Nairobi, July 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Olympic bronze medal-winning distance runner Wilson Kipsang on Friday was banned for four years for anti-doping violations by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU). The AIU stated that Kipsang had violated the…
New Delhi, July 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) An Associate Executive Council member of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has requested its President Narinder Batra to let the National Olympic Council’s Legal Committee Chairman RK Anand take over…
Lausanne (Switzerland), July 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) A paper jointly published by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the INTERPOL and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has stated that salary cuts for athletes in…
Paris, July 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) World Athletics has announced that it will stand down both the Doping Review Board (DRB) and the Russian Taskforce as it has not received the payments due from the Russian Athletics…
New Delhi, July 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Thursday announced that contracts of all foreign coaches will be extended till September 30, 2021 due to the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics…
New Delhi, July 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ace sprinter Dutee Chand urged people to show courage in the face of societal taboo and love anyone regardless of their caste, gender or religion. Since coming out as India’s…
New Delhi, July 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) A female athlete in Jharkhands Ramgarh district has been forced to sell vegetables on the streets in order to make her ends meet. Athlete Geeta Kumari, who has won eight…
New Delhi, June 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Sports Ministry on Tuesday filed an application in the Delhi High Court to allow it to restore the provisional recognitions of 57 National Sports Federations (NSF). Apart from the…
New Delhi, June 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday launched India’s National Anti-Doping Agency’s (NADA) first mobile app. The app aims to create a bridge between athletes and the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA)…
New Delhi, June 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) With the support of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF), Uttar Pradesh once again stepped into an untested realm, ensuring that the special athletes continue to keep themselves fit and sport…
By Rohit Mundayur New Delhi, June 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Narinder Batra said that sports administration in the country will be facing dire problems if day-to-day dealings between India’s Olympic governing body…
Nairobi, June 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Kenyan marathon world record holder Geoffrey Kamworor suffered injuries to his head and ankle after he was hit by a speeding motorcycle recently. Kamworor was out for his morning walk when…
New Delhi, June 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) All India Council of Sports President Vijay Kumar Malhotra has urged Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju to ask the Attorney General or Solicitor General to represent the case of the ministry…
New Delhi, June 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Wishes poured in on social media as the legendary India track and field athelete P.T. Usha on Saturday turned 56. Usha, popularly knows as the ‘Payyoli Express’, is still regarded…
Paris, June 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Diamond League has announced further alterations to its provisional 2020 calendar, with the cancellation of two meetings and a further event pushed back until the autumn. The Meeting de Paris,…
Paris, June 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) World Athletics has launched ‘Road to Tokyo’, an online tool to track the qualification process for next year’s Olympic Games. Searchable by discipline, country and qualification status, the tool will provide…
New Delhi, June 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju had asked the Sports Authority of India (SAI) to look into appointing differently-abled coaches to train athletes with speech and hearing impairments. Rijiju was responding to…
New Delhi, June 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Following the Delhi High Court’s order, the Sports Ministry has withdrawn the annual recognition granted to 54 National Sports Federations (NSFs). On Wednesday, the High Court directed the ministry to…
Mumbai, June 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) As many as 14,000 runners from across 15 countries have responded to IDBI Federal Life Insurance and NEB Sports call, lining up to take part in a unique run to raise…
New Delhi, June 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Sports Ministry to revoke the provisional recognition it had given to 54 National Sports Federations (NSF) on May 11. The court said…