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  Olympics will be scrapped if not held next year: Tokyo 2020 president Yoshiro Mori

  April 28, 2020 16:04 IST

  Following the continuous rise in the global pandemic, the International Olympic Committee and the Japanese government, last month, mutually decided to postpone the Olympics to July 2021.

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  Difficult to host Olympics unless coronavirus vaccines are developed: Japan Medical Association

  April 28, 2020 10:47 IST

  Japan Medical Association president Yoshitake Yokokura said the Games are possible only if the infections are under control not only in Japan but globally. 

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  Online shooting meet brings smile on face of shooter undergoing cancer treatment

  April 27, 2020 18:36 IST

  From her hospital bed, the ailing markswoman joined the proceedings in the second international online shooting championship through Zoom App.

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  Was on course for top-15 ranking: Teen shuttler Lakshya Sen counts losses amid COVID-19 lockdown

  April 27, 2020 17:02 IST

  With the world in lockdown to contain the deadly disease, Lakshya too is enduring the uncertain times within the confines of his apartment, near the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy (PPBA) in Bengaluru.

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  Our ultimate goal is to have kabaddi included in Olympics: Kiren Rijiju

  April 27, 2020 16:34 IST

  Kiren Rijiju said that kabaddi has huge potential not just in India and Asia, but globally and the ultimate aim of the country is to have the sport included in the Olympics.

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  Extension of Pro-League dates is an opportunity to pit ourselves against top sides: Varun Kumar

  April 27, 2020 15:13 IST

  Last week, the International Hockey Federation(FIH) extended the second edition of the Pro League by one year till June 2021.

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  One-year wait better than four: Deepa Malik relieved over postponement of Paralympics

  April 27, 2020 12:00 IST

  Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) President Deepa Malik has said that she's relieved the Paralympics were not cancelled, as it would've meant a wait for four more years.

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  PCI mulls restarting process to regain recognition this week

  April 27, 2020 10:05 IST

  The PCI was on their way back to regaining recognition from the sports ministry and thus kickstart India's final preparations for the Tokyo Paralympics

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  Once I scribbled Adidas on my shoes, they now make shoes with my name: Hima Das

  April 27, 2020 9:13 IST

  After Hima won the 400m gold in the 2018 World U-20 Championships in Finland, the top German brand roped her as their brand ambassador and later made custom-made shoes for her that has her name on one side and 'create history' on the other.

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  Viswanathan Anand, Chahal raise Rs 8.8 lakh for waste pickers community through online chess event

  April 26, 2020 20:17 IST

  Chahal, a former national under-12 champion, participated in the fund-raiser. He had taken part in an online blitz event on April 5.

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  When I saw him, I ended up crying: Hima Das recalls meeting 'role model' Sachin Tendulkar

  April 26, 2020 20:05 IST

  Hima also claimed that Indians have begun following athletics after the 2018 Asian Games where the nation had finished with their best medals tally of 69. India also equalled the record of 15 gold medal hauls with their tally of 1951 Asiad.

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  COVID-19 pandemic delays process of National Sports Awards, ministry to invite applications in May

  April 26, 2020 18:29 IST

  The ministry generally invites the nominations for the awards in April while the ceremony to confer them is held on August 29 on the occasion of National Sports Day celebrated to mark the birth anniversary of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand.

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  NBA to reopen practice facilities in places with eased restrictions: Report

  April 26, 2020 16:34 IST

  The NBA season has been suspended since March 11 due to the pandemic.

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  'Boxers have to eat, we are a poor country': Sport resumes in Nicaragua despite COVID-19 risk

  April 26, 2020 16:14 IST

  The government insists Nicaragua has been barely touched by COVID-19 but Pan American Health Organization has cautioned local experts of increasing risks of the spread of coronavirus.

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  Some NSFs feel the pinch of reduced corporate funding due to coronavirus pandemic

  April 26, 2020 15:29 IST

  Except for the BCCI, all national sports bodies get funds from the ministry under the Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations. The budge set aside for them this year is an accumulated Rs 245 crore.

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  Sports in times of COVID-19: Top Indian stars foresee new normal once pandemic mayhem ends

  April 26, 2020 15:13 IST

  Will sports and watching sports ever be the same again in a world scarred by the COVID-19 pandemic?

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  Tokyo Olympics an opportunity to bring world together: LA 2028 chief

  April 26, 2020 14:00 IST

  2028 Los Angeles Olympics chairman Casey Wasserman said that the Tokyo Olympics has the opportunity to bring the world together in a "truly special, unique way."  

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  New dates for Handball Olympic qualification announced

  April 26, 2020 11:52 IST

  As the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games have been delayed until 2021, the IHF has confirmed the dates for the rescheduled events.

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  Asian Games gold medalist Dingko Singh airlifted to Delhi for cancer treatment

  April 25, 2020 20:14 IST

  Dingko Singh headed to the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) in an ambulance, straight from the airport.

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  Want to create sports culture in India, says Kiren Rijiju

  April 25, 2020 20:02 IST

  Speaking in the inaugural session of the six-day online seminar jointly hosted by SAFF and AFI, Rijiju said the government would frame athlete-centric and sports-centric policies.

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  As lockdown halts immediate plans, AAI turns to long-term program

  April 25, 2020 17:03 IST

  With regards to preparations for the Olympics, AAI secretary-general Pramod Chandurkar said that the World Archery itself will restart operations only in June.

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  After 2016 Olympics, people started saying I had final phobia: PV Sindhu

  April 25, 2020 16:49 IST

  Sindhu, who had already won two silver and two bronze medals at the event, defeated her nemesis Nozomi Okuhara 21-7 21-7 in the summit clash that lasted just 38 minutes on August 26 last year.

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  Last year's performances have kept us motivated: Women's hockey forward Navjot Kaur

  April 25, 2020 12:51 IST

  In this testing time, the 25-year-old says the team is focussing on maintaining fitness and staying in touch with the sport as much as possible.

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  IOC allows flexibility in NOC election cycle post Tokyo 2020 postponement

  April 25, 2020 9:41 IST

  Most NOCs hold their elections in the year after the Games, with Presidents and Executive Committee members serving four-year terms at a time.

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  FIH Hockey Pro League second season extended until June 2021

  April 25, 2020 9:38 IST

  The FIH has also announced that the window for season 3 of the league will be from September 2021 to June 2022.

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  FIH Hockey Pro League Season 2 extended by one year, to run through June 2021 now

  April 24, 2020 17:15 IST

  India are currently fourth on the table with 10 points from two wins and as many number of losses and draws behind Belgium, Australia and the Netherlands.

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  Getting back to rhythm will take time: Indian midfielder Sumit

  April 24, 2020 14:17 IST

  Sumit said the team is still upbeat after its impressive performance against the world's top three teams in the FIH Hockey Pro League, which has been put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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  Economies of sport will be affected the most by coronavirus pandemic: Abhinav Bindra

  April 23, 2020 17:46 IST

  The champion athlete in him sees sport playing a "large role" on the other side of the pandemic, healing the wounds of a world ravaged by its seismic effects.