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Local Uygur community in Antwerp appeals for boycott of Beijing Winter Oly
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Antwerp [Belgium], January 4 (ANI): Local Uygur community in Belgium's Antwerp city protested against Beijing's action against Uygurs in China's Xinjiang province and appealed to European countries to boycott the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics.
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ATP Cup: Zverev, Struff win to keep Germany on semis track
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], January 4 (ANI): Alexander Zverev produced another commanding performance at ATP Cup on Tuesday to clinch Germany's victory over the United States at Sydney Olympic Park.
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Three-time Olympic triple jump champion Viktor Saneyev dies aged 76
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], January 3 (ANI): The three-time Olympic triple jump champion and former world record-holder Viktor Saneyev has died at the age of 76, the World Athletics said on Monday.
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Important to stay mentally fresh from tournament-to-tournament, says Manpr
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 3 (ANI): Kick-starting an all-important 2022, which will witness India fight for an Olympic berth at the 19th Asian Games in China later this year, Indian Men's Hockey Team Skipper Manpreet Singh expressed that his team is upbeat and are looking forward
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China starts 2022 with biggest tally of COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 2 (ANI): China welcomed the year 2022 with the worst tally of COVID-19 cases for any seven-day period since subduing the country's first epidemic nearly two years ago.
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Omicron, Winter Olympics could be on clash with China's zero-Covid strateg
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 2 (ANI): Omicron and Winter Olympics could be on a collision course with China hoping to implement a zero-Covid strategy ahead of the games.
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Chinese stakes in 2022 high, but success is by no means guaranteed
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, January 1 (ANI): The stakes of China in 2022 are undoubtedly high - from the Beijing Winter Olympics to the 20th Communist Party Congress in the fall, but success is by no means guaranteed. And numerous questions abound.
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Xi Jinping calls 2021 a year of exceptional significance amid West's accus
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 1 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping has called 2021 a year of exceptional significance during which the West raised concerns over extreme human rights abuses by the Chinese Communist Party in Xinjiang province and announced the diplomatic boycott of upcoming Beijin
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We could have beaten Argentina in semi-final: Rani Rampal
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): India Women's Hockey team captain Rani opened up on the team's record fourth-place finish at the Tokyo Olympics and said that it has given motivation to the players to perform even better the next time. Speaking on the podcast 'Hockey Te Charcha', Rani s
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China lashes out at Western countries over diplomatic boycott of Beijing W
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 30 (ANI): China on Thursday lashed out at Western countries including the United States over the diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics, to be held in February next year.
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Boycott of Beijing Olympics doomed to fail, as boycott of Sochi games: Chi
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 30 (ANI): A diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics by the US is doomed to fail, as the boycott of the Games in Sochi, said Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui while adding that China and Russia are ready to resist the politicization of sports.
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'It was overwhelming': Neeraj Chopra on fulfilling legendary Milkha Singh'
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
California [US], December 30 (ANI): Indian javelin star Neeraj Chopra expressed that he felt overwhelmed after winning gold at Tokyo Olympics 2020 and fulfilling legendary athlete Milkha Singh's wish to see India bringing the biggest laurel back at the mega event in track and field event.
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