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Indian shooters crash out in 10m air rifle mixed qualifications
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Indian shooters crash out in 10m air rifle mixed qualifications

Tokyo, Jul 27: The two Indian pairs participating in the 10m air rifle mixed team event crashed out in the first qualifications stage, missing out on yet another final after an outing that left a lot to be desired in the Tokyo Olympics here on Tuesday. The duo of Elavenil Valarivan and...
Lovlina wins her bout, reaches quarters
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Lovlina wins her bout, reaches quarters

Guwahati, July 27: Assam's Lovlina Borgohain has won her first bout at the Olympics on Tuesday in the 69kg weight category. She defeated her German opponent Nadine Apetz by 3-2 in a split decision.The Golaghat born pugilist is the first female athlete from Assam to represent the country in the...
Rupinder
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Rupinder's brace hands India 3-0 win over Spain in Olympic men's hockey

Tokyo, Jul 27: Dragflicker Rupinder Pal Singh scored a brace as the Indian men's hockey overcame a demoralising defeat in the previous match to cruise past Spain 3-0 and inch closer to a quarterfinal berth at the Tokyo Olympics here on Tuesday. Drubbed 1-7 by Australia in their last match,...
Manipur to appoint Mirabai Chanu as Additional Superintendent of Police
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Manipur to appoint Mirabai Chanu as Additional Superintendent of Police

Imphal, July 26: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Monday announced that weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, who won Silver at the Tokyo Olympics, will be appointed as the Additional Superintendent of Police in the state police department. The state government would also reward her with Rs...
Table Tennis: Indias challenge in womens singles ends
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Table Tennis: India's challenge in women's singles ends

Tokyo, July 26: The curtains came down on India's table tennis campaign in the women's singles with the exit of Manika Batra and Sutirtha Mukherjee in straight games at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Monday. Manika was blown away in an 11-8, 11-2, 11-5 and 11-7 loss to 10th seed Sofia...
Satwik-Chirag loses to world No.1 Sukamuljo and Gideon in second match
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Satwik-Chirag loses to world No.1 Sukamuljo and Gideon in second match

Tokyo, Jul 26: The Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty suffered a straight game loss to world number one Marcus Gideon Fernaldi and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo of Indonesia in their second Group A match at the Olympics on Monday. The world number 10 Indian duo...
Indian fencer Bhavani Devi goes down fighting on Games debut
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Indian fencer Bhavani Devi goes down fighting on Games debut

Tokyo, Jul 26: Bhavani Devi's Olympic debut ended with a second round defeat in the women's individual sabre event but the Indian trailblazing fencer bowed out of the Tokyo Games with much promise, here on Monday. The 27-year-old Bhavani, the first fencer from the country to qualify for...
Mary Kom enters Olympic pre-quarters, outwits spirited Garcia from Dominica
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Mary Kom enters Olympic pre-quarters, outwits spirited Garcia from Dominica

Tokyo, July 25: Six-time world champion M C Mary Kom (51kg) powered into the Olympic Games' pre-quarterfinals after staving off a stiff challenge from Dominican Republic's Miguelina Hernandez Garcia in the opening round here on Sunday. The 38-year-old, who is a 2012 Olympic bronze-medallist,...
Manika stuns world number 32 to reach third round
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Manika stuns world number 32 to reach third round

Tokyo, July 25: India's table tennis star Manika Batra on Sunday upset world number 32 Margaryta Pesotska to reach the women's singles third round at the Tokyo Olympics here. The world number 62 from India made a remarkable comeback against her Ukrainian opponent after losing the first two...
Arjun and Arvind finish third in lightweight double sculls repechage, qualify for semifinals
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Arjun and Arvind finish third in lightweight double sculls repechage, qualify...

Tokyo, July 25: Indian rowers Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh qualified for the semifinals of the men's lightweight double sculls repechage at the Tokyo Olympics here on Sunday. The Indian duo clocked 6:51.36 to finish in third place at the Sea Forest Waterway. Poland's Jerzy Kowalski and Artur...
Sindhu makes winning start at Tokyo Olympics
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Sindhu makes winning start at Tokyo Olympics

Tokyo, July 25: Reigning world champion P V Sindhu opened her Olympic campaign with an easy straight-game win over Israel's Ksenia Polikarpova in the women's singles group J match here on Sunday. The 26-year-old Indian, seeded sixth, beat the 58th ranked Polikarpova 21-7 21-10 in a lop-sided...
Manipur CM N Biren Singh hails Mirabai Chanu
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Manipur CM N Biren Singh hails Mirabai Chanu's Olympic silver

Imphal, July 24: Manipur CM Nongthombam Biren Singh on Saturday hailed Saikhom Mirabai Chanu for her silver-winning feat on the second day of the Tokyo Olympics, as the star weightlifter promised to win a gold medal during the next edition of the games. Sports Minister, Manipur Letpao Haokip,...
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