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Paris 2024 reveals website cataloging Pre-Games training camps
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Paris [France], July 16 (ANI): With seven days to go for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Paris 2024 has revealed its website cataloging all of the 770 Pre-Games Training Camps chosen for Olympic and Paralympic athletes to prepare for the Games.
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Tokyo 2020: UN Secretary-General Guterres calls for Olympic Truce to be ob
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 16 (ANI): The Olympic Truce comes into force from Friday, seven days before the start of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, and will remain in effect until 12 September, seven days after the end of the Paralympic Games.
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Airbnb, IOC and IPC unveil over 200 Olympian and Paralympian Online Experi
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 14 (ANI): Airbnb, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) are bringing people closer than ever to the magic of Tokyo 2020 with a special program taking place during the Games of more than 200 Olympian and Paralympian O
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Tokyo Paralympics: India to participate in 9 disciplines in this edition a
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): India will participate across nine sporting events in the upcoming Tokyo Paralympics which gets underway from August 24.
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Sports Minister Rijiju congratulates shot put para-athletes for qualifying
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, on Sunday congratulated shot put para-athletes for qualifying for the upcoming Tokyo Paralympics.
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Rijiju congratulates Indian javelin throwers for qualifying for Tokyo Para
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, has congratulated javelin throwers Navdeep, Ranjeet Bhati, Devendra Jhajharia, and Tek Chand for qualifying for the Tokyo Paralympics.
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Sports Ministry advises AAI, PCI to raise 'participation' issues with Worl
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): The Indian Para-Archery team has withdrawn from the final Paralympics qualification and World Ranking tournament in Nove Mesto after Czech Republic did not issue visas to the six archers and five officials.
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Tokyo Paralympics: Mariyappan Thangavelu to lead Indian contingent at Game
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): Mariyappan Thangavelu, the 2016 Rio Gold Medalist in the men’s high jump, has been selected as the captain of the Indian contingent for the Tokyo Paralympics 2020, set to be held from August 24 to September 5.
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Tokyo Paralympics: I have improved a lot since Rio 2016, says javelin thro
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New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): World Champion Javelin thrower Sandeep Chaudhary is all geared up for the upcoming Tokyo Paralympics 2020 as he believes he has improved his game since the setback of the 2016 Rio Paralympics.
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Tokyo Paralympics: We will get at least 15 medals in my point of view, say
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): Devendra Jhajharia, the 2016 Rio Paralympic champion in the men's F-46 javelin throw category, on Thursday said he feels the Indian contingent will be able to bag around 15 medals at the upcoming Tokyo Paralympics.
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Chandigarh University announces R-Tikaram Para-Athlete Sports scholarship
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Mohali (Punjab) [India], June 25 (ANI/PRNewswire): 21-year-old daughter of a driver and B.PEd. student of Chandigarh University Gharuan, Aruna Tanwar has been officially selected to represent India at Paralympics Tokyo 2021. Aruna Tanwar who hails from village Dinod near Bhiwani currently ra
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Calls for boycott of Beijing Olympics over Chinese repression intensify, p
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], June 23 (ANI): A protest was held on Wednesday near Parliament House in Australia, calling for a boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics amid ongoing Chinese genocide against Uyghur Muslims and the severe repression in Tibet, Southern Mongolia, Hong
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