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  Larger role to be played by centre, states, NSFs for development of sports: Anurag Thakur

  October 09, 2021 22:03 IST

  Thakur also thanked his predecessor Kiren Rijiju for his contributions in the run-up to the Tokyo Games.

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  We are in talks with IOC for 2036 Olympics: IOA chief Narinder Batra

  October 09, 2021 18:31 IST

  Olympic games can be hosted in three or four cities in India, and the IOA is in talks with the IOC about India's possible bid for 2036.

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  Nothing is certain but want to stay with this team till Paris Olympics: Sreejesh

  October 09, 2021 16:54 IST

  Sreejesh's former teammates Rupinder Pal Singh, Birendra Lakra and SV Sunil had recently retired following a successful Olympic campaign to pave the way for the youngsters.

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  Army's Narender Rana set to be appointed Indian men's boxing team's head coach

  October 09, 2021 15:52 IST

  A former Asian Championship bronze-medallist and a four-time national champion, the 49-year-old Rana has been a seasoned coach with the Services Sports Control Board.

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  Golf: Shubhankar Sharma lands two eagles in second round, moves to 3rd place in Spain

  October 09, 2021 13:30 IST

  Sharma followed up his first-round 67 with a seven-under 64 that sparkled even more with two eagles at the Acciona Open de Espana.

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  India end junior worlds with 30 medals, finish top of the table

  October 09, 2021 12:39 IST

  Indian shooters Anish Bhanwala, Adarsh SIngh and Vijayveer Sidhu combined to win the gold medal in the 25m rapid fire pistol team event as the nation ended the ISSF Junior World Championship on top of the standings.

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  FIH Pro League will give exposure and help us prepare for Asian Games: India women hockey players

  October 08, 2021 17:48 IST

  The third season of the women's FIH Hockey Pro League begins on October 13 with Olympic and world champions the Netherlands taking on Belgium.

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  Indian women's hockey team to play in FIH Pro League this season as replacement

  October 08, 2021 16:07 IST

  The third season of the women's FIH Hockey Pro League begins on October 13 with Olympic and world champions the Netherlands taking on Belgium.

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  India will double its medal tally in Paris Paralympics: Pramod Bhagat

  October 08, 2021 15:40 IST

  India had returned with its best-ever performance from the Tokyo Paralympics, winning 19 medals -- five gold, eight silver, six bronze. The country's previous best tally at one edition of the Paralympic Games was four.

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  Indian shooters bag 10th Gold medal at junior shooting World Championship

  October 08, 2021 13:41 IST

  Vijayveer Sidhu and Rhythm Sangwan outclassed Thailand’s Kanyakom Hirunphoem and Schwakon Triniphakorn 9-1 in the gold medal contest 

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  Anshu Malik takes home silver, Sarita Mor bags bronze in Indian women's best show at Worlds

  October 07, 2021 23:22 IST

  Anshu had defeated junior European champion Solomiia Vynnyk to ensure India's first medal from this edition of the event.

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  Men’s trap team wins silver for India’s 20th medal at Junior Shooting Worlds

  October 07, 2021 18:21 IST

  The trio of Bakhtyaruddin Malek, Shardul Vihan and Vivaan Kapoor had qualified for the match after placing second out of seven teams in qualification, with a combined score of 473 out of 525.

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  ISSF Junior World C'ships: India win gold in Women's 25m Pistol Team event

  October 07, 2021 9:49 IST

  India are at the top of the medal tally at the ongoing ISSF Junior World Championships with 9 gold medals.

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  Anshu Malik creates history, becomes first Indian woman wrestler to reach World Ch'ship final

  October 06, 2021 22:05 IST

  The 19-year-old Anshu, the reigning Asian champion, controlled the semifinal from the beginning and won by technical superiority in the 57kg category to go into history books.

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  Indians dominate FIH annual honours; Harmanpreet Singh, Gurjit Kaur fetch top players' honours

  October 06, 2021 14:44 IST

  Gurjit Kaur (Women) and Harmanpreet Singh (Men) fetched 'Player of the Year' honour in their respective categories.

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  Spanish NBA great Pau Gasol announces retirement from basketball

  October 06, 2021 10:37 IST

  Gasol announced his retirement from basketball on Tuesday after a career that earned him two NBA titles and a world championship gold with Spain's national team.

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  Pinki loses bronze play-off, youngsters also struggle at World Wrestling Championship

  October 05, 2021 23:44 IST

  With less than a minute to go and trailing 0-5, Pinki effected a two-pointer but Burkert did not let Indian make another move.

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  Hockey India withdraws from 2022 Birmingham CWG; cites COVID concerns

  October 05, 2021 18:56 IST

  Hockey India President Gyanandro Ningombam communicated the federation's decision to Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Narinder Batra.

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  14-year-old Naamya Kapoor wins Women’s Sports Pistol gold in Junior Shooting World Championship

  October 05, 2021 14:08 IST

  Olympian Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar then clinched the Junior Men’s 50M Rifle 3 Positions gold to make it a clean sweep for India in the two medal events.

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  India's 14-year-old shooter Naamya Kapoor wins gold in junior world championships

  October 04, 2021 23:28 IST

  Kapoor shot 36 in the finals to claim the top prize ahead of France's Camille Jedrzejewski (33) and 19-year-old Olympian Bhakar (31)

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  Olympic wrestler Sushil Kumar seeks bail in Chhatrasal Stadium murder case

  October 04, 2021 17:47 IST

  Kumar, along with others had allegedly assaulted former junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankar and his friends at the stadium in May.

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  Asian Table Tennis Championships: India assured of two medals in men's doubles

  October 03, 2021 22:18 IST

  Achanta Sharath Kamal and G Sathiyan, the higher-ranked team, defeated Chew Zhe Yu Clarence and Beh Kun Ting of Singapore 3-0 in their quarter-final match

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  Ravinder reaches bronze medal play-off in World Championship, others bite dust in pre-quarters

  October 03, 2021 16:49 IST

  Ravinder's victory was similar to Ravi Dahiya's incredible semifinal win at the Tokyo Olympics when he trailed 2-9 but eventually pinned his rival.

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  Shooting Junior World Championship: India claim four more gold to claim top spot

  October 03, 2021 14:56 IST

  India swept the 10M Air Pistol medal events, including the Mixed, Women’s and Men’s Team competitions as well the 10M Air Rifle Men’s Team gold, to end the day with six gold, six silver and two bronze.

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  Golf: Shubhankar Sharma misses cut at Alfred Dunhill Links Championship

  October 03, 2021 14:23 IST

  Indian golfer Shubhankar Sharma produced a solid 4-under 68 in the third round of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship but still missed the cut in St. Andrews.

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  Manu Bhaker clinches second gold medal at junior shooting world championship

  October 03, 2021 11:45 IST

  Manu Bhaker winning her second gold of the tournament, this time in partnership with Sarabjot Singh in the 10m air pistol mixed team event.

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  Two more gold medals for India at the Shooting Junior World Championship

  October 03, 2021 0:43 IST

  Manu and Sarabjot led an India 1-2 in the Air Pistol Mixed team competition where they fought off the challenge of the second Indian pair of Shikha Narwal and Naveen 16-12 in the gold medal match.

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  Women's boxing world championships at Istanbul in early December

  October 02, 2021 19:50 IST

  During the official visit of AIBA president Umar Kremlev to Istanbul, an agreement was signed between AIBA and the Turkish Boxing Federation.