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"Lot of things have improved since last time": Sjoerd Marijne on his retur
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
The coach under whom India missed their first-ever Olympic medal by a whisker at the Tokyo Games said he was delighted by his reappointment in January and hoped to steer the team to victories.
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"We will win gold, and win medals every day": Devendra Jhajharia's bold pr
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
This year, India is sending a larger contingent to the Paralympics, with 84 athletes set to compete, up from 54 athletes in the previous Tokyo Games.
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Avani Lekhara congratulates Manu Bhaker 'for breaking barriers' at Paris O
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Shooter Avani became the first Indian woman to clinch a pair of medals at a single Paralympics when she won the 10m air rifle gold and the 50m rifle three-position bronze in the SH1 category at the Tokyo Games. This category is for rifle shooters with lower limb impairment e.g. amputation
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'Hoping to savour every moment', says Gurjit Kaur ahead of Women's Hockey
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Gurjit also highlighted the improvements Indian Team has made in the recent, particularly since the 2020 Tokyo Games.
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Indian hockey is poised for ultimate glory in 2028 Olympics: David John
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Indian hockey has shown signs of a heart-warming resurgence, with the men winning a bronze and the women finishing a valiant fourth in the Tokyo Games.
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Strandja Memorial: Nikhat Zareen beats Tokyo Olympic silver medallist Cari
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Sofia [Bulgaria], February 26 (ANI): Former Junior World Boxing Champion Nikhat Zareen on Friday bagged an enthralling victory over Tokyo Olympics silver-medallist Busenaz Cakiroglu at the 73rd Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.
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3rd Edition of Khelo India Archery Tournament kicks off at SAI Sonepat
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Sonepat (Haryana) [India], February 12 (ANI): Archery Association of India (AAI) in collaboration with the Sports Authority of India (SAI) has started the domestic tournaments to provide needed competitive exposure to the athletes in order to develop their mental toughness and prepare the
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Have worked on understanding the level at which senior team plays, says fo
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Muscat [Oman], January 18 (ANI): The Women's Asia Cup is a great opportunity to make a mark in the senior hockey side, feels talented young forward Mariana Kujur who hails from the hockey belt Sundargarh in Odisha.
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FIH updates penalty corner rule, defenders allowed to keep protective gear
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], January 17 (ANI): The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has brought in a set of rule changes to make the sport safer for all the athletes.
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Krishna Nagar 'focused' on not adopting casual approach in quest of Paris
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], January 2 (ANI): Paralympics champion Krishna Nagar is focused on taking each and every match seriously as he feels a "casual" approach might hamper his chances of replicating Tokyo Games' heroics in Paris 2024.
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Yearender 2021: Resurgence of Indian hockey with path-breaking performance
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 28 (ANI): The year 2021 will be etched in the memory of Indian sports fans forever as the country enjoyed their best-ever medal haul in Olympics with 7 medals in Tokyo Games. In the Japanese capital, India also ended their 41-year drought for a hockey medal in Oly
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Yearender 2021: The glittering high of Tokyo Games
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 26 (ANI): The Tokyo 2020 Olympics had created a dramatic prelude to its 2021 resumption, after being postponed last year. Fans could barely contain their excitement and as the biggest global event finally unfurled, Indian athletes served up a great volley of victo
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