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PV Sindhu, Michelle Li appointed ambassadors for IOC's 'Believe in Sport'
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 3 (ANI): The Badminton World Federation on Monday announced that India shuttler PV Sindhu and Canada's Michelle Li have been nominated as athlete ambassadors for the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) 'Believe in Sport' campaign aimed at preventing competition manipul
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SAI approves Satwiksairaj Rankiredddy's request for session with sports ps
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): Sports Authority of India's (SAI) Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) has approved India's doubles badminton player Satwiksairaj Rankireddy's request for sessions with sports psychologist during the 57th MOC meeting.
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COVID-19: Govt will provide extra care to Tokyo Olympics-bound athletes, s
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday promised to provide "extra care" to Olympic-bound athletes ahead of the showpiece event.
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IOC and TMG agree to Celebration Marathon in Tokyo in autumn 2022
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 1 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) on Saturday agreed to hold a celebratory half-marathon event in Tokyo, in autumn 2022.
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TOPS sanctions weightlifter Mirabai Chanu's training programme in USA
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 30 (ANI): The Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) has sanctioned weightlifter Mirabai Chanu's visit to the USA in order to speed the preparation up for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.
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Indian teams can finish on the podium in Tokyo: Hockey legend V Baskaran
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 30 (ANI): Hockey legend and captain of the Indian men's hockey team at the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games Vasudevan Baskaran believes the indian teams are poised to bring glory at the Tokyo Olympic Games scheduled for this July.
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Fitter Mirabai Chanu aiming to give India medal at Tokyo Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu has her sights set on winning a medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games later this year. After the heartbreak in Rio in 2016, she now wants to go the distance and secure a medal for India, riding on better fitness than before and the hun
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Olympic Qualifiers: BAI looks to get players in Malaysia by May 10 to adhe
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): The second wave of COVID-19 in India has seen various travel restrictions with an eye on health and safety. This has seen athletes miss out on flights for their scheduled tournaments and qualifiers in the lead-up to the Tokyo Olympics as there have been fli
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Oly bound athletes to train in groups on arrival at SAI campuses
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): With a surge in Covid-19 cases across the country, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) had already taken measures to ensure Olympic-bound athletes are tested on a weekly basis, so that their health is monitored constantly.
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Organisers announce Covid-19 countermeasures for Tokyo Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], April 28 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020), the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Government of Japan on Wednesday agreed
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Nation's dream of winning an Oly medal in table tennis can come true: Shar
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): India's highest-ranked table tennis player Achanta Sharath Kamal on Wednesday stated he has hope of winning an Olympic Games medal this time, especially in mixed doubles with Manika Batra.
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FIH Hockey Pro League matches in Argentina gave me good exposure, says Sha
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 28 (ANI): The Indian men's hockey team forward Shamsher Singh, who got an opportunity to play for the Indian team in their recent tour of Argentina, expressed that he was delighted to receive a chance to perform for the team in the FIH Hockey Pro League m
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