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  Former MCA president Ashish Shelar in fray for president's post in Boxing Federation elections

  December 04, 2020 14:24 IST

  He filed his papers on Wednesday and has been included in the BFI electoral college that has paved the way for him to take on Singh.

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  Our para-athletes are our strength, they inspire us: Kiren Rijiju

  December 03, 2020 21:43 IST

  Rijiju made the statement during a virtual session on the occasion of 29th World Disability Day.

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  24 wrestlers to represent India in Individual World Cup in Serbia

  December 03, 2020 14:51 IST

  It will be the first international competition that Indian wrestlers will be participating in after the nationwide lockdown was imposed in March due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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  Giant Olympic rings returns to Tokyo Bay

  December 01, 2020 16:36 IST

  The Olympic Symbol, which is 32.6 meters wide and 15.3 meters high and weighs 69 tons, was brought back by a salvage barge to Tokyo's waterfront and reinstalled in the waters of Odaiba Marine Park

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  Arpinder Singh unhappy with TOPS exclusion

  December 01, 2020 12:36 IST

  The triple jumper says dropping him without any events to show his performance during lockdown was demoralising.

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  Romain Grosjean to miss second race after car crash, Pietro Fittipaldi replaces him

  November 30, 2020 21:37 IST

  Grosjean was hospitalized with burns on the back of both hands after his car collided with a barrier in the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday and burst into flames.

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  How was performance review done without competition?: Arpinder Singh after being dropped from TOPS

  November 30, 2020 21:27 IST

  27-year-old Arpinder, who won a gold in the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia, was dropped from the TOPS core group while the likes of Neeraj Chopra, Tejinder Pal Singh Toor and Hima Das were retained after a "performance review".

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  Four Olympic-quota winning boxers inducted in TOPS by Sports Authority of India

  November 30, 2020 20:05 IST

  The decision to include them in the scheme was taken at the 50th Mission Olympic Cell meeting held on November 26.

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  Archer Kapil tests positive for COVID-19 at national camp in Pune

  November 30, 2020 11:22 IST

  The archer is asymptomatic and being monitored by a medical team, said Sports Authority of India.

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  Lewis Hamilton wins Bahrain GP, Romain Grosjean escapes horror crash

  November 29, 2020 23:52 IST

  The crash happened with seven-time F1 champion Hamilton leading from Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Racing Point's Sergio Perez.

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  F1 driver Grosjean escapes with minor burns after his car bursts into flames at Bahrain GP

  November 29, 2020 23:10 IST

  Governing body FIA said Grosjean is stable and was taken by helicopter to a military hospital.

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  Olympic-bound athletes will be given priority when COVID-19 vaccine is available: Kiren Rijiju

  November 29, 2020 14:20 IST

  The union sports minister also said that the country is expected to send the largest ever contingent of athletes to the postponed Tokyo Olympics which is scheduled to be held from July 23 to August 8 next year.

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  Mike Tyson returns to ring, draws in exhibition with Roy Jones

  November 29, 2020 13:49 IST

  Mike Tyson showed glimpses of his destructive prime Saturday night during the 54-year-old boxing icon's return to the ring for a lively exhibition bout with 51-year-old Roy Jones Jr.

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  Avinash Sable breaks half marathon national record at ADHM; Ethiopia's Walelegn takes the title

  November 29, 2020 13:05 IST

  Ethiopian Amedework Walelegn dethroned compatriot Andamlak Belihu in a nail-biting finish to win the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon men's race in a course record time of 58.53 seconds.

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  Pro Kabaddi League postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic

  November 28, 2020 23:40 IST

  Last year, Bengal Warriors emerged as the new winners after beating Dabang Delhi in the final.  

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  Lewis Hamilton takes record-extending 98th career pole in Bahrain

  November 28, 2020 21:56 IST

  The seven-time F1 champion looked in total control as he set a time of 1 minute, 27.264 seconds under the floodlights.

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  Gearing up for his comeback, Narsingh Yadav tests positive for COVID-19

  November 28, 2020 21:16 IST

  Narsingh is scheduled to take part in his first international tournament in four years in the Individual World Cup in Belgrade from December 12 to 18.

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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.