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Tokyo Olympian discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur provisionally suspended

Tokyo Olympian discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur provisionally suspended

Star Indian discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur, who represented the country at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics last year, has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) after she tested positive for a banned drug. Kamalpreet, who was tested on March 29, was suspended for the presence/use of the prohibited substance stanozolol in her sample, a breach

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Asian Wrestling Championships 2022: India finished with 17 medals

Asian Wrestling Championships 2022: India finished with 17 medals

Tokyo Olympian Deepak Punia won the men’s freestyle 86kg silver while Viky bagged a bronze in the 92kg category at the Asian Wrestling Championships 2022 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. With the two medals on the final day of the meet, India finished with a total tally of 17 medals, one gold, five silvers and 11 bronze, at Ulaanbaatar. Tokyo medallist Ravi Kumar Dahiya won

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Max Verstappen named Laureus Sportsman of the Year 2022

Max Verstappen named Laureus Sportsman of the Year 2022

Formula One world champion Max Verstappen and Jamaican Olympic sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah have been named Laureus World Sportsman and Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year in 2022. The awards recognise the greatest sporting achievements of 2021, one of the highlights of which was the European Championship victory by the Italian Men’s Football Team who won their second Laureus

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Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah named Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Year

Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah named Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Year

Rohit Sharma (India captain) and Jasprit Bumrah (Pacer) have been named among the “Five Cricketers of the Year” 2022 of the Wisden Almanack. Other three: Ollie Robinson (England fast bowler), Dane van Niekerk (South African women’s player) and Devon Conway (New Zealand opener). Leading Cricketer in the World: Former England captain Joe Root. Leading Woman Cricketer in the World: Lizelle Lee (South

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Two women won bronze in Asian Wrestling Championships 2022

Two women won bronze in Asian Wrestling Championships 2022

Sarita Mor and Sushma Shokeen have won bronze medals for India at the Asian Wrestling Championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Sarita Mor (59kg) has won two group matches to finish third in the field of five grapplers. Sushma Shokeen (55 kg) has lost to Umi Imai of Japan and Otgonjargal Ganbaatar of Mongolia. Shokeen then defeated Altyn Shagayeva from Kazakhstan 5-0 and

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A first-of-its-kind mobile app launched for Khelo India University Games 2021

A first-of-its-kind mobile app launched for Khelo India University Games 2021

In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the second edition of the Khelo India University Games to be held in the tech capital Bengaluru will have its own mobile application. A brainchild of the Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports (DYES) and hosts Jain Deemed-to-be University, the unique ‘Khelo India Uni Games 2021’ mobile app promises to be a one-stop-shop for all information regarding

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