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Tokyo Organising Committee confirms all venues, competition schedule for O
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], July 18 (ANI): The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee on Friday announced that all the venues intended for the Games in 2020 have been secured for next year, and confirmed the sports competition schedule.
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Tokyo Olympics hockey schedule: India men to play against NZ, women to tak
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], July 17 (ANI): International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Friday announced the schedule for the postponed Tokyo Olympics according to which Indian men's team will play against New Zealand on July 24 while the women's side will compete against the Netherlands in their op
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IOC reduces candidature budgets by around 80 per cent for 2026 Winter Olym
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], July 17 (ANI): International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday reduced the candidature budgets by around 80 per cent for the 2026 Winter Olympics, implementing the recommendation 3 of Olympic Agenda 2020.
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Dutee Chand given Rs 4.09 cr since 2015: Odisha govt amid training funds r
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 16 (ANI): The Department of Sports and Youth Services, Government of Odisha on Thursday revealed that ace sprinter Dutee Chand has been given Rs 4.09 crore since 2015 and also appointed as Group-A officer in the Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) currently dra
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NRAI to resume national camp for Olympic Core Group Shooters on August 1
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) on Thursday announced that a decision has been taken to schedule a National Camp for 34 Olympic core group of shooters from August 1.
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Selling my BMW as I don't have resources to maintain luxury cars: Dutee Ch
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): Indian ace sprinter Dutee Chand on Wednesday clarified that she wants to sell her car because she is unable to bear its maintenance cost and it will also aid her training for Tokyo Olympics.
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State sports ministers shared some valuable suggestions: Kiren Rijiju
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday interacted with sports ministers and senior officials of 18 States and Union Territories.
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COVID-19 crisis: Ace Indian athlete Dutee Chand wants to sell car to meet
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): Ace Indian athlete Dutee Chand is facing a shortage of funds due to the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics to the next year and is planning to sell her car to meet the expense of her training.
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FIH Pro League will give us tough competition ahead of Tokyo Olympic Games
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): With the FIH announcing the resumption of its premier event, the 2020 Pro League season, Indian men's hockey team's chief coach Graham Reid expressed that the tough competition against top countries will help the side to prepare best for the Tokyo Olympic Ga
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It was my dream to play, train with best players of the country, says youn
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Hisar (Haryana) [India], July 10 (ANI): Indian women's team forward Sharmila Devi, who made debut last year, said it was her dream to play and train with the best players of the country.
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IOC sanctions Turkish athlete for doping violation in 2012 London Olympic
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], July 9 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday said that Turkish weightlifter Mete Binay has been disqualified from the London Olympics 2012 after it conducted "additional analyses" on the samples collected from the event.
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Patience and perseverance key to success in any sport, says Kothajit Singh
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New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): Indian hockey team defender Kothajit Singh Khadangbam said that his biggest learnings from the lockdown were to value the importance of patience and believing in oneself in every situation.
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