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IOC sanction against Turkish athlete for failing doping test at London Oly
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], April 29 (ANI): The International Olympics Committee (IOC) on Tuesday disqualified Turkish athlete Gulcan Mingir from the London Olympic Games which were held in 2012.
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USA Swimming announces new dates for Olympic team trials
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Los Angeles [USA], April 11 (ANI): Following the postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, USA swimming on Friday rescheduled its 2020 Olympic Team Swimming Trials to June 13-20, 2021.
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COVID-19: FFA welcomes FIFA's recommendation of retaining original qualifi
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], April 4 (ANI): Football Federation of Australia (FFA) on Saturday welcomed the FIFA-Confederations working group's recommendation of retaining the original qualification dates for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
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IOC sets new deadline for Tokyo Olympics qualification period
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], April 3 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has issued the new deadline for the qualification period which is June 29, 2021 after the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games were postponed for a year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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World Athletics welcomes new schedule for 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Quai Antoine [Monaco], Mar 30 (ANI): World Athletics on Monday welcomed the new schedule for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games announced by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
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Athletes' Commission welcomes postponement of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Quai Antoine [Monaco], Mar 26 (ANI): The World Athletics Athletes' Commission on Thursday welcomed the decision of the Japanese government and the IOC to postpone the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games to 2021.
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Indian hockey teams disappointed with postponement of Tokyo Olympics 2020
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Mar 25 (ANI): A day after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee jointly announced the postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games due to the growing concerns around the coronavirus pandemic, the Indian men's and women's
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Australian athletes told to prepare for possible delayed Olympics
Updated : 6 years 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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IOC committed to delivering 'safe' Olympic games despite coronavirus outbr
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 14 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Saturday said they are committed to delivering safe Olympic games, scheduled to commence in July this year, despite the coronavirus outbreak.
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Coronavirus disrupts sports events, affects stadiums' revenue: Fitch
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New York [USA], Feb 27 (ANI): The novel coronavirus has led to postponements or cancellations of various sports events, primarily in the Asia Pacific which will put pressure on affected stadiums' revenues, according to Fitch Ratings.
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Asian Juniors and Cadets Fencing Championships postponed due to coronaviru
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 10 (ANI): Fencing Confederation of Asia president Celso L Dayrit confirmed that the upcoming Asian Juniors and Cadets Fencing Championships has been postponed for after the Olympic Games, tentatively in August because of coronavirus.
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BWF postpones Lingshui China Masters 2020 due to coronavirus outbreak
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], Feb 1 (ANI): The Badminton World Federation (BWF) and Chinese Badminton Association (CBA) have confirmed that the Lingshui China Masters 2020 has been postponed until further notice due to the coronavirus outbreak in China.
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