Geneva, April 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) 75 per cent of the 324 places for gymnastics at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games have been allocated, and qualification events to decide the remaining participants will be re-scheduled once social…
Beijing, April 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Beijing Half Marathon, a core event of the annual Beijing International Running Festival slated for mid-April, will be postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak, local organisers announced on Wednesday. “In…
Nairobi, April 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) African 800m silver medallist Emmanuel Korir has called on athletes to utilise their celebrity status to lead the fight against coronavirus. Korir, who has his training base in Texas, USA, said…
Paris, April 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) The World Athletics Championships have been rescheduled to 15-24 July in 2022, following the postponement of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The World…
Nairobi, April 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Refugee Olympic team flag bearer Rose Nathike, who competed in 800m race at R Games in 2016, has called on the world never to give up hope and always to look…
Rome, April 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Italy’s twice Olympic 800 meters finalist and the former European indoor champion Donato Sabia has died from coronavirus aged 56, the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) said on Wednesday. CONI said in…
New Delhi, April 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has released revised Tokyo 2020 qualification principles according to which allocated quotas remain valid and International Federations (IFs) could extend the age eligibility criteria for…
Monaco, April 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) World Athletics has announced that the qualification period for the Tokyo Olympic Games will be suspended from April 6 to November 30, 2020. “Athletes who have already met the entry standard…
Tokyo, April 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Olympic flame display in northeastern Fukushima will end after only five days as Japan prepares for a state of emergency. The NHK reported that the Tokyo Olympic organisers decided to…
New Delhi, April 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The world has come to a standstill due to the coronavirus outbreak and sporting events across the globe have either been cancelled or suspended. But Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on…
Dubai, April 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Dubai residents will be stepping up and putting on their running shoes to participate in a ‘Marathon at Home. The initiative has been launched by the Dubai Sports Council (DSC), in…
Beijing, April 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) China’s star high jumper Zhang Guowei has made the decision to retire, the 28-year-old athlete has confirmed. “Sorry, I can’t jump anymore, I’ve decided to retire,” Zhang wrote on his Weibo,…
Nairobi, April 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Marathoner Aliphine Tuliamuk hopes the world will move past the COVID-19 pandemic and see sports flourish as before. Kenyan-turned-American Tuliamuk, who will be leading the US marathon team to the Tokyo…
Nairobi, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Kenya’s suspended former world marathon record holder Wilson Kipsang was among the 20 people who were arrested on Thursday night for violating a curfew imposed to stop the spread of the…
New Delhi, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked athletes for showing their support towards the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Modi addressed the nation on Friday morning before interacting with a number of…
London, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Legendary runner Mo Farah has said that while it is disappointing to see the Tokyo Olympics postponed by a year, he also made it clear that delaying the Games was the…
Tokyo, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said the competition and session schedule for Tokyo 2020 will largely be in place for the postponed Olympics in 2021, although adaptations might be needed…
New Delhi, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) At this time of distress when the world battles the coronavirus pandemic, Indias star Para Javelin thrower Sandeep Chaudhary had a moment of pride. Chaudhary, the World record holder in…
New Delhi April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Renowned health and fitness experts Mickey Mehta, Luke Coutinho, meditation coach Ronak Gajjar, nutritionist Heena Bhimani and several others are coming together under the Fit India Movement to ensure that…
Hangzhou, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Three sporty robots representing the UNESCO World Heritage sites of Hangzhou in eastern China were on Friday unveiled as the official mascots of the 2022 Asian Games. With social distancing measures…