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193 athletes offered grants from Athlete Welfare Fund
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Quai Antoine [Monaco], June 21 (ANI): World Athletics and the International Athletics Foundation (IAF) on Sunday announced that 193 athletes from 58 member federations will be offered one-time grants of USD 3000 through an Athlete Welfare Fund declared in April to support professional athlet
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IOA to discuss cutting ties with Chinese sponsors in next executive commit
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): Indian Olympic Association's (IOA) treasurer Anandeshwar Pandey on Thursday said that the issue regarding snapping ties which Chinese sponsors will be discussed in the next executive committee meeting.
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Kiren Rijiju wishes Leander Paes on his 47th birthday
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 17 (ANI): Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday extended his wishes to ace tennis player Leander Paes, who turned 47.
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Sports Ministry to establish KISCE to enhance India's Olympic performance
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 16 (ANI): The Sports Ministry will be establishing Khelo India State Centre of Excellence (KISCE) under the Khelo India Scheme. One KISCE will be identified in each state and union territory as an effort to create a robust sporting ecosystem in the entire country.
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Tokyo Olympics a great chance for Indian women's hockey team to make histo
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 16 (ANI): The Indian Women Hockey Team's ace Goalkeeper Savita believes that the next year's Tokyo Olympics will "surely" be a great chance for the team to make history.
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IOC vice-president demands fresh probe against Narinder Batra in accordanc
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 14 (ANI): The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) vice-president Sudhanshu Mittal has said the International Hockey Federation's (FIH) clean chit to president Dr Narinder Dhruv Batra on his complaint of irregularity is an "attempt to eyewash" and insisted his allegation
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Sudhanshu Mittal welcomes Delhi HC's decision of putting interim stay on I
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) vice president Sudhanshu Mittal on Friday welcomed the decision of Delhi High Court of imposing an interim stay on an order issued by body's president Narinder Dhruv Batra, which removed Mittal and others from the post of
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Delhi HC puts interim stay on IOA President's order removing Sudhanshu Mit
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Friday imposed an interim stay on an order issued by Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Narender Dhruv Batra, which removed its Vice President Sudhanshu Mittal and others from the post of Ethics Officers.
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One more tests positive for COVID-19 in IOA president's family
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Dr Narinder Dhruv Batra on Thursday said that one more member in his family has tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the total number of infected patients to eight in his house.
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International Olympic Committee condemns racism in the strongest terms
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], June 11 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday said that it stands for non-discrimination as one of the founding pillars of the Olympic Movement, which is reflected in the Olympic Charter.
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Work started to optimise, streamline games' scope: International Olympic C
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Lausanne [Switzerland], June 10 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday said that work has begun to 'optimise and streamline' the Games' scope in order to reduce the impacts of the postponement.
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IOA vice-president files complaint against Narinder Batra to FIH CEO, accu
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New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): Indian Olympic Association (IOA) vice-president Sudhanshu Mittal has filed a complaint against the body's president Narinder Dhruv Batra to the International Hockey Federation (FIH) CEO Thierry Weil, accusing Batra of committing "gross violations".
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