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Rio 2016 Show: Khel Ratna for PV Sindhu, Dipa Karmakar, Sakshi Malik, Jitu Rai 2016-08-23 12:30:47
India's shining stars in Rio Olympics 2016 PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik, Dipa Karmakar and Jitu Rai have been awarded the Khel Ratna award for 2016, the highest sporting award of the country. Dipa Karmakar's coach Bisweshwar Nandi and Virat Kohli's...
Keywords: Arjuna Award, Dipa Karmakar, Sakshi Malik, Dipa Karmakar
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Modi hosts national sports awardees, invites ideas to improve sports 2016-08-29 07:35:21
On the evening of the National Sports Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted national sports awardees, including Rio Olympics silver medalist P.V. Sindhu and bronze winner Sakshi Malik, at his 7 Race Course Road residence. Ace shooter Jitu Rai and...
Keywords: National Sports Day, Dipa Karmakar, Jitu Rai, Jitu Rai
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Ministry of Sports Constitutes Committee to Review Sports Awards 2019-02-15 09:23:02
Sports Ministry constituted a six member committee to review the different award schemes to increase transparency for awarding sports awards to the deserving athletes. Justice (retd.) Indermeet Kaur Kochhar, headed committee will primarily review the Dronacharya Awards, Rajiv Gandhi Khel...
Keywords: sports committee, sports ministry, review sports awards, department of sports
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Sachin Tendulkar's Childhood Coach Ramakant Achrekar Passes Away 2019-01-03 10:23:55
Renowned Indian cricket coach Ramakant Achrekar, who trained Sachin Tendulkar and his friend Vinod Kambli, among others, passed away following a heart attack in Mumbai on Wednesday. He was 87. Achrekar breathed his last at his home in Dadar at...
Keywords: sachin tendulkar stats, sachin tendulkar family, sachin tendulkar's childhood coach ramakant achrekar, sachin tendulkar's childhood coach ramakant achrekar
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Desh Prem Azad is no more 2013-08-17 07:58:50
“He was a disciplinarian. I still remember, I reached 20 minutes late for a practice session and he did not allow me to enter the nets for the next three days. He taught us discipline first and then other things....
Keywords: Desh Prem Azad, Dronacharya awardee, Kapil Dev, Kapil's coach passes away
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