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  National weightlifting camp to be shifted from Patiala to Mumbai for two months

  December 11, 2020 14:20 IST

  Eight weightlifters will be a part of the two-month camp to be held at Railway's Mahalakshmi Stadium in Mumbai.

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  Bajrang Punia, Elavenil Valarivan bag top honours at FICCI India Sports Awards

  December 09, 2020 16:01 IST

  The two athletes, who have had an impressive 2019-20 season, won the Sportsperson of the Year awards in their respective categories.

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  IOC temporarily bans Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko from Olympic Games

  December 08, 2020 10:23 IST

  The IOC said it has come to the conclusion that the current leadership has not appropriately protected the Belarusian athletes from political discrimination within the NOC.

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  Breakdancing becomes Olympic sport, to make debut in 2024 edition

  December 08, 2020 8:45 IST

  The IOC’s pursuit of urban events to lure a younger audience saw street dance battles officially added to the medal events program at the 2024 Paris Games.

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  Anju Bobby George's stunning revelation: 'Achieved success with a single kidney'

  December 07, 2020 19:05 IST

  Responding to her tweet, Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said she brought laurels to India through her hard work, grit and determination.

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  Indian hockey team doesn't 'choke under tension' anymore, says Lalit

  December 07, 2020 14:19 IST

  Having been in the national camp for over four months now amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Lalit feels the core group has improved in fitness levels especially in comparison to when they began the camp in August.

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  Kiren Rijiju says NDTL has taken corrective steps, urges WADA chief to lift suspension

  December 07, 2020 13:20 IST

  Rijiju requested WADA chief Witold Banka, to allow NDTL, suspended till January next year, to resume dope analysis as soon as possible.

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  Parupalli Kashyap, HS Prannoy along with two more test COVID-19 positive

  December 05, 2020 22:30 IST

  RMV Gurusaidutt and doubles specialist Pranaav Jerry Chopra are the two others to have tested positive

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  Rijiju steps in to resolve issue after chess player Narayanan asked to pay custom on gold medal

  December 05, 2020 18:07 IST

  Narayanan had to pay custom duty of Rs 6,300 to get the gold medal which he won in the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad in August this year.

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  Despite rising costs, Japan PM promises on delivering Tokyo Olympics

  December 05, 2020 15:30 IST

  The Tokyo Olympic Games, which were scheduled to be held in 2020, had to be postponed to 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The games are now set to open on July 23, 2021.

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  Tokyo Olympics delay costs may reach $2.8 billion

  December 04, 2020 16:44 IST

  The numbers are in line with estimates that have been made in Japan since the Olympics were postponed eight months ago. They are now set to open on July 23, 2021.

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  Former MCA president Ashish Shelar in fray for president's post in Boxing Federation elections

  December 04, 2020 14:24 IST

  He filed his papers on Wednesday and has been included in the BFI electoral college that has paved the way for him to take on Singh.

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  Our para-athletes are our strength, they inspire us: Kiren Rijiju

  December 03, 2020 21:43 IST

  Rijiju made the statement during a virtual session on the occasion of 29th World Disability Day.

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  24 wrestlers to represent India in Individual World Cup in Serbia

  December 03, 2020 14:51 IST

  It will be the first international competition that Indian wrestlers will be participating in after the nationwide lockdown was imposed in March due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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  Giant Olympic rings returns to Tokyo Bay

  December 01, 2020 16:36 IST

  The Olympic Symbol, which is 32.6 meters wide and 15.3 meters high and weighs 69 tons, was brought back by a salvage barge to Tokyo's waterfront and reinstalled in the waters of Odaiba Marine Park

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  Arpinder Singh unhappy with TOPS exclusion

  December 01, 2020 12:36 IST

  The triple jumper says dropping him without any events to show his performance during lockdown was demoralising.

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  Romain Grosjean to miss second race after car crash, Pietro Fittipaldi replaces him

  November 30, 2020 21:37 IST

  Grosjean was hospitalized with burns on the back of both hands after his car collided with a barrier in the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday and burst into flames.

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  How was performance review done without competition?: Arpinder Singh after being dropped from TOPS

  November 30, 2020 21:27 IST

  27-year-old Arpinder, who won a gold in the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia, was dropped from the TOPS core group while the likes of Neeraj Chopra, Tejinder Pal Singh Toor and Hima Das were retained after a "performance review".

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  Four Olympic-quota winning boxers inducted in TOPS by Sports Authority of India

  November 30, 2020 20:05 IST

  The decision to include them in the scheme was taken at the 50th Mission Olympic Cell meeting held on November 26.

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  Archer Kapil tests positive for COVID-19 at national camp in Pune

  November 30, 2020 11:22 IST

  The archer is asymptomatic and being monitored by a medical team, said Sports Authority of India.

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  Lewis Hamilton wins Bahrain GP, Romain Grosjean escapes horror crash

  November 29, 2020 23:52 IST

  The crash happened with seven-time F1 champion Hamilton leading from Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Racing Point's Sergio Perez.

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  F1 driver Grosjean escapes with minor burns after his car bursts into flames at Bahrain GP

  November 29, 2020 23:10 IST

  Governing body FIA said Grosjean is stable and was taken by helicopter to a military hospital.

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  Olympic-bound athletes will be given priority when COVID-19 vaccine is available: Kiren Rijiju

  November 29, 2020 14:20 IST

  The union sports minister also said that the country is expected to send the largest ever contingent of athletes to the postponed Tokyo Olympics which is scheduled to be held from July 23 to August 8 next year.

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  Mike Tyson returns to ring, draws in exhibition with Roy Jones

  November 29, 2020 13:49 IST

  Mike Tyson showed glimpses of his destructive prime Saturday night during the 54-year-old boxing icon's return to the ring for a lively exhibition bout with 51-year-old Roy Jones Jr.

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  Avinash Sable breaks half marathon national record at ADHM; Ethiopia's Walelegn takes the title

  November 29, 2020 13:05 IST

  Ethiopian Amedework Walelegn dethroned compatriot Andamlak Belihu in a nail-biting finish to win the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon men's race in a course record time of 58.53 seconds.

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  Pro Kabaddi League postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic

  November 28, 2020 23:40 IST

  Last year, Bengal Warriors emerged as the new winners after beating Dabang Delhi in the final.  

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  Lewis Hamilton takes record-extending 98th career pole in Bahrain

  November 28, 2020 21:56 IST

  The seven-time F1 champion looked in total control as he set a time of 1 minute, 27.264 seconds under the floodlights.

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  Gearing up for his comeback, Narsingh Yadav tests positive for COVID-19

  November 28, 2020 21:16 IST

  Narsingh is scheduled to take part in his first international tournament in four years in the Individual World Cup in Belgrade from December 12 to 18.