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SC to hear shooter Naresh Sharma's plea challenging Delhi HC order today
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 2 (ANI): The Supreme Court will hear today at 2 pm the plea of five-time Paralympian shooter Naresh Kumar Sharma challenging an order of the Delhi High Court which had posted his plea relating to his non-selection for the upcoming Tokyo Games for hearing on August 6
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Delhi HC seeks PCI's response on shooter Naresh Sharma's plea over his non
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): The Division Bench of Delhi High Court on Friday sought response from the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) and others on five-time Paralympian shooter Naresh Kumar Sharma's petition challenging the order of a single bench regarding his non-selection in To
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Tokyo Olympics: US pole vaulter Sam Kendricks out of Games after testing C
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 29 (ANI): American pole vaulter and two times world champion Sam Kendricks will miss the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19, the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee confirmed in a statement on Thursday.
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IPC, WHO sign MoU for promotion of diversity and equity
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 23 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) on Thursday signed an agreement to work together to foster diversity and equity through global initiatives promoting health and sport for everybody, everywhere.
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Delhi HC grants time to PCI to take instruction on Shooter Naresh Sharma's
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Paralympic Committee of India's Counsel to take instructions on the plea of Naresh Kumar Sharma, five-time Paralympian, Rifle Shooter seeking direction from the PCI to include his name in the list of shooter selecte
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Shooter Naresh Kumar's plea mischievous and devoid of any merit: Paralympi
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 21 (ANI): The Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) vehemently denied all the charges levied by Shooter Naresh Kumar Sharma and reiterated that the selection was fair, impartial, and after following due process.
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Arjun Awardee shooter moves Delhi HC, seeks direction to PCI to allow part
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 21 (ANI): Five-time Paralympian (Rifle Shooter) Naresh Kumar Sharma has knocked on the doors of the Delhi High Court seeking direction to the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) to include his name in the list of selected shooters for Tokyo Paralympics in the R7 event
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Playing in Tokyo won't be easy amid the COVID-19 situation, says para-badm
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Rudrapur (Uttarakhand) [India], July 19 (ANI): Para-badminton player Manoj Sarkar who has made the cut in men's singles SL3 for Paralympic Games in Tokyo, stated that athletes don't have to fight just their opponent in the showpiece but the COVID-19 pandemic too.
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IOC launches Mentally Fit Helpline; athletes to have 24-hour access
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 18 (ANI): All athletes attending the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 and the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 will have 24-hour access to the new IOC Mentally Fit Helpline.
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IOC President Bach visit Hiroshima as Olympic Truce comes into force
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Hiroshima [Japan], July 17 (ANI): The United Nations Truce Resolution for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 came into force from Friday and on this occasion, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, visited Hiroshima, the city of peace.
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Confident to clinch medal at Tokyo, says Noida DM Suhas LY after securing
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 17 (ANI): Noida District Magistrate and para-badminton player Suhas L. Yathiraj, who would be representing India in the upcoming Paralympics, is confident of winning a medal at Tokyo 2020.
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Tokyo 2020: Yathiraj, Manoj Sarkar get bipartite quotas; India to send 7-m
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): As Para-Badminton is set to make its debut at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo next month, India will send a strong seven-member squad after the Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Friday granted two bipartite quotas to the country.
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