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  Definitely in race for Olympics, I'm a fighter: Saina Nehwal

  November 28, 2020 21:03 IST

  The 2012 London Olympics bronze medallist, who has slipped to 22nd in Badminton World Federation's Tokyo Olympics qualification rankings, has recently struggled with niggles.

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  Indian racing star Jehan Daruvala earns maiden F2 podium at Bahrain

  November 28, 2020 19:51 IST

  The F2 season moved to Sakhir, Bahrain, for the last two rounds of the F2 championship, and Daruvala immediately showed his pace in the only practice session.

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  Wrestling Federation of India pushes national championship to January due to COVID-19 pandemic

  November 28, 2020 18:27 IST

  The WFI official also said that they are ready to send the Indian team for the individual World Cup, set to be held in Belgrade, Serbia from December 12-18.

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  Mission Olympic Cell approves Bajrang Punia's one-month training camp in USA

  November 28, 2020 13:48 IST

  The camp will take place from December 4 to January 3 at Cliff Keen Wrestling Club, Michigan, at an approximate cost of Rs 14 lakhs.

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  Boxing Federation of India announces AGM, elections on December 18

  November 28, 2020 11:18 IST

  Jay Kowli, the secretary-general of BFI, sent out a notification on this to all units on Friday evening, setting the process in motion.

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  Tokyo Olympic organisers plan to host 18 test events

  November 27, 2020 19:30 IST

  Local organizers on Friday announced a series of 18 test events set to begin in March and run into May.

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  Organisers postpone PBL-6 League due to COVID-19 pandemic

  November 27, 2020 17:06 IST

  The league, which is one of the highest prize money badminton tournaments in the world, was initially scheduled to take place in the last week of December in Delhi, Mumbai and Pune.

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  Shooter Divyansh Singh Panwar tests positive for Covid-19

  November 26, 2020 10:09 IST

  Shooter Divyansh Singh Panwar, who is ranked world number one in men's 10m air rifle, has tested positive for novel coronavirus and is currently under home isolation.

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  2 weightlifters lose London Olympic medals because of doping

  November 25, 2020 21:18 IST

  The International Olympic Committee said silver medalist Roxana Cocos and bronze medalist Razvan Martin tested positive for multiple steroids in a reanalysis of their samples.

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  Archery Association of India gets back government recognition after eight years

  November 25, 2020 21:10 IST

  The much-delayed elections of the AAI were held in January this year with Union Minister Arjun Munda's panel securing full majority.

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  Imperative for me to be on top of my game & keep learning, says Rashmita Minz

  November 25, 2020 14:21 IST

  In the four years since making her debut as an 18-year-old against Australia, Rashmita has only been able to play two more tournaments for the country.

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  Lack of quality foreign competitions worries Olympic-bound Avinash Sable

  November 25, 2020 13:16 IST

  The 3000m steeplechase runner hasn't competed since World Military Games in October last year and is egging on to compete at the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon this Sunday.

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  AFI VP Pramod Jadam dies of COVID-19 complications

  November 25, 2020 8:51 IST

  According to sources in the AFI, Jadam tested positive for COVID-19 last month and died of complications related to the dreaded virus.

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  Tokyo governor: Japan can host Olympics despite COVID-19 spike

  November 24, 2020 14:19 IST

  Her comment comes a week after International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach's visit to Tokyo, where he held a series of talks with Japanese Olympic officials.

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  BAI requests ministry to relax quarantine norms for foreign players' participation in India Open

  November 23, 2020 21:18 IST

  BAI general secretary Ajay Singhania met sports minister Kiren Rijiju to chalk out a plan for conducting the USD 400,000 India Open event, which is scheduled to be held from March 30 to April 4 at the Indira Gandhi Stadium.

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  WWE legend Undertaker bids farewell at Survivor Series 2020

  November 23, 2020 11:39 IST

  The 55-year-old's last match in WWE was at WrestleMania 36 when he and AJ Styles fought in a Boneyard match in April in which 'The Deadman' had emerged victorious.

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  Tamil Nadu state chess revenues impacted by Covid-19 pandemic

  November 23, 2020 8:55 IST

  During normal times, state chess tournaments and others would have been held but it was not to be this year, the official added.

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  AFI in search for senior, junior high-performance directors after Volker Herrmann quits

  November 22, 2020 19:50 IST

  Herrmann said on his Facebook page that he had resigned from the post "three weeks ago" after he was convinced that he could no longer "meet the self-imposed expectations" of his role.

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  Indian athletics' High Performance Director Volker Herrmann quits

  November 22, 2020 14:59 IST

  An AFI source confirmed that Herrmann resigned a few weeks ago but said he did not give any "specific reason".

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  Tiger Woods set to team up with son Charlie to compete in PNC Championship

  November 21, 2020 13:43 IST

  Woods, the 82-time winner on the Tour, will make his tournament debut with Charlie, his 11-year-old son who has already established himself as an accomplished junior golfer in Florida.  

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  We are back on track in terms of fitness & speed, says Gurinder Singh

  November 20, 2020 14:51 IST

  Since returning to the national coaching camp in August after a six-week break, the core group has been working towards achieving their previous form and match-fitness.

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  Sunil Gavaskar's foundation comes to aid of ailing hockey Olympian MP Singh

  November 20, 2020 12:10 IST

  Singh has been suffering from a kidney ailment and the 58-year-old is on dialysis waiting for a donor for transplant. He was recently also provided financial assistance by the sports ministry.

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  2020 has taught me importance of being mentally strong, says hockey GK Suraj Karkera

  November 19, 2020 12:28 IST

  Karkera was part of the Indian team that won bronze in the 2017 Hockey World League Final and was part of the team that witnessed Asia Cup success in Dhaka in 2017.

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  Maximum 6 officials allowed for each delegation in Tokyo Olympics' opening ceremony: IOC

  November 19, 2020 9:46 IST

  John Coates, who attended a project review with the Tokyo 2020 organisers and the IPC on Wednesday, said that athletes' number at the opening ceremony will not be cut.

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  Gagan Narang, Sushil Kumar meet parliamentary standing committee ahead of Tokyo Olympics

  November 18, 2020 21:31 IST

  India is likely to field a strong contingent at the Games, which was pushed back by a year to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  Tokyo Olympics: Many rules, no partying, no hanging around

  November 18, 2020 20:50 IST

  Instead of getting to know their global neighbours, Olympic athletes will be encouraged to leave Japan a day or two after they've finished competing.

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  Asian Paralympic Committee Executive Board discusses preparations for upcoming games

  November 18, 2020 17:21 IST

  The Executive Board of the Asian Paralympic Committee met virtually and discussed various topics including the implementation of the new strategic plan and the upcoming games' preparation amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  Srinu Bugatha to lead Indian challenge at Delhi Half Marathon 2020

  November 18, 2020 14:54 IST

  Bugatha, the Tata Mumbai Marathon 2020 champion, will spearhead the men's field alongside Abhishek Pal, Avinash Sable and Pradeep Singh.