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Tokyo 2020: Olympic stadium officially opened
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Dec 16 (ANI): With eight months left for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the stadium for the mega sporting event was opened for media on Sunday.
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Tokyo Olympics 2020 to have Table Tennis mixed doubles
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): For the first time in the Olympic Games' history, men and women will compete together in a new Table Tennis mixed doubles event in Tokyo 2020.
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Tokyo 2020 Olympic medal design unveiled
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 24 (ANI): Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games unveiled the Olympic medal design, medal ribbon and medal case for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at '1 Year to Go' ceremony on Wednesday.
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Paralympian Deepa Malik named for New Zealand Sir Edmund Hillary Fellowshi
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 11 (ANI): Rio Paralympics silver medallist Deepa Malik has been named as the recipient of the New Zealand Prime Minister's Sir Edmund Hillary Fellowship for 2019.
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Tokyo 2020 unveils Paralympic torch
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Mar 25 (ANI): The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games on Monday unveiled the Paralympic torch and emblem that will be used to depict the torch relay, scheduled to take place between August 13 and 25.
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Shimizu Corporation building safe stadium for Tokyo 2020
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Nov 30 (ANI): The Tokyo Olympic and Paralympics Games Organising Committee recently invited media persons to observe lifting of a large roof of Olympic Gymnastic Centre, which will be the venue for gymnastics.
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics mascots revealed
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Jul 23 (ANI): Japan on Sunday unveiled the names of its mascots for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games respectively.
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Para swimmer Karmakar suspended for various offences: PCI
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 1 (ANI): Confirming the suspension of para swimmer Prasanta Karmakar, Vice President Paralympic Committee of India (PCI), Gursharan Singh, today said the athlete is also facing charges of indiscipline and anti-federation activities apart from charges of recording vid
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Russia to field 30-35 athletes in Pyeongchang Winter Paralympics
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Jan 29 (ANI): Around 30 to 35 Russian Paralympians have been allowed to compete in the Winter Paralympic Games as "neutral athletes" in five sports disciplines, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said in a statement on Monday.
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Deepa Malik hails Tendulkar's attempt seeking CGHS facility for athletes
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 12 (ANI): Calling it a 'thoughtful' initiative, Paralympic athelete Deepa Malik has hailed Sachin Tendulkar's letter to the Prime Minister to include all international medallists in Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS).
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'Shocked' my name is not among Khel Ratna recipients: Deepa Mali
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana)[India], August 7 (ANI): Deepa Malik, who scripted history by becoming India's first-ever woman to win a medal at the Paralympic Games, said on Monday that she was "shocked" that her name was not there in the list of recipients for the prestigious Rajiv Gandh
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Paralympic medallist Deepa Malik slams airlines over `poor handling of whe
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Gurgaon (Haryana) [India], Oct.06 (ANI): Deepa Malik, who scripted history last month by becoming India's first-ever woman to win a medal at the Paralympic Games, has alleged "poor handling" of wheelchair-bound passengers by Vistara Airlines and also slammed it over its "
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