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Athletics

India Rewards Olympics Champion Neeraj Chopra’s Coach

Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra’s coach Klaus Bartonietz has been rewarded with a contract extension till the Paris 2024 Olympics, the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) announced on Sunday. Klaus Bartonietz helped javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra win India’s first track and field medal – a gold – at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in August last year. Bartonietz who took […]

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Weight Lifting

India World Weightlifting Champion To Train In US For Tokyo Olympics

India World Weightlifting Champion, Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, who is one of India’s top medal hopes in weightlifting, will be allowed to train in the US for the Tokyo Olympics after being given four million rupees (£42,200/$54,200/€46,300) by the Sports Authority of India (SAI). Now the 2017 world champion will train for two months in an […]

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Football

Lockdown: Stranded Zambia National Player In Abroad Shouting For Help

The question the 28 years Zambia footballer Aaron Katebe is asking: when will this emotional trauma and a air of despair surrounding him in far away India as a result of covid-19 lockdown evaporated away. Katebe who has featured for Zambia national team 35 times with 2 goals to his credit, told the BBC that […]