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Olympic medallist Mirabai Chanu celebrates 'special' birthday with family
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], August 8 (ANI): Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu on Sunday said her 27th birthday has become even more special due to the silver medal she won in Tokyo Olympics.
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Uttrakhand CM names Team India's Hockey player Vandana Kataria as brand am
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], August 8 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday announced that Indian women's hockey team player Vandana Kataria will be brand ambassador of the state's Department of Women Empowerment and Child Development.
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Sports Ministry will fulfill needs of players for Olympic Games in future:
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 8 (ANI): The Sports Ministry will fulfill the smallest of needs of sportspersons and provide them world-class infrastructure in the Olympic Games in the future, said Nisith Pramanik, Union Minister of State for Sports, as the Tokyo Olympics 2020 came to an end on Su
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'Arigato' Japan: Tokyo Olympics declared closed; Flag passed on to Paris M
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 8 (ANI): The Tokyo Olympic Games came to end after a stunning closing ceremony at the Tokyo Olympic Stadium on Sunday.
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'You inspired us': IOC president thanks athletes as Olympic flame extingui
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 8 (ANI): Thomas Bach, the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Sunday hailed each and every athlete who "inspired everyone with unifying power of sport" during the Tokyo Games.
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Paris 2024: In a first, closing ceremony of Olympic Games features celebra
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 8 (ANI): For the first time ever, the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games featured "live and spectacular" celebrations from the next host city of the mega sporting event on Sunday.
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Juhi Chawla congratulates Indian medal winners at Tokyo Olympics 2020
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 8 (ANI): As India bade adieu to the Tokyo Olympic Games 2020, veteran Bollywood actor Juhi Chawla, on Sunday penned a congratulatory note to all the athletes who made India proud by bringing medals for the nation.
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Tokyo Olympics: Indian contingent personified best of skill, teamwork and
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New Delhi [India], August 8 (ANI): As the Tokyo Olympics 2020 came to an end on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the Indian contingent for showing the best-ever performance at the Games.
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'United By Emotion': Athletes wave goodbye as Tokyo Olympics ends
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 8 (ANI): At the Closing Ceremony of Tokyo Olympics, wrestler Bajrang Punia on Sunday entered the stadium holding aloft India's flag and joined flag-bearers of other national Olympic contingents to mark the end of 17-days of the Games, which saw athletes from over 200 co
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Tokyo Olympics: 'Feeling overwhelmed' says coach Klaus Bartonietz after Ne
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Tokyo [Japan], August 8 (ANI): Klaus Bartonietz, the biomechanical expert who trained Olympic gold medal-winning Neeraj Chopra on Sunday said he felt overwhelmed as the javelin thrower became the first from India to bag the top spot in track and field at Tokyo.
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Suniel Shetty urges people to support sportspersons at all times
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 8 (ANI): As several sportspersons including Neeraj Chopra and Mirabai Chanu have made the countrymen proud with their commendable performance at the Tokyo Olympics, actor Suniel Shetty made an appeal to the people to support the sportspersons not only aft
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Wish you had lived at least till Tokyo Olympics, says Rijiju after Neeraj
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 8 (ANI): Union Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju remembered sprint legend Milkha Singh after India won its first gold in athletics through Neeraj Chopra in Javelin throw at the Tokyo Olympics.
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