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Saina asks BWF to intervene after players are kept away from physios, trai
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], January 5 (ANI): Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal on Tuesday raised concerns over the fitness of the athletes after physios and trainers have been restricted from meeting the badminton players during the entirety of their Thailand tour.
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SAI invites Olympians, Para-Olympians for coaching roles
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 4 (ANI): In a move that promises to empower both elite sportspersons and young athletes, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Monday invited Olympians and Para-Olympians for filling the position of assistant coach (level 6) and coach (level 10).
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Yearender 2020: It has been a challenging year, but we dealt with it, says
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): As the coronavirus pandemic ravaged 2020, Kiren Rijiju, Union Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, feels the dreaded year was "challenging" with athletes being deprived of international competitions going into the Tokyo Olympics.
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Yearender 2020: Influential global figures who passed away this year
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 29 (ANI): In the year 2020 which was dominated by the coronavirus pandemic, the world lost some of the most influential people. The list includes entertainers, athletes, politicians and pioneers who left their mark on this planet.
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Tendulkar Middlesex Global Academy Opens For Training
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 24 (ANI/PRNewswire): To be in the national cricket team is a dream that scores of young athletes across the country harbor and the inspiring tale of Sachin Tendulkar's rise to one of India's most iconic cricketers are well known and revered.
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Objective of Reliance Foundation Odisha Athletics HPC is to produce 'best
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], December 22 (ANI): Having registered as many as 100 Personal Bests (PBs) at the Sprint and Middle distance Fest over four competitions in October and November, athletes from the Reliance Foundation Odisha Athletics High-Performance Centre (HPC) in Bhubaneswar re
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Frozen lakes pave way for ice hockey, skating in Leh
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Leh (Ladakh) [India], December 20 (ANI): The sub-zero temperature in Ladakh has frozen water bodies creating ice fields suitable for ice hockey and skating for young athletes.
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CAS bans Russia from using its flag at next two Olympics
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], December 17 (ANI): Russian athletes will not be able to participate in the Olympics or at any world championships under the country's flag for the next two years, a ruling from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Thursday.
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Duplantis and Rojas named World Athletes of the Year
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Quai Antoine [Monaco], December 5 (ANI): World record-breakers Mondo Duplantis of Sweden and Yulimar Rojas of Venezuela have been named the male and female World Athletes of the Year respectively at the World Athletics Awards 2020, a ceremony held virtually on Saturday.
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Our para-athletes are our strength and source of inspiration, says Rijiju
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): The Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Thursday attended a virtual session on Thursday in the presence of Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) president Deepa Malik, revered Indian para-athletes Devendra Jhajharia, Parul Parmar and
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Covid vaccine before Olympics is must for athletes, says Sushil
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New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): Two-time Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar has said that the coronavirus vaccine is a must for players as the world moves closer to next year's Tokyo Olympics.
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Dutee Chand, KT Irfan included in TOPS Core group
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 29 (ANI): Eight Track and Field Athletes were included in the core group of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) at the 50th Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) meeting held on November 26. Also, seven Track and Field Athletes were included in the TOPS developmental gro
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