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Sports Ministry requests Health Ministry to put Olympic-bound athletes on
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New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): Union Ministry for Youth Affairs and Sports has requested the Health Ministry to put Tokyo Olympic-bound athletes on priority for the coronavirus vaccine.
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India's celebrated sports champions renew commitment with Herbalife Nutrit
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Bengaluru (Karnataka)[India], February 1 (ANI/NewsVoir): Herbalife Nutrition, the global leader in nutrition announced the renewal of the contract with its sponsored athletes for the year 2021.
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Budget no constraint as athletes are training in full swing ahead of Olymp
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New Delhi [India], January 28 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports on Thursday said that all the Olympic-bound athletes are training in full swing to bring maximum laurels to the country.
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SAI to engage specialised manpower for better athlete experience
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New Delhi [India], January 28 (ANI): The 54th Governing Body Meeting of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) took place on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju. The focus of the meeting was on the development of various aspects of the National Centre of Excellence
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Speculations on Tokyo Olympics hurting athletes in their preparations: IOC
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Lausanne [Switzerland], January 28 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has put all speculations to rest, asserting that they are "fully concentrated on and committed" to stage the Tokyo Olympics.
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No overall difference in concussion recovery time for male, female college
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Washington [US], January 26 (ANI): Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the University of Pennsylvania found female and male collegiate athletes take approximately the same amount of time to recover from a concussion, with subtle differences in recovery time dependin
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WHO expert says no need to prioritise vaccination of Tokyo Olympics partic
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Geneva [Switzerland], January 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The executive director of the World Health Organization's (WHO) Health Emergencies Programme, Mike Ryan, has said that there was no need to prioritize the vaccination of the athletes participating in the Olympic Games in Tokyo planned for Ju
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Mouma Das, Sudha Singh among 7 sportspersons awarded Padma Shri
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New Delhi [India], January 25 (ANI): Table tennis player Mouma Das and athlete Sudha Singh are among seven sportspersons awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India on the eve of the country's 72nd Republic Day.
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Postponement of Olympics has given Deepak Punia time to fine-tune skills a
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Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 25 (ANI): The coronavirus pandemic might have brought sporting action across the country to a grinding halt last year, but Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has high expectations from the athletes as he feels wrestl
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SAI modifies SOPs partially to ensure athletes returning from competitions
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New Delhi [Delhi], January 23 (ANI): The Sports Authority of India (SAI) is coming up with various proactive measures in order to ensure that there is no drop in intensity of Olympic-bound athletes.
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Vaccination of Olympic-bound athletes our top priority: IOA chief Batra
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New Delhi [India], January 22 (ANI): Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Narinder Batra on Friday said that vaccination of the Olympic-bound athletes is the topmost priority of the federation. Batra is confident that a proper plan will be charted "very soon" to put the thought into
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307 athletes benefit from Delhi govt's Play and Progress Scheme
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New Delhi [India], January 21 (ANI): Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Thursday handed cheques worth Rs 7.5 crores to various athletes under the Play and Progress Scheme.
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