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The 19-year-old Panghal became only the sixth Indian woman to win a bronze medal at the Worlds with her win over Sweden's Emma Jonna Denise Malmgren, the two-time European champion.
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Rojas jumped 15.08 meters (49 feet, 5 3/4 inches) on her sixth and final attempt Friday night to rally for her fourth straight title at world championships
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The most successful Indian at World Championships with five medals, Sindhu lacked any sting in her attack and went down tamely 14-21 14-21 to old nemesis Nozomi Okuhara of Japan
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Tokyo: Star Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Reddy and Chirag Shetty assured themselves of a maiden medal at the World Championships after stunning world number 2 Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi of Japan in the quarterfinals here on Friday. The world number 7 Indian combination, which had claimed the Commonwealth Games gold medal earlier […]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra for winning the silver medal at the World Championships in the javelin throw final, and described the feat as a special moment for Indian sports. Chopra scripted history as he became only the second Indian and first male track and field athlete […]
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Eugene: Indian javelin thrower Annu Rani qualified for the World Championships finals after coming up with a throw of 59.60m on her last attempt, here on Thursday. Annu was on the verge of an early exit after starting with a foul throw and then managing a below par 55.35m in her second attempt but managed […]
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Hyderabad: Life after becoming world champion for Nikhat Zareen in the recently-concluded Women’s World Championships in Istanbul has become very hectic. However, they were the events off the ring that kept her busy ahead of the Commonwealth Games, scheduled to begin later this month. Nikhat has been attending media events, private programmes and others after […]
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New Delhi: Veteran Indian boxer MC Mary Kom was on Friday forced to withdraw midway through her Commonwealth Games 48kg trial after sustaining a leg injury. The six-time world champion injured herself in the first round of the 48kg semifinals. Haryana’s Nitu thus advanced to the finals of the CWG trials at the Indira Gandhi […]
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Bangkok: The Indian men’s badminton team notched its second successive win with a 5-0 thrashing of Canada in a group tie to qualify for the knock-out round of the Thomas Cup here on Monday. With its second impressive result, the Indian team, which defeated Germany 5-0 on Sunday, is certain to finish in the top-2 […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana boxer and former junior world champion Nikhat Zareen has made it to the Indian team for this year’s Asian Games, scheduled to be held in Hangzhou, China, after emerging champion in the trials at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi on Monday. The State boxer also booked a berth in the […]
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New Delhi: Tokyo Olympics bronze-medallist Lovlina Borgohain (70kg) on Wednesday made the cut for the women’s world championships to be held in Istanbul in May after three days of trials at the end of which some other seasoned campaigners like Nikhat Zareen (52kg) and Pooja Rani (81kg) also qualified for the event. This will be […]
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New Delhi: Comeback man Kidambi Srikanth might clash with Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew in a rematch of their World Championships final after being drawn in the same half, while PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen received easy draws in the Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2022 to be held from January 11 to 16. Top seed Srikanth, who […]
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Chamundeswarinath has gifted cars to sports persons who have won medals in Olympics or Asian Games or World Championships in the past. Sindhu is a recipient of many cars when she won medals in these major tournaments.
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He further said he will return to social media after the conclusion of the quadrennial event.
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UWW had set a benchmark requiring that at least 8 of 10 of the top nations from the 2019 World Championships, and 70 per cent of total athletes, participate in 2020. With many nations reinstating travel restrictions
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Not content with a maglia rosa on the first day of his maiden Giro on top of his rainbow jersey from Imola, Ganna on Wednesday added the Giro's maglia azzurra to his expanding wardrobe by showcasing his uphill ability on the dark
