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'This is only the beginning' says IOA secy gen as India records best-ever
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 8 (ANI): The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Secretary General Rajeev Mehta on Saturday congratulated all the Indian athletes who won medals in the Tokyo Games.
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Neeraj Chopra's historic achievement has brought javelin throw to the lime
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 7 (ANI): Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra feels Neeraj Chopra's historic achievement at the Tokyo Games on Saturday has brought javelin throw to the centre stage in the country. Chopra created history as he became the first from the country to win a gold in tra
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Allyson Felix bags bronze in women's 400m, sets record by winning 10th Oly
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 6 (ANI): American legendary athlete Allyson Felix earned her 10th Olympic medal when she clinched bronze in the 400 meters event in the ongoing Tokyo Games on Friday.
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Tokyo Olympics: Deepak Punia's coach Murad's accreditation terminated by I
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 6 (ANI): International Olympic Committee (IOC) cancelled the accreditation of Deepak Punia's coach Murad Gaidarov after he "yelled" at a referee after the wrestler's game in the ongoing Tokyo Games.
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Raised complaint as there were casteist slurs hurled at us, says Oly star
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], August 5 (ANI): Hockey player Vandana Katariya's brother Pankaj on Thursday said his family has raised a formal complaint after some people staying in their area hurled casteist slurs at the family after the women's team lost the semi-final clash against Argen
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Tokyo Olympics: Dedicate this bronze medal to all COVID-19 warriors, says
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 5 (ANI): India men's hockey skipper Manpreet Singh on Thursday dedicated the bronze medal win at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics to all the COVID-19 warriors who have been working to save lives during the pandemic.
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Tokyo Olympics, Day 11: Annu Rani, Tajinderpal disappoint; India lose hock
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 3 (ANI): India's hopes to play in an Olympic Final was dashed on day eleven of the ongoing Tokyo Games as a formidable Belgium squad came back from a 1-2 deficit to beat the Manpreet Singh-led side 5-2 on Tuesday.
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Salima Tete's parents proud of her achievement, want women's hockey team t
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Simdega (Jharkhand) [India], August 3 (ANI): The entire country is still celebrating what the Indian women's hockey team managed to achieve on Monday, and star player Salima Tete's parents are over the moon seeing how she has performed in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics.
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Tokyo Olympics: India discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur puts up spirited show
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 2 (ANI): India discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur put up a spirited display on her debut Olympic campaign, but couldn't win a medal as she finished at the sixth spot in the final with a best throw of 63.70m at the Tokyo Games on Monday.
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SC to hear shooter Naresh Sharma's plea challenging Delhi HC order today
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 2 (ANI): The Supreme Court will hear today at 2 pm the plea of five-time Paralympian shooter Naresh Kumar Sharma challenging an order of the Delhi High Court which had posted his plea relating to his non-selection for the upcoming Tokyo Games for hearing on August 6
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Tokyo Games: India men's hockey team reach Olympics semi-finals after 41 y
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Tokyo [Japan], August 1 (ANI): India men's hockey team on Sunday reached the semi-final of the Olympics for the first time in 41 years as the team defeated Great Britain 3-1 to reach the semi-finals of the ongoing Tokyo Olympics.
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T20 format enough to take cricket into Olympics, didn't need 'The Hundred'
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], August 1 (ANI): Former Australia captain Ian Chappell reckons that the T20 format is enough to take the sport into the Olympics and the newest addition 'The Hundred' was not really needed.
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