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Samrat Rana etches name in history, clinches India's first World Championship gold medal
Other Sports | November 11, 2025 14:39 ISTIndia's Samrat Rana scripted history after securing the first-ever gold medal for the country in the World Championships in the 10m air pistol event. He defeated Hu Kai to clinch first place, with Varun Tomar finishing in third place.
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HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen cruise into third round; PV Sindhu knocked out of World Championships
Other Sports | August 23, 2023 6:53 ISTIt was a mixed day for the Indian contingent at the BWF World Championships in Copenhagen as HS Prannoy and Lakshya Sen advanced to the next round while PV Sindhu's poor run in 2023 continued.
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Neeraj Chopra looks to breach 90m mark in 2023, says I hope to put end to this question
Other Sports | January 07, 2023 19:10 ISTNeeraj Chopra has been in red hot form in the recent global competitions. He won the Silver medal in World championships and Gold in Diamond League Finals.
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World Championships: Wrestler Bajrang Punia back in medal contention, to fight for bronze
Other Sports | September 17, 2022 23:54 ISTEarlier, Bajrang had defeated Cuba's Alejandro Enrique Valdes Tobier on points in the pre-quarterfinals.
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BWF World Championships: Lakshya Sen advances to pre-quarters; Srikanth loses in second round
Other Sports | August 24, 2022 16:46 ISTThe young Indian badminton ace Sen won his second round contest 21-17 21-10 in a 72 minutes match.
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Neeraj Chopra banks on consistency to win World Championships medal
Other Sports | July 13, 2022 13:26 ISTNeeraj Chopra's main rival for the gold medal will be Anderson Peters of Grenada, the 2019 World Championships gold medallist.
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Indian youngsters face stiff test at World Championships, expectations high from Anshu and Sarita
Other Sports | October 01, 2021 19:52 ISTThe proven performers such as Bajrang Punia, Ravi Dahiya, Vinesh Phogat and Deepak Punia are all missing from the squad either due to injury issues or lack of preparation.
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Pooja Rani sets sights on world championships after missing out on Olympic medal
Sports | August 26, 2021 20:29 ISTPooja 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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Allyson surpasses Bolt's tally of gold medals at World Championships
Other Sports | September 30, 2019 14:34 ISTUS' Allyson Felix surpassed Jamaican great Usain Bolt as the most decorated athlete in the history of World Athletics Championships as she helped her team to the 4x400m mixed relay title in Doha.
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Indian 4x400m mixed relay team finishes 7th in World Championships
Other Sports | September 30, 2019 8:32 ISTIt was just a tad slower than the 3:15.71 clocked by the Indian team while winning gold in the Asian Games last year.
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Dutee hopes to run personal best and reach finals in World C'ships
Other Sports | September 22, 2019 16:35 ISTIn the 2017 London World Championships, Dutee Chand ran a disappointing 12.07 second in the heats and failed to reach the semifinals.
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Muhammed Anas' name not entered for individual 400m event
Other Sports | September 19, 2019 21:10 ISTMuhammed Anas will not run in the 400m individual event at the World Championships, and will only take part in the 4x400m men's and mixed events.
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2019 World Wrestling Championships: India's Greco-Roman wrestlers' struggles continue
Other Sports | September 15, 2019 15:35 ISTIt was a poor outing for India's Greco-Roman wrestlers as struggles continue on the second day of 2019 World Wrestling Championships.
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World Championships: All eyes on Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat as Olympic berths on offer
Other Sports | September 13, 2019 11:36 ISTBajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat will be among the top contenders for India as the wrestlers get ready for the World Championships, which begin on September 14.
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Bajrang Punia gets top billing at World Championships
Other Sports | September 05, 2019 20:09 ISTWorld number one Bajrang, who is in Russia for training ahead of the championships, had bagged a silver in the last edition and a bronze in 2013 in 60kg.
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Jinson Johnson breaks own 1500m national record to win silver in Berlin, qualifies for World Ch'ships
Other Sports | September 01, 2019 21:05 ISTAsian Games gold medallist Jinson Johnson bettered his own national record and qualified for the World Championships in Doha.
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World Championships: Sindhu stuns Tzu Ying, Praneeth enters semis
Other Sports | August 23, 2019 19:22 ISTThe 24-year-old Indian, an Olympic silver medallist, will take on the winner of the match between China's Chen Yu Fei and Denmark's Mia Blichfeldt on Saturday.
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Sindhu, Praneeth enter quarters; Kidambi, Prannoy ousted from World Championships
Other Sports | August 22, 2019 23:22 ISTSrikanth lost 14-21, 13-21 against Kantaphon Wangcharoen of Thailand in the pre-quarterfinal match while Prannoy's campaign ended with a loss at the hands of world no. 1 Momota.
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PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal make positive start at World Championships
Other Sports | August 22, 2019 8:46 ISTSindhu, who had reached the finals of Indonesia Open last month, looked in good touch as she controlled the rallies and outsmarted Chinese Taipei's Pai Yu Po.
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World Championships: HS Prannoy registers stunning win over Lin Dan to advance to 3rd round
Other Sports | August 20, 2019 16:21 ISTIndian shuttler HS Prannoy stunned China's Lin Dan in an intense game at the ongoing World Championships to progress to the third round.
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