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BWF World Championships: Defending champ PV Sindhu handed tough draw, like
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], December 1 (ANI): Reigning world champion PV Sindhu's title defence will not be easy as she will likely have to go through the challenge of Pornpawee Chochuwong, Tai Tzu Ying and Carolina Marin after the draws were made for the 2021 BWF Badminton World Championships on Wednes
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Paramjeet Kumar becomes first Indian para powerlifter to win medal at Worl
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tbilisi [Georgia], November 28 (ANI): Paramjeet Kumar on Sunday became the first powerlifter from India to clinch a medal in the World Para Powerlifting Championships.
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HC notice to BFI on boxer Arundhati Choudhary's plea seeking to represent
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 10 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) and others on a petition filed by Boxer Arundhati Choudhary seeking to represent the country in the 70kg weight division at the Women's World Championships in Ista
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AIBA Men's World Boxing C'ship: Akash aims for a spot in final
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 3 (ANI): Having already secured India's seventh medal in the history of the tournament, Akash Kumar will be looking to continue his stellar show and enter the final at the 2021 AIBA Men's World Championships when he collides with Kazakhstan's Makhmud Sabyrkhan in
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'Medal means world to me': Boxer Akash dedicates win to late parents after
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Belgrade [Serbia], November 2 (ANI): Demonstrating exemplary courage and tactical nous during the right moments, Akash Kumar (54kg) stunned Rio Olympic silver medallist Yoel Finol of Venezuela in the quarter-final to confirm India's first medal at AIBA men's Boxing World Championships in Bel
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World Boxing C'ships 2021: Akash enters semis, secures first medal for Ind
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Belgrade [Serbia], November 2 (ANI): India's Akash Kumar (54kg) has secured atleast a bronze medal at the ongoing Men's Boxing world championships in Belgrade, Serbia on Tuesday.
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Shiva Thapa advances into quarters at AIBA Men's Boxing World Championship
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 2 (ANI): Shiva Thapa (63.5kg) drew on his vast experience and demonstrated his wide range of skills to reach the quarter-finals at the 2021 AIBA Men's Boxing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia late on Monday.
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AIBA World C'ships: Nishant Dev makes impressive debut, cruise into 2nd ro
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Belgrade [Serbia], October 27 (ANI): India's Nishant Dev put up a brilliant performance to progress into the second round of the 71kg category at the 2021 AIBA Men's Boxing Championships in Belgrade on Wednesday.
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Simranjit, Pooja Rani among top names as 5th Elite Women's National Boxing
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Hisar (Haryana) [India], October 20 (ANI): The 2018 World Championships bronze medallist Simranjit Kaur and reigning Asian champion Pooja Rani are among the top boxers to fight it out for the title as the 5th elite Women's National Boxing Championships begin at St Joseph's International Scho
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World C'ships: AIBA introduces white gloves; winners to get medals, belts
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], October 19 (ANI): The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has announced that the official gloves of the World Championships will be now white in colour replacing the red and blue ones.
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World Athletics condoles demise of Kenya's Agnes Tirop
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya], October 13 (ANI): World Athletics on Wednesday condoled the demise of Kenya's Agnes Tirop, a two-time world championships bronze medallist who was found dead at her home in Iten. She was 25.
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ISSF Junior World C'ship: Sangwan, Sidhu secure India's 10th gold
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Lima [Peru], October 8 (ANI): India added three medals which includes gold, silver and bronze apiece to their tally on Thursday, the ninth day of the ongoing ISSF Junior World Championships, in Lima, Peru.
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