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IOA wants top athletes to show up at National Games as government looks to turn it into sporting spectacle

NEW DELHI: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state of Gujarat all set to host the 36th edition of the National Games in September-October, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is leaving no stone unturned in ensuring that the country's top athletes - including the Olympic and CWG medallists - participate…

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Weightlifters Mirabai, Jeremy, Achinta to skip Asian Championship; to have S&C camp in U.S. for World Meet

"We will be in USA for 23-24 days. It is the off season so we will have a strength program there," said India head coach Vijay Sharma

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Weightlifting: Mirabai Chanu, Jeremy Lalrinnunga, Achinta Sheuli to skip Asian Championship; to have S&C camp in US for World Meet

NEW DELHI: Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu and seven other top Indian weightlifters will fly to the USA on Tuesday for a three and half week strength and conditioning (SC) training camp in St. Louis.

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We desperately wanted a podium finish at CWG after World Cup debacle, says Indian women's hockey team's midfielder Salima Tete

NEW DELHI: Talented midfielder of the Indian women's hockey team Salima Tete revealed that a podium finish was the only target that the team had at the recently concluded Commonwealth Games in Birmingham after a disastrous World Cup campaign earlier this year.

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Wrestler Ravi Dahiya headed for Russia camp ahead of World Championships

NEW DELHI: Fresh from winning a gold medal at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games (CWG), India's star wrestler Ravi Dahiya is all set for a 29-day training camp in Russia ahead of the World Championships in Serbia in a month's time.

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I am fitter and stronger than I have been in a while, very well prepared for my next bout: Vijender Singh

NEW DELHI: Star Indian boxer Vijender Singh suffered his maiden defeat, in a 13-professional-bout career so far, when Russia's Artysh Lopsan defeated the 2008 Beijing Olympics medallist by technical knockout at the Majestic Pride Casino in Goa in March last year.

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Two CWG singles golds 16 years apart an out of this world feeling; future of Indian TT in the right hands, says Sharath Kamal

NEW DELHI: Before he flew to Birmingham for the Commonwealth Games (CWG), Sharath Kamal had categorically mentioned "I am playing my best table tennis at 40." By the time he returned home a fortnight later, Sharath had turned those words into an astonishing three gold medals and a silver, and…

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2022 CWG medal count a downer for Mirabai Chanu-led weightlifting contingent

NEW DELHI: Indian weightlifters have all the reasons to be proud of their Birmingham show as they managed to win 10 -- three gold, three silver and four bronze -- marginally better than that in Gold Coast in 2018 when India had won only nine medals. The rich medal haul…

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'Golden age of Indian sports has just begun': PM Narendra Modi interacts with CWG 2022 Indian contingent

NEW DELHI: The golden period of Indian sports is knocking on the doors, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday as he hailed the gutsy show of the Indian contingent which returned with 61 medals from the Commonwealth Games.

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Our paths will cross and it'll be Indian boxing's loss: Nitu Ghanghas on rivalry with Nikhat Zareen

NEW DELHI: An interesting battle for supremacy is brewing up in the women’s boxing’s flyweight division. And, it’s the Indian boxing which will be at loss, as the two central figures in this rivalry are both medal prospects at the upcoming Asian Games and Paris Olympics 2024.

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After three CWG gold medals, my motivation level has shot up: Sharath Kamal

CHENNAI: It wasn't an easy journey for Achanta Sharath Kamal over the last two and half years due to the global pandemic. He is 40 now and has achieved a lot in his career. There was always the option of letting it go, no one would have complained, but Sharath…

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Watch out athletics world - Here comes Team India

Athletics and India - two words which are still not really spoken of in the same breath too often at global multi-discipline events like the Olympics and World Championships. Yet.

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CWG 2022 — I need to forget the 3000m steeplechase silver first, says Avinash Sable

‘I have to restart training as if I have not achieved anything. I do feel happy. But the main focus is to be better and not think that I have done something extraordinary.’

The Hindu

CWG 2022 | Sable soars, Paul leaps, Sharath sizzles to script India's success story

India finished a commendable fourth place at the just-concluded Commonwealth Games

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Quietly working his way up, Avinash Sable represents the steady rise of Indian athletics

Many call him the 'monk' of Indian athletics. Avinash Sable's international rise in the space of mere four years has been a meditative 'run'. For someone who thought he may not come close to his 3000m Steeplechase national record again after setting it first in 2018, Sable has broken it…

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CWG 2022: Sable soars, Paul leaps, Sharath sizzles to script India's success story

BIRMINGHAM: Slipping out of the usual top-five was seen as a real possibility in absence of shooting but phenomenal success in athletics and lawn bowls propelled India to a commendable fourth place finish at the just-concluded Commonwealth Games.

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CWG 2022: 'Like old wine, Sharath Kamal's value increases with time'

They say it's easy to become a champion, but harder to stay one. Achanta Sharath Kamal has stayed a champion for a long, long time now. He has not only represented the country for over 20 years, but also continues to remain India's main hope in any international tournament.

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CWG 2022: Under pressure, Lakshya Sen came out on top, says Vimal Kumar

BENGALURU: Newly crowned Commonwealth Games badminton champion Lakshya Sen, who will celebrate his 21st birthday next Tuesday, is not only scaling new heights, but also setting new trends, partly funding his own training.

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CWG 2022: Another drubbing at Australia's hands for Indian men's hockey team

BIRMINGHAM: Expression: Déjà vu. Meaning: A feeling of having already experienced the present situation.

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CWG 2022: Sharath Kamal's legend grows by the day

Evergreen table tennis star, all of 40 and still going strong, wins singles gold after 16 long years

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The story behind triple jump’s golden day at the CWG

Despite the absence of a coach, they came up with the best results

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CWG 2022: Capsule of India's gold medal winners

BIRMINGHAM: With a rich haul of 61 medals (22 gold, 16 silver, and 23 bronze) at this edition of the Commonwealth Games here, the Birmingham Games turned out to be one of the most memorable editions for the 210-strong Indian contingent.

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CWG 2022: PV Sindhu hopes to meet PM Modi soon after her gold medal win

BIRMINGHAM (UK): Following her gold medal win in the women's singles category at Commonwealth Games 2022, PV Sindhu said that she hopes to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi soon.

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40 and going strong: Sharath Kamal wins CWG singles gold after 16 years

BIRMINGHAM: Sharath Kamal showed age is just a number as the 40-year-old capped his best ever performance at the Commonwealth Games by winning the men's singles gold here on Monday.

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CWG 2022: Sharath Kamal extends dominance, wins gold in men’s singles TT

With this sensational gold, Sharath has taken his overall medal tally to 13 at the CWG, since making his Games debut in 2006.

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