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Had to come out as sister was blackmailing me for money, says Dutee Chand
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhubaneshwar [Odisha], May 21 (ANI): Two days after sprinter Dutee Chand disclosed her same-sex relationship, the athlete on Tuesday alleged that she was forced to come out with the revelation as her sister was blackmailing her for a sum of twenty-five lakh rupees.
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Female athletes have naturally occurring higher testosterone levels, sport
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C [U.S.A], May 21 (ANI): Female athletes are more likely to have higher testosterone levels, which should be taken into consideration by sporting regulations, according to new research..
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After Dutee Chand's admission of same-sex relation, sister says she was "p
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Jajpur (Odisha) [India], May 20 (ANI): Athlete Dutee Chand's brave admission of being in a same-sex relation has not gone down well with her family. Dutee's elder sister on Monday said that the sprinter's partner "pressurized and blackmailed " her for wealth and property.
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Researchers uncover moral dilemmas doping athletes go through
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 11 (ANI): Athletes are less likely to take banned substances if they consider morality and not just the health consequences of doping, discovered researchers.
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Trainers also to be penalised if wrestler found positive in dope test: WFI
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): Amid several incidents of doping coming to light, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Friday decided to take the matter into serious consideration. The Federation has decided that if results of dope tests of any wrestler during national camps and inter
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Kanakia Group associates with Kiran Kumar Raju, top MTB rider
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 2 (ANI/ NewsVoir): Well known for its premium properties, the Kanakia Group has taken one more step toward promoting and supporting Indian athletes. The Group has recently associated with Kiran Kumar Raju - a two time Mountain Bike (MTB) Indian National c
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Caster Semenya loses landmark testosterone levels case against IAAF
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Atlanta [US], May 1 (ANI): Caster Semenya, the double Olympic champion has lost her appeal against the introduction of new rules regulating the testosterone levels for athletes with differences of sex development (DSD).
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Scientists provide new international guidelines for athletes on protein in
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 14 (ANI): Sports scientists have recently set out new international guidelines for protein intake in track and field athletes.
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Vishwaraj Jadeja - A champion against all odds
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India] April 12 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Vishwaraj Jadeja, India's fastest long-distance ice speed skater has gone on to set world records to put India on the map for Ice Skating. He trains as an elite athlete in the Netherlands and undertakes numerous adventure ex
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Non-motorized skill series introduced by Technogym
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] March 27 (ANI/NewsVoir): Inspired by athletes, Technogym - the leading producer of design and technology-driven fitness equipment and solutions announced the launch of non motorized series of wellness equipments like SKILLMILL, SKILLRUN, SKILLROW and SKILLBIKE, which com
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Launch of URPA-world ranking series first ever in India by Bulldog Sportz
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Mar 26 (ANI/NewsVoir): The first professional armwrestling tournament took place in India on March 17, which opened access for Indian athletes to the global Unified Rating of Professional Armwrestling (URPA). Athletes and tournament organizers call this even
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Poverty no barrier to success for athlete Jitendra Pawal
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], Mar 19 (ANI): India's special Olympics athlete Jitendra Pawal faced many hardships while preparing for the Special Olympics World Games, but the 19-year old did not give up.
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