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India needs improvement in swimming to be in top 10 in Olympic 2028: Kiren
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 30 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Kiren Rijiju, wants India to improve the level in swimming in order to be in the top 10 at the Olympics 2028.
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Postponed Olympics to be cancelled if COVID-19 not contained by next year:
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], April 28 (ANI): Yoshiro Mori, the Olympics' Organising Committee's President has said that the postponed 2020 Tokyo Games will be cancelled if the coronavirus is not brought under control by next year.
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Kabaddi's inclusion in Olympics is our ultimate goal: Kiren Rijiju
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 27 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Monday said that all the Asian countries must come together to ensure Kabaddi's inclusion in the Olympics.
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International Olympic Committee thanks PM Modi for his commitment to conta
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], Apr 2 (ANI): International Olympic Committee (IOC) has thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his commitment to containing coronavirus spread and for promoting the cause of the Olympics to make it a symbol of human resilience.
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IOA ask NSF to make arrangements for Olympics in 2021
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 28 (ANI): The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has asked all the National Sports Federations (NSF) to make proper arrangements for the Olympics, which has been postponed to 2021, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay postponed after Games shifted to next year
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], Mar 25 (ANI): In light of the postponement of the Olympics Games to 2021, the Organising Committee of Tokyo 2020 has decided to postpone the Olympic Torch Relay scheduled to start on March 26.
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For the very first time, Olympics get postponed
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Mar 24 (ANI): It is for the first time in the history of the mega global event that the Olympics have been postponed by a year.
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Japan's PM and IOC reach an agreement to postpone Olympics due to coronavi
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Mar 24 (ANI): Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday confirmed that an agreement has been reached with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to postpone the Olympics for one year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Postponement is 'realistic option' now, says Tokyo Olympic Organising Comm
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Atlanta [USA], Mar 23 (ANI): As the pressure mounts to postpone the Olympics due to the coronavirus pandemic, Yoshiro Mori, the president of the Tokyo Olympic Organising Committee has said that postponing the event is not the first choice of action, but it is indeed a realistic option.
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No point in playing if all countries not participate: Sushil Kumar on Olym
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 23 (ANI): Indian wrestler Sushil Kumar on Monday asserted that there is no point in participating in the Olympics if all the countries are not taking part in the quadrennial event due to coronavirus pandemic.
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Australian athletes told to prepare for possible delayed Olympics
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], Mar 23 (ANI): The Australia Olympic Committee on Monday said that the country's athletes should prepare for the Olympics in the northern hemisphere's 2021 summer.
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Coronavirus crisis is bigger than even Olympics: IOC member
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 18 (ANI): International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Hayley Wickenheiser has slammed the body for being 'insensitive and irresponsible' as she feels that the coronavirus crisis is 'bigger than even the Olympics'.
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