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Safety from coronavirus first, then Olympics, says wrestler Bajrang Punia
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 23 (ANI): Ahead of 2020 Olympics, ace Indian wrestler and Asian Games gold medallist Bajrang Punia stated that safety of athletes should be the topmost priority in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak.
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Australian athletes told to prepare for possible delayed Olympics
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], Mar 23 (ANI): The Australia Olympic Committee on Monday said that the country's athletes should prepare for the Olympics in the northern hemisphere's 2021 summer.
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Canadian athletes to not compete in Tokyo Olympics
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], Mar 23 (ANI): The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) on Monday decided to not send their teams to the Olympic and Paralympic Games in the summer of 2020.
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Japan PM hints at postponing 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Mar 23 (ANI): Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said they will give priority to the health of the athletes while hinting at the postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Prepared to extend all cooperations while keeping athletes' health in mind
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 22 (ANI): The Sports Authority of India (SAI) Director General Sandip Pradhan said they are prepared to extend all corporations to Centre and state governments while keeping the health of the athletes as their foremost priority amid coronavirus.
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NADA to minimise dope testing due to coronavirus threat
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 21 (ANI): In the wake of the ongoing coronavirus threat in the country, the National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) will minimise dope testing of the athletes to combat the spread of the disease.
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Only athletes part of national camps to participate in first Indian Grand
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 17 (ANI): With the coronavirus pandemic forcing the postponements of various sporting events, the Athletics Federation of India on Tuesday said that the Indian Grand Prix-1 which was to be held on March 20 will now take place for the athletes who are part of National C
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We will resume the academic trainings soon: Kiren Rijiju
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 17 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday made an appeal to the athletes not to get disheartened and assured them that their academic training would resume soon.
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Coronavirus: SAI to postpone all national camps except for athletes traini
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 17 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports on Tuesday announced that all national camps will be postponed except for those athletes who are training for Olympics.
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Don't lose spirit, focus on your training: Rijiju encourages athletes amid
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 16 (ANI): As concerns over coronavirus continue to rise, Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Monday encouraged all Indian athletes by asking them not to "lose the spirit" and "focus on their training".
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Safety, well-being of fans, athletes is our priority: BCCI
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 14 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday reiterated to give priority to safety and well-being of fans, athletes and employees during the IPL Governing Council (GC) meeting here.
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World Athletics fines Russia USD 10 million for doping scandals and caps n
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Quai Antoine [Monaco], Mar 12 (ANI): The World Athletics Council on Thursday fined the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) USD 10 million for breaching the sport's anti-doping rules.
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