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N Korean Olympic athletes reach South Korea
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Yangyang [South Korea], Feb 01 (ANI): North Korean Olympic athletes on Thursday reached South Korea for the upcoming PyeongChang Winter Games.
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Olympic doping ban on 28 Russian athletes lifted
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
London [U.K.], Feb 1 (ANI): Lifetime Olympic ban for doping violations at the 2014 Sochi Winter Games on twenty-eight Russian athletes was lifted by the Court of Arbitration for Sport [Cas] on Thursday.
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Russia to field 30-35 athletes in Pyeongchang Winter Paralympics
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Jan 29 (ANI): Around 30 to 35 Russian Paralympians have been allowed to compete in the Winter Paralympic Games as "neutral athletes" in five sports disciplines, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said in a statement on Monday.
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Kerala, TN athletes hold sway in RFYS National Athletics
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai [India], Jan 27 (ANI): Kerala and Tamil Nadu athletes dominated the proceedings in the first Reliance Foundation Youth Sports' National Athletics Championship that concluded at the Sports Authority of India Centre, Kandivali here after two days of intense competition recently.
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North Korea to send 22 athletes to PyeongChang Winter Games
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], Jan. 20 (ANI): North Korea will send 22 athletes to compete in three sports at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games in South Korea.
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Don't let skiing, snowboarding injuries take you downhill
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan. 14 (ANI): A study has recently found that with increase in popularity of skiing and snowboarding as fun winter sports, the number of skier and snowboarder injuries also continue to rise.
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N Korea to participate in Winter Olympics
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Jan 9 (ANI): North Korea has agreed to send athletes to February's Winter Olympics in South Korea after the two countries held their first official talks after more than two years.
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IOC extends deadline for N Korea's Winter Games participation
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], Jan 8 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Monday that it had extended the deadline to register North Korean athletes for the upcoming Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games.
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Here's how runners can prevent back pain
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 4 (ANI): If you're a runner who experiences back pain, here's what you need to do.
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Nagaland holds first state Olympics in Dimapur
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Dimapur (Nagaland) [India], Dec 21 (ANI): Nagaland organised its first edition of the state Olympics 2017 in Dimapur city, attracting young athletes from across the state.
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Bindra calls for improvement in athlete support system
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 20 (ANI): Olympic gold medallist shooter Abhinav Bindra has called for improvement in the professional support system of the athletes so that India keeps winning a big haul of medals and producing a continuous line of top performers.
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IOC sanctions 6 Russian athletes as part of Oswald Commission findings
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 13 (ANI): As many as six Russian Ice Hockey players have been sanctioned as per the new decisions by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
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