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Olympic champion Caster Semenya challenges IAAF testosterone rule
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], June 20 (ANI): South African Olympic athlete Caster Semenya has challenged a new female classification rule imposed by the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF).
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Yuki Bhambri, Sanjita Chanu excluded from TOP Scheme
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), June 14 (ANI): The Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) met on Wednesday to clear funding proposals regarding training, competition and equipment needs and review the performance of athletes included under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS).
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Haryana Govt's order on Athletes' earnings put on hold
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 08 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday asked the state government to put on hold the order which would require athletes to hand over a third of their earnings to the state.
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Haryana athletes asked to hand over one-third income to state
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], June 8 (ANI): The Haryana Sports and youth affairs department has asked its sports-persons to deposit one-third of their income earned from professional sports or commercial endorsements to the Haryana State Sports Council.
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Sampark se samarthan: Amit Shah to meet Milkha Singh, Balbir Singh
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh, [India] June 7 (ANI): Furthering the recently launched 'Sampark se Samarthan' initiative, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah arrived in Chandigarh on Thursday to meet veteran athlete Milkha Singh and hockey player Balbir Singh Senior.
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Twittereople spread love for sports on Global Running Day
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): Twitter is flooding with messages from across the world, with users sharing their love for sports on the occasion of Global Running Day.
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Kohli features in world's highest-paid athletes list
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): Swashbuckling batsman Virat Kohli has become the only Indian to feature in this year's annual list of the world's 100 highest-paid athletes, according to the Forbes.
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US figure skater wins 'Dancing with The Stars: Athletes'
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Los Angeles [United States], May 23 (ANI): American figure skater Adam Rippon and his dance partner Jenna Johnson have won "Dancing with The Stars: Athletes".
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Angelina Jolie to produce Jim Thorpe biopic
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], May 08 (ANI): Actress Angelina Jolie will produce an upcoming biopic, titled 'Bright Path: The Jim Thorpe Story', on the life of Native American athlete Jim Thorpe.
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India finishes on top with 20 gold medals at SAJAC
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka] May 7 (ANI): Junior athletes added nine more gold medals to India's tally before the curtains came down at the 3rd South Asian Junior Athletics Championships (SAJAC) at Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday.
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India wins 11 gold medals on first day of SAJAC
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 05 (ANI): Indian junior athletes dominated the proceedings on day one of the South Asian Junior Athletics Championships (SAJAC) at the Sugathadasa Stadium, here on Saturday.
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Keto diets impact athletes' anaerobic performance
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 2 (ANI): A ketogenic diet - well known for being a low carb diet - can reduce athletes' anaerobic performance, finds a study.
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