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COVID-19 crisis: Ace Indian athlete Dutee Chand wants to sell car to meet
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): Ace Indian athlete Dutee Chand is facing a shortage of funds due to the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics to the next year and is planning to sell her car to meet the expense of her training.
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NSNIS Patiala announces relaxation in admission criteria of coaching cours
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): With an effort to ensure larger participation from eminent athletes in the sports coaching courses, the Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports (NSNIS) in Patiala has decided to relax its admission criteria.
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IOC sanctions Turkish athlete for doping violation in 2012 London Olympic
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], July 9 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday said that Turkish weightlifter Mete Binay has been disqualified from the London Olympics 2012 after it conducted "additional analyses" on the samples collected from the event.
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SAI to reopen Karni Singh Shooting Range for Olympic-bound shooters
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): The Sports Authority of India (SAI) is set to reopen Karni Singh Shooting Range from Wednesday for Olympic-bound shooters to support athletes for their Olympic preparations.
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We have to respect High Court's decision but will keep helping athletes: K
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): With the Sports Ministry withdrawing provisional annual recognition granted to 54 National Sports Federations (NSFs) on the direction of the Delhi High Court, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Monday said that the ministry will r
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IOA adopts new logo on its 100-year milestone at Olympic Games
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Monday adopted a new branding and visual identity to celebrate 100 years of participation of Indian athletes at the Olympic Games.
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Great decision to remove salary cap of Rs 2 Lakh for Indian coaches, 4-yea
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Former hockey captain Viren Rasquinha on Saturday welcomed the Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju's decision of extending the coaches tenure by four years and removing the salary cap of Rs two lakh for the Indian coaches training elite athletes.
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IOA welcomes Sports Ministry's decision to remove salary cap for coaches
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Saturday welcomed the Sports Ministry's decision to remove the salary cap of Rs 2 lakhs for Indian coaches training elite athletes.
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Sports Ministry to remove salary cap of Rs 2 Lakh for Indian coaches, 4-ye
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju has said the government is set to remove the salary cap of Rs 2 lakhs for Indian coaches training elite athletes.
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Sports Ministry to launch Target Olympic Podium Scheme to groom junior ath
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Friday said that the government will launch Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) for junior athletes to groom them for 2024 and 2028 Olympics.
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World Athletics freezes Russia panels due to unpaid fine
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Quai Antoine [Monaco], July 2 (ANI): World Athletics on Thursday confirmed that it will stand down both the Doping Review Board (DRB) and the Russian Taskforce, allowing Russian track athletes to compete internationally, due to the non-payment of the fine from the Russian Athletics Federatio
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Sports Ministry plans 4-year contract for foreign coaches, IOA president l
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): In an endeavour to ensure that Olympic-bound athletes are able to train consistently with one coach and therefore work on improving their performance, the Sports Ministry on Thursday decided to extend the contract of foreign coaches for 4 years, in keeping wi
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