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BWF World Championships: Shuttler Srikanth Kidambi beats Nhat Nguyen, adva
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Basel [Switzerland], Aug 19 (ANI): Indian shuttler Srikanth Kidambi defeated Nhat Nguyen by 17-21, 21-16, 21-6 on Monday to advance to the second round of the BWF World Championships 2019 in Switzerland.
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BWF World Championship: HS Prannoy, Sai Praneeth advance to second round
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Basel [Switzerland], Aug 19 (ANI): Indian shuttlers HS Prannoy and Sai Praneeth on Monday advanced to the second round of the BWF World Championship 2019, taking place in Switzerland.
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Body can't cope with demands of training, competition: Sally Pearson on re
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 6 (ANI): Former Olympic champion and Australia's track athlete Sally Pearson on Tuesday bid adieu to her 16-year long career, saying her body will not be able to cope with the demands of training and competition.
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Bengaluru to host 10th AASF Asian Age Group C'ships 2019
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru [India], Aug 2 (ANI): Bengaluru will host the 10th AASF Asian Age Group Championships 2019 for the first time, giving the Indian swimming enthusiasts an opportunity to witness the largest aquatic event in the continent.
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Easy for country to expect Olympic gold, difficult to implement: Mary Kom
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 1 (ANI): Six-time world champion boxer Mary Kom said it is easy for people to expect a gold medal from her in the upcoming Olympics, but difficult for her to implement the same.
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Viktor Axelsen withdraws from badminton world championships
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], July 31 (ANI): Denmark's badminton player, World number five, Viktor Axelsen on Wednesday pulled out of the BWF World Championships 2019 due to a back injury.
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Would look to change colour of my medal in Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Sakshi Mal
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 31 (ANI): Wrestler Sakshi Malik who won a bronze medal at the Rio Olympics 2016, on Tuesday said that she would look to change the colour of her medal in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
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Six women wrestlers earn spot in Senior World Championship 2019
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 28 (ANI): Six women wrestlers earned spots in the Senior World Championship 2019 in the selection trials here at Supervisors Training Centre on Sunday.
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Olympian swimmer held on charges of sexual harassment
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Gwangju [South Korea], July 28 (ANI): A foreign swimmer here on Sunday was arrested over sexual harassment charges.
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Mary Kom wins gold at President's Cup
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Labuan Bajo [Indonesia], July 28 (ANI): Six-time world champion boxer Mary Kom clinched the gold medal in the 23rd President's Cup in 51Kg category here on Sunday.
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Bajrang Punia is taking one challenge at a time
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia, who recently got selected for the 2019 Senior World Wrestling Championship, said he focuses on the fights that are approaching rather than thinking far ahead.
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Focussing on World Championship, says Hima Das after winning 5 gold medals
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Spala [Poland], July 22 (ANI): Indian track and field athlete Hima Das on Monday said that her focus is on World Championship after winning five gold medals - four in 200m and one in 400m event.
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