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  Ligament tear rules Bajrang Punia out of World Championships, brings early end to his 2021 season

  August 23, 2021 21:04 IST

  The World Championships will be held in Oslo, Norway from October 2-10 and Bajrang will not be able to begin his mat training until the rehabilitation programme is compete.

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  Tokyo Paralympics 2020 Live Streaming: How to watch live in India

  August 23, 2021 19:09 IST

  Live Streaming Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Find full details on when and where to watch Tokyo Paralympics 2020.

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  India at Tokyo Paralympics: Date-wise events of all Indian athletes at the 2020 Games

  August 23, 2021 18:02 IST

  At the 2020 Games, India will feature their biggest contingent comprising 54 athletes competing in nine disciplines in Tokyo. High jumper Mariyappan Thangavelu will be India’s flag-bearer in the opening ceremony. 

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  Squash: Debutant Yuvraj Wadhwani upsets Ravi Dixit in HCL SRFI Indian Tour Chennai Leg

  August 23, 2021 17:37 IST

  15-year-old PSA debutant Yuvraj Wadhwani defeated experienced Ravi Dexit over four games on the opening day of HCL SRFI Indian Tour Chennai Leg 3.

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  Afghanistan flag will be part of 2020 Tokyo Paralympics opening ceremony: IPC chief

  August 23, 2021 17:19 IST

  Afghan athletes were forced to withdraw from the Games as all flights out of capital Kabul got cancelled after the Taliban seized control of the strife-torn nation.

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  India at Paralympics: Meet the past medallists

  August 23, 2021 16:00 IST

  India have won 12 medals, including four gold, and as many silver and bronze medals in the Summer Paralympics since its debut at the 1968 Games.

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  Motorsports: Arjun Maini bags first points in DTM Championship

  August 23, 2021 15:58 IST

  Mercedes-AMG driver Arjun Maini has become the first Indian to score points in the prestigious DTM Championship by achieving consecutive top-10 finishes.

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  Tokyo Games is going to be our best outing at Paralympics, says Deepa Malik

  August 23, 2021 15:36 IST

  India will field its biggest contingent with 54 athletes set to compete in nine sports -- archery, athletics, badminton, canoeing, shooting, swimming, powerlifting, table tennis and taekwondo.

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  Shaili is more or less like me, will be happy to see her break my record: Anju Bobby George

  August 23, 2021 14:21 IST

  The Georges' protege Shaili Singh clinched World U-20 Athletics Championships silver medal on Sunday with a jump of 6.59m in Nairobi.

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  Gaurav Saini in final, 3 others in semis of Asian junior boxing

  August 23, 2021 11:52 IST

  Gaurav Saini (70kg) advanced to the final while three other Indian boxers entered the last-four stage after contrasting victories in the Asian Junior Championships in Dubai.

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  Neeraj Chopra congratulates Anju Bobby George for 'mentorship and guidance' to Shaili Singh

  August 22, 2021 22:39 IST

  Shaili, who came into the final with the best performance in the qualifying stage with an effort of 6.48 metres, improved on her personal best with a superb effort of 6.59 in the final.

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  Long jumper Shaili Singh misses gold by 1cm, wins silver in U-20 Worlds

  August 22, 2021 21:57 IST

  The 17-year-old Indian's personal best effort of 6.59m was not enough for a gold as she was pipped to the post by Sweden's reigning European junior champion Maja Askag.

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  Tokyo Paralympics: 30 more test positive for COVID-19 as organizers mull stricter measures

  August 22, 2021 20:17 IST

  Of the 30 cases reported on Sunday, 18 are residents of Japan while 12 were outsiders. 

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  Tokyo Paralympics: 5 athletes, 6 officials from Indian contingent to take part in opening ceremony

  August 22, 2021 18:17 IST

  There is no cap on the number of athletes for the opening ceremony but only seven Indian participants have reached Tokyo so far.

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  Bishwamitra among four Indians to enter semis at Asian Youth and Junior Boxing

  August 22, 2021 16:55 IST

  India's Bishwamitra Chongtham (51kg) sailed into the semifinals along with three of his compatriots, assuring themselves of at least a bronze medal at the ASBC Youth and Junior Boxing Championships.

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  Tokyo Paralympics: Discus thrower Vinod Kumar's classification in F52 category raises hopes of medal

  August 22, 2021 16:40 IST

  Para-athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allows athletes to compete against others with a similar level of ability.

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  Manny Pacquiao loses to Yordenis Ugas by unanimous decision

  August 22, 2021 14:40 IST

  Ugas beat Pacquiao by unanimous decision in Las Vegas, putting on an impressive technical performance on 11 days' notice and retaining his WBA welterweight title.

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  Tokyo Paralympics: Indians look to make mark in TT, powerlifting and taekwondo

  August 22, 2021 14:18 IST

  Gujarat duo of Bhavina Patel and Sonalben Patel will lead India's charge in table tennis at the Tokyo Paralympic Games beginning August 25.

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  Golf round-up: Lahiri cards 71 in 3rd round of Northern Trust; Kapur drops down to T-54th in Czech

  August 22, 2021 12:37 IST

  A tired Anirban Lahiri endured a wild ride in the third round of The Northern Trust, compiling a level par 71 to drop to T-60th from overnight T-38th in New Jersey.

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  Aditi Ashok slips in tough weather conditions at Women's Open

  August 22, 2021 12:41 IST

  Aditi Ashok had an off-day at the Carnoustie Links as she carded a roller-coaster three-over 75 in tough and challenging weather conditions to slip to T-58.

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  Diamond League: Thompson-Herah wins 100m at Prefontaine Classic

  August 22, 2021 10:48 IST

  Clocking 10.54 seconds, the Jamaican topped her Olympic-record 10.61 in Tokyo as she edged closer to Florence Griffith Joyner's world record of 10.49 set in 1988.

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  Neeraj Chopra congratulates race walker Amit Khatri, tells him to continue with the good work

  August 21, 2021 23:05 IST

  Khatri won silver in the men's 10,000m race walk event at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi on Saturday.

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  World U20 Athletics: Priya Mohan finishes fourth in 400m final

  August 21, 2021 21:51 IST

  On a day Amit Kumar won a silver medal for India in the 10000m race walk, Priya, the 18-year-old from Bangalore, made a brave effort in the final 100 metres as she came close to the leading group.

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  Six Indians win on opening day of Asian Youth and Junior Boxing C'ships

  August 21, 2021 15:24 IST

  In the junior boys' category, Rohit (48kg), Ankush (66kg) and Gaurav (70kg) claimed confident victories against their respective opponents and confirmed medals for the country.

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  Two COVID-19 cases reported inside Tokyo Paralympics Athlete's Village

  August 21, 2021 13:54 IST

  No athlete has reported positive so far as the two cases from the Village are among the staff, though a large number of participants have reached Tokyo and some are still in quarantine.

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  World Athletics U20 C'ships: Amit Khatri wins historic silver medal in Men's 10,000m Race Walk

  August 21, 2021 13:02 IST

  Amit Khatri became the first Indian to secure a podium finish at the Men's 10,000m Race Walk event in World Athletics U20 Championships.

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  SAI hosts dinner for Tokyo-bound Indian Paralympians; gives warm send-off

  August 21, 2021 12:06 IST

  54 Indian para-athletes will be participating in the Tokyo Paralympics, which begin on August 24.

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  Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra likely to have stadium named after him in Pune

  August 20, 2021 22:18 IST

  A release from the Defence PRO said Rajnath Singh, during his visit to Army Sports Institute, is likely to name the stadium in the campus as 'Neeraj Chopra Army Sports Institute, Pune Cantonment'.