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Three-time Olympic champion swimmer Sun Yang handed eight-year ban by CAS
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], Feb 28 (ANI): The Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) on Friday handed Chinese swimmer Sun Yang, a three-time Olympic champion, eight years ban for missing an out-of-competition doping test.
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Have called meeting to discuss suspension of SGFI: Sushil Kumar
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 29 (ANI): Wrestler Sushil Kumar, who is also the president of the School Games Federation of India (SGFI), on Friday said that he has called a meeting to discuss the suspension of the federation and assured that a strict action would be taken against the guilty parties
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Weather will be very challenging in Tokyo: Indian dragflicker Gurjit Kaur
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Feb 27 (ANI): Indian women's hockey team dragflicker Gurjit Kaur on Thursday said the weather will be a challenge in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.
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We are going to send a large contingent for Tokyo Olympics: Kiren Rijiju
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 27 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said that there a large Indian contingent will be participating in the Tokyo Olympics 2020.
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Indian athletes attend Japanese cultural sensitivity workshop
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 27 (ANI): Indian Tokyo-bound Olympians and Paralympians on Thursday attended Omotenashi, a Japanese cultural sensitivity workshop.
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Rajnath Singh lauds HAL on its performance in both operations and finance
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Feb 27 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday lauded the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) saying that its performance in both operations and finance has been excellent.
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Rijiju brushes aside coronavirus threat, says India will participate in Ol
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 27 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports on Thursday brushed aside the threat of coronavirus and said India would participate in 2020 Tokyo Olympics in full flow.
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Coronavirus disrupts sports events, affects stadiums' revenue: Fitch
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New York [USA], Feb 27 (ANI): The novel coronavirus has led to postponements or cancellations of various sports events, primarily in the Asia Pacific which will put pressure on affected stadiums' revenues, according to Fitch Ratings.
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NRAI may pull out of Olympic Test if Coronavirus continues
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 27 (ANI): National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) has said that their contingent would pull out of the Olympic Test event next month in Tokyo if coronavirus outbreak continues to create health risk to their shooters in the country.
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Tokyo Olympics preparations on as planned; countermeasures against coronav
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New Delhi [India], Feb 26 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said the preparations for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics 2020 are going on as planned with preventive measures against novel coronavirus to ensure a safe and secure Games.
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Sensex closes 392 points lower on coronavirus fears, auto and metal stocks
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 26 (ANI): Equity indices tracked their global peers and closed deep into the red on Wednesday as effects of coronavirus outbreak reverberated beyond China.
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FIH Rising Stars award a boost to my preparation for Tokyo Olympics: Lalre
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 25 (ANI): Indian women hockey player Lalremsiami has said that 'FIH Rising Stars of the Year' award has motivated her to prepare well for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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