Category: Athletics

Should be able to start some sporting events Aug onwards: Rijiju

New Delhi, June 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Kiren Rijiju had a virtual meeting with representatives…

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Dirty politics hurting IOA family, rues IWF Secy General Yadav

New Delhi, June 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian Weightlifting Federation Secretary General Sahdev Yadav on Monday wrote a letter to Indian Olympic…

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COVID-19: 193 athletes offered grants from Athlete Welfare Fund

Paris, June 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) World Athletics and the International Athletics Foundation (IAF) have announced that 193 athletes from 58 member…

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IOA urges Oly medallists, NSFs to lead Olympic Day celebrations

New Delhi, June 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Saturday urged the country's Olympic medallists, Olympians, National Sports…

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Sindhu, Vinesh to be part of IOC’s Olympic Day celebrations

New Delhi, June 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Olympic silver medallist and badminton World Champion P.V. Sindhu and Asian Games gold medal winning…

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IOA official enquires if athletes paid expenses of 2018 Kho Kho C’ship

New Delhi, June 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) An Associate Executive Council member of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has on Friday written…

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World Athletics launches ‘Fitter with Friends’ campaign

Paris, June 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) World Athletics has launched a six-week global campaign 'Fitter with Friends' to assist runners around the…

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Sports Ministry to establish 1000 district-level Khelo India Centres

New Delhi, June 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a move to tap into the expertise of past sporting champions for grassroot-level training…

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‘Staying motivated, mentally fit biggest challenges for athletes during lockdown’

Lausanne, June 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Managing mental health and sports careers was found as the biggest challenge for athletes during the…

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Kipruto intensifies training ahead of World Athletics Continental Tour series

Nairobi, June 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Olympic 3,000m steeplechase champion Conseslus Kipruto has returned to training to prepare for the Diamond League…

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Christian Coleman suspended by AIU for ‘whereabouts failures’

Monaco, June 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) World 100 metres champion Christian Coleman has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU)…

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Mehta’s term as Secretary-General of IOA illegal: Official to Sports Secy

New Delhi, June 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The turf war within the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) took a new turn on Tuesday…

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Britain to see virtual racing across country with iRace

London, June 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Virtual racing will see a free-to-enter iRace Live Virtual 10km on July 5 as there is…

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Would support another postponement of Oly if needed, says Takahashi

Tokyo, June 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Tokyo Olympics should be postponed once more if it is not possible to be held…

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WADA to probe IWF doping allegations

Montreal, June 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has said that it has begun a probe into doping violations…

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Assam govt nominates Hima for Khel Ratna, Lovlina for Arjuna

By Sujit Chakraborty Guwahati, June 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) India's ace sprinter Hima Das has been nominated for the prestigious Khel Ratna…

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SAI organises online CEP exam for coaches from India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Malaysia

New Delhi, June 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a first-ever initiative, the Sports Authority of India organised an online exam for coaches…

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Pole vaulter Lavillenie says postponed Olympics allows recovery

Paris, June 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) French pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie says the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics until 2021 has allowed…

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Gomathi banned for four years, stripped of Asian C’ships gold

New Delhi, June 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Gomathi Marimuthu has been banned for four years and stripped off her 2019 Asian Championships…

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Delay caused by COVID-19 has pushed me backwards: Para jumper Praveen

New Delhi, June 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indias young para high jumper Praveen Kumar was one amongst the record 22 Para athletes…

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