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COVID-19: Powerlifter Gaurav Sharma hits streets to help needy
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): Former international powerlifting champion Gaurav Sharma has been providing food packets and water to the needy amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Hockey India adds 126 candidates to potential list of umpires, judges
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): After conducting two sets of online workshops from September 2020 to March 2021 as a part of the induction program for the new umpires and technical officials in its officiating system, Hockey India has successfully added 126 candidates to its potential list
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Odisha CM's aide VK Pandian conferred with FIH Presidents award
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): V Karthikeyan Pandian, an IAS officer, and private secretary to Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, was conferred with President's award by International Hockey Federation during the 47th FIH Congress on Saturday.
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CAB starts verification process for divison tournaments, vows to make the
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 23 (ANI): The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) has started the process of verification of all the documents submitted by the respective players for playing in the first and second division tournaments during the 2020-2021 season.
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Hockey India Coaching Education Pathway benefits over 1000 candidates in I
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): In pursuit of developing coaches from the grassroots and enabling them to meet the requirements and the ever-growing demands of international hockey, the sports' governing body in India launched the Hockey India Coaching Education Pathway in March 2019.
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Tokyo Olympics: PM Modi has given clear direction to provide full support
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given clear direction to provide full support to the Tokyo Olympics-bound athletes.
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World Athletics approves application of 23 Russians to compete internation
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Quai Antoine [Monaco], May 22 (ANI): The World Athletics Doping Review Board on Saturday agreed that the applications of 23 Russian athletes have met the exceptional eligibility criteria to compete in international competition as neutral athletes in 2021 under Eligibility Rule 3.2 while the
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French President to attend Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Paris [France], May 22 (ANI): President Emmanuel Macron will attend the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics on July 23, said France Sports Minister Roxana Maracineanu, reported NKH World.
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KISCE Srinagar to add training facilities in kayaking, canoeing
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 22 (ANI): In a move that promises to strengthen the already commendable performance of athletes of Jammu and Kashmir in the disciplines of kayaking and canoeing, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) has decided to include the two water spo
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COVID-19: Olympics preparation in full swing as 19 Indian athletes have co
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Ahead of the upcoming Olympics and Paralympics, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has informed that 19 Olympic-bound athletes have received both doses of the Covid-19 vaccine and hence they are fully vaccinated against the virus.
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Close to 2,000 athletes pre-register for 10th edition of International Ath
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], May 22 (ANI): Nearly 2,000 athletes and Olympian representatives have pre-registered to take part in the 10th edition of the International Athletes' Forum (IAF), which will be held virtually for the first time on May 26 and 27.
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Japanese sportswear firm becomes latest to stop using Xinjiang cotton amid
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Osaka [Japan], May 21 (ANI): Japanese sportswear firm Mizuno Corporation on Friday announced its decision to stop using cotton sourced from China's Xinjiang region, believed to reflect concern amid allegations of human rights abuses by Beijing against the Uyghur Muslims.
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