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Mental fitness as important as physical fitness, says defender Jarmanpreet
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru [India], May 28 (ANI): India hockey defender Jarmanpreet Singh, who has been training at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Centre in Bengaluru as part of the men's senior core group, feels mental fitness is as important as physical fitness to deal with the current situations. He
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Tokyo Olympics: International Athletes' Forum ends with athletes expressin
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], May 28 (ANI): Athletes' commission members from 199 National Olympic Committees (NOCs), all summer and winter Olympic sports federations, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), all Organising Committees for the Olympic Games
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Focused on making it to the Olympics and realising my childhood dream: Nav
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 27 (ANI): India forward Navneet Kaur is hopeful of playing her first Olympic event in the summer and is confident of her side having a memorable outing in Tokyo. The 25-year-old has been sweating it out in the national camp at SAI, Bengaluru.
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US trusts Japan to prioritise public health safety at Olympics: White Hous
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 27 (ANI): The United States government has extended its trust over Japan's "commitment" to prioritise public health ahead of Tokyo Olympics this summer on July 23 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID-19: Entire Indian contingent will be vaccinated before Tokyo Games,
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Thursday confirmed that its entire contingent bound for the Olympics will be vaccinated against Covid-19 before the Tokyo Games. The IOA has also said its entire contingent has at least received the first dose of Covid-
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IWF Junior Weightlifting C'ships: Achinta Sheuli wins silver, creates new
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tashkent [Uzbekistan], May 26 (ANI): India's Achinta Sheuli on Wednesday won a silver medal in the 73 kg bodyweight category during the IWF Junior (Men and Women) World Weightlifting Championships at Tashkent.
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Asian Boxing C'ship: Simranjit, Jaismine and Sakshi advance into semis
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): Tokyo-bound Simranjit Kaur alongside two other boxers made their way into the semi-finals on the second day as Indian women assured the country of 10 medals at the 2021 Asian Boxing Championships in Dubai.
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Tokyo Olympics: IOA sends questionnaire to NSFs with eye on COVID-19 proto
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): With the Tokyo Olympics less than two months away, Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Narinder Batra and Secretary General Rajeev Mehta have written to the various National Sports Federations (NSF) and asked them to revert on certain points which the
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Intra-squad matches every week brings out the best in us: Akashdeep Singh
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): Experienced India striker Akashdeep Singh is unperturbed about not getting international tours due to the travel restrictions ahead of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.
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COVID-19: Research says cancelling Tokyo Games will cost Japan $17 billion
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 26 (ANI): With the Tokyo Olympics less than two months away, a research institute has estimated that cancelling the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics with an eye on the COVID-19 situation will cost Japan around 1.81 trillion yen ($17 billion).
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Extremely fortunate to play alongside Manpreet, says Nilakanta Sharma
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 25 (ANI): The Indian men's hockey team midfielder Nilakanta Sharma, who has played 57 matches for the national side, has said he is extremely fortunate to have the chance of playing alongside captain Manpreet Singh.
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Handball federation to take call on Sushil if proven guilty: Executive Dir
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): The Handball Federation of India will take action against two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar if he is proven guilty in the case of the alleged murder of wrestler Sagar Dhankar at Chhatrasal Stadium in Delhi on May 4.
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