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We dream of hosting 2048 Olympics, will approach Centre, Olympic Associati
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 12 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said it is his government's dream to host the 2048 Olympics and said he would approach the Central government and the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) for it.
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China offers vaccine doses for Tokyo, Beijing Olympic participants
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], March 11 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach on Thursday said that the Chinese Olympic Committee has offered vaccine doses for the participants of this year's Tokyo Olympics as well as the Beijing 2022 Winter Games.
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Sports Ministry provides Rs 2.5 lakh financial assistance to deaf tennis p
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 11 (ANI): The Sports Ministry has provided financial assistance of Rs 2.5 lakh to deaf tennis player Jafreen Shaik from the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons (PDUNWFS) to continue her training despite hurdles in the quest to win a gol
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Activist urges Biden administration to act against Chinese Communist Party
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], March 11 (ANI): Tahir Imin, an exiled Uyghur rights activist on Monday urged the Biden administration to take action against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) over the "genocide", reported New York Post.
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Thomas Bach re-elected as IOC president until 2025
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], March 10 (ANI): International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach was on Wednesday re-elected for an additional four-year term.
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Hege Riise named GB women's head coach for Tokyo Olympics
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], March 10 (ANI): The Football Association (FA) on Wednesday announced that interim head coach Hege Riise will take charge of Great Britain's women's football team at the summer Olympic Games in Tokyo.
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Means a lot for me to be an Olympian, Tokyo will be my last: Mary Kom
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 10 (ANI): The record six-time boxing world champion, Mary Kom, has said that this years' Olympics will be her last appearance in the event, regardless of her desire to carry on or not.
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Mission Olympic Cell sanctions financial assistance for men's and women's
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 10 (ANI): With just over four months left for the Tokyo Olympics, the Mission Olympic Cell has sanctioned INR 50,000 per athlete as an out-of-pocket allowance for the members of the Indian men's and women's hockey team under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS).
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The question is not whether Olympics will take place, question is how: Tho
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Laussane [Switzerland], March 10 (ANI): International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach on Wednesday said that the Tokyo Olympics will definitely take place, but the question still remains on how it will be going ahead in a safe fashion.
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Global experts report on genocide studies verifies Chinese govt 'intent to
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 10 (ANI): China's shameless denial of its ongoing genocide against Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples in East Turkistan has been exposed once again by a new report by 50 experts on Tuesday.
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Kejriwal should have discussed Delhi's Olympic bid with IOA first: Narinde
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 10 (ANI): Reacting to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's statement of Delhi making a bid for hosting Olympics in 2048, Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Narinder Batra on Wednesday said that Kejriwal should have discussed the matter with IOA first.
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Tokyo Olympics to be staged without overseas spectators: Report
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], March 9 (ANI): The upcoming Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics will be staged without overseas spectators as precautionary measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus, Kyodo News reported on Tuesday citing officials with knowledge of the matter.
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