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Underwhelming National Games performance 'flicked a switch', says record-breaking swimmer Aryan Nehra

NEW DELHI: "Everyone hates losing but I hate losing really bad," says India's Asian Games-bound teenage swim sensation Aryan Nehra, adding that an underwhelming National Games campaign last year just "flicked a switch in me".

The Times of India

Gulveer, Nur Hasan and Priti make cut for Asian Championships

National Games champion Gulveer Singh helped a bunch of 11 runners achieve the Asian Championship qualification time as he comfortably won the men’s 10,000m title in the 26th National Federation Cup athletics championships at the Birsa Munda Stadium in Ranchi on Monday.

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In solidarity with protesting wrestlers, Assam Trinamool leader to return National Games medal

Abhijit Majumdar won a bronze medal for lawn bowling at the 2011 National Games in Ranchi.

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10 athletes fail dope test, 7 of them medallists at Gujarat National Games

NEW DELHI: Some of the country's promising athletes in different disciplines have returned positive for banned substances, including high-end drugs like metenolone, methandienone, stanozolol and metandienone – all anabolic steroids.

The Times of India

Mithun to lead Kerala in Santosh Trophy

Goalkeeper and experienced campaigner Mithun V will lead Kerala in the 76th Santosh Trophy National Football Championship. This is Mithun's eighth Santosh Trophy. Coach PB Ramesh has almost retained the same squad which won the silver in the National Games held in Gujarat last month. 12 members of the 22-member…

The Times of India

What keeps Rani out of Indian women's hockey team and is there a divide between players? Coach Janneke Schopman answers

NEW DELHI: Rani's absence from the Indian women's hockey team since the flare-up of her hamstring injury after the Tokyo Olympics deepened once she returned fit to lead Haryana to the National Games gold last month but still missed out on a place in the India squad for the Nations…

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Rani missing again as India name women's hockey team for FIH Nations Cup

NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday named a 20-member team for the women's FIH Nations Cup hockey tournament to be played in Valencia, Spain, from December 11 to 17, with midfielder Navjot Kaur making a return but the experienced Rani missing out once again despite returning fit to perform well at…

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Has ignoring Rani and her experience left Indian women's hockey wrong-footed?

NEW DELHI: It's always interesting to study how players are perceived differently when one coach makes way for another. But it's also true that coaches deserve the benefit of doubt when it comes to managing players who are in the twilight of their careers, particularly when it comes to the…

The Times of India

Following in Abhinav Bindra's footsteps, new world champion Rudrankksh Patil says 'it took time to sink in'

When 18-year-old Rudrankksh Patil defeated Arjun Babuta for the National Games gold two weeks ago, he was in disbelief having outplayed the World Cup gold medallist in the final. On Friday, the Thane teen clinched gold in the men’s 10m air rifle at the ISSF World Championships in Cairo. In…

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The end of dadagiri: How Ganguly’s unceremonious exit from BCCI unfolded

At 11 pm on October 6, home minister Amit Shah hosted the who’s who of the Indian cricket administration at his official residence in New Delhi. This occurred precisely one week after prime minister Narendra Modi’s speech at the National Games opening ceremony in Ahmedabad on September 29 during which…

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National Games: Coach dies, boxer pays tribute with gold medal

Nikhil Dubey produced one of the most inspiring and emotional moments of the National Games that concluded in Surat on Wednesday. The Maharashtra boxer won gold in the men's middleweight category, but stood on top of the podium, devoid of any joy.

The Times of India

Special Olympics National Games are heading back 'home' to Launceston

The Special Olympics National Games are back in Tasmania for the first time in more than three decades and it's a special time for locals and athletes alike.

ABC News

National Games: Services bag five boxing gold, Kerala complete grand double in volleyball on final day

GANDHINAGAR: Table toppers Services completed their National Games campaign in a blaze of glory, winning five gold medals in the boxing ring here on Wednesday.

The Times of India

National Games: Services retain Raja Bhalindra Singh Trophy; Sajan Prakash, Hashika Ramachandra crowned Best Athletes

SURAT: Swimmers Sajan Prakash of Kerala and Karnataka's Hashika Ramchandra walked away with the individual top honours while Services reasserted their supremacy as a team with the 36th National Games concluding, here on Wednesday.

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Lovlina and Simranjit assert their class in National Games boxing

GANDHINAGAR: Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain executed her gameplan well to beat former Wo

The Hindu

Lovlina Borgohain bags gold in middleweight category in National Games

This was Lovlina’s first medal after switching to the middleweight, in which she would make her international debut at the upcoming Asian championships in Amman.

The Times of India

Coach dies in road accident on way to National Games, boxer Nikhil Dubey wants to win gold for him

GANDHINAGAR: After winning his quarterfinal bout at the National Games on Monday, Maharashtra boxer Nikhil Dubey rushed back to dial his long-time Mumbai-based coach Dhananjay Tiwari. Excited to watch him compete in the semifinal bout, Tiwari prepared himself for a bike ride from Mumbai to Gandhinagar, but fate had something…

The Times of India

National Games: J&K's Abhishek Jamwal steals limelight while big guns roar at top of medal charts

GANDHINAGAR: Services are all set to win the Raja Bhalindra Singh Trophy as the champion team in the National Games for the fourth time in succession.

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National Games: Boxers Lovlina, Jaismine, Sanjeet, Hussamuddin storm into finals

GANDHINAGAR: Tokyo Olympics bronze winner boxer Lovlina Borgohain and Commonwealth Games medallists Mohammed Hussamuddin and Jaismine Lamboria registered dominating victories to storm into the finals of their respective weight divisions at the National Games on Tuesday.

The Hindu

Karnataka’s men end National Games hockey title drought with sudden death win over Uttar Pradesh

Rani Rampal’s goal the difference as Haryana pip Punjab to the women’s title

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Akash Sangwan stuns Shiva Thapa to make the title bout in National Games boxing

GANDHINAGAR: National champion Akash Sangwan toppled World and Asian medallist Shiva Thapa in a thri

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National Games will help in building formidable hockey team for Paris Olympics: Graham Reid

RAJKOT: Indian men's hockey team chief coach Graham Reid was impressed with the high level of competition at the ongoing 36th National Games and said the event would help in building a formidable team for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The Times of India

National Games: Boxers Sumit, Sanjeet, Jamuna, Ankushita cruise to semifinals

GANDHINAGAR: Reigning national champion Sumit Kundu, former world championship medallist Jamuna Boro and Asian champion Sanjeet cruised to the semifinals of their respective weight divisions to be assured of a medal each at the National Games boxing competition here on Monday.

The Hindu

Sumit Kundu proves too good for Ankit Khatana in National Games boxing

GANDHINAGAR: Thailand Open gold medallist Sumit Kundu’s show of power tamed South Asian Games gold m

The Times of India

National Games: Pragnya Mohan goes by the books to master triathlon

GANDHINAGAR: It was no surprise that local girl Pragnya Mohan won the 36th medal for hosts Gujarat at the 36th National Games at the IIT campus in Gandhinagar on Sunday.

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