Olympics

Kingston: Jamaica's two-time Olympic gold medallist sprinter Yohan Blake said that he would rather not participate in the Tokyo Olympics than take a vaccine for Covid-19. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has "encouraged" all…
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New Delhi: Star wrestler Vinesh Phogat outplayed European bronze medallist Vanese Kaladzinskay of Belarus 10-8 to win the women's 53kg freestyle title in the Outstanding Ukrainian Wrestlers and Coaches Memorial tournament in Kiev, Ukraine,…
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Lausanne: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Monday announced the selection of 25 new IOC Young Leaders, Rishav Bhowmik of India, who will leverage the power of sport to make a positive difference in their communities. Coming…
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Bhubaneswar: Ranjit Naik, a student of the Kalinga Institute of Social Science (KISS) has been selected to the Olympic selection camp for the Tokyo Olympics 2021 in archery. He recently joined the selection camp at JRD Tata Sports Complex…
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London, May 6 (IANS) England white-ball captian Eoin Morgan feels T10 could be the best format for cricket to be included at Olympics. The sport hasn't been part of the showpiece tournament since 1900 when Great Britain won the gold medal…
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New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The real challenge for any international cricketer comes with playing Test cricket. But with countries forced to postpone tours due to the coronavirus pandemic, questions have been raised on the fate of the inaugural…
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San Francisco: Hackers have used a third-party platform to break into the official Twitter accounts of Olympics and FC Barcelona, to post a message that star player Neymar would come back to the soccer team. The hacker group called…
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New Delhi : 28-year-old Srinivasa Gowda a Buffalo jockey/ runner from Karnataka made the headlines on Friday for being compared with  Olympic runner, Usain Bolt. Gowda participated in annual buffalo running competition known as Kambala…
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Bhubaneswar:  India thrash USA in a qualifier first leg clash at the Kalinga Stadium here on Friday.  The India women's hockey team put one foot in the Tokyo Olympics next year by registering a 5-1 victory over the United States. India…
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New Delhi: After Nikhat, Pinki questions rule tweak to accommodate Mary Kom. Boxer Pinki Jangra has backed Nikhat Zareen's demand for a fair trial for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and wondered why the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) was…
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