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Caster Semenya loses appeal at Swiss Supreme court over restrictions of te
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], September 9 (ANI): Two-time Olympic track champion, Caster Semenya lost her appeal in the Swiss supreme court to compete in the 800 meters at Tokyo Olympics.
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Boxer Vikas Krishan gets nod to train in US till November 30
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): The Sports Authority of India (SAI) has approved the request of Tokyo Olympics quota winner and boxer Vikas Krishan to train in the United States as a part of his preparations for the Olympics.
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Japan's Olympic minister vows to hold Tokyo Games "at any cost"
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], September 8 (Xinhua/ANI): Japan's Olympic minister Seiko Hashimoto said on Tuesday that the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games should be held "at any cost," trying to clear all doubts amid the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic and worries of policy change from a new government.
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Tokyo Olympics organisers discuss athletes' position in COVID-19 counterme
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], September 7 (ANI): The first coordination meeting for COVID-19 countermeasures at next year's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics was held on Friday.
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Eminent sportspersons apply for diploma course in sports coaching
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 7 (ANI): As many as 33 eminent sports personalities across 15 sports disciplines have applied for direct admission for the diploma course in Sports Coaching at the Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports (NSNIS) Patiala.
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Ultimate goal is to win a medal at the Olympics: Neha Goyal
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 7 (ANI): Indian women's hockey team midfielder Neha Goyal has had to battle numerous challenges to make it to the top level. The 23-year-old faced financial concerns when she took up hockey as her family found it hard to procure sport equipment for he
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Sports Ministry extends contract of athletics foreign coaches, support sta
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 5 (ANI): With an aim to bring laurels in the 2022 Asian Games and 2024 Olympics, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on Saturday decided to extend the contract of nine foreign coaches and support personnel, including high-performance director of athletics.
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Tokyo 2020 confirms fourth COVID-19 infection
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], September 5 (ANI/Xinhua) An employee with the Tokyo 2020 organising committee has tested positive for COVID-19, it was announced on Saturday.
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Hockey midfielder Hardik determined to book place in Indian Olympic team
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 4 (ANI): India hockey midfielder Hardik Singh is looking to become a much more evolved player and is determined to book a place in next year's Tokyo Olympic-bound team.
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British Athletics appoints Christian Malcolm as new head coach
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Birmingham [UK], September 3 (ANI): British Athletics on Thursday announced the appointment of Christian Malcolm as the new Olympic Programme Head Coach.
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4-month men's national rowing camp to start in Pune from Oct 1
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 2 (ANI): With an eye on the Tokyo Olympics scheduled in 2021, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) has sanctioned the national rowing camp for the men's team from October 1 onwards.
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Punjab Sports Minister hands over Rs 5 lakh cheque to boxer Simranjit Kaur
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 1 (ANI): Punjab Sports Minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi on Tuesday handed over a cheque of Rs 5 lakh to Rajpal Kaur, who is the mother of boxer Simranjit Kaur.
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