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Was inspired by how Milkha Singh devoted his life to sports, says PM Modi
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday highlighted how he was inspired by track legend Milkha Singh and spoke about the upcoming Tokyo Olympics during his monthly radio programme "Mann Ki Baat".
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Tokyo Olympics: Manpreet Singh to lead 16-member men's hockey team
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): Hockey India on Tuesday named midfielder Manpreet Singh as the captain of the 16-member Olympic-bound India men's hockey team.
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Japan wants to accept no more than 90,000 foreign citizens at Tokyo Olympi
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], March 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The Japanese government expects that the number of foreign citizens who will attend the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo will not exceed 90,000, Japanese media reported on Saturday.
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Hashimoto Seiko appointed new president of Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], February 18 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday welcomed the decision of the Tokyo 2020 Executive Board to appoint seven-time Olympian Hashimoto Seiko as the new president of the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee.
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Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay postponed after Games shifted to next year
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], Mar 25 (ANI): In light of the postponement of the Olympics Games to 2021, the Organising Committee of Tokyo 2020 has decided to postpone the Olympic Torch Relay scheduled to start on March 26.
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IOA to bid for hosting 2026, 2030 Commonwealth Games in India
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 30 (ANI): Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Monday confirmed that it would bid to host the Commonwealth Games in 2026 and 2030 in India.
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UAE hopes to attract 20,000 volunteers for Special Olympics Games
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], Oct 6 (ANI/WAM): As Abu Dhabi gets ready to welcome more than 7,000 athletes to compete in 24 sports at the Special Olympics World Games in 2019, the organising committee has invited youth and other members of the community to be part of the humanitarian sporting event.
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Japan adopts new ways to beat the heat
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Aug 8 (ANI): Climate change is a global issue causing worry to many countries around the world in recent years. Japan, too, has observed a record heat wave this summer.
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Boxing could be expelled from Games, warns IOC
Updated : 8 years, 4 months 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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Paris to host 2024 Summer Olympics, LA gets 2028
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 1 (ANI): Paris will host the 2024 Summer Olympics Games after Los Angeles agreed to formally announce its bid for the 2028 Games.
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After four decades, McDonald's ends Olympics sponsorship
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [U.S.], June. 17 (ANI): Fast food giant McDonald's is ending its decades-long affiliation with the Olympics Games, as it cut short a deal that was supposed to extend till least through 2020.
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Alibaba becomes a top sponsor of the Olympics Games through 2028
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 21 (ANI): Alibaba Group Holding is set to become a top sponsor of the Olympic Games through 2028, joining the likes of Coca Cola and Samsung Electronics.
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