Tag: National Games 2022

National Games: Mallakhambh heroes help Maharashtra reach second place in medal table

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National Games: Mallakhambh heroes help Maharashtra reach second place in medal table Maharashtra’s gold medal tally reaches to 34, leaving Haryana behind with 32 after a long and intense battle between the two states. Services are the current leaders Maharashtra’s Mallakhambh stars, led by Rupali Sunil Gangwane, grabbed three of the five gold medals at stake to take the state to the second position at the National Games here on Monday. The windfall has increased Maharashtra’s gold medal tally to 34, leaving Haryana behind with 32 after a long and…

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National Games 2022: Reigning champion Sumit Kundu, Sanjeet, Jamuna, Ankushita enter semi-finals

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National Games: Reigning champion Sumit Kundu, Sanjeet, Jamuna, Ankushita enter semi-finals Sumit managed to breach through the defences of Ankit Khatana across the three rounds to pocket the men’s 75kg category bout by a unanimous verdict. Reigning national champion Sumit Kundu, former world championship medallist Jamuna Boro and Asian champion Sanjeet cruised to the semifinals of their respective weight divisions to be assured of a medal each at the National Games boxing competition here on Monday. Representing Services, Sumit, a quarterfinalist at the World Championships, opened up in style against…

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Teenage wrestler Antim Panghal wins gold on National Games debut

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Teenage wrestler Antim Panghal wins gold on National Games debut Antim had joined the Babba Lal Das Wrestling Academy in 2016 as a 12-year-old after one of her four elder sisters, a kabaddi player, spotted a wrestling academy in remote Baghana village of Hisar. Reigning world under-20 champion Antim Panghal clinched gold medal in the women’s 53kg wrestling event at the National Games here on Sunday. The 18-year-old from Hisar defeated Madhya Pradesh’s Priyanshi Prajapati in a victory by fall on her National Games debut. “She would keep pursuing as…

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National Games: Anees Gowda edges out Olympian Sajan Prakash for 200m freestyle gold

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National Games: Anees Gowda edges out Olympian Sajan Prakash for 200m freestyle gold Anees Gowda showed nerves of steel and immaculate focus when squaring up against the Olympian Prakash to finish the race in 1:51.88. Karnataka teenager Aneesh S Gowda announced his arrival on the senior stage, beating seasoned Sajan Prakash for the gold medal in the men’s 200m freestyle final in the National Games swimming competition here on Sunday. On a day which saw five National Games records being rewritten in the pool, Gowda’s 1:51.88 was the standout effort.…

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Tennis Star Sania Mirza recalls ‘perfect impetus’ to career; has message for National Games players

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Tennis Star Sania Mirza recalls ‘perfect impetus’ to career; has message for National Games players Mirza pointed out that National Games were unique, being a fusion of seasoned players, who have already scaled several peaks in the international arena. Indian tennis diva Sania Mirza has no doubt in her mind that the National Games had given her international career a major boost. “I was just 16 years old when I took part in the Games in 2002. I did well and came into the limelight. It proved to be the…

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National Games 2022 anthem & mascot unveiled: Here’s everything we know about it

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A little over three weeks before the National Games 2022 are set to begin in Ahmedabad, Home Minister Amit Shah unveiled the anthem and the mascot at an event.

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