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  Winning starts for Manika Batra, Sutirtha Mukherjee at Olympic qualification tourney

  March 15, 2021 13:50 IST

  The Commonwealth Games gold medallist dominated Bulgaria's Maria Yovkova during her 11-5, 11-7, 11-4, 11-0 win in the opening round.

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  World Singles Qualifiers: Manika Batra, Sutirtha Mukherjee win; Sharath Kamal, Sathiyan bow out

  March 14, 2021 21:28 IST

  Manika dominated proceedings against Bulgaria's Maria Yovkova during her 11-5 11-7 11-4 11-0 win.

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  Neeraj Chopra star attraction at Federation Cup Athletics

  March 14, 2021 20:30 IST

  With the deferred-Tokyo Olympic Games, scheduled to start on July 23 this year, a number of athletes will be looking to consolidate their rankings with good performances here, if not to attain qualifying marks.

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  Bhavani Devi becomes first Indian fencer to qualify for Olympics

  March 14, 2021 18:44 IST

  The sabre fencer secured a spot in the World Cup in Hungary after the hosts lost in the quarterfinals of the team event, allowing South Korea to progress to the semi-final.

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  Two Olympic probable athletes fail NADA dope tests at IGP in Patiala

  March 13, 2021 16:32 IST

  It is understood that one of the athletes is a high-profile female quarter-miler, who has won multiple gold medals in the 4x400m relay event.

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  Sharath Kamal eyes Olympic glory before calling it a day

  March 13, 2021 11:03 IST

  Last year in March, Sharath ended a decade-long wait for a Pro Tour title as he outclassed top seed Marcos Freitas to win the Oman Open.

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  Olympic host Japan will not take part in China vaccine offer

  March 12, 2021 17:48 IST

  Olympic Minister Tamayo Marukawa said Friday that Japan had not been consulted by the IOC about the Chinese vaccines, and that Japanese athletes would not take them.

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  NADA collects 148 samples in February

  March 12, 2021 17:14 IST

  The anti-doping watchdog in the country also collected out-of-competition samples in disciplines like boxing and wrestling across the country.

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  Indian hockey men's core probable group to report for national camp on Saturday

  March 12, 2021 16:04 IST

  The 18-day camp will conclude on March 31 before the team departs for the FIH Hockey Pro League against Argentina in Buenos Aires.

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  Vijender Singh to take on Russian Artysh Lopsan in comeback fight on March 19

  March 12, 2021 16:00 IST

  Vijender and Losan will square off on March 19 in a super middle-weight (76kg) showdown on the rooftop deck of the Majestic Pride Casino Ship in Panaji.

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  China offers to make vaccines for Tokyo, Beijing Olympians

  March 12, 2021 15:33 IST

  The Tokyo Olympics will be held from July 23 to August 8 this year. It was originally slated to be held from July 24 to August 9, 2020, but was postponed due to Covid-19 pandemic.

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  Exclusive: Javelin thrower Shivpal Singh to sit out of Federation Cup with ankle injury

  March 11, 2021 12:01 IST

  The Olympic-bound javelin thrower injured his left ankle and has been advised not to throw for a week with Federation Cup slated from March 15.

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  Thomas Bach re-elected as IOC president until 2025

  March 10, 2021 23:21 IST

  Bach, who won gold with the West German foil fencing team at the Olympic Games Montreal in 1976, was elected as IOC President at the IOC Session in 2013 in Buenos Aires for a first eight-year term.

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  Indian challenge in Doha ends with Sharath Kamal's defeat in pre-quarters

  March 10, 2021 20:27 IST

  Sharath showed consistency in the first game against Dmitrij, who recently won the WTT Contenders title, and came close. 

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  Olympic torch relay yet another hurdle at Tokyo Games

  March 10, 2021 12:44 IST

  The start of the torch relay on March 25 is also likely to be held without fans, according to local reports.

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  Japan to stage Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics without overseas spectators

  March 09, 2021 19:49 IST

  The Olympics will take place between July 23 and August 8, followed by the Paralympics, between August 24 and September 5.

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  Gymnastics test event cancelled ahead of Tokyo Olympics

  March 09, 2021 16:01 IST

  Travel restrictions were cited as a prime reason for the cancellation.

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  Koneru Humpy wins BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year award

  March 09, 2021 11:06 IST

  Chess player Koneru Humpy won the BBC India Sportswoman of the Year award for 2020.

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  India beat Great Britain 3-2 to end Europe tour on unbeaten note

  March 08, 2021 23:16 IST

  Harmanpreet Singh's strike in the very first minute and two goals by Mandeep in the 28th and 59th minutes helped India remain undefeated on the tour.

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  Tokyo Olympics: Atanu Das, Tarundeeep Rai, Deepika Kumari in Indian recurve archery squad

  March 08, 2021 22:12 IST

  After the final selection trials (Trial 3) at the Army Insitute of Sports in Pune, a six-strong squad which has three male and equal number of female archers was selected for the quadrennial extravaganza.

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  Anirban Lahiri to play at The Players Championship after Koepka pulls out due to injury

  March 08, 2021 15:14 IST

  The Indian competed at The Players Championships four times. He missed the cut thrice, while finished Tied 74th in the 2019 edition.

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  Neeraj Chopra's consistency shows he means business in Tokyo

  February 21, 2023 12:11 IST

  In an exclusive conversation with Indiatvnews.com, AFI president Adille Sumariwalla explains how champions like Neeraj are honed and handled with care while revealing that the athlete will be training and competing in Europe in May.

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  Bajrang Punia claims gold at Rome Ranking Series

  March 08, 2021 15:18 IST

  The Indian star wrestler defeated Mongolia's Tulga Ochir 2-2 by criteria in the 65kg freestyle final.

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  Veteran Indian athlete Ishar Singh Deol dies at 91

  March 08, 2021 7:18 IST

  Deol had won many medals for the country and the state since 1951 and was awarded the Dhyan Chand National Award in 2009 for his lifelong contribution towards sports.

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  PV Sindhu suffers demoralising defeat to Carolina Marin in Swiss Open final

  March 07, 2021 21:17 IST

  The 25-year-old Indian, who had won the coveted World Championship gold medal here in 2019, couldn't match the speed and accuracy of Marin during her 12-21 5-21 defeat

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  India's Lalrinsanga Tlau clinches WBC youth world title

  March 07, 2021 12:30 IST

  All three judges ruled in favour of the Indian with the score-line reading 80-72 80-72 80-72 in the fight.

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  Vinesh Phogat wins gold medal in Rome, reclaims top rank in 53kg category

  March 07, 2021 10:44 IST

  Vinesh scored all her points in the first period and held on to her lead in the second to ensure a top-of-the-podium finish.

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  COVID-19 case hits Indian boxers in Spanish tourney; three men pull out from final

  March 07, 2021 8:07 IST

  Olympic-bound Ashish Kumar (75kg) tested positive for the virus and as a result of being his roommates, Mohammed Hussamuddin (57kg) and Sumit Sangwan (81kg) were forced to withdraw from the finals.