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  Not thinking about Olympic qualification: Saina Nehwal

  October 09, 2020 21:58 IST

  The 2012 London Olympics bronze medallist is currently ranked 22nd in the Badminton World Federation's (BWF) Race to Tokyo rankings and needs to be within the top 13 to seal qualification.

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  Post COVID-19 hiatus, Indian archers aim to find momentum

  October 09, 2020 15:53 IST

  Training is still in the initial phase with some athletes coming out of their quarantine recently.

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  SAI approves two-month shooting camp for core Olympic probables from October 15

  October 08, 2020 16:16 IST

  The national camp had been postponed twice in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) with no option but to wait for the situation to improve.

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  Election for IOC chief to be held next March in Athens

  October 08, 2020 11:21 IST

  The decision was taken at the virtual meeting of the IOC Executive Board on Wednesday.

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  Wrestler Babita Phogat quits government job to join politics

  October 07, 2020 16:42 IST

  She is likely to contest the bypoll in the state as a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate.

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  Boxers to head to Europe for training next week; unwell Mary Kom to skip

  October 07, 2020 15:58 IST

  Mary Kom is currently recovering from a bout of dengue and has ruled out travelling abroad at least this year due to the COVID-19 threat. The Europe assignment starts on October 15.

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  NBA Academy India prospect Amaan Sandhu signs with Pennsylvania's First Love Christian Academy

  October 07, 2020 14:35 IST

  The 18-year-old thus becomes the third male student-athlete from the NBA Academy India to get a high-school basketball scholarship in the US.

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  Sports minister Kiren Rijiju sanctions Rs 5 lakh each to two needy sportspersons

  October 06, 2020 20:11 IST

  The Sports Ministry announced financial help of Rs 5 lakh each to boxer Sunil Chauhan and his brother Neeraj, who is an archer, considering the hardships they were facing in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap pull out of Denmark Open

  October 06, 2020 14:29 IST

  The BWF World Tour was shut down following the completion of the All England Championships in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  Hockey captain Manpreet Singh, coach Graham Reid want to return to full momentum gradually

  October 06, 2020 13:58 IST

  Six players of the men's team, including Manpreet, had tested positive for COVID-19 at the team's training base here in August after they arrived for the national camp following a month's break.

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  IOC gets official look at simplification for Tokyo Olympics

  October 06, 2020 12:45 IST

  They include about 50 changes to fringe areas that leave the number of athletes — 15,400 for the Olympics and Paralympics — and all sports events untouched for next year.

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  This is the golden period for women's hockey in India: Navneet Kaur

  October 05, 2020 15:21 IST

  Speaking about the on-going national coaching camp, Navneet said, "Our intensity has increased this week onwards and we are able to take more load without facing any fatigue."

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  I'm fitter now, waiting to go all out at Denmark Open to test my game: Lakshya Sen

  October 05, 2020 14:08 IST

  The 19-year-old claimed five titles in the senior circuit last year, including two BWF World Tour Super 100 top honours — SaarLorLux Open and Dutch Open.

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  India's Visnu wins gold in 10m air rifle event in 5th International Online Shooting Championship

  October 03, 2020 22:11 IST

  Visnu shot the second-best score of 630.8. The second place was won by world no. 27 Etienne Germond of France while Olympic quota winner Martin Strempfl of Austria took the third place.

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  Madras HC order puts AICF' chief Raja under check

  October 03, 2020 16:35 IST

  In a major setback for P.R.Venketrama Raja, President AICF, the Madras High Court has clarified the electoral college that existed in February this year is no more valid.

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  Shooting 'not a part' of Hamilton's proposed 2026 Commonwealth Games roster

  October 03, 2020 14:07 IST

  With the exception of the 1970 edition in Edinburgh, shooting, which is not among the core sports in the CWG programme, has been a part of every Games since Kingston 1966.

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  Over 10 crore people have participated in 'Fit India' campaign: Kiren Rijiju

  October 02, 2020 18:17 IST

  The minister makes the announcement while receiving a cycle rally of specially-abled CRPF troops who pedalled about 1,000 km in 16 days from Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad to Delhi

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  NRAI tells shooters optional camp postponed, SAI says 'principally approved' it

  October 01, 2020 18:23 IST

  This is the second time in two months that the camp has been postponed, the first being in August, when NRAI was forced to call it off in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  Important for team to first return to old form & fitness, feels Ramandeep Singh

  October 01, 2020 14:21 IST

  The forward also expressed excitement about hockey activities resuming across India and he encouraged young players to ensure they follow all the norms and SOPs provided by Hockey India.

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  AFI cancels national championships this year in view of COVID-19 pandemic

  September 30, 2020 20:50 IST

  AFI president Adille Sumariwalla says AFI is duty-bound to provide competitions to athletes but due to the prevailing COVID-19 crisis safety of athletes took precedence.

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  Sports minister Kiren Rijiju unveils new logo of SAI

  September 30, 2020 17:44 IST

  Sports Authority of India (SAI) logo has been changed for the first time since the apex sports body's inception in 1982.

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  Olympic hopefuls Kidambi Srikanth, Saina Nehwal receive decent draws at Denmark Open

  September 30, 2020 17:31 IST

  Srikanth will open against England's Toby Penty and may face fellow Indian Subhankar Dey in the second round. For Saina, France's Yaelle Hoyaux awaits her in the women's singles opener.

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  Can assess my fitness fully once I compete in events: Dutee Chand

  September 29, 2020 22:09 IST

  The 100m sprint star is yet to qualify for 2021 Tokyo Olympics as she still chases the unprecedented 11.15 seconds mark, waits for national competitions to begin after COVID-19 pandemic.

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  Women's hockey team's stock rising due to determination, international exposure: Deepika Thakur

  September 29, 2020 16:58 IST

  The Indian women's hockey team has enjoyed good results in top tournaments recently, including winning the silver medal at the 2018 Asian Games and qualifying for back-to-back Olympics.

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  Tokyo Olympic torch relay to begin from March 25, 2021 in Fukushima

  September 29, 2020 15:00 IST

  Originally scheduled to be held from July 24 to August 9 this year, the Tokyo Olympics was in March postponed to 2021 due to the outbreak of coronavirus. It is now set to be held from July 23 to August 8 next year.

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  Women's hockey team's stock rising due to determination, international exposure : Deepika Thakur

  September 29, 2020 14:33 IST

  The Indian women's hockey team has enjoyed good results in top tournaments recently, including winning the silver medal at the 2018 Asian Games and qualifying for back-to-back Olympics.

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  Hockey India conducts online course for improving coaching standards

  September 28, 2020 12:27 IST

  The online course has seen a high number of participants from the north-eastern state member units which include Hockey Arunachal, Hockey Nagaland, Hockey Mizoram and Assam Hockey.

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  Bickering top officials of handball federation agree to work together, says secretary general

  September 27, 2020 20:14 IST

  The president and secretary-general of Handball Federation of India (HFI) on Sunday decided to bury the hatchet after a public fallout and work together for the betterment of the sport in the country.