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UGC directs students to apply for QUAD Fellowship. Here's all you need to know first

The QUAD fellowship will sponsor 25 students each from Australia, India, the United States and Japan to pursue higher studies in STEM fields in the US

Published on 27th May 2022
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Stadium in Maharashtra's Pune to be named after Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Neeraj Chopra

The stadium will be named as 'Neeraj Chopra Army Sports Stadium' in the Pune Cantonment area. The official naming ceremony of the stadium is scheduled for August 23

Published on 21st August 2021
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Tokyo Olympics 2020: DAV Chandigarh grad Neeraj Chopra shines bright, ends India's 100-year wait for gold in track and field  

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 stun the athletics world

Published on 7th August 2021
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Tokyo Olympics: 13-year-old Sky Brown wins bronze, becomes Britain's youngest Summer Games medallist

Earlier, Sky had said her goal was to go out and enjoy herself and live the dream. In fact, she just wanted to keep things simple and look to skate like she does every other day

Published on 4th August 2021
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Sprinter Revathi Veeramani represented India in the 400m relay at the Tokyo Olympics. Check out her story

Revathi qualified for the Olympics after she topped the trials for the 4x400m relay conducted by the Athletics Federation of India with a personal best time of 55.53 seconds

Published on 21st July 2021
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Seven artworks from Chitkara University, Punjab will be on display during the Tokyo Olympics. Here's why it matters

Out of 52 paintings selected for a virtual show at the Tokyo Olympics Memorial Gallery, these seven from Chitkara University are putting out an important message of global solidarity

Published on 27th July 2021
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What The FAQ: Here's what you need to know about Olympic medallist Mirabai Chanu

With a combined weight of 202 kg lifted in the 49 kg category, Mirabai managed to open India's medal tally at the 2020 Olympic Games

Published on 26th July 2021
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What the FAQ: What are the testing, social distancing rules in place for the Tokyo Olympics?

Tokyo 2020 is finally happening but COVID-19 still casts a gloomy shadow over the games. We answer some pressing questions about the safety protocols in place for the Summer Olympics

Published on 23rd July 2021
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From Maharashtra's village to Tokyo: 25-year-old archer Pravin Jadhav aims to make it big

Intitally he started as a runner, and archery came his way by accident. He was selected for the sport during a drill when he threw 10 out of 10 balls in a ring from a 10-metre distance

Published on 21st July 2021
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Bengaluru: Students, people going abroad for work, sportspersons heading to Tokyo Olympics to receive COVID vaccine from June 22

East Zone Health Officer has been identified as the competent authority within the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) limits 

Published on 20th June 2021
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Walt Disney Corportaion to reopen the Disney Resort in Tokyo on July 1

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the local operator of the resort - Oriental Land Co. on Tuesday said that it is planning to welcome the guests back to Disney Sea and Tokyo Disneyland on July 1

Published on 23rd June 2020
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Every time I lost, I knew it was not the end: P V Sindhu

Olympic silver medalist and world champion Pursula Venkata Sindhu says she's got a lot of expectations to meet at Tokyo 2020, while meeting children at the Velammal School in Chennai

Published on 10th October 2019
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Leaping after Mariyappan's Legacy: These two para-athletes from the same Salem College as the Olympic Gold Medalist are gunning for Tokyo 2020

Hailing from the same small college as their dimunitive senior Mariyappan Thangavelu, Mahesh and Dinesh were inspired by his Rio win and are training hard to take their shot at the Paralympics

Published on 19th March 2017

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