is set to become a top sponsor of the Olympic Games through 2028, joining the likes of Coca Cola and Samsung Electronics.
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Goyal in soup again, refers Sindhu, Sakshi Malik as Rio 'gold medalli
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 28 (ANI): Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel suffered yet another foot-in-mouth moment on Sunday when he referred silver and bronze medallists P.V. Sindhu and Sakshi Malik, respectively, as "Gold Medallist" despite the fact that he stayed at Rio with Indian pla
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NCP demands Vijay Goel's resignation over Jaisha marathon row
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug.23 (ANI): The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Tuesday dubbed the abysmal treatment of marathoner O.P Jaisha at the Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as shameful and demanded the resignation of Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs Vijay Goel.
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