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Cover story: Mirabai Chanu - An Olympic legacy etched in silver

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Odisha government extends sponsorship to Indian hockey teams by 10 more years

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Exhaustion and fever force Neeraj to leave welcome function midway

Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra was forced to leave welcome function at his village near Panipat midway due to exhaustion and fever. (FILE PHOTO)

P.V. Sindhu resumes training after Tokyo 2020 heroics

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Double Olympics medallist P.V. Sindhu with the players and the coaches at the Suchitra Academy in Hyderabad on her first visit after the Tokyo Olympics.

Neeraj Chopra receives Rs. 75 lakh as IOA gives cash rewards to Olympic medallists, contingent

Neeraj Chopra receives the cash reward from sports minister Anurag Thakur, in the presence of IOA chief Narinder Batra and secretary general Raheev Mehta.

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