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Tokyo Olympics: NZ weightlifter Hubbard to become first transgender athlet
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], June 21 (ANI): New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard will become the first transgender athlete to compete in the Olympics after she was selected for the women's event at the upcoming Tokyo Games on Monday.
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CPL 2021: Organisers tweak schedule to avoid clash with remainder of IPL i
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
St John's [Antigua], June 19 (ANI): The 2021 Caribbean Premier League (CPL) will conclude on September 15, four days before its scheduled final, to allow the Caribbean players to participate in the remaining games of the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), starting September 19.
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Ski Mountaineering to be proposed as an additional sport for Milano Cortin
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], June 18 (ANI): Ski Mountaineering will be put forward as an additional sport in Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. The IOC Executive Board on Friday forwarded this proposal to the next IOC session in Tokyo in July.
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Tokyo Olympics: Government sanctions extension of Neeraj, Vinesh's stay in
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): The Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) on Friday sanctioned javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra and wrestler Vinesh Phogat's proposal to train in their respective locations in Europe till July 25, before they leave for Tokyo to compete in the Olympic Games.
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IOA confirms JSW Group as sponsor for Tokyo Games
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Friday announced that JSW Group has been roped in as a sponsor for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
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Road to Tokyo: Sports Ministry spent Rs 1169.65 crore on athletes post Rio
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) has spent Rs 1169.65 crore on Tokyo Olympics-bound Indian athletes post the Rio Games in 2016.
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10 Olympic debutants in included as Hockey India names men's squad for Tok
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 18 (ANI): Hockey India on Friday announced a 16-member men's squad for the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games 2020. With as many as 10 Olympic debutants in the squad, the Indian team has a lot of young talent and is undergoing intense training at the national c
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This 96-run knock will give me a lot of confidence: Shafali Verma
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bristol [UK], June 18 (ANI): India opener Shafali Verma, who hit a gutsy 96 against England on Thursday, feels the knock will give her a lot of confidence in the upcoming games.
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Tokyo 2020: Indian Olympic Association names MPL, Amul as sponsors
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 17 (ANI): The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Thursday entered a sponsorship agreement with MPL Sports Foundation as the 'Principal Sponsor' covering the Tokyo Olympic Games, 2022 Asian Games, and Commonwealth Games.
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Rafael Nadal pulls out of Wimbledon and Tokyo Olympics to 'prolong career'
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], June 17 (ANI): Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal on Thursday announced that he has decided to skip this year's Wimbledon and the Olympic Games in Tokyo.
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Commercial video games could help treat mental health issues: Study
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington (US), June 17 (ANI): Popular video games have the potential to provide low-cost, easy access, effective and stigma-free support for some mental health issues, researchers at Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software, have found.
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Tokyo Olympics: Perfect mix of youth and experience as HI name 16-member w
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru [India], June 17 (ANI): With final preparations underway for the much-awaited Tokyo Olympic Games 2020, Hockey India on Thursday announced the final list of players selected to represent the Indian women's hockey team at the summer showdown in Tokyo.
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