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Saina Nehwal appointed member of IOC's Athletes' Commission

October 19, 2016

Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal has been appointed as a member of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Athletes’ Commission. It is rare honour for an Indian sportsperson. In this regard, Saina has received a letter to the effect from the ..

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Indian wrestlers win four medals at 2016 TAFISA World Games

October 18, 2016

Four Indian wrestlers have won four medals individually including a gold medal, at the sixth edition of the TAFISA World Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia. Wrestler Dalmiya had won gold medal in 60kg category by defeating Azerbaijan’s Muhammad Sahan by ..

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Brazil wins inaugural BRICS U-17 Football Tournament

October 15, 2016

Brazil has won the inaugural BRICS U-17 Football Tournament 2016 held at Goa on the occasion of the 8th BRICS hosted in India. In the final match, Brazil defeated South Africa by 5-1 goals. For Brazil goals were scored by ..

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Jitu Rai wins Champion of Champions pistol award of ISSF

October 12, 2016

Ace Indian Shooter Jitu Rai has won the 2016 Champion of Champions pistol Award of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) for pistol shooting. He won the award consisting cash prize of €5000 in the World Cup Final held in ..

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Sports Sector Gets the Infrastructure Status

October 1, 2016

The Union Finance Ministry has decided that sports infrastructure will be included under the harmonised master list of infrastructure sub-sectors. Earlier, the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports Affairs had moved the proposal for inclusion of sports in the list ..

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Indian women's kabaddi team wins gold medal in Asian Beach Games

September 30, 2016

Indian women’s beach kabaddi team has won the gold medal at the 5th Asian Beach Games held in Danang, Vietnam. In the final match, Indian team defeated Thailand by 41-31 score. With this, Indian women’s kabaddi team has won the ..

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India wins historic 500th Test against New Zealand

September 27, 2016

India has won the test match against New Zealand by 197-runs in their historic 500th cricket Test in Kanpur. On the fifth and final day of the match at Green Park, India bowled out the visitors for 236 in their ..

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Sathiyan Gnanasekaran wins Belgium Open title of Table Tennis

September 27, 2016

Indian paddler Sathiyan Gnanasekaran has won the Belgium Open title of the table tennis in the men’s singles category. This was his first his first pro title. In the final match played at De Haan in Belgium, he defeated defeating ..

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Pinky Balhara wins bronze medal in 5th Asian Beach Games

September 26, 2016

India’s Pinky Balhara has won bronze medal in the sporting event of kurash at the 5th Asian Beach Games held at Da Nang, Vietnam. She won the medal in women’s 52kg category after she lost to Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy ..

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Velavan Senthilkumar wins U-19 Asian title of Squash

September 26, 2016

India’s squash player Velavan Senthilkumar has won the Under-19 Asian Junior Individual squash championship title. In the final match held in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia’s capital), he defeated Jordan’s Mohammad Al-Sarraj by 12-14, 9-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-7 score. With this he ..

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