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Frozen lakes pave way for ice hockey, skating in Leh
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Leh (Ladakh) [India], December 20 (ANI): The sub-zero temperature in Ladakh has frozen water bodies creating ice fields suitable for ice hockey and skating for young athletes.
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CAS bans Russia from using its flag at next two Olympics
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], December 17 (ANI): Russian athletes will not be able to participate in the Olympics or at any world championships under the country's flag for the next two years, a ruling from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Thursday.
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Maninder keen to learn from hockey legends like Sardar Singh and Manpreet
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 15 (ANI): For an athlete, representing the national team on the biggest stage is always the dream. And for 19-year-old Indian junior men's core probable Maninder Singh, playing in tournaments like the FIH Men's Hockey Junior World Cup 2021 and the AHF
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NBA Academy India graduate Riyanshu signs with DME Sports
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 10 (ANI): NBA Academy India graduate Riyanshu Negi has signed with the DME Sports Academy, a prep school in Daytona Beach, Florida, becoming the fourth male student-athlete from NBA Academy India to commit to a high-school or college basketball program
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COVID-19: Para-athletics coach Gajender tests positive
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 8 (ANI): Para-athletics coach Gajender has tested positive for COVID-19, and is under home quarantine currently as he is asymptomatic. His wife para-athlete Simran has tested negative, but is under home quarantine.
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Duplantis and Rojas named World Athletes of the Year
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Quai Antoine [Monaco], December 5 (ANI): World record-breakers Mondo Duplantis of Sweden and Yulimar Rojas of Venezuela have been named the male and female World Athletes of the Year respectively at the World Athletics Awards 2020, a ceremony held virtually on Saturday.
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Our para-athletes are our strength and source of inspiration, says Rijiju
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): The Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Thursday attended a virtual session on Thursday in the presence of Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) president Deepa Malik, revered Indian para-athletes Devendra Jhajharia, Parul Parmar and
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Covid vaccine before Olympics is must for athletes, says Sushil
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): Two-time Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar has said that the coronavirus vaccine is a must for players as the world moves closer to next year's Tokyo Olympics.
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Dutee Chand, KT Irfan included in TOPS Core group
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 29 (ANI): Eight Track and Field Athletes were included in the core group of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) at the 50th Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) meeting held on November 26. Also, seven Track and Field Athletes were included in the TOPS developmental gro
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Indian elite athletes Avinash Sable, Parul Chaudhary eye top honours at AD
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 27 (ANI): The top Indian elite athletes -- Avinash Sable, Srinu Bugatha, Abhishek Pal and Pradeep Singh in the men's category, and Parul Chaudhary, Chinta Yadav and Sanjivani Jadhav in the women's category -- will face off against each other for the top spot in th
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8 para-athletes in four different sports included in TOPS scheme
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 27 (ANI): Eight para-athletes in four different sports have been included in the Target Olympic Podium Scheme.
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Cannot expect athletes to perform every day, need to balance out calendar,
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], November 25 (ANI): Greg Barclay, the newly elected International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman has said that the cricket calendar needs to be formed in such a manner that athletes' safety and fitness are looked after and they are not burnt out.
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