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Kho Kho no longer limited to Maharashtra, it's gaining popularity across c
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 15 (ANI): Deepak Madhav, who participated in the KKFI 2021 Super League Kho Kho Tournament, said that Kho Kho is no longer limited to Maharashtra as the sport is gaining popularity across the country.
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IOC Executive Board proposes Olympic Agenda 2020+5 as the strategic roadma
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Lausanne [Switzerland], February 15 (ANI): The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has proposed a new strategic roadmap, Olympic Agenda 2020+5, to the upcoming IOC Session.
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Taking each training session as opportunity to make strong case for spot i
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 15 (ANI): Indian hockey forward Dilpreet Singh, who has been training at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Centre in Bangalore as part of the Men's Senior Core Probable Group, is eyeing to make the cut in the final 16 who will represent India at the
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Hockey India names core probable group for senior women's national coachin
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New Delhi [India], February 14 (ANI): Hockey India on Sunday announced the 25-member core probable group for the senior women's national coaching camp as part of the team's preparations for the Tokyo Olympic Games.
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Would be good if athletes can get vaccine before Olympics: Neeraj Chopra
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Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], February 14 (ANI): Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has said that it would be good if the athletes are able to get the Covid-19 vaccine before the Olympics slated to be held in Tokyo later this year.
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Caitlyn Jenner shuns down rumours about running for California's governors
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 13 (ANI) American television personality and retired Olympic gold medallist, Caitlyn Jenner recently shot down rumours of her planning to run for governor in California.
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Priyanka Goswami, Sandeep Kumar, break national records, qualify for Tokyo
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], February 13 (ANI): Sandeep Kumar (Haryana) and Priyanka Goswami (Uttar Pradesh) became the first Indian athletes to qualify for next year's World Athletics Championships Oregon22 when they broke the men and women's 20km Race Walk National Records respectively on t
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Mary Kom, Manish Kaushik to make competitive return as Olympic-bound India
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New Delhi [India], February 12 (ANI): Six-time world champion Mary Kom (51kg) and Commonwealth Games silver medalist Manish Kaushik (63kg) will return to the ring for the first time after the Asian Olympic Qualifiers held in Jordan in March last year.
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Tokyo Olympics chief Mori steps down over sexist remarks
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Tokyo [Japan], February 12 (ANI): Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics organising committee head Yoshiro Mori announced his resignation on Friday over his remarks about women talking too much, which were branded "sexist" at home and abroad.
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Sports Ministry requests Health Ministry to put Olympic-bound athletes on
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New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): Union Ministry for Youth Affairs and Sports has requested the Health Ministry to put Tokyo Olympic-bound athletes on priority for the coronavirus vaccine.
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Indian Judokas to head to Israel for Tel Aviv Grand Slam
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New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): With less than six months to go before the Tokyo Olympics, Indian judokas will get the opportunity to gather crucial ranking points which will help them in their qualification efforts as a six-member team comprising five players and a coach will head to
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Tokyo Olympics chief Mori to step down over sexist remarks
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 11 (ANI): Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics organising committee head Yoshiro Mori will resign over his remarks about women talking too much, which were branded "sexist" at home and abroad, sources familiar with the matter said Thursday, Kyodo News reported.
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