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Sai Praneeth focusing on 'fitness' ahead of Tokyo Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): Sai Praneeth is India's lone shuttler who is in contention for direct qualification for the Tokyo Games, courtesy his ranking (13) in the race to Tokyo, Olympic qualification list.
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Always wanted to be in this support system: Bhavani Devi on being selected
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): Indian fencer Bhavani Devi, who recently created history as she became the first Indian in history to qualify for the Olympics in the sport of fencing, said she always wanted to be a part of the TOPS support system.
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Tokyo Olympics: Brazil, Germany in same group in men's football, Japan to
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland], April 21 (ANI): The 28 teams that have qualified for the Olympic football tournaments discovered their group opponents after the official draw was conducted in Zurich on Wednesday. 16 men's teams and 12 women's teams have been drawn into seven groups.
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TOPS has benefitted me a lot, looking to bring home gold from Oly, says wr
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): Olympics-bound wrestler Ravi Dahiya, who won the gold medal at the Asian Wrestling Championships 2021 in Almaty, Uzbekistan, is raring to go for the upcoming Games in Tokyo.
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Target Olympic podium Mirabai: Rijiju congratulates weightlifter on world
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): Union Minister of State (I/C) for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Sunday congratulated Mirabai Chanu after she set a new world record in Clean and Jerk as she lifted 119 kg at Asian Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent to cross the old mark of 1
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25-member women's hockey team core group to return to national camp on Sun
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): The 25-member women's hockey core probable group for the Tokyo Olympic Games will return to SAI, Bengaluru for the National Coaching Camp after a 10-day break. The group will report on Sunday and undergo mandatory quarantine before commencing their preparat
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Vinesh Phogat wins maiden gold at Asian Wrestling Championship
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Friday won her maiden gold at Asian Wrestling Championships after beating her rival Taipei's Meng Hsuan Hsieh in the final.
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Watching Sreejesh train and play has improved my game, says goalkeeper Kri
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina], April 16 (ANI): After completing fifty international caps for India, goalkeeper Krishan Pathak is looking ahead and wants to be in top form for the Tokyo Olympics.
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Need to work on Plan B if we want to win medal in Olympics: Chirag Shetty
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): World number ten doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy have been on top of their game and the duo would be expected to perform to the best of their ability in order to win a medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
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South African Athletics C'ships: Caster Semenya wins 5000m race but misses
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Pretoria [South Africa], April 15 (ANI): South Africa's middle-distance runner Caster Semenya recorded a personal best timing in winning the women's 5,000m at the South African Athletics Championships on Thursday but she nearly missed the Tokyo Olympics spot.
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Task isn't over until we stand on podium in Tokyo: Manpreet after successf
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina], April 15 (ANI): India successfully ended their campaign in Cenard, Buenos Aires with a 2-2 (3-2 SO) and 3-0 double-header win in the FIH Hockey Pro League tie against Argentina over the weekend.
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Cancelling Tokyo Olympics 'an option' says Japan's ruling party official
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], April 15 (ANI): Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Toshihiro Nikai said on Thursday that cancelling this summer's Tokyo Olympics may be an option if the spread of coronavirus infections forces organisers to think it would be difficult to hold the even
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