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SAI to engage specialised manpower for better athlete experience
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 28 (ANI): The 54th Governing Body Meeting of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) took place on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju. The focus of the meeting was on the development of various aspects of the National Centre of Excellence
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Speculations on Tokyo Olympics hurting athletes in their preparations: IOC
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], January 28 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has put all speculations to rest, asserting that they are "fully concentrated on and committed" to stage the Tokyo Olympics.
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Incentives for sportspersons should be increased for winning medals in maj
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], January 27 (ANI): Odisha has been at the forefront of hosting major sports events, developing world-class infrastructure, sponsoring national teams, and strengthening its grassroots programs.
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World Tour Finals: Kidambi Srikanth loses to Anders Antonsen
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], January 27 (ANI): Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth was on Wednesday defeated by Denmark's Anders Antonsen in his first group-stage match in the ongoing BWF World Tour Finals.
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World Tour Finals: PV Sindhu loses to world number one Tai Tzu-Ying
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], January 27 (ANI): Indian shuttler PV Sindhu on Tuesday came up short in her first group-stage match in the World Tour Finals against Taiwan's world number one Tai Tzu-Ying.
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IOC president encourages Oly participants to take COVID-19 vaccine, but it
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], January 27 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said that its president Thomas Bach held consultation calls with the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) on Friday, as the Olympic Movement enters the final stretch in preparations for the postponed Olympic an
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Florida authorities propose relocating summer Olympics from Tokyo to US
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Florida [US], January 26 (ANI/Sputnik): Florida chief financial officer Jimmy Patronis has sent a letter to International Olympic Committee (OIC) president Thomas Bach proposing to relocate the 2021 Olympic and Paralympic Games from Japan to the United States.
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WHO expert says no need to prioritise vaccination of Tokyo Olympics partic
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The executive director of the World Health Organization's (WHO) Health Emergencies Programme, Mike Ryan, has said that there was no need to prioritize the vaccination of the athletes participating in the Olympic Games in Tokyo planned for Ju
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Postponement of Olympics has given Deepak Punia time to fine-tune skills a
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 25 (ANI): The coronavirus pandemic might have brought sporting action across the country to a grinding halt last year, but Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has high expectations from the athletes as he feels wrestl
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Dominant Indian junior women's hockey team beat Chile's senior side
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Santiago [Chile], January 24 (ANI): Maintaining their unbeaten streak during the tour of Chile, an impressive and dominating performance from the Indian junior women's hockey team saw them defeat Chile's senior side 2-0 in their fifth match of the overseas tour held here at the Prince of
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SAI modifies SOPs partially to ensure athletes returning from competitions
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [Delhi], January 23 (ANI): The Sports Authority of India (SAI) is coming up with various proactive measures in order to ensure that there is no drop in intensity of Olympic-bound athletes.
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International Olympic Committee prepares for various scenarios ahead of To
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is taking into account various scenarios for holding the upcoming Tokyo Olympics and has a wide array of measures for a proper response, IOC President Thomas Bach said.
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