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Lewis Hamilton Wins 2016 German Grand Prix of F1
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton from Great Britain has won the 2016 German Grand Prix title of Formula 1. Lewis Hamilton was his fourth consecutive win in the 2016 season and overall fifth title of the 2016 season.
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BCCI Comes under NADA
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on 9th August 2019 agreed to come under the ambit of the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) . The BCCI hereafter will adhere to anti-doping policy of NADA. Prior to this the Sweden-based International Dope Testing Management (IDTM)…
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32-Year-Old IAS Officer Won the Gold at Asian Para-Badminton Championship
District Magistrate of Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh, Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj scripted history by becoming the first ever-serving Indian bureaucrat to win a Gold medal at the highest level of any sporting event in the Asian Para-Badminton Championships that held in Beijing.
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Tejaswin Cracks 12yr Old National Senior Record in High Jump
Delhi՚s Tejaswin Shankar smashed the 12-year old national senior record in high jump with a leap of 2.26m on the inaugural day. He managed to win the gold in the under-18 category on the opening day of the 32nd National Junior Athletics Championships in Coimbatore.
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Ms. P. V. Sindhu Became the 1st Indian to Win BWF World Tour Finals
Ace Badminton Player Ms. P. V. Sindhu scripted history by becoming the 1st Indian to win BWF World Tour Finals. PV Sindhu, the 2016 Rio Olympic silver medallist, created history on 16th December 2018 as she became the first Indian to win the BWF World Tour Finals.
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Revamped Khelo India Programme Approved by Cabinet
Revamped Khelo India programme aiming to mainstreaming sports for individual development, community development, economic development, and national development was approved by Cabinet.
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2015 Dutch Open Grand Prix Badminton Tournament Won by Indian Shuttler, AJAY
Achievements: 50,000 dollar 2015 Dutch Open Grand Prix badminton tournament is won by Indian shuttler, Ajay Jayaram. Jayaram defeated Estonia՚s Raul Must by 21 - 12,21 - 18 score in the title. He deafened this title with this victory which he had won earlier in 2014.
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Indian Women՚s Kabaddi Team Won Gold at Asian Beach Games
Indian women՚s beach kabaddi team earned gold medal at the 5th Asian Beach Games by beating Thailand with 41 - 31 in Danang, Vietnam. Indian women՚s kabaddi team has retained this title for fifth time whereas Thailand has also lost finals match against India for the fifth time.
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Magnus Carlsen of Norway Won Shamkir Chess Tournament
World Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen of Norway won the Shamkir chess tournament held in Shamkir city of Azerbaijan. Carlsen defeated Azerbaijani Rauf Mamedov in the last and final round to finish the tournament with 7 points. Norwegian chess grandmaster, No. 1 ranked …
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2016 US Open Men՚s Singles Title Won by Stan Wawrinka
The 2016 US Open 136th edition of the US Open men՚s singles title has been won by the Switzerland tennis player Stan Wawrinka World number 3 by beating Serbia՚s Novak Djokovic World number 1 with 6 - 7,6 - 4,7 - 5 and 6 - 3 score.
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