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  Indian shooter allegedly commits suicide in Chandigarh

  September 14, 2021 12:12 IST

  Indian shooter Namanveer Brar, who won a bronze medal at the 2015 World University Games in South Korea, allegedly committed suicided at his residence in Chandigarh on Monday morning.

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  In-form Shubhankar fires 66 to grab top-10 finish at high-profile BMW PGA

  September 13, 2021 13:36 IST

  Indian golfer Shubhankar Sharma fired a six-under 66, his best of the week, to finish Tied-ninth at the 2021 BMW PGA Championship.

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  Hockey India names 25 players for senior women's national camp

  September 12, 2021 14:47 IST

  The 25 porobables include Gagandeep Kaur, Mariana Kujur, Suman Devi Thoudam and Mahima Choudhary, who have been moved to the Senior Core Group from the Junior ranks.

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  I get motivation, inspiration from you all: PM Modi to para athletes

  September 12, 2021 14:07 IST

  The PM pledged his support to the players and said the whole country shares their dreams of sporting excellence.

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  I learnt to stay calm under pressure from Tendulkar: Pramod Bhagat

  September 12, 2021 13:51 IST

  Bhagat had met Tendulkar after returning to the country from Tokyo. He gifted his racquet, which he used in the final to Tendulkar, who gave him an autographed t-shirt and his autobiography book.

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  PM Modi shares glimpses of his interaction with India's Tokyo Paralympics contingent

  September 12, 2021 12:18 IST

  PM Modi had hosted the Indian para-athletes as well as the coaches on September 9 at his residence for breakfast.

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  TTFI forms inquiry panel to probe Manika Batra's 'match-fixing' allegations against Soumyadeep Roy

  September 11, 2021 22:23 IST

  TTFI-vice president Chiranjib Choudhuri has been named the chairman of the inquiry panel which has to submit its report within six weeks.

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  Neeraj Chopra fulfils one more dream, takes his parents on maiden flight

  September 11, 2021 14:24 IST

  Besides Chopra and his parents, his coach and German biomechanics expert Klaus Bartonietz and Olympian super heavyweight boxer Satish Kumar were also seen seated inside the aircraft.

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  Odisha CM presents Rs 6 cr cash award to Paralympian Pramod Bhagat

  September 10, 2021 22:12 IST

  On September 4, Bhagat won the badminton gold after beating Daniel Bethell of Great Britain 21-14, 21-17 in the men's singles SL3 event in Tokyo.

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  Tokyo Paralympics gold medallist Pramod Bhagat gets hero's welcome in home state Odisha

  September 10, 2021 16:03 IST

  Amid the beats of 'dhol' and cheers, Pramod was given a hero's welcome at the Biju Patnaik International airport by the state government.

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  Aditi Ashok best Indian at T-28th in Swiss Ladies Open

  September 10, 2021 13:52 IST

  Aditi was one-under for the front nine with a birdie on Par-5 third and then she dropped her only shot of the day on 10th before picking a birdie on par-4 12th.

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  Happy to be among 'vidvaans': PM Narendra Modi on meeting IAS Suhas LY, Eco scholar Harvinder Singh

  September 09, 2021 20:35 IST

  Suhas, who won a silver medal, is currently serving as District Magistrate of Noida, while Harvinder, the first Indian to win an archery medal at the Games, is a PhD scholar in Economics.

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  BWF cancels Syed Modi International badminton tournament

  September 09, 2021 19:24 IST

  The tournament, which was also cancelled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was scheduled to be held in Lucknow from October 12 to 17.

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  TTFI calls executive committee meeting to discuss Batra's fixing allegations against national coach

  September 09, 2021 19:01 IST

  TTFI president and Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana, Dushyant Chautala, is expected to attend the meeting.

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  Priority is to win gold in Asian Games and directly qualify for Paris Olympics: Lalremsiami

  September 09, 2021 14:26 IST

  The 21-year-old from Mizoram was an integral part of the team's fine run to its maiden Olympic semifinal in Tokyo.

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  PM Modi hosts India Paralympic contingent, presented with autographed stole

  September 09, 2021 13:16 IST

  The Indian para-athletes returned from Tokyo on the back of a sensational campaign that saw them win an unparalleled 19 medals, including five gold, eight silver and six bronze.

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  Taliban has banned women's sports in Afghanistan: Report

  September 09, 2021 10:28 IST

  Last Saturday, Taliban special forces in camouflage fired their weapons into the air to end a protest march in Kabul by women demanding equal rights.

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  IOC suspends North Korea from Beijing Winter Olympics for Tokyo no-show

  September 09, 2021 8:46 IST

  Individual athletes from North Korea who qualify to compete in Beijing could still be accepted by a separate decision in the future, Bach said.

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  Sports Minister Anurag Thakur felicitates triumphant Paralympians, hopes for better show in 2024

  September 08, 2021 19:16 IST

  The Indian para-athletes registered their best-ever performance in the Tokyo Games by winning an unprecedented 19 medals, including five gold, eight silver and six bronze.

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  AFI begins hunt for new javelin, 400m foreign coaches

  September 08, 2021 19:01 IST

  AFI looks to recruit as many as 10 elite coaches ahead of a jam-packed 2022 season that includes Asian Games, CWG and World Championships.

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  Star wrestler Vinesh Phogat undergoes elbow surgery

  September 08, 2021 18:29 IST

  The 27-year-old reigning Asian champion had pulled out of the World Championship trials on August 31 after competing in her opening bout.

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  Noida DM Suhas Yathiraj says his Paralympic silver shows sports and academics can co-exist

  September 08, 2021 18:11 IST

  The 38-year-old Suhas claimed the silver at the recent Tokyo Games, his maiden Paralympics since taking up the sport in 2016.

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  Asian Youth Games postponed until December 2022

  September 08, 2021 16:27 IST

  The 3rd Asian Youth Games was originally scheduled to be held in Shantou, south China's Guangdong province from November 20-28, 2021.

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  Dope violators eligible for national sports awards if ban period served: sports ministry

  September 08, 2021 15:55 IST

  A decision that will benefit the likes of boxer Amit Panghal, whose 'inadvertent' violation in 2012 has denied him a shot at the honours.

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  Olympic bronze a new beginning for Indian hockey: Dilpreet

  September 08, 2021 12:46 IST

  The Indian men's team had ended a 41-year-old long wait for an Olympic medal when it clinched the bronze at the Tokyo Games last month.

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  Devendra Jhajharia, Venkatesh Prasad named in National Sports Awards selection committee

  September 08, 2021 11:07 IST

  Jhajharia won a silver medal at the recent Tokyo Games, adding to the two gold medals he had won in the 2004 and 2016 editions.

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  Paralympic medallist archer Harvinder: Practice of tie shots, breathing exercises gave dividends

  September 07, 2021 19:51 IST

  Singh, whose legs stopped functioning properly due to adverse effect from an injection during his childhood, won a historic archery bronze in the men's individual recurve event in the just-concluded Tokyo Paralympics.

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  Consider MMA fighters also for national sports awards, urges Ritu Phogat

  September 07, 2021 18:17 IST

  Phogat, daughter of famous wrestling coach Mahavir Singh Phogat, urged the Indian government to help in promoting MMA in the country.