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  Sports minister promises expansion of TOPS, financial windfall for Tokyo performers

  August 15, 2021 20:54 IST

  During a felicitation programme organised for the triumphant Indian athletes, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) awarded Olympc champion Neeraj Chopra with a cash award of Rs 75 lakh.

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  Youth World Championships: Indian U-18 recurve archers win two gold, three bronze

  August 15, 2021 20:03 IST

  The men's team defeated their French rivals 5-3, while the mixed pair followed suit with a 6-2 win over Japan to continue their winning run on the country's 75th Independence Day.

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  Paralympics: Two-time gold medallist Devendra Jhajharia eyes a third in Tokyo

  August 15, 2021 18:41 IST

  Jhajharia won the gold medal in the F-46 javelin throw event at the 2004 Athens Paralympics and followed it up with another at the 2016 Games in Rio.

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  Arvind Kejriwal says Delhi 'will bid for Olympics' after 2047

  August 15, 2021 17:02 IST

  This year's budget of the city government also had a mention of the government bidding for hosting the 2048 Olympics.

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  Muhammad Ali's grandson wins in pro debut

  August 15, 2021 13:25 IST

  Wearing trunks made for his grandfather, Ali Walsh knocked down his outmatched opponent midway through the first round before the middleweight fight was finally stopped at 1:49

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  2020 Tokyo Paralympics: PM Narendra Modi to interact with Indian athletes on August 17

  August 15, 2021 10:36 IST

  India's campaign will begin on August 27 with men's and women's archery events. The nation will be competing in nine separate disciplines. 

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  PM Narendra Modi lauds India's Tokyo Olympic success in his Independence Day speech

  August 15, 2021 12:12 IST

  PM Modi during his speech, urged the entire nation to applaud their achievement, saying that the country is proud of them for bringing glory to the nation and that their feat has inspired the future generation.

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  WATCH: India's Tokyo Olympic heroes head out to celebrate 75th Independence Day with PM Modi

  August 15, 2021 7:00 IST

  Earlier on Saturday, President Ram Nath Kovind had hosted hosted a 'high tea' at the Rashtrapati Bhavan cultural centre in New Delhi where the entire contingent was present. 

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  Vinesh Phogat sends apology to WFI, still may not be allowed to compete at World Championship

  August 14, 2021 22:20 IST

  Vinesh, who exited from the Tokyo Games following her shock quarterfinal defeat, was suspended by the WFI for not staying and training with her Indian teammates and for sporting singlet of her personal sponsor.

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  Entire country proud of Indian Olympics contingent: President Kovind

  August 14, 2021 19:21 IST

  Kovind hosted a 'high tea' at the Rashtrapati Bhavan cultural centre for the Indian contingent that participated in the Tokyo Olympics 2020.

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  Can't express my feelings when national anthem was being played: Neeraj Chopra

  August 14, 2021 19:01 IST

  Following his heroics at the Olympics, the star athlete has moved up 14 places to World No. 2 in the latest World Athletics men's javelin throw rankings.

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  President Kovind hosts Olympic contingent over ‘high tea’ on eve of Independence Day

  August 14, 2021 17:15 IST

  India had sent their biggest ever contingent at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with 124 competitors who participated across 18 disciplines.

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  Shooting WCs may not carry Olympic qualification status in future

  August 14, 2021 15:39 IST

  ISSF has been planning to introduce changes to its Olympic qualification criteria and the system used for the recently-concluded Tokyo Games is unlikely to be there for the 2024 Paris edition.

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  Neeraj Chopra suffering from high fever, tests Covid negative

  August 14, 2021 15:01 IST

  Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj didn't attend the felicitation function organised by the Haryana government on Friday. 

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  Haryana govt honours state's Olympians with Rs 23 crore cash awards

  August 13, 2021 21:57 IST

  A state-level felicitation ceremony was organised at Panchkula to honour 32 players of the state who took part in the Tokyo Olympics.

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  Mankind Pharma to give Rs 11 lakh each to 20 players who missed medals at Tokyo Olympics

  August 13, 2021 20:24 IST

  Each player of the Women's Hockey team, a total of 16 players, will be given Rs 11 lakh each. 

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  Sonam Malik responds to WFI notice, federation awaits Vinesh Phogat's reply

  August 13, 2021 17:18 IST

  Vinesh has spoken about the mental trauma she has been going through post her Tokyo Olympics debacle but it seems it has not convinced the WFI.

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  Olympic medal effect: Mirabai Chanu already seeing heightened interest in weightlifting

  August 16, 2021 15:22 IST

  Mirabai said the amount of love she has received from fellow Indians since her feat last month has left her overwhelmed.

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  Yogeshwar Dutt comes out in support of Vinesh Phogat: 'It was just not her day'

  August 13, 2021 15:55 IST

  Vinesh was suspended by the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on grounds of not training with the Indian team and also not following training the guidelines. She also faced backlash for not wearing the team jersey.

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  Neeraj Chopra's coach Klaus says going forward, aim is to be 'stable' in technique

  August 13, 2021 15:10 IST

  The German said the good thing about Chopra is that he is an all-round athlete as he can sprint, jump and perform other exercises well.

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  'I've zero mental strength right now': Vinesh Phogat reveals what went wrong in Tokyo

  August 13, 2021 14:52 IST

  Vinesh Phogat has opened up on her grueling experience during the Tokyo Olympics, where she lost in the quarterfinal of the 53kg event.

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  HFI director meets world body president, discuss developing handball in India

  August 13, 2021 13:44 IST

  The meeting, which happened on the sidelines of the Tokyo Olympics, involved discussions on how IHF can extend its support to give international exposure to Indian players.

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  Sports Minister Anurag Thakur launches Fit India Freedom Run 2.0

  August 13, 2021 13:34 IST

  Anurag Thakur flagged off the event at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi.

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  Aditi Ashok, Tvesa Malik endure tough day in Scottish Open

  August 13, 2021 11:15 IST

  Tvesa, who came close to winning the Gant Ladies Open, had three birdies against four bogeys, while Aditi had seven bogeys against two birdies.

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  Sometimes, it feels like a dream: Princepal Singh on his NBA journey

  August 13, 2021 11:10 IST

  Singh, who hails from Gurdaspur, Punjab, made his debut at the Summer league when he turned up for Sacramento Kings against Washington Wizards at Las Vegas on Tuesday night.

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  Olympians from Punjab honoured at felicitation function, 20 players handed Rs 28.36 cr

  August 12, 2021 22:14 IST

  A total of Rs 28.36 crore was handed to them and jobs were promised to the medallists as per their qualification.

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  Japan mayor apologizes for biting athlete's Olympic gold medal

  August 12, 2021 21:47 IST

  The mayor said the medal was undamaged, though he offered to pay for the cost of a new one.

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  Exclusive | Sathiyan sets sights on 2024 Paris Olympics, teams up with Manika Batra in mixed doubles

  October 07, 2021 15:43 IST

  As the Hungarian Open commences from August 17 in Budapest, Sathiyan hopes to start off his reunion with Manika on a high. The Chennai-born also talked about his experience in Tokyo.