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International Olympic Committee announces USD 560,000 aid for Afghan athle
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], December 9 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced an aid package of USD 560,000 to help up to 2,000 Afghan beneficiaries carry on their sporting activities.
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Athletes will be able to take part in 2022 Beijing Olympics despite boycot
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 7 (ANI): After the Biden administration announced the diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, former US diplomat on Monday (local time) informed that the athletes will still be able to take part in the games.
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Neeraj Chopra enthrals students from 75 schools at Sanskardham in Ahmedaba
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], December 4 (ANI): Tokyo Olympics Gold gold medallist Neeraj Chopra started off an ambitious outreach programme that connects India's ace athletes with school children when he interacted with students from over 75 schools at Sanskardham, Ahmedabad.
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Just Corseca unveils salt-water resistant smartwatches for swimmers, hiker
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): Just Corseca, a flagship brand of Damson Technologies Pvt Ltd has launched a new salt-water resistant smartwatch Ray K'anabis.
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Mary Kom inaugurates National Health Fest for Divyangjan
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): Boxing legend Mary Kom on Friday inaugurated the 'National Health Fest for Divyangjan - We Care" and felicitated athletes with intellectual disabilities who have won medals for India at the Special Olympics World Games in 2019, here in the national capita
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Bhutia, Anju Bobby, Viren Rasquinha added to Mission Olympics Cell to boos
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): Indian football legend Bhaichung Bhutia, Olympian Anju Bobby George and former hockey captain Viren Rasquinha were among the athletes included in the Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) on Thursday.
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Study finds COVID-19 linked to heart inflammation in college athletes
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 29 (ANI): According to a new study, a small but significant percentage of college athletes with COVID-19 develop myocarditis, a potentially dangerous inflammation of the heart muscle.
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Research on American footballers finds brain lesions in MRI
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Minneapolis [US], November 28 (ANI): There are certain markers of injury on the brain's white matter, which is called white matter hyperintensities and can be seen on brain scans. New research done on athletes, showed brain scans taken during the lifetimes of athletes in contact sports, comp
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Study: Repeated concussions in professional rugby players linked with poor
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Durham [UK], November 27 (ANI): Professional rugby players are more likely to show signs of poor mental health, such as depression and anxiety compared to amateur ones and non-contact athletes, as per a recent study by an international team of researchers.
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Athletes from rural areas have fire in their belly, says Anurag Thakur
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Baghpat (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 27 (ANI): Anurag Thakur, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports on Saturday said athletes who come from villages overcome adversaries and win medals for the country.
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Repeated concussions in professional rugby players linked with poor mental
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Durham [UK], November 24 (ANI): According to a study, professional rugby players are more likely to show signs of poor mental health, such as depression and anxiety compared to amateur ones and non-contact athletes.
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Don't promote Chinese state propaganda, rights group urges IOC
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], November 24 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee's (IOC) collaboration with Chinese authorities on tennis star Peng Shuai's reappearance undermines its expressed commitment to human rights, including the rights and safety of athletes, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tue
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