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Zafar Iqbal pays tribute to hockey legend Charanjit Singh, says he was one
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 27 (ANI): Tributes are pouring for hockey legend Charanjit Singh who died on Thursday in the Una district of Himachal Pradesh due to age-related complications.
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Beijing 2022 COVID-19 countermeasures adjusted even as cases of virus emer
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 25 (ANI): The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games Organizing Committee (BOCOG) and the Chinese authorities have adjusted the Games' COVID-19 rules, a move that means fewer athletes are likely to be tripped up by positive tests.
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US media driving a wedge between Beijing, Moscow on Ukraine issue: China
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 25 (ANI): Accusing US media of making attempts to drive a wedge in Beijing-Moscow relations, China on Monday rejected a US media report which stated that China had asked Russia not to "invade" Ukraine during the Beijing Winter Olympic Games.
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China warns foreign Olympic athletes against speaking out on politics at W
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 20 (ANI): A member of China's Olympics organizing committee warned that foreign athletes may face punishment for speech that violates Chinese law at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, spotlighting concerns about the country's restrictions on political expression.
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Amid diplomatic boycott, China issues visas to some US officials for 2022
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 19 (ANI): Despite Washington's diplomatic boycott of games, China has issued visas to some members of the US delegation for the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, reported Sputnik on Wednesday.
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China's Tianjin reports 33 new local COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 16 (ANI): The northern Chinese city of Tianjin has reported 33 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases on Saturday amid the emergence of the Omicron COVID-19 variant cases in the country.
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Surging COVID-19 cases in China spoil planning for Beijing Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 11 (ANI): Corona caseload in China is spiking at a time when the organisers of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games have less than a month to finalise their preparations for the Winter Olympics which are scheduled to start from February 4, 2022.
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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 5G Olympic Games edition announced
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], January 5 (ANI): With the Beijing Winter Olympics right around the corner, South Korean tech giant Samsung announced a limited-edition Galaxy Z Flip3 to celebrate the big event.
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Bajrang Punia starts 26-day training camp in Moscow
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 27 (ANI): Tokyo Olympic Games bronze medal-winning wrestler Bajrang Punia reached Moscow for a 26-day pre-season training camp, scheduled until 21st of January 2022.
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Beijing 2022 publish second edition of Games' Playbooks
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 14 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), and the Beijing Organising Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games have published the second edition of the Beijing 2022 Playbooks on Monday.
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LA28 Initial Sports Programme to be put forward to IOC Session
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], December 10 (ANI): The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday discussed the list of sports to be included in the Initial Sports Programme for the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028, along with the process that will be adopted for the r
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Dutch King to skip Beijing Winter Olympics over COVID-19: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], December 8 (ANI): Netherlands King Willem-Alexander will not attend the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing in February due to the spread of COVID-19, Russian media reported citing Dutch media on Wednesday.
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