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  Sushil and Yogeshwar's medals motivated me, says Sakshi Malik

  June 17, 2020 16:48 IST

  Sakshi became India's first woman wrestler to win an Olympic medal when she defeated reigning Asian champion Aisuluu Tynybekova of Kyrgyzstan 8-5 in the 58kg category.

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  Hockey coach Ramesh Parameswaran applies for Dronacharya Award

  June 17, 2020 15:29 IST

  While Hockey India has nominated BJ Kariappa and Romesh Pathania for the Dronacharya Award, Parameswaran decided to apply for the coveted award through Hockey Karnataka.

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  HI introduces open application system for coach's registration

  June 17, 2020 13:40 IST

  The technical officials and coaches, who are currently active for at least one recent year and possess a Hockey India identity card, would be pre-registered on the Hockey India MU portal. 

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  WWE developmental talent tests positive for COVID-19

  June 16, 2020 18:57 IST

  WWE's associate medical director Jeffrey Dugas confirmed that a 'developmental talent', who visited the training facility on June 9 has tested positive for COVID-19.

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  Sports ministry to establish 'Khelo India State Centre of Excellence'

  June 16, 2020 16:54 IST

  In the first leg, the ministry had identified state-owned sports facilities in eight states of India which will be upgraded into KISCE.

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  Will support another delay if Tokyo Olympics aren't held in 2021, says board member

  June 16, 2020 16:27 IST

  Estimates in Japan suggest the one-year delay will cost $2 billion to $6 billion, most of which will fall to Japanese taxpayers.

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  2021 in Tokyo will be great chance for us to make history: Indian hockey goalkeeper Savita

  June 16, 2020 15:20 IST

  With the Tokyo Olympics scheduled for next year now, Savita added that her experience of playing in the Rio Olympics in 2016 will help her better her individual performances.

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  WADA to probe doping allegations on International Weightlifting Federation

  June 16, 2020 10:29 IST

  Richard McLaren, who led an independent investigation into IWF, has said that the organisation was plagued by corruption orchestrated by former president Tamas Ajan.

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  Sprinter Hima Das nominated for Khel Ratna award

  June 15, 2020 19:32 IST

  The 20-year-old from Dhing village in Assam is one of the youngest nominees for Khel Ratna this year.

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  Took English classes and read books during lockdown, reveals SV Sunil

  June 15, 2020 12:27 IST

  Sunil gave an insight into how they took up special methods to keep themselves engaged.

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  Coaches Conclave organised in memory of legendary basketball coach Dr S Subramanian

  June 14, 2020 21:56 IST

  Dr. Subramanian has coached 27 players to the international level, 12 of whom have even represented India at the international level

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  Watch: Fans celebrate returning to stadiums in coronavirus-free New Zealand

  June 14, 2020 13:40 IST

  New Zealand has allowed fans to return to stadiums after no active cases of coronavirus for over three weeks. 

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  Fans savour return of stadium sport in virus-free New Zealand

  June 13, 2020 21:45 IST

  New Zealand on Saturday became one of the first nations in the world to welcome hordes of fans back into a packed sports stadium

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  From the point of Olympics, we have pushed the reset button: Graham Reid

  June 13, 2020 13:31 IST

  The players might have been away from the field but men's national team coach Graham Reid utilised the enforced break by following his normal routine -- analysing the opposition and preparing for the future.

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  NRAI asks its shooters to stay away from unauthorised online league

  June 12, 2020 23:31 IST

  The NRAI said in a statement that it has not sanctioned any such tournament in the country.

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  80 per cent of facilities secured for use in 2021, says Tokyo Olympics CEO

  June 12, 2020 20:11 IST

  Organizers are still working to secure the 5,000-apartment Athletes Village and the Tokyo Big Sight, a hulking convention center on Tokyo Bay.

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  FIH rejects Sudhanshu Mittal's complaint, says its president Narinder Batra committed no breach

  June 12, 2020 18:20 IST

  The International Hockey Federation on Friday said that Narinder Batra did not breach the body's statutes during his election as president in 2016.

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  Former boxing coach Gurbax Singh Sandhu recommends Manoj Kumar's brother for Dronacharya award

  June 12, 2020 15:28 IST

  Being a former awardee himself, Sandhu is entitled to recommend names for the national sports awards.

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  War within IOA: fresh letters to IOC for and against president Narinder Batra

  June 12, 2020 14:39 IST

  In separate letters to IOC President Thomas Bach, IOA vice-presidents Sudhanshu Mittal and Adile Sumariwalla spoke for and against Narinder Batra respectively.

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  Australia PM announces relaxations of COVID-19 rules to allow sporting events to resume

  June 12, 2020 14:33 IST

  Speaking after a National Cabinet meeting, the prime minister said the changes would apply to events like sporting matches, concerts and festivals, though venues would only be able to seat 25 per cent of their capacity.

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  West Bengal govt calls meeting with 17 state sports associations to discuss restart plans

  June 11, 2020 23:23 IST

  The West Bengal government has called a meeting on Friday with 17 state sports association, including the CAB to discuss plans to resume action.

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  Sports ministry plans Olympic-style refurbishing of Delhi's JLN Stadium for Rs 7853 crore

  June 11, 2020 19:58 IST

  It was last renovated for just under Rs 1,000 crore in the run-up to the 2010 Commonwealth Games, for which the stadium acted as the centrepiece.

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  Start of 2022 Birmingham Games delayed by a day: Organisers

  June 11, 2020 17:04 IST

  The alteration to the opening ceremony date also avoids a potential clash with the semi-finals of the recently rescheduled UEFA Women's Football Championships.

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  New education policy will have sports as part of curriculum: Kiren Rijiju

  June 11, 2020 15:30 IST

  Sports will be a part of the education and not only an extra-curricular activity under the new policy, said Kiren Rijiju.

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  Tokyo Olympics will not be done with splendour, but will be simplified: Games CEO Toshiro Muto

  June 10, 2020 21:45 IST

  Estimates in Japan say the delay alone could cost $2 billion to $6 billion, most of which will be absorbed by Japanese taxpayers.

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  Use of sanitisers, change of stick grip, Indian hockey teams adapt to new normal

  June 10, 2020 17:12 IST

  After being confined to their hostel rooms at the SAI Centre here for two months, the core probables of men and women teams began outdoor training.

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  BWF cancels Swiss Open and European Championships due to COVID-19 pandemic

  June 10, 2020 17:06 IST

  The apex body had also announced that ranking points earned at tournaments during the original qualification phase will be maintained.

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  Focusing on little things to be as good as possible in Tokyo: Manpreet Singh

  June 10, 2020 16:44 IST

  While the teams follow the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and guidelines specified by SAI and Hockey India, Manpreet feels the players too have become very conscious of following social distancing and keeping up with hygiene practices.