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TN to commence counselling for medical admissions from August 21

31 Jul, 2024 6:21 PM

Chennai, July 31 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian said on Wednesday that the Directorate of Medical Education (DME) will commence counselling for admission to medical and dental colleges in the state from August 21.

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NEWS DATE: 30 Jul, 2024


Paris Olympics: Neeraj Chopra arrives in Games village with eye on consecutive gold

30 Jul, 2024 6:03 PM

Paris, July 30 (IANS) Defending Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra arrived in Paris Olympic Games village on Tuesday and joined his fellow teammates in the French capital.

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NEWS DATE: 27 Jul, 2024


World records in women's 400m hurdles, Women's 1500m, men's pole vault, ratified in time for Olympics

27 Jul, 2024 6:02 PM

Monaco, July 27 (IANS) With just a few days to go before the start of the athletics competitions in the Paris Olympic Games, World Athletics, the governing body for track and field competitions, has ratified several World Records set over the past seven months. These records include the Women's 400m hurdles record set by Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, the Women's 1500m mark of Faith Kipyegon, the pole vault world record by Mondo Duplantis and the men's discus throw record set by Mykolas Alekna.

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Paris accords 'thunderous' welcome to 2024 Games, crowd go 'Gaga' over Nadal

27 Jul, 2024 4:24 AM

Paris, July 27 (IANS) Let the Games begin! Amid thunderclouds and heavy rains, the 2024 Paris Olympics got off to a stunning start as the Organising Committee (OC) made sure that the world got to see why the French capital is called 'la Ville Lumiere' -- the city of light.

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NEWS DATE: 08 Jul, 2024



Athletics: Kipyegon breaks world 1500m record in Paris

08 Jul, 2024 10:18 AM

Paris, July 8 (IANS) Returning to the scene of her record-breaking mark over 5000m last year, Kenyan middle-distance runner Faith Kipyegon broke her own world 1500m record at the Paris Diamond League.

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NEWS DATE: 07 Jul, 2024


Avinash Sable breaks steeplechase national record at Paris Diamond League

07 Jul, 2024 10:32 PM

Paris, July 7 (IANS) India’s 3000m steeplechase runner Avinash Sable's preparation for the 2024 Paris Olympics is off to a flier of a start as the 29-year-old shattered the National Record that he set in the 2021 Commonwealth games (8:11.20) by clocking 8:09.91 to finish sixth at the prestigious Paris Diamond League.

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NEWS DATE: 06 Jul, 2024


Olympics-bound Kishore Jena, and Avinash Sable to feature in Paris Diamond League meet

06 Jul, 2024 4:50 PM

New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) The eighth meet of the 2024 Wanda Diamond League is set to take place on Sunday at the Charlety Stadium in Paris, France. The premier track-and-field meet will feature Paris 2024-qualified Kishore Jena and Avinash Sable. Kishore Jena will be competing in the men's javelin throw against the likes of Anderson Peters (Grenada), Tokyo 2020 silver medallist Jakub Vadlejch (Czech Republic), Julian Weber (Germany), and Arshad Nadeem (Pakistan).

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Winning Olympic medal not only transforms the lives of athletes, but also of their families and villages: Sakshi Malik

06 Jul, 2024 3:08 PM

Mumbai, July 6 (IANS) Star Indian wrestler Sakshi Malik said winning Olympic medal not only transforms the lives of athletes, but also of their families and villages

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'This time I'll send...': Neeraj Chopra's mother responds to PM Modi's 'churma' request

06 Jul, 2024 1:47 PM

Panipat, July 6 (IANS) Olympic gold medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra's mother Saroj Devi said she will send a special 'churma' (a popular delicacy from Haryana and Rajasthan) for Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the latter requested for it during a recent interaction with the athlete.

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Paris Olympics: Top 10 medal hopes for India

06 Jul, 2024 12:13 PM

New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) The Paris Olympics are fast approaching and we're just 20 days away from the start of the world's biggest sporting carnival. India will be sending a contingent of close to 120 sportspersons to the Olympics, including an Athletics team led by the defending champion in the men’s javelin Neeraj Chopra, a 21-member Shooting team and a 16-member men’s hockey squad.

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