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LeBron James creates group to protect voting rights of African-Americans i
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [USA], June 11 (ANI): NBA legend LeBron James and a group of prominent black athletes and entertainers will be creating a new group to protect the voting rights of the African-Americans in the United States.
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Chinese sporting couple denounce ruling Communist Party
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 11 (ANI): Two of China's famous athletes -- retired soccer star Hao Haidong and his wife, former badminton world champion Ye Zhaoying - have denounced the ruling Communist Party, reported The Wall Street Journal.
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NADA advises athletes to submit whereabouts every three months in advance
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): The National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) on Wednesday advised athletes to submit their whereabouts every three months in advance.
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Sports Ministry extends deadline till June 22 for National Sports Awards;
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on Wednesday extended the deadline for submitting applications for the National Sports Awards till June 22 and allowed athletes to self-nominate in the wake of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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PT Usha's school begins seasonal practice
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): Former Olympic track and field athlete PT Usha on Wednesday announced that seasonal practice at Usha school is now underway with domestic competition in sight.
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Resumption of sports training to be allowed in phased manner in Odisha
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 2 (ANI): The Department of Sports and Youth Services (DSYS), Odisha on Tuesday issued the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for getting its sports hostels and facilities ready for resuming the sporting activities in the state.
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Kiren Rijiju inaugurates Khelo India Community Coach Development Programme
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has launched a 25-day Khelo India Community Coach Development Programme for 15,000 PE Teachers and Community Coaches across India.
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Khelo India e-Pathshala will motivate more young athletes to take up sport
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Kiren Rijiju and Union Minister of Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda on Monday inaugurated Khelo India e -Pathshala programme through a webinar which was attended by young archers, archery coaches and experts of the discip
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Kiren Rijiju, Arjun Munda to inaugurate Khelo India e-Pathshala tomorrow
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): The Sports Authority of India (SAI) will launch on Monday 'Khelo India e-Pathshala' with an aim to educate young athletes, who have not been able to train in their academies due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Virat Kohli only cricketer in Forbes' 2020 highest-paid athletes, Roger Fe
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): Indian skipper and flamboyant batsman Virat Kohli is the only cricketer to feature in Forbes' list of the top 100 highest-paid athletes of 2020.
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Elite athletes at NCOE Patiala, Bengaluru resume sporting activities
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): Elite athletes housed in the National Center of Excellence (NCOE) in Patiala and Bangaluru on Wednesday resumed sporting activities amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
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NSNIS Patiala draws up draft of revamped admission policy in sports coachi
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): Going forward, 46 eminent athletes will be getting direct admission to the flagship diploma course every year in sports coaching at the Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports (NSNIS) in Patiala.
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