A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday.
Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Narinder Batra made the announcement during the send-off ceremony in New Delhi on Monday.
The Indian Juniors drubbed Pakistan 5-0 to lift the Six-nation Junior Challenge Cup Hockey tournament in Poland.
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Defending champions India wear the tag of favourites to win the Junior Men's World Cup hockey tournament in Rotterdam.
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The IHF said he will continue till the 2006 World Cup.
Goalkeeper P R Sreejesh could feature in his first competitive event in eight months after being named in India's 20-member squad for a four-nation tournament in New Zealand. India will compete with Belgium, Japan and hosts New Zealand at Tauranga and Hamilton in the tournament, beginning January 17.
Sarita Lakra scored two goals as India defeated Scotland 3-1 to capture 11th place in the women's Junior World Cup Hockey tournament
Saba Anjum scored from a penalty-corner to earn India a 1-1 draw in the women's Junior World Cup hockey tournament.
They beat Haryana and Uttar Pradesh respectively in the semi-finals.
Dashing forward Dhanraj Pillay trained with the junior India team in Mumbai on Wednesday.
The ace striker has been called to the pre-tournament hockey camp after recovering from an injury.
Coach of the victorious Jr Asia Cup-winning team Harendra Singh says his next aim is to retain the junior World Cup title.
Mary was back in her preferred 48kg category as she overcame the challenge from younger competitors to make it to the Indian team for the marquee continental event, which is to be held from November 2 to November 11 in the Ho Chi Minh City.
The former beat Karnataka, while the IHF juniors got past Air India in the semi-finals of the Murugappa Cup hockey tournament.
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A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday
Out of the podium race in the Hero Junior Men's Hockey World Cup, India have a chance to redeem some pride with a win over arch-rivals Pakistan in the 9-10th place classification match but national coach Baljit Singh Saini refused to treat the high-profile fixture as a "special" encounter.
Long-serving archery coach Purnima Mahato and women's hockey coach Narendra Singh Saini were among five sporting personalities who were recommended for the prestigious Dronacharya award this year.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
Virat Kohli sent the shutterbugs into a clicking frenzy as he received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award
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A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Monday
Rupinder Pal Singh and Simon Child in the dying minutes of the match saw Delhi Waveriders get past the dangerous Kalinga Lancers with a 6-4 win.
The 15-year-old from Aizwal, who is also a world youth silver-medallist, lifted a total of 274 kg (124 kg +150 kg) to finish on top.
Uproar over the killing of five Indian soldiers on the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir by Pakistani troops on Tuesday led to adjournment of Parliament until noon.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday.
Dabang Mumbai avenged their bitter loss to Kalinga Lancers in their home game with a sensational 5-2 win in Bhubaneswar that ensured they earned top spot on the points table again.
India's 572 athletes hope to return home with an overflowing treasure chest of medals.
Neeraj's gold and three other athletics silver medals, along with Saina Nehwal's badminton singles bronze, propelled India's overall medal count to 41 (8 gold, 13 silver, and 20 bronze).
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday
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Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday.
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