Tag: Olympics
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Rahul Dravid wants T20 cricket in Olympics
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), ICC's richest and biggest member, has not been keen in sending its team to Olympics.
November 14, 2020 -
Olympic channel highlights cricketing journey of young Usain Bolt
Cricket and Olympics crossed paths only once, at the Paris 1900 Games, but there are Olympic legends who have had trysts with the game.
September 20, 2020 -
Cricket South Africa (CSA) suspended by country’s Olympic body, may get banned from international cricket
The move could fall foul of the ICC's rules on government interference and lead to the national team being kicked out of the game at international level.
September 11, 2020 -
India will be among top 10 by 2028 Olympics, predicts Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju
The sports minister also acknowledged that he had received harsh comments from some sections on his ambitious projection.
September 4, 2020 -
I feel broken, says Olympic medalist Sakshi Malik after missing out chance to win Arjuna Award
The Sports Ministry decided against bestowing the Arjuna on Sakshi Malik as she has already been conferred with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.
August 21, 2020 -
Tokyo 2020 CEO says 80% of venues secured for Olympics
Muto warned that there was no guarantee that the Games would be able to take place in the summer of 2021.
June 12, 2020 -
Mark my words, India will be in top-10 in 2028 Olympics: Kiren Rijiju
Pinning hopes on junior athletes, he also said that the whole country will witness the progress at 2024 Olympics.
June 8, 2020 -
Argentina clears Olympic athletes to resume training
Those who have already secured a place for Argentina at the Tokyo Games are swimmers Delfina Pignatiello, Julia Sebastian and Santiago Grassi; gymnast Martina Dominici; and sailors Santiago Lange and Cecilia Carranza.
June 8, 2020 -
Don’t see new private sponsors for Olympic sports for next 1 year: Narinder Batra
Batra however said that there is nothing to worry about as the central government has assured support till the Tokyo Olympics and beyond.
June 4, 2020 -
Legendary hockey player Balbir Singh Senior passes away
He was hospitalised on May 8 with high fever and breathing trouble. His COVID-19 test came negative.
May 25, 2020 -
ICC T20 World Cup 2020 set to be postponed: Report
The postponement of the T20 World Cup also means that the October-November window will be empty and the BCCI might sense an opportunity to conduct IPL.
May 22, 2020 -
Boxing will play key role in making India top-10 at Olympics: Kiren Rijiju
Kiren Rijiju informed that the government is planning to allow elite athletes to resume their training in order to keep them ready for future competitions.
May 3, 2020 -
Goal to have India in top 10 at 2028 Oly not impossible: Kiren Rijiju
Rijiju was speaking on an online knowledge enhancement session of the table tennis coaches.
April 29, 2020 -
Fate sealed
There was hardly any sport spared by the bloodcurdling disease, with the world’s biggest events coming to be shelved and the story inexorably hitting its climax when the 2020 Olympics got put off till next year.
April 27, 2020 -
Tokyo Olympics an opportunity to bring world together: LA 2028 chief
Eventually, the Japanese government and the International Olympic Committee said in a joint statement that the Tokyo Olympics had been pushed back by a year.
April 26, 2020 -
Tokyo 2020 employee infected with coronavirus
Tokyo 2020 released a statement in which they said that the man in his 30s was confirmed to be infected on Tuesday evening (21 April).
April 22, 2020 -
‘Olympics in 2021 unrealistic unless COVID-19 vaccine found’
Olympics is not the only sporting tournament to be pushed back because of the dreaded coronavirus pandemic and high-profile tournaments including the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) have been affected.
April 19, 2020