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BCCI AGM on Dec 24; New IPL teams and cricket in Olympics to be discussed
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will hold its 89th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on December 24. The BCCI secretary informed the state bodies that the venue of the meeting will be shared in due course. The introduction of two new teams
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IOC, IPC praise engagement and optimisations central to Paris 2024's plans
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Lausanne [Switzerland], December 3 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said that a joint delivery partners meeting, a coordination commission update and joint steering forum, involving the IOC and International Paralympic Committee (IPC), Paris 2024 and its local stakeholders we
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Doing well in Olympics will ensure more women taking up the sport: Rajani
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 2 (ANI): Experienced goalkeeper in the Indian women's hockey team, Rajani Etimarpu believes that the side's efforts to achieve success at the international level will pave way for younger players to take up the sport professionally.
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Thomas Bach only candidate for IOC presidential election
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], December 2 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach will stand unopposed during the March 2021 presidential election.
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Harmanpreet Singh recalls finals of Men's Hockey World League
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 1 (ANI): Three years ago, on this very day, the Indian men's hockey team took the field at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar for their opening match of the Odisha Men's Hockey World League Final 2017 against eventual winners Australia.
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Covid vaccine before Olympics is must for athletes, says Sushil
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New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): Two-time Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar has said that the coronavirus vaccine is a must for players as the world moves closer to next year's Tokyo Olympics.
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4 Olympic quota winning boxers inducted in TOPS
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New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): 2018 World Championship bronze medalist Simranjit Kaur was among four boxers who were included in the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) at the 50th Mission Olympic Cell meeting. The other three are Ashish Kumar (men's 75 kg), Satish Kumar (men's 91+ kg
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Dutee Chand, KT Irfan included in TOPS Core group
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New Delhi [India], November 29 (ANI): Eight Track and Field Athletes were included in the core group of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) at the 50th Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) meeting held on November 26. Also, seven Track and Field Athletes were included in the TOPS developmental gro
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Mission Olympic Cell approves Bajrang Punia's one-month training camp in U
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New Delhi [India], November 28 (ANI): A one-month training camp in the USA has been sanctioned for wrestler Bajrang Punia, Sports Authority of India (SAI) said on Saturday.
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8 para-athletes in four different sports included in TOPS scheme
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New Delhi [India], November 27 (ANI): Eight para-athletes in four different sports have been included in the Target Olympic Podium Scheme.
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Shooter Divyansh Panwar tests positive for coronavirus
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New Delhi [India], November 25 (ANI): Sports Authority of India on Wednesday announced that shooter Divyansh Singh Panwar has tested positive for the coronavirus.
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IOC disqualifies three Romanian weightlifters from London Olympics for fai
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Lausanne [Switzerland], November 25 (ANI): International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday announced that three Romanian weightlifters Razvan Martin, Roxana Cocos and Gabriel Sincraian have been disqualified from the Olympic Games London 2012 after failing anti-doping tests.
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