Olympic Games
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CAS verdict doesn't change our process with Russia: World Athletics
Other Sports | Dec 19, 2020, 10:31 PM ISTRussia was banned from competing in international competitions for the next two years, including the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
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Russia banned from using name, flag in next two Olympic games
Other Sports | Dec 17, 2020, 08:50 PM ISTThe Court of Arbitration for Sport’s ruling also blocked Russia from bidding to host major sporting events for two years.
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IOC temporarily bans Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko from Olympic Games
Other Sports | Dec 08, 2020, 10:23 AM ISTThe 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
Other Sports | Dec 08, 2020, 08:45 AM ISTThe 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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Olympics: Tokyo sees record number of new cases amid nationwide spike
Other Sports | Nov 18, 2020, 01:01 PM ISTThe record number of new cases came as IOC President Thomas Bach ended his visit to Japan to discuss with Olympic officials on how to safely host the games.
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LA 2028 chief urges IOC to allow anti-racist advocacy at Olympics
Other Sports | Aug 01, 2020, 02:50 PM ISTAmid widespread support for the 'Black Lives Matter' movement in a number of sporting events in the western world, the IOC has come under increased pressure to amend Rule 50.
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Qatar submits request to host 2032 Olympic, Paralympic Games
Other Sports | Jul 27, 2020, 04:30 PM ISTQatar delivered the request via an official letter to the IOC's headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, said the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC).
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International Olympic Day: A revisit to India's history at the Olympic Games
Other Sports | Jun 23, 2020, 09:40 PM ISTAs the world celebrates the International Olympic Day, let's revisit India's history at the Olympic Games.
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Dream to see my students win 10 Olympics gold for one I missed in Sydney: Karnam Malleswari
Other Sports | May 18, 2020, 06:22 PM ISTKarnam Malleswari, who won the bronze medal in 2000 Sydney Olympics, has high expectations from her students.
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Tokyo Olympics: 'No B Plan' for another postponement, says spokesperson
Other Sports | Apr 14, 2020, 02:43 PM ISTThe organizers are proceeding under the assumption the Olympics will open on July 23, 2021. The Paralympics follow on Aug. 24.
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Olympics postponement costs IOC 'several hundred million dollars', Japan to bear rest
Other Sports | Apr 13, 2020, 05:05 PM ISTExcept for the IOC portion, all added costs will be borne by the Japanese side according to an agreement signed in 2013 when Tokyo was awarded the Olympics.
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Tokyo Olympics CEO hints Games could be in doubt even in 2021
Other Sports | Apr 10, 2020, 04:59 PM ISTTokyo Olympics have been postponed to 2021 due to the outbreak of COVID-19, but the CEO of the organizing committee has hinted that the Games could be in doubt even next year.
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International Gymnastics Federation to reschedule Olympic qualifiers
Other Sports | Apr 10, 2020, 01:30 PM ISTWhile almost 75 per cent of the 324 Olympic places in gymnastics have already been allocated, the remaining qualifying events have now been postponed.
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Track world championships rescheduled for 2022 after Olympics postponement
Other Sports | Apr 09, 2020, 09:15 AM ISTThe 2022 worlds will be the first to be held in an even-numbered year. They had been held in odd-numbered years since they started in 1983.
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Postponing Olympics represents big challenge in terms of workload: IOC
Other Sports | Apr 07, 2020, 02:21 PM ISTThe IOC will focus on the organisation of the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021, which will be followed by the Olympic Winter Games in Beijing in 2022 and the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar in the same year.
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Maintaining form till next year's Olympics a challenge, but I am prepared: pistol ace Abhishek Verma
Other Sports | Apr 04, 2020, 04:07 PM ISTThe ongoing nationwide lockdown, enforced to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus, has halted training schedules of all the sportspersons.
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Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 organizers assessing impact of postponing Tokyo Games
Other Sports | Apr 02, 2020, 11:27 AM ISTAlthough the Summer and Winter Olympics will now be held within six months of each other, Beijing organizers say their preparations are on target and they have no plans to delay events.
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Olympics 2021: India set to retain foreign coaches whose contracts would have ended after Tokyo 2020
Other Sports | Mar 26, 2020, 04:40 PM ISTThe Olympics were postponed to next year following the deadly outbreak of COVID-19 across the globe.
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Australia seek age-limit lift for Olympic football after postponement to 2021
Football | Mar 26, 2020, 10:06 AM ISTThe Football Federation Australia wants FIFA and IOC to consider increasing the age limit for football at the Olympics.
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Carolina Marin unsure about participation in World Cup, says her goal is to play at Olympics 2020
Other Sports | Jul 18, 2019, 12:13 PM ISTCarolina Marin faced a knee injury in January, and is now considering skipping the World Cup to participate in Olympics next year.