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Indian para-athletes will create history in Tokyo Games: Deepa Malik
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): Deepa Malik, the Rio Paralympics silver medallist, has backed the Indian contingent going to the Tokyo Paralympics to create history. India is sending its largest-ever contingent to the Paralympic Games in Tokyo -- 54 para-sportspersons across nine spor
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I have full confidence that para-athletes will perform well in the Tokyo G
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): Sports Minister Anurag Thakur boosted the morale of India's para-athletes on Thursday as he virtually attended a send-off ceremony organised for the Tokyo-bound athletes by the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI).
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National Sports Awards: Looking to reward Paralympics medal winners as wel
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur on Thursday said the medal winners in the upcoming Tokyo Paralympics will be rewarded at this year's National Sports Awards.
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I'll continue to work hard and bring glory for India: Lovlina Borgohain
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], August 12 (ANI): Boxer Lovlina Borgohain, who won a bronze medal at the recently concluded Tokyo Olympics, on Thursday said she will continue to work hard in order to bring more laurels for India.
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Olympic medalist Lovlina Borgohain receives grand welcome at Assam's Guwah
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], August 12 (ANI): Boxer Lovlina Borgohain, who won a bronze medal at the recently concluded Tokyo Olympics, received a grand welcome at Guwahati airport by the state government on Thursday.
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Flame lighting events for Paralympic torch relay begin in Japan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 12 (ANI): The flame-lighting events for the Tokyo Paralympic torch relay began across Japan on Thursday in the lead up to the world's biggest sporting event for athletes with disabilities, despite the relay being scaled down due to the coronavirus pandemic, reported Kyo
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Tokyo Paralympics: Paddler Sharath Kamal wishes Indian contingent luck
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): Table tennis player Sharath Kamal has wished the Indian Paralympics team luck as it gears up for the upcoming Games. The Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympic Games is set to take place from August 24 to September 5.
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This is actually disgusting: Maxwell unhappy with quarantine rules issued
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], August 12 (ANI): Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell isn't too happy with the way the South Australian Government has decided that the South Australian athletes who have returned from the Olympics will undergo another period of quarantine after completing the hotel quar
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Olympic Gold medallist Neeraj Chopra rises to number 2 in world rankings
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has gained 14 places to become world number two in the latest world rankings after his sensational show in the Tokyo Olympics.
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Salman Khan meets Olympian Mirabai Chanu, gives her best wishes
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): Bollywood actor Salman Khan surprised fans on Wednesday by sharing a picture with Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, who secured the silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 in the 49 kg category.
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Won't be here today without my mother, says hockey captain Manpreet Sin
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], August 11 (ANI): Indian men's hockey captain Manpreet Singh has credited her mother for his success and said her smile brings a smile to his face too.
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AOC criticises 'cruel' 28-day quarantine for some Australian Olympians
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], August 11 (ANI): The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) on Wednesday stated that the South Australian Government's decision to ignore expert medical advice and the decision of the National Cabinet by imposing a 28 day period for returning Australian Olympians poses a sign
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