Category: Athletics

Impossible to hold Olympics until COVID-19 is contained: Abe

Tokyo, April 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stated it will be impossible to host the Olympics even next…

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COVID-19: World Athletics creates fund to support athletes

London, April 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) World Athletics, together with the International Athletics Foundation (IAF), on Tuesday launched a US$500,000 fund to…

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Should look at funding a group rather than individual athletes: Gopichand

New Delhi, April 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) National badminton coach Pullela Gopichand addressed a special online session organised by the Sports Authority…

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Event will be scrapped in case of further delay: Tokyo Oly chief

Tokyo, April 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tokyo Olympics will be 'scrapped' entirely in case of futher delays, Games' President Yoshiro Mori warned…

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Siddh Chandarana to captain esports team at IsoNations Cup

Mumbai, April 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) One of India's top professional esports athletes playing FIFA, Siddh 'M10Jenasid' Chandarana, will captain a six-member…

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Sure this too shall pass & we will reach normalcy: Deepa Malik

By Rohit Mundayur New Delhi, April 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) The postponement of the Tokyo Paralympics is a rare positive news that…

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Cheruiyot, Kipchoge urge fans to remain hopeful amid COVID-19 crisis

Nairobi, April 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Olympic champions Eliud Kipchoge and Vivian Cheruiyot have urged their fans to remain hopeful even as…

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I had cried on meeting ‘role model’ Sachin sir: Hima Das

New Delhi, April 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ace India sprinter Hima Das on Sunday said her role model has always been cricket…

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India wants to improve presence on world stage: Rijiju

New Delhi, April 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said the governments policy would be conditioned according to…

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Discipline, focus help Eliud Kipchoge remain injury-free

Nairobi, April 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge has remained injury-free for almost a decade, a move his physiotherapist…

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Doha, Riyadh to bid for hosting 2030 Asian Games

New Delhi, April 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) The right to host the 2030 Asian Games will come down to a bidding war…

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No chance of further postponing Tokyo Olympics: Games chief

Tokyo, April 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) There are no plans in place for a second postponement of the Tokyo Olympics, Games organisers…

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Delayed World Games gets new logo and moniker

New York, April 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) The World Games to be held in Birmingham, Alabama -- which have been delayed due…

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Kipchoge, Bekele dream of next challenge after London Marathon

Nairobi, April 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge and Kenenisa Bekele, two of the world best marathon runners, were due…

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‘Athletes looking to peak in 2020 at disadvantage due to Oly postponement’

New Delhi, April 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Thursday said that the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics…

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Tokyo 2020 employee infected with coronavirus

Tokyo, April 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) A male employee with the Tokyo Olympic Games organizing committee (Tokyo 2020) has tested positive for…

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Berlin Marathon scheduled for Sept. 27 postponed due to COVID-19

Berlin, April 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Berlin Marathon, scheduled for September 27, has been postponed due to a government ban on…

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‘Tokyo Games not rescheduled to 2022 out of management concerns’

Beijing, April 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has explained that the Tokyo Olympic Games were scheduled to 2021…

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Tokyo 2020 furious with IOC’s comment on Olympic cost

Tokyo, April 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Organisers of the Tokyo Games are angry at the unilateral comment from the International Olympic Committee…

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COVID-19: Tokyo Olympic organizers cancel culture festival

Tokyo, April 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Organizers of the Tokyo Olympic Games announced here on Monday that all four cultural events of…

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