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  European shooting Olympic qualifier cancelled: ISSF

  March 27, 2020 18:57 IST

  The European Shotgun Championship and European Rifle/Pistol Qualification Championship for the 2020 Olympics have been cancelled

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  NFL draft to go ahead as planned sans players, fans and media

  March 27, 2020 16:53 IST

  The NFL draft is one of the most sought after events in the US' sporting calendar. A total of 32 teams recruit talent from the American collegiate system in front of packed media.

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  Remember these Titans: Indian athletes on cop duty amid COVID-19 lockdown

  March 27, 2020 16:36 IST

  T20 World Cup-winning cricketer Joginder Sharma, CWG gold medal-winning boxer Akhil Kumar and Asian Games champion kabaddi player Ajay Thakur are all on cop duty during the 21-day lockdown.

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  Postponed Tokyo Olympics to affect China's 2021 National Games

  March 27, 2020 16:20 IST

  The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Tuesday that the 2020 Tokyo Olympics would be postponed by up to one year due to the worldwide coronavirus epidemic.

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  Coronavirus outbreak: Entrepreneur Abhinav Bindra vows to stand by his 'team'

  March 27, 2020 16:05 IST

  Abhinav Bindra has announced that there will be no lay-offs in his two organizations amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  BWF slams athletes on criticism during COVID-19

  March 27, 2020 15:47 IST

  Top players including India's Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth, Parupalli Kashyap and H.S. Prannoy have been openly critical of the BWF for going through with tournaments despite COVID-19 outbreak.

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  Coronavirus impact: US Open golf tournament likely to be postponed

  March 27, 2020 14:33 IST

  The US Open golf tournament, which was scheduled between June 18-21 in New York, is likely to be postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak.

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  Rio converts Maracana Stadium into makeshift hospital for coronavirus patients

  March 27, 2020 12:47 IST

  Brazil's health ministry has reported 2,915 confirmed coronavirus cases, 77 of which have been fatal.

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  Hima Das pledges one month's salary to Assam government in fight against COVID-19

  March 27, 2020 10:03 IST

  Indian sprinter Hima Das pledged a month's salary to the government in Assam to aid them in fight against coronavirus.

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  World Archery extends suspension of competitions until June end

  March 26, 2020 20:24 IST

  The suspension, originally announced to last until April 30, was introduced in mid-March because of the rapidly worsening worldwide health crisis caused by the coronavirus.

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  On Duty: Kabaddi star Ajay Thakur patrols in Himachal Pradesh during coronavirus lockdown

  March 26, 2020 19:35 IST

  The veteran athlete, who is a Deputy Superintendent of Police with the Himachal Pradesh Police, was spotted patrolling in Bilaspur town in the state. 

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  Spanish Moto GP postponed due to COVID-19

  March 26, 2020 18:56 IST

  The season is now slated to open with the French Grand Prix at Le Mans' Bugatti circuit on May 17. Races in Thailand, the United States and Argentina have also been postponed, as per a BBC report.

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  Turkish boxers test positive for COVID-19 after Tokyo Olympics qualifier, IOC draws flak

  March 26, 2020 18:24 IST

  Turkish Boxing Federation revealed two fighters and a coach who took part in a Tokyo 2020 qualifying event in London earlier this month had since tested positive for COVID-19.

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  Coronavirus pandemic: Indian paddler Takeme Sarkar stuck in Spain

  March 26, 2020 17:44 IST

  The 14th ranked India player, who hails from Jalpaiguri in West Bengal, was slated to return on March 24.

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  After Tokyo Olympics postponement, athletes can now calm down a bit: Abhinav Bindra

  March 26, 2020 17:17 IST

  Bindra, who is India's lone individual gold medallist, said that the athletes around the world were overwhelmingly in favour of the postponement of the Games, which was duly conveyed to the IOC.

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  COVID-19 pandemic: FIDE stops Candidates tournament after Russia bans flights

  March 26, 2020 16:48 IST

  The decision to conduct the tournament despite the spread of the deadly disease across the globe had come in for criticism from many, including former world champion Vladimir Kramnik.

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  Olympics 2021: India set to retain foreign coaches whose contracts would have ended after Tokyo 2020

  March 26, 2020 16:40 IST

  The Olympics were postponed to next year following the deadly outbreak of COVID-19 across the globe.

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  Abhinav Bindra feels IOC took 'prompt' decision on postponement of Olympic Games

  March 26, 2020 15:58 IST

  Bindra said the athletes around the world were overwhelmingly in favour of the postponement of the Games, which was duly conveyed to the IOC.

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  British boxer Amir Khan offers four-storey building for coronavirus patients

  March 26, 2020 13:22 IST

  British boxing star Amir Khan has decided to offer a four-storey building to NHS in fight against COVID-19.

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  PV Sindhu donates Rs 10 lakh in fight against coronavirus

  March 26, 2020 12:58 IST

  Indian shuttler PV Sindhu donated a sum of Rs 10 lakh to relief funds of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in fight against coronavirus.

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  Tokyo Olympics, Winter Games 2022, Youth Olympics 2022 in a row huge challenge for IOC: Thomas Bach

  March 25, 2020 23:33 IST

  The IOC and the Tokyo 2020 organising committee announced in a joint statement that the Olympics has been postponed so as to deal with the coronavirus outbreak.

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  Am deeply disappointed: Olympics 2020 postponement was Vinesh Phogat's 'worst fear'

  March 25, 2020 22:27 IST

  In an unprecedented move, the 2020 Tokyo Games was on Tuesday pushed to next year due to COVID-19 pandemic that is wreaked havoc on the world.

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  Decision to postpone Tokyo Olympics 2020 was hard to take, admits IOC president Thomas Bach

  March 25, 2020 21:31 IST

  Speaking to journalists, Bach said the postponed Tokyo Olympics could be held in the spring of 2021.

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  IOC president Thomas Bach invokes Donald Trump in defense of Olympic decision

  March 25, 2020 21:23 IST

  Bach spoke to about 400 reporters on a conference call and was quizzed why, despite growing concern from athletes, it took so long to postpone the Tokyo Games.

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  Tokyo 2020 Olympics postponed: Who pays bills for another year?

  March 25, 2020 18:10 IST

  The Japanese financial newspaper Nikkei put the added cost at $2.7 billion, citing an estimate from local organizers.

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  Looking at possibility to freeze rankings, will review Olympic qualification: BWF

  March 25, 2020 17:58 IST

  There have been growing calls for freezing the world rankings with Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal, B Sai Praneeth, Parupalli Kashyap and H S Prannoy expressing their concern.

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  BAI postpones Senior National Badminton Championships due to COVID-19 pandemic

  March 25, 2020 17:04 IST

  The coronavirus outbreak has claimed 10 lives and infected nearly 600 people in the country, prompting the government to put the whole country under lockdown till April 14 to fight the spread of the deadly disease.

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  Indian shuttlers urge BWF to freeze ranking, seek clarity about Olympics qualification

  March 25, 2020 15:59 IST

  The BWF had suspended all HSBC BWF World Tour events post the All England Championships due to the COVID-19 pandemic and there were calls for the extension of the Olympic qualification period which falls on April 28.