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First Youth20 meeting to be held on Feb 6-8 in Guwahati
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
It will focus on five themes of Future of Work; Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction; Peace Building and Reconciliation; Youth in Democracy and Health, Wellbeing and Sports.
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Sports Ministry holds its first Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) meeting outside
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The fortnightly meeting, where members of MOC meet to discuss key agenda points of India's Olympic Program and proposals for Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) athletes, was held in Bhubaneswar, Odisha where they also got to see the Indian men's Hockey team play their last group stage match
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Kabaddi player assaulted in UP's Basti, police assure action
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A Kabaddi player and others were allegedly assaulted by miscreants after a scuffle broke out after the end of a sports competition in Uttar Pradesh's Basti over winning and losing in the game, according to the police.
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Centre suspends all ongoing activities of Wrestling Federation of India
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
This includes the suspension of the ongoing ranking competition, and the return of entry fees taken from the participants for any ongoing activities.
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In first head to roll amid wrestling row, Sports Ministry suspends WFI Ass
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The suspended WFI official denied any communication regarding his suspension, stating that this news reached him through ANI when the news agency contacted him to get a reaction to this announcement.
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WFI responds to Sports Ministry, rejects wrestlers' charges against its pr
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The wrestlers, who were protesting at Jantar Mantar, called of their protest after a meeting with Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur.
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MoU signed between Tamil Nadu, Odisha sports departments for infrastructur
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Sports Department of Odisha and the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu have come together to sign an MoU in the presence of the Minister of Youth Welfare and Sports Development, Government of Tamil Nadu and senior officials of the two governments. The President of Hockey India an
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T20 specialist Dan Christian to retire from cricket at the end of ongoing
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The 39-year-old all-rounder, who made his debut in the sport and in its T20 format in 2006 took to Twitter to share a statement on his retirement, bringing down curtains on a "great run" that saw him play T20 leagues worldwide and capture multiple titles. The all-rounder has played 405 T20 g
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Study finds orienteering can train brain, help to fight cognitive decline
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to new research, the sport of orienteering, which requires athleticism, navigational skills, and memory, could be useful as an intervention or preventive measure to combat cognitive decline associated with dementia.
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Oversight Committee to probe wrestler's allegations against WFI, its chief
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on Saturday announced the formation of an 'Oversight committee' to probe into the levelled allegations against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and its chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and other coaches.
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Wrestlers call off protest, WFI chief Brij Bhushan to step aside till prob
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The protest which has been continuing at the Jantar Mantar in the national capital was called off with the Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur announcing Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh to "step aside" till the investigation against the levelled allegat
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Shooting World Cup 2023: HC appoints ex-SC Judge AK Sikri as administrator
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Bench of Justice Satish Chander Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad in an order passed on January 19, said that "the prestige of the country will be affected if there is any impediment in organizing the World Cup event which would require funding from the Union of India".
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