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IWF welcomes revised Olympic qualification system for weightlifting at Tok
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], May 6 (ANI): The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has welcomed the publication of the revised Olympic qualification system, developed in agreement with the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
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Sailors Varun Thakkar, KC Ganapathy banking on their partnership to bring
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): Indian sailors KC Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar, who will compete as a team in the Men's Skiff 49er Class competition at the Tokyo Olympics, have had each other's back firmly over the years and still continue to do so.
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Mary Kom among 10 boxers to resume training as women's national camp is sh
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): Indian women boxers including six-time world champion MC Mary Kom (51kg) and two other Olympic-bound boxers Simranjit Kaur (60kg) and Lovlina Borgohain (69kg) on Wednesday were named in the elite women national camp which is set to resume at the Army Sports In
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Japanese companies to end use of Chinese drones over security concerns
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 4 (ANI): Amid the rising tensions with China, Japanese companies will end use of Chinese-made drones over security concerns.
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Still need to improve on our field goal conversion rate, says striker Lali
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 4 (ANI): Indian men's hockey team striker Lalit Upadhyay feels that the team still has scope to work on their goal conversion rate. In their recent tour to Argentina, the team scored a total of 12 goals in four practice matches and a total of five goals fro
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Nomura to donate Rs 15 crore for Covid-19 relief in India
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 4 (ANI): Nomura Holdings Inc on Tuesday announced plans to donate two million dollars (about Rs 15 crore) for supporting relief and recovery efforts in India to combat the recent spike in Covid-19 cases across the country.
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PV Sindhu, Michelle Li appointed ambassadors for IOC's 'Believe in Sport'
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 3 (ANI): The Badminton World Federation on Monday announced that India shuttler PV Sindhu and Canada's Michelle Li have been nominated as athlete ambassadors for the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) 'Believe in Sport' campaign aimed at preventing competition manipul
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Myanmar residents call on Japan to recognise anti-military body as legitim
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 3 (ANI): Thousands of Myanmarese residents in Japan took the streets to call upon Tokyo to recognise the National Unity Government (NUG), an organisation set up in opposition to the February 1 military coup, as Myanmar's legitimate governing body.
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Study finds new weapon in fight against liver diseases
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 2 (ANI): During a recent study, researchers developed a new approach that could revolutionise the treatment, prevention, and possibly reversal of the damages caused by liver diseases.
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Blinken, Japanese counterpart to hold talks in London tomorrow; China like
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 2 (ANI): Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken are set to hold talks on Monday in London on May 3, the Japanese Foreign Ministry has said.
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Over 90 buildings damaged in central Japan due to strong winds
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Strong winds damaged 92 buildings on Sunday in central Japan but no serious injuries were reported, according to Kyodo News.
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Japanese companies plan to take firm stand on Uyghur forced labour issue
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 1 (ANI): Amid the growing concerns of human rights violations in China's Xinjiang province, Japanese companies are planning to suspend business relations with partners that are found to be forcing Uyghur Muslims to work.
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