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  After a dry 2020, Indian hockey teams aim for Olympic podium in 2021

  December 26, 2020 7:24 IST

  India last won a hockey gold medal in hockey at 1980 Olympics in Moscow. Since then, the men's team has participated in eight Olympic Games without making it to the podium. In Rio, the men's team finished a dismal eighth.

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  Government sanctions 40-day Hungary training camp for Vinesh Phogat and her team

  December 25, 2020 12:50 IST

  The camp will take place from December 28 to January 24 at the Vasas Sports Club in Budapest, Hungary and from January 24 to February 5 at the Olympic Training Centre in Szczryk in Poland.

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  BFI office-bearers granted extension in EGM, elections set for February next year

  December 24, 2020 19:00 IST

  The BFI elections, to be held in September originally, were postponed to December because of the pandemic before being suspended further. 

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  Indian athletes, coaches going for Tokyo Olympics should be in priority group for COVID-19 vaccine

  December 24, 2020 15:04 IST

  The committee also voiced concern over large number of vacancies of coaches, saying they should be filled up in a time-bound manner so that Olympic preparations do not suffer.

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  Swiss court overturns star swimmer Sun Yang doping ban; may compete in Olympics

  December 24, 2020 10:58 IST

  At stake in a second CAS hearing would be the star Olympian's chance to compete at the pandemic-delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics now set for July 2021.

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  Official cost of postponed Tokyo Olympics increases by 22 per cent

  December 22, 2020 19:16 IST

  Decisions about fans and preventive measures for the pandemic are expected to be rolled out in 2021.

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  PV Sindhu hopeful of travelling to Thailand amid increasing travel bans

  December 22, 2020 16:08 IST

  Sindhu last competed in March when she participated in the All England Championship, following which all tournaments were either cancelled or postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  BWF announces tournament calendar for 2021; Indian Open to be held from May 11-16

  December 22, 2020 9:51 IST

  The Olympic qualification period will last till the Indian Open 2021 to be held from May 11-16 in New Delhi.

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  Boxers Simranjeet Kaur, Manisha strike gold; India end Cologne WC campaign with 9 medals

  December 20, 2020 11:54 IST

  India finished the competition at the second spot overall after claiming three gold, two silver and four bronze medals.

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  CAS verdict doesn't change our process with Russia: World Athletics

  December 19, 2020 22:31 IST

  Russia was banned from competing in international competitions for the next two years, including the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

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  Amit Panghal clinches gold, injured Satish Kumar bags silver at Boxing World Cup

  December 19, 2020 19:59 IST

  Panghal was given a walkover by Germany's Argishti Terteryan. Satish, who made the final after beating France's Djamili Dini Moindze in the semifinal last night

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  Simranjit Kaur storms into final of boxing World Cup in Germany

  December 18, 2020 20:22 IST

  The event features boxers from the host country, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, France, Moldova, Netherlands, Poland and Ukraine.

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  Kremlin happy Russians will be able to compete at Olympics

  December 18, 2020 20:00 IST

  The Court of Arbitration for Sport halved a proposed four-year ban to two and left Russia in full control of its roster while also scrapping a plan to exclude athletes suspected of benefiting from past doping cover-ups.

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  PV Sindhu to return to badminton action in January 2021

  December 18, 2020 14:50 IST

  She last played competitively at the All England Championships in March this year before the Covid-19 pandemic brought sport to a halt.

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  Used to sleep with Lin Dan's poster in my childhood: Subhankar Dey

  December 18, 2020 10:09 IST

  Indian badminton player Subhankar Dey has opened up about his victory over Lin Dan in the SaarLorLux Open Badminton Championship in 2018, saying it was a dream come true moment for him to defeat the two-time Olympic gold-medalist.

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  IOC to consult stakeholders on implementing Russia ban

  December 17, 2020 23:19 IST

  The ban means that Russian athletes won't be able to compete under the Russian flag in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

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  Russia banned from using name, flag in next two Olympic games

  December 17, 2020 20:50 IST

  The Court of Arbitration for Sport’s ruling also blocked Russia from bidding to host major sporting events for two years.

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  Four medals assured for India at boxing World Cup in Germany

  December 17, 2020 18:38 IST

  Panghal would be up against Frenchman Billal Bennama, a bronze-medallist from the world championship where the Indian won a silver, in his semifinal bout later on Thursday.

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  Qatar to host 2030 Asian Games, Saudi Arabia in 2034

  December 16, 2020 19:51 IST

  The Qatari capital of Doha beat Saudi Arabian counterpart Riyadh for the 2030 Games in the vote at the Olympic Council of Asia’s general assembly.

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  How a phone call to parents changed ace golfer Jeev Milkha Singh's life

  December 16, 2020 19:18 IST

  Jeev was introduced to the game of golf at the age of nine by his father and later earned a golf scholarship in America after representing the Indian national team.

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  Tokyo Games relay opens in 100 days with 10,000 torchbearers

  December 15, 2020 16:29 IST

  Organizers said Tuesday the relay is set to begin on March 25 from the northeastern prefecture of Fukushima. 

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  Over 30 per cent of Japanese want Tokyo Olympics cancelled; another 30 want further postponement

  December 15, 2020 10:49 IST

  According to a poll, more than 60 per cent of Japanese people want either a cancellation, or further postponement of the Tokyo Olympics.

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  BAI cautions players, coaches, technical staff against participation in unauthorised events

  December 14, 2020 14:38 IST

  The direction came after it came to light that a Goa-based organisation is conducting such an event next month.

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  Russia's Umar Kremlev defies Olympic concern to win boxing vote

  December 12, 2020 23:00 IST

  The governing body, known as AIBA, said Kremlev won more than 57% of the vote in a five-candidate contest involving 155 national federations.

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  Nothing scary: Kimi Raikkonen reacts after car goes up in flames ahead of Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

  December 12, 2020 18:25 IST

  Raikkonen, 41, had to pull over his Alfa Romeo after its rear got engulfed in flames.

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  May Kom a big source of inspiration for me, says star Indian woman footballer Bala Devi

  December 12, 2020 17:25 IST

  Bala, the first Indian woman to play professional football in a top-flight league in Europe, talked about an interaction with six-time world champion and Olympic bronze medallist Mary Kom during the 2014 Asian Games.

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  World Athletics president Sebastian Coe hopeful of Tokyo Olympics taking place next season

  December 12, 2020 16:55 IST

  Despite the COVID-19 pandemic still seriously affecting life in many regions of the world, Coe is looking forward to a comparatively normal season next year.

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  Injured Saurav Ghosal withdraws from Black Ball Squash Open

  December 12, 2020 10:18 IST

  The World No. 13 said that he was yet to fully recover from an adductor injury he suffered during the Qatar Classic in early November.