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Olympians At Red Fort
PM Modi At I-Day Celebrations: Olympics A Major Turning Point For The Country

In his 88-minute address, the Prime Minister made a pointed reference to the way the Olympics have impacted thinking within the country.

  • Sunday, 15 August 2021
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Independence Day: Olympians, Corona Warriors To Be Part Of Celebration At Red Fort

In Tokyo, India recorded its best-ever medal haul at the Olympics by bagging a total of seven medals - one Gold, two Silver and four Bronze.

  • Saturday, 14 August 2021
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Waste To Best: Tokyo Olympics Shows The Way

While it's a known fact that the medals for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympic Games have been minted from metals extracted from discarded mobile phones and laptops, few would know that the podiums were created using 24.5 tonnes of recycled household plastic waste.

  • Saturday, 14 August 2021
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World Athletics Showcases Neeraj Chopra On Its Main Page

The AFI has decided to celebrate August 7 each year as "National Javelin Throw Day" and all states and union territories will hold events to mark the occasion.

  • Saturday, 14 August 2021
Tokyo Olympics: Javelin Thrower Neeraj Chopra Scripts History Winning First Gold For India
Olympic Champion Neeraj Chopra Rises To Second In World Rankings

The target now for Chopra is to cross the 90-metre mark to cement his place as the dominant force in Javelin throw over the next few years.

  • Thursday, 12 August 2021
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Odisha Announces Rs 2.5 Cr For State Men's Olympic Hockey Heroes, Rs 50 L For Eves

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik also felicitated all the four players at a special ceremony in Kalinga Stadium today.

  • Wednesday, 11 August 2021
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Odisha's Olympian Hockey Players Get Heroes' Welcome On Return

Odisha Hockey Promotion Council Chairman Dilip Tirkey, Abhijit Paul of Odisha Olympic Association, several other officials and members of the public were also there to welcome the players who scripted history.

  • Wednesday, 11 August 2021
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ICC Reaffirms Commitment To Bid For Cricket's Inclusion In Olympics

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had earlier been the biggest opponents of cricket's inclusion in Olympics.

  • Tuesday, 10 August 2021
India's Olympic Contingent Returns From Tokyo
India's Olympic Contingent Returns From Tokyo

India surpassed their previous best haul of six medals achieved in the 2012 London Games with one gold, two silver and four bronze medals in Tokyo.

  • Monday, 09 August 2021
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Biopic Can Wait, Want To Focus On The Game For Now: Neeraj Chopra

The plan is to come to India, eat home-cooked food, celebrate with my people and then get the training started.

  • Monday, 09 August 2021
Tokyo Olympics Closing Ceremony Begins
Tokyo Olympics Closing Ceremony Begins

It started with a bang, tapered off in the middle and then ended with the kind of spectacular fireworks that make historic events grand. India was quite literally on a roller-coaster during the Tokyo Olympics.

  • Sunday, 08 August 2021
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Relive Moments Of Golden Man Neeraj Chopra & India's All Olympic Stars

India's Javelin Man Neeraj Chopra scripted history by winning the country's first Olympic gold medal in athletics on the penultimate day of the Tokyo 2020 Games. With seven medal winners this Olympics, India has recorded its best-ever tally at the quadrennial event. Relive the glorious moments of the country's Olympic stars.

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  • Sunday, 08 August 2021
The Stars Of India's Best Ever Olympic Performance
The Stars Of India's Best Ever Olympic Performance

The pint-sized weightlifter from Manipuri lifted the spirits of the entire nation as she ended a 21-year wait for a medal in weightlifting, clinching a silver medal in the 49kg category.

  • Sunday, 08 August 2021
Tokyo Olympics: Javelin Thrower Neeraj Chopra Scripts History Winning First Gold For India
Olympic Gold In His Pocket, Neeraj Chopra Targets 90m Throw Now

The 23-year-old son of a farmer from Khandra village near Panipat in Haryana produced a second-round throw of 87.58m in the finals to end India's 100-year wait for a track and field medal in the Olympics.

  • Sunday, 08 August 2021
Sand Artist Sudarshan Pattnaik creates a sculpture for Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra in Puri Beach
Golden Boy Neeraj Chopra’s Special Connection With Odisha And Kalinga Stadium 

Indian Javelin Team briefly camped at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar for Olympic training.

  • Saturday, 07 August 2021
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