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Health of our athletes takes precedence: SAI issues advisory to NSFs amid
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 4 (ANI): The Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Wednesday issued an advisory to all the National Sports Federations (NSF) saying that the 'health of our athletes takes precedence'.
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TOPS secretariat is monitoring situation and guiding athletes: Sports Sec
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New Delhi [India], Mar 4 (ANI): Union Sports Secretary Radhey Shyam Julaniya on Wednesday said the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) secretariat is monitoring the situation risen from Coronavirys scare and officials are assisting the athletes.
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Asia Championships 2020 shifted to Manila due to coronavirus outbreak
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Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], Mar 4 (ANI): The Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Wednesday shifted the Asia Championships 2020 from Wuhan, China, the epicentre of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, to Manila, in the Philippines.
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Coronavirus scare: IOC forms Joint Task Force ahead of Tokyo Olympics
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Lausanne [Switzerland], Mar 3 (ANI): Amid coronavirus outbreak, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board on Tuesday announced that they have already created a joint task force which involves IOC, Tokyo 2020, the host city of Tokyo, the government of Japan and the World Healt
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Boxer Ashish Kumar secures 5-0 victory over Kan Chia-Wei
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Amman [Jordan], Mar 3 (ANI): After Gaurav Solanki's commanding victory, Indian boxer Ashish Kumar (75kg) also made a winning start in the Asian/Oceanian Olympic Qualifiers as he defeated Chinese Taipei's Kan Chia-Wei by 5-0 here on Tuesday.
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Lovlina, Pooja Rani, Satish Kumar one win away from securing Tokyo Olympic
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New Delhi [India], Mar 3 (ANI): Indian boxers Lovlina Borgohain (69kg), Pooja Rani (75kg) and Satish Kumar (+91kg) are just one win away from securing their berths in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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Gaurav Solanki thrashes Akylbek Esenbek Uulu 5-0
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Amman [Jordan], Mar 3 (ANI): Indian boxer Gaurav Solanki (57kg) made a winning start at the Asian/Oceanian Olympic Qualifiers as he thrashed Kyrgyzstan's national boxing champion Akylbek Esenbek Uulu 5-0 here on Tuesday.
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Olympic medalist hockey player Balbir Singh Kullar passes away
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New Delhi [India], Mar 1 (ANI): Former Indian hockey player and Olympian Balbir Singh Kullar on Sunday passed away at the age of 77.
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Khelo India University Games: Dutee Chand bags gold medal in 100-m dash wi
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Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Feb 29 (ANI): Indian sprinter Dutee Chand on Saturday clinched a gold medal in 100m dash with a record timing of 11.49 seconds in the Khelo India University Games.
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Indian boxers reach Amman for Olympic Qualifiers
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Amman [Jordan], Feb 29 (ANI): The Indian boxing team reached Amman on Friday night to participate in the Tokyo Olympics Asian/Oceanian qualifying event, starting from March 3.
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Asian Olympic Qualifier cancelled amid Coronavirus scare
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Corsier-sur-Vevey [Switzerland], Feb 29 (ANI): The Asian Olympic Qualifier has been cancelled after the Kyrgyz government decided to take measures against the spread of the coronavirus.
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BWF to not make adjustments to Tokyo Olympic qualification period despite
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Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], Feb 28 (ANI): The Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Friday confirmed that federation is not "planning to make any adjustments to the regulations related to the Olympic qualification period" despite coronavirus outbreak in many countries.
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