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Happy that HC's decision on IOA election will come out soon: Lawyer Rahul
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): The Delhi High Court's stay on the Indian Olympic Association's (IOA) election which was scheduled to be held in Guwahati on December 19 has remained on Thursday till the next hearing which is supposed to be held on December 10.
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Mary Kom inaugurates National Health Fest for Divyangjan
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): Boxing legend Mary Kom on Friday inaugurated the 'National Health Fest for Divyangjan - We Care" and felicitated athletes with intellectual disabilities who have won medals for India at the Special Olympics World Games in 2019, here in the national capita
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BWF World Tour Finals: PV Sindhu loses to Pornpawee Chochuwong in final gr
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bali [Indonesia], December 3 (ANI): Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu on Friday lost his third and final Group A game in the women's singles event of the ongoing BWF World Tour Finals in Bali.
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Beijing Olympics Committee not in charge of inviting foreign officials, sa
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 3 (ANI): The invitation of foreign officials to the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Beijing is the remit of neither the Chinese organizing committee (BOCOG) nor the International Olympic Committee but rather the individual national committees, BOCOG Director Ge
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UN General Assembly adopts Olympic Truce for Beijing 2022
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 3 (ANI): The resolution entitled "Building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal" was adopted on Friday by consensus and co-sponsored by 173 Member States at the 76th Session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly (GA) in New York.
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IOC holds second call with Peng Shuai, defends its 'person-centred' approa
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], December 2 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday informed that it had held a second video call with Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai and she confirmed that she is "safe and in good condition".
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Bhutia, Anju Bobby, Viren Rasquinha added to Mission Olympics Cell to boos
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): Indian football legend Bhaichung Bhutia, Olympian Anju Bobby George and former hockey captain Viren Rasquinha were among the athletes included in the Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) on Thursday.
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BWF World Tour Finals: PV Sindhu sails into semis with straight sets win
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bali [Indonesia], December 2 (ANI): Two-time Olympic medallist and star Indian shuttler PV Sindhu marched into the semi-finals of the ongoing BWF World Tour Finals on Thursday.
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World Athletics awards Anju Bobby George as Woman of the Year
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], December 2 (ANI): World Athletics has awarded sprinter Anju Bobby George as 'Woman of the Year' after her efforts in advancing the sport in India as well as inspiring more women to follow in her footsteps made her more than a worthy recipient of this year's award.
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Taiwanese legislators call for boycott of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics due
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], December 2 (ANI): Owing to China's human rights violation in Tibet, Xinjiang and Hong Kong, Taiwanese legislators from New Power Party (NPP) have made a call to boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
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Ice skater Vishwaraj Jadeja qualifies for ISU World Cup, now one step away
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): Vishwaraj Jadeja, India's fastest long-distance ice-skater, has qualified for the International Skating Union (ISU) World Cup 2021 for long track speed skating.
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Neeraj Chopra, other Olympians and Paralympians join unique school visit c
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): Responding to the clarion call by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav' earlier this year, India's Olympians and Paralympians are set to interact with school children.
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