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Tokyo Olympics: Yohan Blake part of star-studded Sony Sports' broadcast li
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 21 (ANI): Sony Sports channels, the official destination for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, on Wednesday announced their Live wraparound studio show SPORTS EXTRAAA and the eminent line-up of panelists and guests who will engage audiences across India with th
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Tokyo Olympics: PV Sindhu looks to conquer final frontier as badminton con
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 21 (ANI): With two days to go for the Tokyo Olympics to get underway, athletes across the globe are looking to give finishing touch to their preparations as they head for the showpiece event. The Indian contingent is no different as 127 athletes will look to give it t
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Chef de Mission meeting: Olympics to go ahead, six officials from each nat
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 21 (ANI): The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Secretary General Rajeev Mehta has stated that in the meeting of Chef de Mission of all the participating nations, it has been reiterated that the Tokyo Olympics will go ahead.
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Tokyo 2020: Chilean taekwondo athlete first to withdraw from Olympics afte
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 21 (ANI): A Chilean taekwondo athlete will withdraw from the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for the COVID-19, Chile's Olympic committee confirmed on Wednesday.
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Tokyo 2020 chief does not rule out cancellation of Games amid COVID-19 sca
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 21 (ANI): The head of the Tokyo 2020 organising committee Toshiro Muto has not ruled out the cancellation of the Olympic Games amid the COVID-19 scare.
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UN and IOC launch stamps to honour role of sport for peace
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 21 (ANI): The United Nations and International Olympic Committee (IOC) launched a series of stamps to honour the role of sport for peace.
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IOC Session: Pandemic will end when world chooses to end it, says WHO DG
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 21 (ANI): The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, delivered the keynote address at the 138th International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session here in Tokyo on Wednesday where he stated that the pandemic will end when the world
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Australian Olympic equestrian rider suspended after positive cocaine test
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 21 (ANI): Australian equestrian rider Jamie Kermond has been provisionally suspended just days before Tokyo Olympic Games for returning a positive drug test for cocaine.
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Fourth person with ties to oath keepers pleads guilty for role in Capitol
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 21 (ANI): A fourth individual with ties to the Oath Keepers group pleaded guilty to trying to stop Congress from certifying Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 presidential election on January 6, the US Justice Department said.
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Pakistan borrows USD 14.3 billion foreign loans in FY21
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 20 (ANI): Pakistan Ministry of Economic Affairs reported on Monday that the government received USD 14.283 billion foreign loans during the fiscal year 2020-21, compared to USD 10.66 billion in 2019-20, showing an increase of 34 per cent.
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SC reserves verdict on plea against political parties failing to declare c
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on the plea seeking contempt action against those political parties which failed to declare and publicise criminal antecedents of their candidates in the 2020 Bihar State Assembly elections.
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Odisha's SDG performance rose by 10 points, says state government
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha), July 20 (ANI): The performance of Odisha in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was raised by 10 score points in the year 2020 over the previous year.
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