The Athletics World Championships starts in London from 4th August 2017. While it will be the last World Championship for greats like Usain Bolt and Mo Farah, a host of young starts like Wayde van Niekerk, Nafissatou Thiam, Kendra Harrison , Evan Jager will be there to show their mettle. …
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In spite of giving their best ever performance in the Deaflympics -clinching five medals, including a gold- Indian contingent of hearing impaired athletes returned home without any recognition. There was not a single official from the Sports Authority of India (SAI) or the sports ministry in the airport to welcome …
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In the blog post ‘Gilli Danda Strikes From Sepia To Colour’ (https://www.sportsavour.com/gilli-danda-strikes-from-sepia-to-colour/) we referred about the Rule Book that was going to be introduced by Gilli Danda International Federation (GDIF). As promised by the Secretary General of the Federation, Bhupendra Kisan Bharat (https://www.sportsavour.com/we-need-to-spread-our-rural-sports-to-various-strata-of-the-society-bhupendra-kisan-k-bharat/) the Rule Book has come into existence …
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WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS Date: 4th August 2017-13th August 2017 Venue: Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London Description: Athletic greats Usain Bolt and Mo Farah will take to the global stage one last time at Athletics World Championships 2017 in London from 4-13 August. Usain, who has completed the 100m-200m sprint double …
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A game, where in every 30 seconds there is a high point. It is a game of incredible fitness and unmatched intensity. Kabaddi , a short game in tune with today’s generation, has taken the Indian sports scenario to an unimaginable level that almost touched the famed height of cricket …
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The inaugural edition of Ultimate Table Tennis-the TT League of India-is a hit. Falcons TTC won the title by defeating Shazé Challengers 14-9 at the NSCI stadium in Mumbai. India’s young sensation, Sanil Shetty faced Li Ping in the opening match of the final tie in front of a packed …
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A group of historians believe that the the name Tennis originated from an Egyptian town on the Nile called Tinnis (in Arabic). Some other historians believe that the word came from Old French, via the Anglo-Norman term Tenez which means ‘hold, receive or take. Ancient and Medieval European literature has …
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The sprinter from Odisha, Dutee Chand, is likely to take part in World Championships to be held in London in August. She has received invitation from International Associations of Athletics Federation to take part in the Championship in spite of not meeting the qualification standard needed. Dutee’s best is 11.30 …
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Indian golfer Diksha Dagar won silver in women’s individiual golf event at Deaflympics at Samsun in Turkey. Ranked number 1 in Junior Golf in India, Dikha got a bye in the quarterfinals and then defeated Germany’s Gonzalez Podbicanin A 9 & 8 in the semifinals to set up a final …
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HS Prannoy defeated fellow countrymen Parupalli Kashyap to win a thrilling three-game to clinch the $120,000 US Open Grand Prix Gold. In an hour and five minutes match, Prannoy showed a gritty performance to win it 21-15, 20-22, 21-12.This is Prannoy’s 3rd Grand Prix Gold with the other two coming …
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