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BCCI to support Indian contingent for Olympics, will form committee to loo
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 20 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to support Indian Olympic bound-athletes in every form and manner it can and as a result, the board has pledged a monetary gesture of Rs 10 crore.
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BCCI adds fuel to the Indian Olympic flame, to contribute Rs 10 crore
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI) The Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) Apex Council met virtually on Sunday and decided to contribute Rs 2.5 crore towards preparations of Indian athletes for the Olympics while another Rs 7.5 crore will be given for marketing and promotion goi
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IOA thanks SpiceJet for agreeing to fly Olympic-bound athletes, officials
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): Indian Olympics association on Sunday thanked Ajay Singh, the president of the Boxing Federation of India and Spice Jet's managing director, for organising charter flights to Tokyo for the Indian Olympic contingent.
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BCCI Apex Council meeting today to discuss financial support to Olympic sp
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI) The Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) Apex Council is meeting virtually on Sunday to discuss contributing financially towards Olympic sports going into the Tokyo Olympics.
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Karnataka COVID vaccination drive for those going abroad, Tokyo Olympics b
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 20 (ANI): A vaccination drive for students and people who are set to go abroad for studies or work, as well as for sportspersons traveling to Tokyo for the Olympics, is set to begin from June 22 at City University Campus, the Karnataka Deputy Chief Ministe
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Tokyo Olympics: We've improved a lot in last 4 years, our confidence is re
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 20 (ANI): Indian men’s hockey player Manpreet Singh feels the squad has improved a lot in the last four years and the side can beat any good team in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.
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Tokyo Olympics: IOA sternly opposes stricter regulations on Indian conting
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): Indian Olympic Association(IOA) has questioned the new regulations put in place by the Japanese government which has advised Indian athletes to not physically interact with anyone from another team, delegation or country for three days on arrival.
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Want to bring back glory days of Indian hockey, says PR Sreejesh
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 19 (ANI): Indian hockey team goalkeeper PR Sreejesh wants to bring back the glory days of the side and be the Olympic champions before bringing down the curtains on his glittering career.
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We will fulfill Milkha Singh's dream and bring Olympic medal in athletics
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has expressed condolences on the demise of track legend Milkha Singh. The former sprinter died of COVID-19 related complications in a hospital in Chandigarh late on Friday night.
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Before I die I want to see one gold medal in Olympics: Hima Das remembers
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): Ace Indian sprinter Hima Das on Saturday not only remembered the tips given by Milkha Singh, but also reminisced the words of the late track legend which motivated her to aim for the best.
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Prasoon Joshi mourns demise of Milkha Singh, shares heartfelt tribute for
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): Expressing his grief over the demise of Olympic sprinter Milkha Singh, Indian screenwriter and chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) Prasoon Joshi, who wrote the script for Singh's iconic biopic 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag', penned a heartfel
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Trump against boycotting Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 19 (ANI): Amid the growing calls for boycotting of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics due to "gross violations of human rights" by the Chinese government, former US President Donald Trump said that he does not agree with it and said the US should go, compete and win the g
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