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We have capability of making country proud at Tokyo Olympics: Rani Rampal
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): With one year to go for the Olympic Games to begin in Tokyo on July 23, 2021, Indian women's hockey team skipper Rani Rampal on Thursday said the side has performed well against top teams in recent times and can do the same at the Olympics.
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We have good chance to win medal at Tokyo Olympics: Manpreet Singh
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): With one year to go for the Olympic Games to begin in Tokyo on July 23, 2021, Indian men's hockey team skipper Manpreet Singh feels that the current squad is capable of winning a medal in the quadrennial event and make country proud.
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Tokyo Organising Committee confirms all venues, competition schedule for O
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], July 18 (ANI): The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee on Friday announced that all the venues intended for the Games in 2020 have been secured for next year, and confirmed the sports competition schedule.
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IOC postpones Dakar 2022 Youth Olympic Games to 2026 due to COVID-19 pande
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], July 15 (ANI): Senegal and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have mutually agreed to postpone the Dakar 2022 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) to 2026 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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FIH Pro League will give us tough competition ahead of Tokyo Olympic Games
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): With the FIH announcing the resumption of its premier event, the 2020 Pro League season, Indian men's hockey team's chief coach Graham Reid expressed that the tough competition against top countries will help the side to prepare best for the Tokyo Olympic Ga
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IOC sanctions Turkish athlete for doping violation in 2012 London Olympic
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], July 9 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday said that Turkish weightlifter Mete Binay has been disqualified from the London Olympics 2012 after it conducted "additional analyses" on the samples collected from the event.
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IOA adopts new logo on its 100-year milestone at Olympic Games
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Monday adopted a new branding and visual identity to celebrate 100 years of participation of Indian athletes at the Olympic Games.
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Great decision to remove salary cap of Rs 2 Lakh for Indian coaches, 4-yea
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Former hockey captain Viren Rasquinha on Saturday welcomed the Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju's decision of extending the coaches tenure by four years and removing the salary cap of Rs two lakh for the Indian coaches training elite athletes.
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You have to enjoy sports instead of thinking about winning and losing: PV
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu on Friday, during the first session of the Fit India Talks, said that players have to enjoy sports rather than thinking about the outcomes.
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Sports Ministry plans 4-year contract for foreign coaches, IOA president l
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): In an endeavour to ensure that Olympic-bound athletes are able to train consistently with one coach and therefore work on improving their performance, the Sports Ministry on Thursday decided to extend the contract of foreign coaches for 4 years, in keeping wi
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World Athletics launches 'Road to Tokyo' qualification tracking tool
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Quai Antoine [Monaco], June 26 (ANI): World Athletics has launched 'Road to Tokyo', an online tool to help athletes, media and fans track the qualification process for next year's Olympic Games.
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International Olympic Committee condemns racism in the strongest terms
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], June 11 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday said that it stands for non-discrimination as one of the founding pillars of the Olympic Movement, which is reflected in the Olympic Charter.
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