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Exclusive: 'Sport is not a culture in our country, you need to push things' — Arjuna awardee Ashwini Nachappa
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Exclusive: 'Sport is not a culture in our country, you need to push things' — Arjuna awardee Ashwini Nachappa

Firstpost  

In an exclusive conversation with Firstpost, former athlete and Olympian Ashwini Nachappa, who works at the grassroots level, spoke about the upcoming Olympics in Paris as well as the road ahead for sports in India. First time India won a medal on the first day of competition, first time an Indian won an athletics individual medal, that too a gold, …

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Khel Ratna awardee Neeraj Chopra felicitated at SAI NSNIS Patiala
3 years, 1 month ago

Khel Ratna awardee Neeraj Chopra felicitated at SAI NSNIS Patiala

Hindustan Times  

Tokyo Olympics Gold gold medallist Neeraj Chopra was given a grand welcome on coming back to Sports Authority of India NSNIS Patiala after being honoured with Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2021. Olympic Gold medalist Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra along with SAI NIS Senior Executive Director Colonel Raj Singh Bishnoi and other dignitaries in a group picture during a …

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Neeraj Chopra Felicitated at NIS Patiala for Winning Olympics Gold Medal, Khel Ratna
3 years, 1 month ago

Neeraj Chopra Felicitated at NIS Patiala for Winning Olympics Gold Medal, Khel Ratna

News 18  

Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra was given a grand welcome at SAI NSNIS Patiala after being honoured with Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2021. A grand felicitation ceremony was held within the premises, where Dronacharya Awardee Radhakrishnan Nair, Neeraj’s coach Dr. Klaus Bartonietz and all the Olympians present were also felicitated. He spoke about the role of NSNIS …

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HC refuses to interfere with non-selection of Arjuna Awardee para shuttler for Tokyo games
3 years, 4 months ago

HC refuses to interfere with non-selection of Arjuna Awardee para shuttler for Tokyo games

India TV News  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to interfere with the non-selection of Arjuna Awardee para shuttler Raj Kumar for the mixed doubles badminton event in the upcoming Tokyo Paralympics. He contended that grave injustice was caused to him on account of the Paralympic Committee of India's selection panel selecting the pair ranked 31 -- Pramod Bhagat and Palak Kohli …

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National Sports Awards 2020: Khel Ratna awardee Mariyappan Thangavelu 'never thought he would reach this far'
4 years, 3 months ago

National Sports Awards 2020: Khel Ratna awardee Mariyappan Thangavelu 'never thought he would reach this far'

Firstpost  

Thangavelu still cannot believe how far he has come after suffering permanent disability at the age of five when a bus crushed his right leg below the knee. Thangavelu, who also won a bronze in the 2018 Asian Para Games in Jakarta, is currently training at the Sports Authority of India’s Bengaluru centre to prepare for Tokyo Paralympics next year. …

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