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Facing Argentina has helped us in preparations for Olympics, says Gurjit K
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], February 9 (ANI): Indian women's hockey team defender Gurjit Kaur reflected on her team's recent tour of Argentina, their first assignment in a year, which concluded earlier this month.
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Sports Ministry provides financial assistance to wrestler Sunny Jadhav
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): The Sports Ministry on Thursday said that it has provided financial assistance of Rs 2.5 lakh to Madhya Pradesh-based wrestler Sunny Jadhav.
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Argentina Tour has helped in building confidence, says women's hockey coac
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina], February 2 (ANI): The Indian women's hockey team will return to New Delhi on February 3 after playing their first competitive tour since February 2020. The exposure tour of Argentina, as part of their preparations for the Olympic Games, saw the Indian core group reg
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Budget no constraint as athletes are training in full swing ahead of Olymp
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 28 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports on Thursday said that all the Olympic-bound athletes are training in full swing to bring maximum laurels to the country.
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SAI to engage specialised manpower for better athlete experience
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 28 (ANI): The 54th Governing Body Meeting of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) took place on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju. The focus of the meeting was on the development of various aspects of the National Centre of Excellence
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Dominant Indian junior women's hockey team beat Chile's senior side
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Santiago [Chile], January 24 (ANI): Maintaining their unbeaten streak during the tour of Chile, an impressive and dominating performance from the Indian junior women's hockey team saw them defeat Chile's senior side 2-0 in their fifth match of the overseas tour held here at the Prince of
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Don't count my tenure if India's doesn't reach top ten of 2028 Olympics, s
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], January 18 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju on Monday said that his tenure as Sports Minister would not hold any importance if India is not able to make it to the top-ten of 2028 Olympics.
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Gregg Clark appointed Indian men's hockey team's analytical coach
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI): Hockey India on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Olympian Gregg Clark as the new analytical coach of the Indian men's hockey team until the conclusion of the Tokyo Olympic Games scheduled to be held from July 23 to August 8.
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IOC EB takes provisional measures against NOC of Belarus
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], December 8 (ANI): Further to its decision of 25 November to start a formal procedure vis-a-vis the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Belarus, and taking into consideration all the allegations and elements gathered during this ongoing investigation, the Executive
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Midfielder Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam hopeful of playing in back-to-back Oly
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 19 (ANI): The Indian women's hockey team's midfielder Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam has said that she is hopeful of representing the country in back-to-back Olympics.
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Lack of tournaments makes qualification for Tokyo Olympics tougher, says H
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 3 (ANI): Reigning national table tennis champion Harmeet Desai feels the lack of tournaments due to the COVID-19 pandemic has weakened his chances to qualify for the 2021 Olympic Games.
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Japan's Olympic minister vows to hold Tokyo Games "at any cost"
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], September 8 (Xinhua/ANI): Japan's Olympic minister Seiko Hashimoto said on Tuesday that the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games should be held "at any cost," trying to clear all doubts amid the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic and worries of policy change from a new government.
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