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Union Ministers applaud Avani Lekhara for clinching gold at Tokyo Paralymp
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 30 (ANI): Union Ministers Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari among others congratulated shooter Avani Lekhara for clinching a gold medal at Tokyo Olympics.
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Can see sporting culture being created in India, says Karnam Malleswari
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 29 (ANI): Karnam Malleswari, India's first woman Olympic medal winner on Sunday said that the country is headed towards becoming a sporting powerhouse and a strong culture is being built.
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There is renewed momentum towards sports across India, says PM Modi
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 29 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged people to profit from renewed momentum towards sports across India.
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Delhi street showcases graffiti of Tokyo Olympics medallists from India
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 28 (ANI): In a tribute to Tokyo Olympics medal winners from India, the walls near the Pitampura Metro Station in the national capital are adorned with graffiti depicting the sportspersons.
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FIH Player of the Year nomination will give me extra motivation to do even
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 28 (ANI): Dragflick specialist Gurjit Kaur, who was one of the architects of the Indian women's hockey team's fourth-place finish at the recently concluded Tokyo Olympics 2020, has been nominated for the FIH Women's Player of the Year Award 2020-21.
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Rajnath Singh inaugurates stadium named after Neeraj Chopra in Pune
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], August 27 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday inaugurated a stadium named after Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Neeraj Chopra at Army Sports Institute in Maharashtra's Pune.
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WFI chief says Vinesh has been forgiven, she's welcome to give trials
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 27 (ANI): The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has forgiven Vinesh Phogat for her behaviour at the Tokyo Olympics and has said that the grappler is welcome to give selection trials.
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Federation demands to know wrestlers' tie-ups with sports NGOs, says WFI c
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 27 (ANI): Brijbhushan Sharan Singh, the President of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), on Friday said that he just demands to know the wrestlers' tie-ups with sports NGOs as he wishes to know how much support all the wrestlers are getting.
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Tokyo Olympics: Indian hockey team was united by adversity we faced, says
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 27 (ANI): The Indian men's hockey team chief coach Graham Reid is no stranger to success on the Olympic stage, having won the silver medal as a player for Australia in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
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Rajnath Singh leaves for Pune to interact with Olympians from armed forces
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 27 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday left for Pune, where he will be attending the Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT) meeting and will interact with Olympians from the armed forces.
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Have decided to cut short 2021 competition season to take some time off: N
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 26 (ANI): Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra on Thursday said that he has decided to cut short his 2021 competition season to take some time off.
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Hockey India congratulates Amit Rohidas on being awarded Biju Patnaik Spor
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 26 (ANI): Hockey India on Thursday congratulated Indian men's hockey team defender and drag-flicker Amit Rohidas for winning the prestigious Biju Patnaik Sports Award for outstanding performance in Sports and Games.
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