Commonwealth Games
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Gulveer wins historic second medal as Soman Rana claims gold
Glasgow: Gulveer Singh became the first Indian to win a 5000m medal in the Commonwealth Games as well as the first from the country to win two athletics medals a single edition…
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CWG glory: 7 boxing golds, best-ever show by judokas
Glasgow: Boxers punched their way to a record-breaking haul of seven gold medals, while judokas and para track and field athletes also shone on the most productive day for India in the…
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CWG: Preeti Pawar storms into boxing final with dominant win
Glasgow: Indian boxer Preeti Pawar (54kg) sailed into the Commonwealth Games final by out-punching Zambia’s Catherine Mwape in the last-four stage here on Friday, July 31. The 22-year-old from Bhiwani, who is…
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Lovepreet Singh shines with silver; Seema bags bronze at CWG
Glasgow: Weightlifter Lovepreet Singh’s Commonwealth Games record-breaking silver medal headlined an eventful day for India, while discus thrower Seema Kaliramna bagged a bronze medal and Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra, along with two…
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Sreeshankar leaps into history with second CWG long jump medal
Glasgow: Murali Sreeshankar added another chapter to Indian athletics history on Wednesday, July 27, becoming the country’s first long jump double medallist in Commonwealth Games with a silver here. Having claimed silver…
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Harjinder, Gulveer clinch memorable silvers as India shines at CWG
Glasgow: Weightlifter Harjinder Kaur and long-distance star Gulveer Singh emerged as India’s standout performers, pushing themselves to the limit to clinch hard-fought silver medals, while three Indian boxers punched their way into…
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Sharmila Dhankar wins India’s first CWG para athletics gold
Glasgow: Sharmila Dhankar, a woman who was impaired by polio at the age of two and survived the trauma of an abusive marriage, became India’s first para-athlete to clinch a gold medal…
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Tejas Shirse runs historic final despite stress fracture
Glasgow: National record-holder Tejas Shirse’s historic appearance in the Commonwealth Games’ men’s 110m hurdles final ended in pain and heartbreak but demonstrated his grit as he ran the race with a stress…
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Tejaswin Shankar withdraws from high jump with injury
Glasgow: A heartbroken Tejaswin Shankar fought back tears after being forced to withdraw from the men’s high jump following his opening attempt due to a flare-up of a long-standing foot issue at…
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Sarvesh Kushare clinches historic CWG High Jump silver medal
Glasgow: National record holder Sarvesh Kushare scripted history as he became the first Indian to win a silver medal in the men’s high jump event in the Commonwealth Games here. The 31-year-old…
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CM calls for upgrade of Hyderabad stadiums to nurture Olympic-level athletes
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Monday, March 9, called for the modernisation of key stadiums in Hyderabad to nuture Olympic-level athletes. He said international-standard facilities should be provided at the…
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WFI to meet CGF CEO in push to include wrestling in 2026 Commonwealth Games
New Delhi: The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) officials, led by president Sanjay Singh, are set to meet Katie Sadleir, CEO of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), on Tuesday in Delhi to…
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Asian Games: It will be a different kind of challenge, says Neeraj Chopra
Hangzhou: Neeraj Chopra started his journey towards greatness in athletics at the Asian Games in 2018 in Jakarta. It was the year that Chopra won gold medals at the Commonwealth Games in…