Beijing, April 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Spanish Olympic Committee (COE) announced that it has received 9,000 masks donated by the Chinese Olympic Committee (COC) in an online press conference on Friday. “We greatly thank the Chinese…
New Delhi, April 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former athletes and coaches hailed the Sports Authority of India (SAI) for initiating a knowledge enhancement workshop for coaches. The workshops started on April 16, the first session of which…
Nairobi, April 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Olympian Sally Kipyego has said pushing back the Tokyo Games by a year has offered her another chance to live again and do everything to be in right shape to contest…
New Delhi, April 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju and Tribal Affairs minister Arjun Munda attended Sports Authority of India’s (SAI) first-ever online knowledge enhancement workshop for coaches. SAI said in its release that 4,700…
Tokyo, April 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) A new roadmap for the postponed Tokyo Olympic Games is likely to be unveiled by May 2020, organizers said on Thursday after a teleconference with the International Olympic Committee (IOC). “The…
Tokyo, April 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The postponed Tokyo Olympics can be an important economic stimulus for the Japanese economy in the post-coronavirus era, according to International Olympic Committee’s John Coates. The lockdowns and restrictions on movements…
New Delhi, April 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Sports Ministry will be meeting with 11 National Sports Federations (NSF) on Thursday to assess the way forward going into the postponed Tokyo Olympics next year. Sports secretary R.S….
Nairobi, April 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Paulo Amotun Lokoro, a member of the Olympic Refugee Team, has warned his group of athletes not to engage in football or volleyball activities while in camp in Kakuma to avoid…
Nairobi, April 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Kenya’s Daniel Wanjiru, a former London marathon champion, is the latest casualty to have failed a doping test. Wanjiru joins a ballooning list of Kenyans who have been caught cheating as…
New Delhi, April 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Sports Authority of India (SAI) and National Sports Federations (NSF) will be holding a virtual “education program” for its coaches. The sessions will be held from 5pm to 6pm…
New Delhi, April 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) With Prime Minister Narendra Modi announcing that the lockdown in the country — that was put in place due to the coronavirus pandemic — will be extended till May 3,…
New Delhi, April 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Fit India, the Indian governments flagship fitness movement, is yet again set to start a new series of fitness sessions, this time for school children from across the country in…
London, April 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) With the world coming to a standstill due to the coronavirus outbreak, leaders and eminent personalities across the globe have called for social distancing and staying indoors and the legendary Usain…
New Delhi, April 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) is eyeing the month of September to resume the action for this year, hoping that the situation will improve by then amid the coronavirus…
Tokyo, April 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has turned a blind eye to claims that the organisation was reluctant in postponing Tokyo 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic and dismissed “conspiracy…
Tokyo, April 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach’s scheduled visit to Japan in May has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, Tokyo Olympics Organising Committee CEO Toshiro Muto told the media in…
Nairobi, April 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge says he has focused on strength training while in isolation to stay injury-free. Kipchoge, whose season was wrecked by the COVID-19 pandemic, has returned to…
Guwahati, April 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ace Indian sprinter Hima Das urged everyone in her state to take the COVID-19 pandemic more seriously after Assam reported its first death due to novel coronavirus on Friday even as…
London, April 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) World Athletics President Sebastian Coe said that he is still hoping for a belated start to the athletics season from August. In a statement put out by World Athletics on Friday,…
New Delhi, April 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju asked people to have “positive hope” on Good Friday. The sports calendar has come to a grinding halt due to the coronavirus pandemic with even the…