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  PM Modi urges people to take part in auction of gifts, mementos received by him

  India | September 19, 2021 11:30 IST

  Sports equipment and gears of India's Olympics and Paralympics stars, including badminton rackets of Krishna Nagar and S L Yathiraj, Neeraj Chopra's javelin and gloves of Lovlina Borgohain, are among the mementos.

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  Delhi: Metro pillars beautified with graffiti of Olympic medalists

  News | August 28, 2021 17:40 IST

  Graffiti depicting Tokyo Olympics 2020 medal winners Neeraj Chopra, Ravi Dahiya, Mirabai Chanu, Lovlina Borgohain, PV Sindhu, Bajrang Punia, and the men's hockey team captain Manpreet Singh beatified pillars near Pitampura Metro Station.

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  Tokyo Paralympics: Paddler Bhavina defeats defending champ Rankovic, storms into semis

  News | August 27, 2021 23:00 IST

  India's para table tennis player Bhavina Hasmukhbhai Patel stormed into the semi-final by defeating World Number 2 Serbia's Borislava Peric-Rankovic 3-0 in the quarter-finals of the women's singles -Class 4 here at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium - Table 5 on August 27.

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  Watch: Rajnath Singh inaugurates stadium named after Neeraj Chopra

  News | August 27, 2021 23:00 IST

  Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a stadium named after Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra. This stadium is at Army Sports Institute in Pune. Army Chief General MM Naravane and Neeraj Chopra were also present at the occasion.

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  Feels good to see hockey getting love and support, says captain Rani Rampal

  Sports | August 26, 2021 21:00 IST

  India women hockey captain Rani Rampal opened up on the team's performance at the Tokyo Olympics. She also said that it's amazing to see the reception given to hockey as a sport.

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  Pooja Rani sets sights on world championships after missing out on Olympic medal

  Sports | August 26, 2021 20:29 IST

  Pooja Rani is eager to make a return to the ring with the world championships. The Indian boxer went down 0-5 in her quarterfinal bout against China's Li Qian in Tokyo Olympics.

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  Haryana Chief Minister felicitates Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra

  News | August 18, 2021 16:36 IST

  Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar felicitated star Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra in Chandigarh on August 18. Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian to win gold in Athletics at the Olympics. Earlier, the Haryana government had announced a cash reward of Rs six crore and a class I category job to Neeraj Chopra.

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  PM Narendra Modi hosts India's Tokyo Olympic heroes at his residence

  News | August 18, 2021 11:01 IST

  PM Modi met India's entire 2020 Tokyo Olympic contingent at his residence for breakfast. India finished with their best-ever medals tally - seven medals comprising one gold, two silver an four bronze - at the Tokyo Games.

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  Watch: Neeraj Chopra reaches hometown, receives warm welcome

  News | August 17, 2021 14:33 IST

  Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra on August 17 reached his hometown Samalkha in Panipat, Haryana. Neeraj was accorded a warm welcome after he reached his hometown following his gold-medal winning feat in Tokyo Games.

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  Neeraj's discipline, dedication was key to Olympic gold: AFI Planning Committee chairman Lalit Bhanot

  Sports | August 11, 2021 16:59 IST

  Bhanot talked about Neeraj Chopra's beginning in detail, and also threw light on AFI's consistent efforts in promoting participation in various Olympic sports at state and district levels.

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  My focus is on winning World Championship and Olympic medal, says Kamalpreet Kaur

  Sports | August 11, 2021 16:56 IST

  Discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur was happy that Indian fans were cheering for her at Tokyo Olympics. Kaur missed out on a golden opportunity to end India's drought in athletics but her goal is to shine at the next Olympics and world championship.

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  Indian men's hockey team players arrive at their residences in Punjab

  Sports | August 11, 2021 17:00 IST

  Indian men's hockey team players Mandeep Singh, Varun Kumar, Hardik Singh and captain Manpreet Singh arrived in Jalandhar on August 11.

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  Tokyo Olympics: WFI suspends Vinesh Phogat for indiscipline

  Sports | August 10, 2021 19:40 IST

  The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Tuesday "temporarily suspended" star grappler Vinesh Phogat for indiscipline during her forgettable Tokyo Olympics campaign and also issued notice to young Sonam Malik for misconduct.

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  Sports Minister Anurag Thakur calls Olympics medal winners 'New Heroes of a 'New India'

  News | August 09, 2021 20:08 IST

  From Neeraj Chopra, Bajrang Punia, Lovlina to others, all our athletes represent a new India. They are 'New Heroes of a 'New India'... We will ensure that all possible (sports) facilities are arranged from our end: Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur

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  The women's hockey team cut a cake as part of celebration at Hotel Ashoka in Delhi

  News | August 09, 2021 19:57 IST

  The women's hockey team cut a cake in celebration at Hotel Ashoka in Delhi. The team qualified for Olympics semi-finals for the first time and finished fourth at Tokyo 2020.

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  Huge crowd at Delhi airport to welcome Olympics medal winners

  News | August 09, 2021 19:15 IST

  Olympics medalist, javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, Bajrang Punia and others were received by a huge crowd of people at Delhi Airport on Monday. A grand ceremony will be held at Ashoka Hotel in Delhi.

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  Both the Houses of Parliament congratulate the medal winners of Tokyo Olympics

  News | August 09, 2021 16:00 IST

  Both Houses of Parliament on Monday congratulated the medal winner of Tokyo Olympics for making India proud at International level.

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  Neeraj Chopra calls up former coach, his modesty appreciated

  Other Sports | August 09, 2021 10:47 IST

  Kasinath Naik, a Subedar in the Indian Army in Pune, trained Chopra between 2015 and 2017 at the Patiala national camp.

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  Muqabla | How sports facilities provided to athletes have changed over the years?

  News | August 08, 2021 18:28 IST

  Former Indian athletes have heaped praise on the Modi government for the support provided to sportspersons, ahead of the Tokyo Olympics.

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  Haryana, Punjab reward Neeraj Chopra for bringing India's first-ever Olympic gold in athletics

  India | August 07, 2021 21:41 IST

  The star athlete from Panipat district in Haryana created history after he clinched the gold in javelin throw with an attempt of 87.58 metres, becoming only the second Indian after Abhinav Bindra to win an individual gold medal at the Olympics.