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Asian Boxing C'ship: Hussamuddin, Thapa off to flying start
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): Mohammad Hussamuddin and Shiva Thapa began the Indian campaign on a winning note at the 2021 ASBC Asian Boxing Championships as the duo registered victories on the opening day in Dubai on Monday.
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Hockey India adds 126 candidates to potential list of umpires, judges
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): After conducting two sets of online workshops from September 2020 to March 2021 as a part of the induction program for the new umpires and technical officials in its officiating system, Hockey India has successfully added 126 candidates to its potential list
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Hockey India Coaching Education Pathway benefits over 1000 candidates in I
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): In pursuit of developing coaches from the grassroots and enabling them to meet the requirements and the ever-growing demands of international hockey, the sports' governing body in India launched the Hockey India Coaching Education Pathway in March 2019.
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Tokyo Olympics: PM Modi has given clear direction to provide full support
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given clear direction to provide full support to the Tokyo Olympics-bound athletes.
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Tokyo Olympics: Sure of landing a medal if I jump around 8.35m, says Srees
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Long jumper M Sreeshankar is confident about his chances at the Tokyo Olympic Games, believing that an 8.35m jump will earn him a medal in the showpiece event scheduled to be held from July 23.
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French President to attend Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Paris [France], May 22 (ANI): President Emmanuel Macron will attend the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics on July 23, said France Sports Minister Roxana Maracineanu, reported NKH World.
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My Olympian father is my biggest inspiration, says defender Jaskaran Singh
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 22 (ANI): For Indian men's team midfielder Jaskaran Singh, his childhood memories are all about hockey. Hockey is in Jaskaran's blood. He is the son of Olympian and former India coach Rajinder Singh Jr.
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COVID-19: Olympics preparation in full swing as 19 Indian athletes have co
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Ahead of the upcoming Olympics and Paralympics, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has informed that 19 Olympic-bound athletes have received both doses of the Covid-19 vaccine and hence they are fully vaccinated against the virus.
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Close to 2,000 athletes pre-register for 10th edition of International Ath
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Lausanne [Switzerland], May 22 (ANI): Nearly 2,000 athletes and Olympian representatives have pre-registered to take part in the 10th edition of the International Athletes' Forum (IAF), which will be held virtually for the first time on May 26 and 27.
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Games will be safe for everyone, says IOC's John Coates as Tokyo 2020 ente
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Tokyo [Japan], May 21 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Coordination Commission Chair John Coates on Friday said that the upcoming Tokyo Olympics will be safe for everyone and the organisers are now fully in "operational delivery mode."
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Triple jumper Christian Taylor ruptures Achilles tendon, undergoes surgery
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Ostrava [Czech Republic], May 21 (ANI): American triple jumper Christian Taylor's partner, Austrian athlete Beate Schrott, has announced that Taylor has ruptured his Achiles tendon and has undergone surgery. The 30-year-old suffered the injury during competition in Ostrava.
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Tokyo Olympics: IOC President Bach to visit Japan from July 12
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Tokyo [Japan], May 21 (ANI/Xinhua): International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach will arrive in Japan on July 12 -- 11 days before the start of the Tokyo Olympic Games.
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