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Russian athletes' request to join Winter Olympics declined
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Feb 5 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Monday declined a request to admit 13 more athletes and two coaches from Russia to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
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S Korea for high-level talks with North's delegation
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Feb 5 (ANI): South Korea will seek to have high-level talks with the North Korean delegation, led by its ceremonial leader Kim Yong-nam who will attend the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics on February 9, the Unification Ministry said on Monday.
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IOC Executive Board maintains financial suspension of AIBA
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 5 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board on Monday decided to maintain the financial suspension of the Association of International Boxing Associations (AIBA) and demanded a new report on its governance by April 30.
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Boxing could be expelled from Games, warns IOC
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Pyeongchang [South Korea] Feb 5 (ANI): Boxing could face expulsion from the next Olympics Games if the issues surrounding the sport's governance and finances
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India Open: Sindhu to face Zhang in title clash
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 4 (ANI): Rio Olympics silver-medallist P.V. Sindhu will aim to win her second consecutive India Open title as she faces Zhang Beiwen of USA in the final showdown at the Siri Fort Sports Complex on Sunday.
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Sindhu to battle Ratchanok in India Open semis
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 3 (ANI): Rio Olympics silver medallist P.V. Sindhu will look to book her place in the women's singles final of the India Open Super 500 World Tour tournament as the Indian shuttler faces world no. 3 Ratchanok Inthanon here at the Siri Fort Sports Complex on Saturday.
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PV Sindhu advances to India Open semis
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 2 (ANI): Rio Olympic silver-medallist PV Sindhu continued her rich vein of form as she bounced back from a game down against Spain's Beatriz Corrales to book her place in the semi-finals of the India Open here on Friday.
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India Open: Sindhu, Nehwal to aim semis berth
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 2 (ANI): Defending Champion P.V. Sindhu and World Championships silver medallist Saina Nehwal will aim to cement their places in the last four of the women's singles of the India Open Super 500 World Tour badminton tournament here at the Siri Fort Sports Complex on Fr
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India Open Boxing: Mary Kom strikes gold
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Five-time World Champion and Olympic bronze medallist M.C. Mary Kom added yet another feather to her already-illustrious hat as she defeated Filipino Josie Gabuco to clinch gold in India Open International Boxing tournament here at the Thyagraj Indoor Stadi
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N Korean Olympic athletes reach South Korea
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Yangyang [South Korea], Feb 01 (ANI): North Korean Olympic athletes on Thursday reached South Korea for the upcoming PyeongChang Winter Games.
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Olympic doping ban on 28 Russian athletes lifted
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
London [U.K.], Feb 1 (ANI): Lifetime Olympic ban for doping violations at the 2014 Sochi Winter Games on twenty-eight Russian athletes was lifted by the Court of Arbitration for Sport [Cas] on Thursday.
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Saina Nehwal again slams BWF's 'killing calendar'
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal said on Wednesday that the crammed calendar was not leaving much time to rest and prepare for tournaments, which are lined up one after the other.
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