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Dad was my best friend, guide, mentor: Jeev remembers Milkha Singh
June 21, 2021 11:42 ISTAce golfer and late Milkha Singh's son Jeev Milkha Singh on Monday paid tribute to the sprint legend, who died of COVID-19 complications last week.
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Transgender weightlifter Hubbard to compete at Tokyo Olympics
June 21, 2021 6:32 ISTWeightlifter Laurel Hubbard will be the first transgender athlete to compete at the Olympics.
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Dutee, Hima among top athletes seeking direct Olympic qualification during IGP 4
June 20, 2021 21:10 ISTThe women's 4x100m relay team, which will include Hima and Dutee, will fancy chances for a Tokyo Olympics berth by clocking less than 43.05 seconds in the one-day event.
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BCCI to donate INR 10 crore for Tokyo Olympic-bound athletes' preparations
June 20, 2021 20:02 ISTA decision in this regard was taken at the BCCI's emergent Apex Council meeting, attended by Board president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah.
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Archery: Fancied India women's team fails to qualify for Olympics, lose to Colombia
June 20, 2021 19:33 ISTIt was the last opportunity for the Indians to upgrade their single women’s quota place to team invitation in Tokyo but they failed to make it.
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Indian Grand Prix IV: Entries of 16 athletes rejected
June 20, 2021 19:21 ISTFour 400m runners and three javelin throwers too have failed to get themselves registered for the one-day event.
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Tokyo: Olympics like no other with Olympic Village to match
June 20, 2021 18:34 ISTThe village opens officially on July 13, just 10 days before the Olympics are to open.
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PV Sindhu will be under pressure in Tokyo Olympics, winning medal won't be easy: Jwala Gutta
June 20, 2021 18:28 ISTAll the focus was on London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal in the run-up to the Rio Games but it was Sindhu who stunned the world with her silver medal winning feat five years back.
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Belgrade swimming: Indians win 3 gold but all miss Olympic qualification
June 20, 2021 17:51 ISTPrakash, 27, clocked one minute 56.96 seconds, but fell short of the 'A' qualification time of 1 minute 56.48 seconds late on Saturday.
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Tumhe rukna nahi hai: India goalie Gurpreet remembers Milkha Singh's words
June 20, 2021 17:08 ISTGurpreet remembers a ceremony in Chandigarh in 2015 where Milkha gave away an award to him.
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Tokyo organisers working on safe stay and training of Indian athletes in Games Village: TOCOG
June 20, 2021 15:38 ISTStricter regulations have been put in place for all travellers -- including athletes, coaches and support staff -- of 11 countries including India.
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Milkha Singh: The 'Bharat Ratna' of athletics didn't get his due
June 20, 2021 11:23 ISTMilkha Singh, who passed away on Friday night aged 91, once said he would have been happier with the Padma Bhushan for 'lifetime achievement'.
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When Milkha Singh's name in Arjuna Awards' list created a furore
June 19, 2021 21:29 ISTThe prestigious Arjuna Award was instituted in 1961 to honour outstanding sportspersons. In the first batch of 20 Arjuna Awardees.
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Milkha Singh's mantra: Cross-country running, climbing hill with stones
June 19, 2021 19:09 ISTMilkha, who passed away in Chandigarh on Friday night at the age of 91, joined the Army in 1952 and was based at EME Centre in Secunderabad. He had spotted a small hill near the cantonment region for training.
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Milkha Singh cremated with full state honours
June 19, 2021 17:58 ISTMilkha, who was 91, was bid a tearful adieu in the presence of his family members and several dignitaries, including sports minister Kiren Rijiju.
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Sports University, Patiala to have a chair after Milkha Singh's name
June 19, 2021 16:51 IST"We are going to have a Milkha Singh Chair in Sports University, Patiala,” the Punjab CM told reporters outside Milkha’s Sector 8 residence.
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Dinner invite from Milkha Singh invaluable, says man who broke his record
June 19, 2021 16:41 ISTAt a domestic meet in Kolkata 23 years ago, Paramjeet had clocked 45.70 seconds to improve Milkha's long-standing national record.
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PT Usha remembers Milkha Singh's advice: Compete abroad, stay dedicated
June 19, 2021 16:17 ISTHerself a track and field legend, Usha said she met Milkha Singh during an international competition in Korea.
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Japan imposes stricter regulations on India's Olympic squad, IOA says it's 'unfair'
June 19, 2021 15:29 ISTIOA president Narinder Batra and secretary general Rajeev Mehta, in a joint statement, questioned the new regulations.
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Milkha Singh wanted to see an Indian win Olympic athletics medal
June 19, 2021 15:25 ISTEven in his 70s, Milkha, who passed away at the age of 91 in Chandigarh on Friday night, would often turn up and encourage athletes at Chandigarh's Sector 7 Sports Complex, a hub of athletics in the city.
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I'll be alright in 3-4 days: Milkha Singh's first response after contracting COVID
June 19, 2021 15:09 ISTThe 91-year-old died at Chandigarh's PGIMER hospital on Friday night after battling the infection for a month. Milkha was first hospitalised at Mohali's Fortis hospital on May 23 as a precautionary measure.
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Entire Indian contingent waited for medal: Randhawa recalls race of Milkha Singh's life in Rome
June 19, 2021 14:11 ISTMilkha was expected to soar the highest at the 1960 Rome Olympics but missed the podium by 0.1 seconds, an unforgettable heartache that he carried for the rest of his life.
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Sports fraternity continue to flood social media with tribute messages for Milkha Singh
June 19, 2021 12:58 ISTThe 91-year-old Padma Shri awardee lost his month-long battle with COVID-19 late Friday night at a Chandigarh hospital.
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Milkha Singh to be cremated in Chandigarh on Saturday evening with state honours
June 19, 2021 10:58 ISTThe 91-year-old Milkha Singh died on Friday night after a month-long battle with COVID-19. He had lost his former national volleyball captain wife Nirmal Kaur to the same ailment.
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We lost a Gem: Country pays tribute to 'Flying Sikh' Milkha Singh
June 19, 2021 6:40 ISTMilkha died at Chandigarh's PGIMER hospital, less than a week after he lost his wife Nirmal Kaur, a former national volleyball captain, to the same ailment.
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Milkha Singh: An unmatchable romance with a near miss
June 19, 2021 6:26 ISTBefore his 91-year-old body lost to COVID-19 on Friday after fighting it for a month, Milkha won the kind of battles that not many would have survived, forget about living long enough to tell the world about them.
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Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju condoles Milkha Singh's death, says India has lost a 'star'
June 19, 2021 1:29 ISTMilkha died on Friday at a Chandigarh hospital after a month-long battle with COVID-19.
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PM Narendra Modi condoles death of legendary sprinter Milkha Singh
June 19, 2021 2:04 ISTThe Padma Shri awardee was 91 and is survived by his golfer son Jeev Milkha Singh and three daughters.
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