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Ladakh, J-K to host first-ever Khelo India Winter Games
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 13 (ANI): The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports is set to organise the first-ever Khelo India Winter Games in the Union Territory of Ladakh in the third week of February and in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in the first week of March.
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National winter games event under Khelo India to be held in Gulmarg
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Jammu and Kashmir [India], Feb 11 (ANI): Directorate of Information and Public Relations, Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday announced that national winter games event under Khelo India will be held in Gulmarg.
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IOC announces plan to move Tokyo 2020 Olympics marathon, race walking to S
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], Oct 16 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday announced that it is planning to move the Tokyo 2020 Olympics marathon and race walking events to Sapporo, the host city of the Olympic Winter Games 1972.
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India submits bid to host 2023 IOC session
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], Jun 25 (ANI): India on Tuesday submitted a formal bid to the International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, to host the 2023 session in Mumbai.
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Milan-Cortina to host Winter Olympics 2026
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], Jun 24 (ANI): Italian cities Milan and Cortina will host the Olympic Winter Games 2026.
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J-K: National Nordic Ski C'ship begins in Gulmarg
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Gulmarg (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], March 4 (ANI): In a bid to promote winter sports in Jammu and Kashmir, Winter Games Federation of India (WGFI) organised a three-day long National Nordic ski championship in Gulmarg.
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S Korean President to send special envoys to N Korea
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Mar 4 (ANI): South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Sunday will send his special envoys to North Korea for talks this week, signalling a further thaw in the relations between the two Koreas, that has warmed rapidly over the last few weeks.
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IOC restores Russia's Olympic membership
Updated : 8 years ago IST
London [U.K], Feb 28 (ANI): The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) has said that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) fully `restored` his organisation's membership after suspending them over doping allegation from 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
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N Korea to send delegation for closing ceremony of Pyeongchang Games
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Feb 23 (ANI): North Korea will send a high-level delegation to attend the closing ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Games which is scheduled for Sunday.
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Two Koreas can co-host Asian Games: N Korean IOC official
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Feb 21 (ANI): Chang Ung, the North Korean member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), said on Tuesday that it was "absolutely possible" for the two Koreas to jointly host the 2021 Asian Winter Games.
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N. Korean leader's sister finds Seoul familiar
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Feb 10 (ANI): North Korea leader Kim Jong-un's sister Kim Yo-jong on Saturday said Seoul feels familiar even though it is her first-ever visit to the South, the media reported.
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UN Secretary-General meets N Korean delegation
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Feb 10 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for the denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula after he met North Korean ceremonial leader Kim Yong-nam during the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Games on Friday.
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