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– Boria Majumdar It was 1am in the morning when David Warner responded to the message. He hadn’t seen his phone with all the celebrations around and had just come online then. Soon after he had seen the interview request, he called back. “I am so happy mate. Can’t tell you how happy and relieved I am at the same time”, he couldn’t check his emotions. With the Australians flying back early morning on a charter flight, he wanted to do the interview then itself and with raw emotions flowing out, the timing couldn’t be better. This was David Warner…

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Bhopal, December 26, 2022: Living up to their favourites tag, Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain and the reigning world champion Nikhat Zareen registered contrasting victories to clinch the titles while Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) lifted the team trophy with 10 medals at the 6th Elite Women’s National Boxing Championships in Bhopal on Monday. While the Assam boxer Borgohain beat Arundhati Choudhary of Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) quite comfortably by 5-0 margin in the 75kg final, Zareen faced a stiff challenge from RSPB’s Anamika in the 50kg gold medal match before the 26-year-old Telangana pugilist tilted the match…

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— Abhijit Deshmukh The qualification process for the athletics discipline at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, is announced. Athletics event will take place from 2nd-11th August 2024 at National stadium, Paris. The qualification process will be centred on a dual pathway of qualification, with 50% of competitors qualifying through entrance standards and the other 50% qualifying through world rankings, same like it was for the Olympic Games in Tokyo and the World Athletics Championships in Oregon22. The World Athletics Council gave its approval to the qualification system, which includes information on the qualification windows, the intended number of…

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