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Parvej Khan, son of farmer from Haryana, wins Gold at US collegiate race
Other Sports | May 13, 2024 0:11 ISTParvej Khan displayed a dominant run in both Heats and Final of the SEC championships in Louisiana to win the Gold medal. He won the yellow metal in the 1500m race and also a Bronze in 800m race. Parvej Khan is a son of a farmer from Haryana.
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World Athletics Championships 2023 Day 6: India's Ram Baboo finishes 27th in 35km race walk final
Other Sports | August 24, 2023 16:15 ISTIndian athlete Ram Baboo finished the 35km race walk final with a timing of 2:29:51s while Spain's Maria Perez won the women's race with a record time of 2:38:40s.
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Watch: 94-year-old Bhagwani Devi Dagar celebrating her win at World Masters Athletics championships
Other Sports | July 12, 2022 18:59 ISTDagar celebrates winning gold and two bronze for India by dancing. Watch video.
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Koo’s 'Voices of India’' Report Reveals Top National & Regional Trends of 2021
Technology | December 30, 2021 16:55 ISTKoo, India’s micro-blogging platform has released a ‘Voices of India’ report on how Indians across linguistic diversities think, feel, and express themselves online on topics most relevant to them. The report represents user sentiments on the multi-lingual platform.
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Deepika Padukone says 'being an athlete played a big role in shaping my personality'
Celebrities | October 22, 2021 15:22 ISTSports has always been an integral part of Deepika Padukone's life, who took to social media to share, "Being an athlete and playing sport has played a tremendous role in shaping my personality and helping me become the person I am today."
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Athlete and model Manoj Patil attempts suicide after blaming Bollywood actor, condition critical
Celebrities | September 16, 2021 12:20 ISTManoj Patil a "self-made" athlete and a model, had a few days back submitted a letter to the Oshiwara police, demanding action against a Bollywood actor for allegedly defaming him on social media.
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Vault kings Lavillenie, Duplantis tie in 'ultimate garden clash'
Other Sports | May 04, 2020 10:53 ISTThe contest, devised by the three pole vaulters on Sunday, was a race to see who could produce most 5m vaults within a 30-minute period, all from their own back gardens amid the coronavirus pandemic which has brought the entire sporting calendar to a grinding halt.
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Athlete commits suicide at JLN premises, SAI orders internal inquiry
Other Sports | November 14, 2018 23:21 ISTHailing from Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh, the athlete was brain dead by the time he was rushed to the Safdarjung Hospital, and could not be revived.
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Asian Para Games: Indians denied entry to Athletes village for non-payment of accommodation fee
Other Sports | October 01, 2018 21:14 ISTA top official of the Paralympic Committee of India said that the para-athletes were initially denied entry when they arrived as the Sports Ministry had not till then cleared funds.
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I wasn’t expecting Arjuna award, The announcement has come as a surprise: Jinson Johnson
Sports | September 25, 2018 12:50 ISTAthlete Jinson Johnson was elated to hear the Union Government’s decision to honour him with Arjuna award, following his stellar performance at the recent Asian Games, where he bagged a gold and silver medal.
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Asian Games silver-medallist Sudha Singh gets job from UP government, says better late than never
Other Sports | August 28, 2018 15:01 ISTChief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced Rs 30 lakh and gazetted officer's job to Sudha, who hails from Rae Bareli district, about 80 km from the state capital.
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Discus thrower Baljinder athlete Parveen flunk dope test
Other Sports | August 13, 2018 23:43 ISTBaljinder had won a discus throw silver in the National Inter-State Athletics Championships in Guwahati in June with an effort of 56.83m.
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Jithin Paul slapped four-year ban for possession of banned drug
Other Sports | February 23, 2018 18:27 ISTPaul who is a 400m hurdles National Open champion becomes the first Indian athlete to be sanctioned for such an offence.
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Women are more athletic than men: Study
Health | December 06, 2017 10:37 ISTChallenging the popular notion that men are more fit for exercise of all sorts, a new study has shown that women have a natural capacity to process oxygen more quickly than men during aerobic exercises, making them more athletic.
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A special bacteria may be boosting performance level in athletes, says study
Blah | August 21, 2017 16:23 ISTResearchers found a sudden spike in the population of one particular type of bacteria after the marathon.
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Never stop trying, Usain Bolt tells younger generation
Other Sports | August 14, 2017 14:05 ISTThe end of Bolt's career was far from perfect, a bronze in the 100m and he didn't make the finish line of his last race, the 4x100m relay as he had to limp off the track with an injury.
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I am living under constant fear of being banned, says Dutee Chand
Other Sports | August 05, 2017 22:51 ISTThe 21-year-old Odisha girl finished sixth in heat number five of the women's 100m first round, clocking a below-par 12.07secs in the World Championships.
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8-year-old kickboxing gold medallist slams J&K govt for inadequate facilities for athletes
India | March 16, 2017 17:53 ISTWorld Kickboxing Championship Gold medallist, an eight-year-old Kashmiri girl, has posted a video on social media slamming the state government for not providing adequate facilities to the sports academy in which she practices.
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Usain Bolt wins Laureus 'Sportsman of the Year' award
Other Sports | February 15, 2017 9:29 ISTThe world’s "greatest" sprinter of all the time Usain Bolt won the top prize for a man at the Laureus World Sports Awards in Monaco on Tuesday night. While gymnast Simone Biles clinched the top
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Only one of 27 Indian sports bodies has athlete as president
Other Sports | August 24, 2016 14:08 ISTMuch has been written about Indian sports associations managed by politicians instead of athletes. Now, there is clear data on the details:
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