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Kerala: Student injured during state junior athletic sports meet dies in h
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Pala (Kerala) [India], Oct 21 (ANI): A school student who was injured during state junior athletic sports meet here died at a hospital on Monday, 17 days after he was hit during the sporting event.
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Tokyo gears up for Olympic Games 2020, medals unveiled
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Aug 14 (ANI): The Olympic Games fever has already gripped the Tokyo city. It's been less than a year for the mega sporting event and signs of the Olympics and logo of Tokyo Olympic are getting popular on the streets.
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We are with IOA, says NRAI on 2022 CWG boycott plan
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): The National Rifle Association (NRAI) of India has backed the Indian Olympic Association's proposal to completely boycott the 2022 Commonwealth Games, for excluding shooting from the sporting event.
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Government permits all qualified athletes to come to India : Kiren Rijiju
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 11 (ANI): Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said in Lok Sabha on Thursday that the government's policy is to permit all qualified athletes belonging to any National Olympic Committee recognised by it to participate in the sporting events taking place in India.
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IOC lifts sanctions imposed on India to host international sporting events
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 20 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday lifted the sanctions imposed on India to host international sporting events with immediate effect.
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Spain allows Kosovo athletes to use national symbols
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], Nov 15 (ANI): The Spanish government has decided to allow athletes from Kosovo to use their national symbols, anthem, and flag while participating in international sporting events being held in the country.
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UAE hopes to attract 20,000 volunteers for Special Olympics Games
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], Oct 6 (ANI/WAM): As Abu Dhabi gets ready to welcome more than 7,000 athletes to compete in 24 sports at the Special Olympics World Games in 2019, the organising committee has invited youth and other members of the community to be part of the humanitarian sporting event.
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Men's Hockey WC: Odisha CM unveils 'Countdown Clock
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha), Aug 29 (ANI): With only three months left for the commencement of the Men's Hockey World Cup in India, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday unveiled the countdown clock in the run-up for the mega sporting event.
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The Business of Asian Games and other major sporting events
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Palembang [Indonesia], August 26 (ANI): The 18th edition of the Asian Games which is currently ongoing and co-hosted by the cities of Jakarta and Palembang, is arguably the largest multi-sports event in the world. Over 11,000 athletes from 46 countries are taking part in 40 sports. India
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Sports can bridge Indo-Pak gap: Md. Riaz
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 21 (ANI): Pakistan wrestling team manager Muhammad Riaz on Saturday said that sporting events can bridge the gap between the two countries.
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Ramdev heaps praise on Sushil Kumar's CWG feat
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 17 (ANI): Yoga Guru Ramdev on Tuesday said that India would have bagged one more gold medal in 2016 Olympics if Indian wrestler Sushil Kumar had not been stopped from participating in the international sporting event.
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South Korea backs unified presence with North in Winter Paralympics
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Mar 10 (ANI): The creative executive director for the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Paralympics on Saturday supported the unified presence of both North and South Korea in the sporting event.
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