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Deep Grace Ekka, Amit Rohidas, Birendra Lakra arrive in Odisha to rousing
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], August 10 (ANI): Following the Indian national hockey teams' outstanding performance at the Tokyo Olympics, players from Odisha, Deep Grace Ekka, Namita Toppo, Birendra Lakra, and Amit Rohidas returned home to rousing welcome and celebrations at Bhubaneswar airp
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Subedar Neeraj Chopra trained to fight different battle, says Indian Army
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): Neeraj Chopra, who won a gold medal at the recently-concluded Tokyo Olympics and holds subedar rank in the Indian Army has been trained to fight a different battle, said an official of the Indian Army's Mission Olympics Wing.
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WFI temporarily suspends Vinesh Phogat, further course of action to be dec
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has handed a temporary suspension to grappler Vinesh Phogat over her behaviour at the Tokyo Olympics.
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Rio Olympics was the turning point, the experience helped us prepare well
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): Indian women's hockey skipper Rani Rampal on Tuesday said the 2016 Rio Olympics was the turning point for the women's game in the country and it is because of the experience gained there that the side was able to finish fourth at the recently concluded
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Star Air announces free airline tickets for a lifetime to all the Indian m
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 10 (ANI/PRNewswire): To quote legendary Olympian sprinter Milkha Singh, "Hard work, willpower, and dedication. For any person with these qualities, sky is the limit."
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Watch the space with this group, we can achieve good things: Men's hockey
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): India men's hockey coach Graham Reid on Tuesday said that everyone around the world needs to take notice of his team as they will surely achieve some good things going ahead.
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More sportspersons will come into athletics after Neeraj Chopra's gold in
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New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): Olympian Anju Bobby George feels Neeraj Chopra's gold medal in javelin throw at the Tokyo Olympics will motivate more sportsperson to pick athletics as a discipline in sports. Neeraj Chopra created history on Saturday as he became the first from the countr
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After the game against Australia, coaches told us we didn't play badly and
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New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): India men's hockey skipper Manpreet Singh on Tuesday said he feels happy that his team was able to come back with a bronze medal from the recently-concluded Tokyo Olympics.
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Coach Marijne got angry with us after group game against GB: Goalkeeper Sa
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New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): India women's hockey goalkeeper Savita on Tuesday revealed that head coach Sjoerd Marijne got angry with the side after their performance against Great Britain in the group-stage encounter of the recently-concluded Tokyo Olympics.
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Postponement of Tokyo Olympics helped me work on weakness and increase str
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): Despite undergoing a surgery on his throwing arm in 2019, Tokyo Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra revealed on Tuesday that he was "fit and ready" for the showpiece event to be held in 2020. The Indian javelin thrower went on to add that the delay due
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The goal was to inspire women, we created a legacy: Women's hockey coach M
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): India women's hockey team head coach Sjoerd Marijne has said India will remain in his heart forever as the Dutch master tactician leaves the team on an all-time high. The Indian women's hockey team went down fighting against Great Britain 3-4 in the bro
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AFI to stage javelin throwing competition every year on Aug 7 to honour Ne
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New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): Lalit Bhanot, the Chairman of Athletics Federation of India's (AFI) Planning Committee, on Tuesday said they will stage javelin throwing competitions every year on August 7.
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