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Olympic medallist Yogeshwar Dutt likely to join BJP

6:45 pm September 25, 2019

New Delhi: Olympic medallist wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt is set to join the Bharatiya Janata Party and might be fielded as its candidate in the Haryana assembly polls next month, BJP sources said on Wednesday. Dutt, who won the bronze medal in the 2012 Olympic Games, was also in contention for a Lok Sabha ticket from […]

Panghal counts on strenuous training to win medal at Tokyo Olympics

7:51 pm September 23, 2019

New Delhi: World Championships’ silver medal-winning boxer Amit Panghal reckons securing an Olympic spot at next year’s Asian qualifiers will be a tough task but vowed to leave no stone unturned in his quest for glory at the Tokyo Games. Panghal (52kg), an Asian Games and Asian Championships gold-medallist, became the first Indian male boxer […]

Don’t want award for myself, but please honour my coach: Amit Panghal

2:25 pm September 22, 2019

New Delhi: Ignored for the Arjuna award due to an “inadvertent” doping violation in 2012, trailblazing Indian boxing ace Amit Panghal (52kg) said he does not care for personal honours but pleaded for a Dronacharya award for his formative coach Anil Dhankar. Panghal became the first Indian boxer to claim a silver medal at the […]

Amit Panghal, Manish Kaushik seal places in Olympic qualifiers with world medals

1:43 pm September 19, 2019

Ekaterinburg (Russia): Amit Panghal (52kg) and Manish Kaushik (63kg) have made the Indian boxing squad for next year’s Olympic Qualifiers owing to their medal-winning show at the ongoing world championships. Panghal and Kaushik have entered the semifinals here, making it the first time when India have more than one boxer left in fray for the […]

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Anjum, Annu Raj win titles in National Shooting Trials

9:02 pm September 12, 2019

New Delhi: World Championship silver medallist Anjum Moudgil won the women’s 50m rifle prone title in the National Shooting Trials (T6) here on Thursday. Tarun Yadav won the men’s 50m rifle prone event while Annu Raj Singh clinched the women’s 25m pistol (sport pistol) gold at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range. Anjum, who finished […]