Doctorate for Oly medal winners
India's six London Olympicsmedallists were today conferred Honorary Doctorate Degree by Mangalayatan University at its Annual Convocation Ceremony here today.
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Olympic silver medallist Vijay Kumar finished eighth in the men's 25-metre rapid fire pistol event at the shooting World Cup final
Olympic silver medallist Vijay Kumar finished eighth in the men's 25-metre rapid fire pistol event at the shooting World Cup final in Bangkok Friday.
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Vijay, Yogeshwar conferred Khel Ratna; 25 get Arjuna awards
Olympic medallists Vijay Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt were on Wednesday jointly conferred the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award - the country's highest sporting honour - while an unprecedented 25 sportsperson
Vijay, Yogeshwar to get Khel Ratna; Arjuna award for 25
Olympic heroes, shooter Vijay Kumar and wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt were on Saturday jointly recommended for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, the country's highest sporting honour.
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Olympic medallists meet PM and Sonia
India's Olympic medal winners, along with several other members of the contingent that participated in the London Games, met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi at the PM
Antony awards Rs 30 lakhs for Vijay Kumar, says more to come
Olympic silver medalist Subedar Major Vijay Kumar was on Friday given a cheque of Rs.30 lakh by Defence Minister A.K. Antony who said more will come his way for the ace shooter in the near future.
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Army for making Olympic medalist Vijay Kumar an officer
The Army will provide all help to promote Olympic silver medalist Vijay Kumar as an officer in the force soon after he was promoted as a Subedar Major, Army Chief Gen. Bikram Singh said here on Thursd
Vijay Kumar wants officer-rank post
Olympic silver medallist shooter Vijay Kumar was happy after being promoted to the post of Subedar Major but felt he deserved to be elevated to an officer-rank post after his exploits at the internat
Rakhi waited for Olympic medal
As relatives, friends, acquaintances and fans danced to dhol beats, Reena, the sister of Olympic silver medalist Subedar Vijay Kumar, was waiting patiently for some private moments with her brother. R
Silver medallist Vijay Kumar returns to rousing Army welcome
Two days after he had threatened to quit his job for being denied a promotion, London Olympics silver medallist Subedar Vijay Kumar was on Monday accorded a rousing welcome by the Indian Army on his a