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  Tokyo holds 1-day gym meet to show Olympics may be possible

  November 08, 2020 17:12 IST

  The non-Japanese entered after a 14-day quarantine at home and were largely kept penned up in their Tokyo hotel in strict isolation.

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  Sports Ministry upgrades six centres to CoE, sanctions Rs 67.32 crore as financial support

  November 07, 2020 17:15 IST

  The consolidated budget estimate of Rs 67.32 crore is for financial year 2020-21 and subsequent four years.

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  I have learned from Manpreet, Chinglensana during national camps: Jaskaran Singh

  November 07, 2020 15:43 IST

  Jaskaran added that he would like to have more exposure in the international circuit once the Indian team starts competing again.

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  UP Police has arrested 3 for duping athletes through false Khelo India ad: SAI

  November 06, 2020 19:19 IST

  The Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Friday said that the Uttar Pradesh Police has arrested three persons, including a former kabaddi player, for fleecing athletes through a false advertisement for Khelo India Games.

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  Hockey Mizoram named best HI member unit for 2019-20 season

  November 06, 2020 16:46 IST

  Hockey India also named Rakesh Kumar as the best employee while for his outstanding efforts in officiating at international & domestic level tournaments.

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  Tokyo hosts 4-country gymnastics meet to test COVID-19 safety

  November 06, 2020 15:14 IST

  This is another step in attempting to illustrate that Tokyo will be able to hold next year’s Olympics — even without a vaccine — in the midst of a pandemic.

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  I am now fit on court and ready to go: PV Sindhu

  November 06, 2020 14:14 IST

  Sindhu opened up on how she coped up with the Covid-19 induced lockdown, her reaction to the Tokyo Olympics postponement, her preparation for the upcoming Asia Cup, and also her relationship with national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand.

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  Gyanendro Ningombam replaces Mohammed Mushtaque Ahmad as Hockey India president

  November 06, 2020 14:11 IST

  Ahmad, however, remains in the federation after being elected unopposed for the senior vice-president's post at HI's Congress and Elections here.

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  Facebook deletes ISSF page, shooting body calls for help from fraternity

  November 06, 2020 14:00 IST

  Besides Twitter and Instagram, shooters from across the world rely on the ISSF Facebook page for updates from the sport's governing body. The page was created on January 14, 2010.

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  Archery Olympic selection trials in Jamshedpur from November 23

  November 06, 2020 6:35 IST

  Indian archery federation (AAI) has called for selection trials for eight spots while two members, including an archer, tested COVID-19 positive at the national camp in Pune.

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  Hockey players resume sport activities in Andhra Pradesh

  November 05, 2020 16:49 IST

  These players are mostly above the age group of 18 years are training towards the state championships which will be a trial for the Hockey India National Championships.

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  TT veteran Anthony Amalraj recovers from COVID-19 but not to take part in training camp

  November 05, 2020 15:25 IST

  Anthony Amalraj and his parents were infected with COVID-19 last month but all have now recovered.

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  SAI demands probe after several athletes duped through false Khelo India advertisement

  November 04, 2020 21:03 IST

  SAI said the advertisement used "logos of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Sports Authority of India and Khelo India, which misled several athletes to believe it to be a government advertisement."

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  IOA Secy Gen Rajeev Mehta tests positive for COVID-19

  November 04, 2020 18:46 IST

  Mehta said he underwent a test after having fever last week and returned positive for the dreaded virus. He is undergoing self isolation at his Delhi residence.

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  Indian archery team's support staff member tests positive for COVID-19, training resumes

  November 03, 2020 17:00 IST

  The support staff member, who tested positive for the virus on October 30, is undergoing treatment at a special COVID-care hospital in Pune outside the premises of ASI.

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  Sakshi Malik recalls Rio Olympic bronze and her fight till the end

  November 03, 2020 16:45 IST

  A chance to win an Olympic medal was slipping away from Malik when she was trailing 0-5 against Aisuluu Tynybekova of Kyrgyzstan in the Repechage medal playoff in Rio, but the wrestler fought back and won the bout 8-5.

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  Confident about Indian hockey teams doing well in Tokyo Olympics: Kiren Rijiju

  November 03, 2020 11:17 IST

  Last year, both the hockey teams secured their Olympic berth in Bhubaneswar following a successful outing in the Olympic Qualifiers at the Kalinga Stadium.

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  Indian shuttlers return from Germany testing negative for COVID-19

  November 03, 2020 11:07 IST

  Defending Champion Lakshya had to withdraw from SaarLorLux Open in Saarbrucken after his father-cum-coach D K Sen returned a positive test for the virus.

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  With Gagan Narang by its side, sporting hub Odisha forays into shooting

  November 02, 2020 19:30 IST

  The facility is called the Odisha Aditya Birla-Gagan Narang Shooting High Performance Centre, adding to the much acclaimed hockey and athletics infrastructure of the state.

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  Kiren Rijiju inaugurates SAI Regional Centre in Zirakpur, Punjab

  November 02, 2020 16:52 IST

  The Sports Authority of India (SAI) Regional Centre in Zirakpur will serve as one of the main centres in the northern belt.

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  'I Retire': PV Sindhu sends shockwaves with 'retirement' post; But here's a twist

  November 02, 2020 16:46 IST

  PV Sindhu took the Twitter by storm when she wrote in a post that she is "retiring'. But here's a twist.

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  Shooter tests positive for Covid-19 at Karni Singh Range, on-going camp won't discontinue

  November 02, 2020 14:23 IST

  The two-month training camp began from October 15 and is scheduled to run until December 14.

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  World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe hails AFI for taking tough anti-doping stand

  November 02, 2020 0:21 IST

  The World Athletics president attends AFI Annual General Meeting via video conference in Gurugram on Sunday.

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  Tokyo Olympics organisers have 'cast-iron determination' to stage Games in 2021: Sebastian Coe

  November 01, 2020 18:03 IST

  Coe visited Tokyo last month and met several top-ranking officials there, including the organising committee chief Yoshiro Mori and the sports and Olympics ministers in the Japanese government.

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  Goal is to help team win medal in Tokyo, says hockey team defender Reena Khokhar

  November 01, 2020 13:18 IST

  Reena Khokhar revealed that the FIH Olympic Qualifiers 2019 is her favourite tournament to date.

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  Sumariwalla elected AFI chief for third term, Anju is senior VP

  October 31, 2020 21:23 IST

  Anju's senior vice-presidentship is the highest post to have been occupied by a woman in AFI's history. She is also the first woman vice-president of the AFI

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  AFI chief warns India could be suspended if doping menace continues

  October 31, 2020 17:12 IST

  AFI president Adille Sumariwalla warned athletes and coaches against using banned drugs by taking advantage of the COVID-19 and said the country could be suspended if the doping menace continues unabated.

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  Ritu Phogat registers third straight victory of her MMA career

  October 31, 2020 11:38 IST

  Ritu's MMA record thus reads 3-0, showing little rust despite the eight-month break she had coming into the bout.