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Delhi HC seeks response from Centre, Hockey India, others on plea filed by
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 27 (ANI): The Delhi High Court sought response from the Centre, Hockey India, and others over a petition filed by Olympic gold medalist Aslam Sher Khan challenging the appointment of Narendra Dhruv Batra and Elena Norman as 'Life Member' and 'CEO', respectively, having
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Ek India Team India - Designing a national identity: Homegrown agency Smit
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India] Aug 26 (ANI/BusinessWire India): The Indian Olympic Association has adopted a new identity to commemorate 100 years of Indian participation at the Olympic Games. The new logo and brand identity were designed by SMITTEN®, a communication design, and brandin
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Leon Bailey enters self-isolation after attending Usain Bolt's birthday pa
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Leverkusen [Germany], Aug 26 (ANI): Bayer Leverkusen's Leon Bailey has entered self-isolation after attending Jamaican Olympic Gold Medal winner Usain Bolt's birthday party, who has tested positive for coronavirus.
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Nina Dobrev, Shaun White's relationship reaches its 'PDA' phase
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 25 (ANI): The 'Vampire Diaries' actor Nina Dobrev and three-time Olympic gold medalist Shaun White were spotted biking together in Malibu.
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Usain Bolt under precautionary self-quarantine, awaits COVID-19 test resul
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 24 (ANI): Jamaica's eight-time Olympic gold-medalist sprinter Usain Bolt on Monday announced that he is under precautionary self-quarantine and awaiting results of a COVID-19 test.
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Haryana approves new scheme for Olympics, Paralympics-qualified athletes
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], Aug 22 (ANI): The Haryana government on Saturday approved a scheme of giving incentive amount of INR 5 lakh in advance to athletes who qualified for the Olympic and Paralympics Games.
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Arjuna Award will motivate me for next year's Tokyo Olympics: Dutee Chand
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Aug 22 (ANI): Ace Indian sprinter Dutee Chand on Saturday said the Arjuna Award will motivate her for next year's Tokyo Olympics and it will also inspire young athletes to pick up a sport.
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Players used quarantine time to learn about India's extraordinary Olympic
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 22 (ANI): After returning to the Sports Authority of India's Bengaluru campus earlier this month, players used the two-week-long mandatory quarantine period "to learn about India's extraordinary Olympic history", said Graham Reid, Indian men's hockey tea
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Working towards developing Odisha's HPC into most innovative High-Performa
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Aug 21 (ANI): James Hillier, the head coach at Odisha's Athletics High-Performance Centre (HPC) in Bhubaneswar, has said that they are working towards developing this HPC into the most innovative High-Performance Athletics Centre in Asia.
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National Sports Awards Selection Committee has mistaken in recommendations
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 20 (ANI): Ace wrestler and two-time Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar has raised finger on National Sports Awards Selection Committee on recommending many awards in a non-Olympic year.
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On this day in 2008, Sushil Kumar won his first Olympic medal
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 20 (ANI): On this day in 2008, Indian wrestler Sushil Kumar won his first Olympic medal at the Beijing Olympics.
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Matter of pride that I will be conferred with Arjuna Award: Sakshi Malik
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Rohtak (Haryana) [India], Aug 20 (ANI): For grappler Sakshi Malik it is a matter of pride to have another honour on her mantle piece- the prestigious Arjuna Award.
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