Athletics

Lausanne (Switzerland), July 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Tokyo Olympics will follow the same competition schedule that was decided initially for its original schedule before it was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Furthermore, organisers said on…

Lausanne (Switzerland), July 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Thomas Bach said that he is willing to run for a second term as President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Bach said at the IOC Session on Thursday that…

London, July 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) British Olympian Eilidh Doyle feels double Olympic champion Caster Semenya has been treated more harshly than drug offenders by athletics’ governing body. Semenya, an Olympic 800m gold medallist in 2012 and…

Lausanne, July 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has declared June 29, 2021 as the new qualification deadline for the postponed Tokyo Olympics. Accordingly, the deadline for final entries has been revised to July…

Bhubaneswar, July 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) A day after ace sprinter Dutee Chand issued a clarification saying she isn’t selling her car to raise training funds, Odisha Government highlighted the financial support given to her over the…

Bhubaneswar, July 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ace sprinter Dutee Chand on Wednesday cleared the air on her selling her car, saying it had nothing to do with her lacking funds for training and she sold her sedan…

New Delhi, July 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju called upon ministers and senior officers in charge of youth affairs and sports departments from all states and UTs, to mobilise…

New Delhi, July 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Parth Jindal, director of JSW Sports, on Wednesday said that he has offered to support ace sprinter Dutee Chand many-a-times in the past and the offer is still open if…

London, July 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Birmingham 2022 has launched a competition for finding a child who will design the official mascot for the Commonwealth Games that will be held in the city in two years. The…

Lahore, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Haider Ali gets emotional remembering the biggest moment of his career – clinching the silver medal in the F37/38 long jump event at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. “It was an…

New York, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Chicago Marathon, scheduled to be held on October 11 this year, has been cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “The 2020 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, scheduled for…

New Delhi, July 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Star sprinter Hima Das became a household name on July 12, 2018 when she won the 400m gold at the Under-20 IAAF World Championships that year. Hima became the first…

New Delhi, July 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Outgoing National Chief Athletics coach Bahadur Singh has appealed to Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju and administrators to ensure that every school in the country has space for children to play….

New Delhi, July 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has said that those who have dedicated their life to sport and representing the nation at international events should be respected in the same way…

Mumbai, July 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) With an aim to engage in meaningful discourse and create High-Performance excellence in sport and knowledge for administrators and stakeholders, the ELMS Foundation on Saturday launched Indias first-ever High-Performance Leadership Program…

New Delhi, July 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Vice President Sudhanshu Mittal has again written to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), pointing out the alleged abuse of power by Narinder Batra as the President…

New Delhi, July 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) As the power battle within the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) rages on, an associate Executive Council member of India’s National Olympic Council asked the members for “introspection.” Bholanath Singh, in…