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'Hockey legend out and out': Ravi Shastri condoles demise of Balbir Singh
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): Indian men's cricket team coach Ravi Shastri on Monday condoled the demise of hockey legend Balbir Singh.
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Nehwal, Kashyap, Praneeth lash out on BWF for revamped 2020 calendar
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Indian shuttlers Parupalli Kashyap, Saina Nehwal and Sai Praneeth on Friday lashed out at the revamped tournament calendar announced by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) for the remaining 2020 season following disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Abhishek Verma, Babita Phogat welcome govt's decision reopen sports comple
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 18 (ANI): Indian shooter Abhishek Verma and wrestler Babita Phogat on Monday welcomed the government's decision to reopen the sports complexes and stadiums.
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Beijing unveils sustainability plan for 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], May 16 (ANI): The Beijing Organising Committee on Friday unveiled the sustainability plan for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
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IOC approves financial assistance of up to USD 800 mn for postponed Tokyo
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], May 15 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) anticipates that it will have to bear costs of up to USD 800 million for its part of the responsibilities for the organisation of the Tokyo Olympics, its own extended operations and the support for the wider Olym
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Kiren Rijiju interacts with elite weightlifters, says decision soon on tra
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Monday spoke to all the nine elite weightlifters and chief coach Vijay Sharma and sought their feedback on the resumption of training in a phased manner.
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World Archery releases new qualification procedure for Tokyo Olympics
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], May 9 (ANI): The World Archery on Saturday released a new qualification procedure for the postponed Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
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Indian hockey team focused on maintaining fitness despite lockdown: Nilaka
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 8 (ANI): Indian men's hockey team midfielder Nilakanta Sharma said the team is focused on maintaining fitness despite the coronavirus lockdown.
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COVID-19: Webinars organised to address challenges, opportunities for spec
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): In order to address the challenges and opportunities for the special athletes during the Covid-19 lockdown period, special Olympics Bharat conducted a series of webinars from May 1-6, 2020 in collaboration with the Sports Authority of India.
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Hockey India to discuss preparation status of men's, women's teams for Oly
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): Hockey India has said that a meeting has been called on May 13 to discuss a range of topics including the preparation status of the men's and women's teams for the next year's Tokyo Olympics.
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Gurinder Singh working 'extremely hard' to book spot in Olympic-bound team
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 6 (ANI): Indian hockey team player Gurinder Singh said he has been working 'extremely hard' to secure a spot in the team for the next year's Tokyo Olympics.
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Takes teamwork of parents, coaches, sports administrators to make a 'champ
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): Reigning world champion and 2016 Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu has said that building a champion requires teamwork between parents, coaches, and sports administrators.
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