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After missing competitive activities for months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Indian sportspersons will resume their quest to compete at Tokyo 2020 at the various Olympic qualification events scheduled in the coming months.
While some of the superstar athletes like Bajrang Punia, Neeraj Chopra, MC Mary Kom, Vinesh Phogat and

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Three of India’s top swimmers, Virdhawal Khade, Srihari Nataraj and Kushagra Rawat, will travel to Dubai for a two-month-long training starting September, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) said on Saturday.
The Olympic-hopeful Indian trio will be training at Dubai’s Aqua Nation Swimming Academy under the supervision of coach AC

Indian swimmer Virdhawal Khade will join fellow Olympic hopefuls Srihari Nataraj and Kushagra Rawat for training in Dubai

Eyeing a splash at Tokyo, Indian swimmers to train in Dubai

He might have a few more years left in his competitive career, but that hasn’t stopped India’s Virdhawal Khade from planning for a future after swimming.
The youngest swimmer from the country to compete at the Olympics, the 28-year-old Virdhwal Khade has his eyes fixed on returning to the pool

India’s Virdhawal Khade after his win in the 50m butterfly final on Friday. (Image courtesy: Asian Age-group Championships)

India’s Virdhawal Khade after his win in the 50m butterfly final on Friday. Image courtesy: Asian Age Group Championships

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One of India’s premier swimmers Sajan Parkash was stepping back into the pool following a neck injury when the COVID-19 pandemic not only brought his training to an abrupt halt but also derailed his plans for the season.
However, for the Rio 2016 Olympian, the resultant postponement of the Tokyo

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A few months after bettering his own national record at the National Open Athletics Championships, India’s shot-putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor showed his class at the South Asian Games 2019 underway in Kathmandu, Nepal. The 25-year-old managed to throw a distance of 20.03 metres, setting a new Games record for shot

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South Asian Games: Tajinderpal Singh Toor bags gold, sets new competition record

Indian swimmers continued to make fine progress at the ongoing Asian Age Group Swimming Championships 2019 in Bengaluru, with the quartet of Srihari Nataraj, Sajan Prakash, Likith SP and Virdhawal Khade opening the contingent’s account on day three.
Clocking a total time of 3:46.49 seconds, the 4x100m medley relay team

India’s Kushagra Rawat bagged his fourth gold medal at the meet on Thursday. Image courtesy: Asian Age Group Championships

India enjoy fruitful outing at Asian Age Group Swimming Championships

Veteran swimmer Virdhawal Khade continued India’s fine showing at the Asian Age Group Swimming Championships in Bengaluru as he narrowly fended off the challenge by Uzbekistan’s Khurshidjon Tursanov to win gold in the 50m freestyle category with a timing of 22.59 seconds.
While Khade clinched an individual gold medal, Sajan

Gold for Khade at Asian Age Group Swimming Championships

India got off to a flying start at the 2019 Asian Age Group Swimming Championships with the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay team bagging a comfortable gold medal in Bengaluru.
The Indian quartet of Virdhawal Khade, Anand Anilkumar, Sajan Prakash and Srihari Nataraj managed a timing of 3:23:72 to win the

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