Asian Games 2018
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Asian Para Games: Rio gold medallist Mariyappan to be India’s flag-bearer
Mariyappan was the fourth Indian to win an individual Olympic / Paralympic gold medal when he cleared 1.89m in the high jump T42 category in Rio
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Rs 3 cr in Haryana, 10 lakh in Bengal: The disparity in state cash prizes for Asiad medallists
Some state associations have chosen to ride the publicity bandwagon and announce special cash prizes that are not really part of their policy.
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Japan Open preview: Sindhu eyes elusive gold in a tough field, Saina and Praneeth withdraw
Sindhu, who’s won three major silver medals this season, will look to clinch the gold medal at Japan Open.
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Trending
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As India is battered by severe Covid-19 second wave, where is Narendra Modi and his government?
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A century after Nikola Tesla’s failed experiment, 5G may realise his dream of wireless electricity
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India played down new mutant Covid strains to avoid panic – but this may have backfired
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‘Ajeeb Daastaans’ review: One episode in the Netflix anthology film is worth the price of the rest
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The Covid-19 pandemic is raging like never before. Why can’t India suspend the Kumbh?
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Asiad gold medallist Swapna Barman hopes for a house close to training base, might need surgery
Mamata Banerjee had promised Barman Rs 10 lakh and a government job a day after she scripted history in Jakarta.
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Campers versus non-campers, strategic tweaks: The inside story of India’s Asian Games relay medals
The question of co-ordination, baton drops and doping-related challenges has seen the composition of the relay team being changed several times.
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‘Don’t want to have anything to do with studies’: Harshita, 16, revels in glow of Asiad bronze
The sailor missed her class X exams to be in Jakarta for the Asian Games and as it turns out, the risk was worth taking.
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Video
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Non-fungible tokens: Watch Jimmy Fallon list the facts and the fiction
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Watch: Meet Asif Sultani from Afghanistan, all set to compete at the Tokyo Olympics for Team Refugee
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‘Better start walking’: White US Army officer assaults Black man, demands he leaves neighbourhood
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Watch: Large sections of Jurassic Coast cliff collapse in UK’s biggest rockfall in 60 years
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Watch: Abandoned baby chimp born with broken ribs has ecstatic reunion with human parents
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Asian Games gold medallist Jinson Johnson to concentrate on 1500m till Tokyo Olympics
Johnson, who competed in both 800m and 1500m in the Asian Games, insists that he has to focus on just one event to try and win a medal in Tokyo
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I could’ve won gold if I had state assistance, says Asiad bronze medallist wrestler Divya Kakran
The wrestler said athletes from neighbouring Haryana shone in the Asian Games because they received support from their state.
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Didn’t realise I was flanked by Chinese and Pakistani athletes on victory podium: Neeraj Chopra
Chopra broke the national record with a throw of 88.06m, while China’s Liu Qizhen and Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem were distant second and third respectively.
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The Reel
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IFFLA 2021 programme includes ‘Fire in the Mountains’, ‘Biriyaani’, ‘Koozhangal’ and ‘Seththumaan’
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‘Ajeeb Daastaans’ review: One episode in the Netflix anthology film is worth the price of the rest
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‘99 Songs’ movie review: The math doesn’t add up in saga of a tortured artist
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‘Minari’ movie review: Tender performances in a Korean family’s encounter with the American dream
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‘Game of Thrones’ at 10: Its popularity is rooted in a mix of qualities rarely seen in conjunction
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Could have logged more points if not for injury, says Heptathlon gold medallist Swapna Barman
The first Indian heptathlete to win an Asian Games set a personal best of 6026 points, but says she could have done better in high jump, 200 m, 100 m hurdles.
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Journey towards 2020 Olympics starts now, says Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
“The success is a result of teamwork of the government, IOA, federations, athletes and coaches,” said Rathore.
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Vikas Krishan to take professional boxing route to win an elusive Olympic medal in 2020 Tokyo Games
The 26-year-old won a bronze medal in the just concluded Asian Games after withdrawing from his semi-final bout due to a cut above his eye.
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The Field
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Monte Carlo Masters: Andrey Rublev outlasts 11-time champion Rafael Nadal in three-set battle
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IPL 2021: Deepak Chahar stars as CSK outplay Punjab Kings in MS Dhoni’s milestone match
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BCCI to field men and women’s teams if cricket is part of Los Angeles Olympics in 2028: Report
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IPL 2021: Anirudha Joshi replaces injured Shreyas Iyer in Delhi Capitals squad
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IPL 2021: Ben Stokes to have surgery on broken finger, likely out for 12 weeks