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IWF President Tamas Ajan resigns from IOC honourary membership
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Laussane [Switzerland], Mar 5 (ANI): International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) president Tamas Ajan has resigned as an honourary member of the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Executive Board.
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Sakshi Choudhary secures 4-1 victory, enters quarter-final of Asian Olympi
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Amman [Jordan], Mar 4 (ANI): Indian boxer Sakshi Choudhary defeated fourth seed and 2019 Asian Championships silver medalist Nilawan Techasuep 4-1 in the 57 kg category of the Asian/Oceanian Olympic Qualifiers here on Wednesday.
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Coronavirus situation needs monitoring and IOC is doing their job: Abhinav
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], Mar 4 (ANI): Amid coronavirus outbreak, former Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra on Wednesday said that the situation needs to be carefully monitored and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is doing their job.
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Health of our athletes takes precedence: SAI issues advisory to NSFs amid
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 4 (ANI): The Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Wednesday issued an advisory to all the National Sports Federations (NSF) saying that the 'health of our athletes takes precedence'.
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Asia Championships 2020 shifted to Manila due to coronavirus outbreak
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], Mar 4 (ANI): The Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Wednesday shifted the Asia Championships 2020 from Wuhan, China, the epicentre of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, to Manila, in the Philippines.
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Coronavirus scare: IOC forms Joint Task Force ahead of Tokyo Olympics
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], Mar 3 (ANI): Amid coronavirus outbreak, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board on Tuesday announced that they have already created a joint task force which involves IOC, Tokyo 2020, the host city of Tokyo, the government of Japan and the World Healt
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Boxer Ashish Kumar secures 5-0 victory over Kan Chia-Wei
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Amman [Jordan], Mar 3 (ANI): After Gaurav Solanki's commanding victory, Indian boxer Ashish Kumar (75kg) also made a winning start in the Asian/Oceanian Olympic Qualifiers as he defeated Chinese Taipei's Kan Chia-Wei by 5-0 here on Tuesday.
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Lovlina, Pooja Rani, Satish Kumar one win away from securing Tokyo Olympic
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 3 (ANI): Indian boxers Lovlina Borgohain (69kg), Pooja Rani (75kg) and Satish Kumar (+91kg) are just one win away from securing their berths in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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Gaurav Solanki thrashes Akylbek Esenbek Uulu 5-0
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Amman [Jordan], Mar 3 (ANI): Indian boxer Gaurav Solanki (57kg) made a winning start at the Asian/Oceanian Olympic Qualifiers as he thrashed Kyrgyzstan's national boxing champion Akylbek Esenbek Uulu 5-0 here on Tuesday.
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Khelo India University Games: Dutee Chand bags gold medal in 100-m dash wi
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Feb 29 (ANI): Indian sprinter Dutee Chand on Saturday clinched a gold medal in 100m dash with a record timing of 11.49 seconds in the Khelo India University Games.
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Indian boxers reach Amman for Olympic Qualifiers
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Amman [Jordan], Feb 29 (ANI): The Indian boxing team reached Amman on Friday night to participate in the Tokyo Olympics Asian/Oceanian qualifying event, starting from March 3.
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BWF to not make adjustments to Tokyo Olympic qualification period despite
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], Feb 28 (ANI): The Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Friday confirmed that federation is not "planning to make any adjustments to the regulations related to the Olympic qualification period" despite coronavirus outbreak in many countries.
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