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Wrestler Vinesh Phogat to interact with women athletes on Wednesday
New Delhi: Wrestler Vinesh Phogat will interact with women athletes and give them a pep talk here on Wednesday, according to an official statement issued here. Phogat became the first Indian woman…
- Sports
We are athletes, not robots: Vinesh Phogat lashes out at critics on social media
New Delhi: Firing a salvo at the “so called fans and experts” on social media, star Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat denounced the negative criticism hurled at her during the World Championship, saying…
- Sports
Indian govt will pay athletes in full for international competitions: Sports Ministry
New Delhi: The Sports Ministry has sanctioned foreign exposure trips for athletes across the sports of wrestling, weightlifting and shooting at full cost to the Government of India. “The Govt has approved…
- India
Kashmiri athlete carries India’s flag at Beijing Olympics; It is snub to right-wingers
As the winter Olympic Games got off to a spectacular start in Beijing, India’s Arif Mohammed Khan from Kashmir proudly carried the Indian flag into the huge Birds Nest stadium. It was highly…
- Hyderabad
With no state support, Hyderabad’s MMA prodigy struggles
Hyderabad: Early November came as a huge surprise and a source of anxiety for Shaik Khalid, the coach of Mahboob Khan and the founder of Telangana Association of Mixed Martial Arts (TAMMA)…
- Photos
In pics: Paralympic athletes arrive in India
New Delhi: Shooter Manish Narwal, who won gold medal in the Tokyo Paralympics 2020, being greeted on his arrival in New Delhi, Monday, Sept. 6, 2021. (PTI Photo/Manvendar Vashist) New Delhi: Badminton…
- Photos
Tata Altroz handover to Tokyo Olympics athletes
New Delhi: Athletes who took part in the the Tokyo Olympics 2020 pose for a group photo with Tata Motors President Passenger Vehicles Business Unit (PVBU) Shailesh Chandra during a event to…
- Sports
Filmmakers say Neeraj Chopra will draw Bollywood to athletes
Mumbai: The achievement of Neeraj Chopra, who bagged a gold medal in javelin throw at the recent Tokyo Olympics, will inspire more films based on athletics as a subject in Bollywood, filmmakers say.…
- India
PM Modi greets Olympic athletes after concluding the Independence Day speech
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted the Olympic athletes after the conclusion of his Independence Day speech here at the Red Fort. Athletes of the Indian contingent who had…
- World
Tokyo Olympics: Here’re top 10 medal winners
Tokyo: The Tokyo Olympics finally began on July 23 after a year’s delay. More than 11,000 athletes across 33 sports competed in the showpiece event. New names were made and reputations established. They…
- World
COVID-19 infection rate low within Olympics, says IOC chief
Tokyo The International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has said that only 15 people related to the Tokyo Olympics have tested positive for COVID-19. He reiterated that the upcoming Olympics are not…
- Sports
Tokyo Olympics: Organisers pledge for net-zero carbon emissions
Tokyo: Organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics have gone for net-zero carbon emissions as one of the main concerns in this year’s showpiece event is to mitigate the impacts of high city…
- Sports
Tokyo Olympics: Indian contingent to depart for Japan on July 17
New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Thursday confirmed that the Olympic-bound contingent would leave for Tokyo on July 17. The IOA had sent in a request to the Tokyo Organising…
- Sports
TN announces Rs 3 cr for athletes who win gold in Tokyo Olympics
Chennai: Tamil Nadu chief minister, M.K. Stalin has announced a cash prize of Rs 3 crore for those athletes who wins gold in the Tokyo Olympics which is starting from July 23.…
- Sports
Wrestler dies after fight with colleagues; Sushil Kumar’s role under scanner
New Delhi: Two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar’s role is under scanner after his name emerged in connection with a brawl that led to the death of a wrestler inside the Chhatrasal Stadium complex…
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