Lausanne, July 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has declared June 29, 2021 as the new qualification deadline for the postponed Tokyo Olympics. Accordingly, the deadline for final entries has been revised to July…
Bhubaneswar, July 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) A day after ace sprinter Dutee Chand issued a clarification saying she isn’t selling her car to raise training funds, Odisha Government highlighted the financial support given to her over the…
Tokyo, July 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Kenya’s Rosemary Wanjiru, the fourth-placed finisher over the distance at the World Championships, won 10,000m race at the third meeting in the Hokuren Distance Challenge series in Abashiri, Japan. Ten days…
Bhubaneswar, July 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ace sprinter Dutee Chand on Wednesday cleared the air on her selling her car, saying it had nothing to do with her lacking funds for training and she sold her sedan…
New Delhi, July 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju called upon ministers and senior officers in charge of youth affairs and sports departments from all states and UTs, to mobilise…
New Delhi, July 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Parth Jindal, director of JSW Sports, on Wednesday said that he has offered to support ace sprinter Dutee Chand many-a-times in the past and the offer is still open if…
London, July 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Birmingham 2022 has launched a competition for finding a child who will design the official mascot for the Commonwealth Games that will be held in the city in two years. The…
New Delhi, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Narinder Batra said that he won’t be getting involved in any financial decisions until there is “full clarity and transparency.” In a letter to IOA…
Lahore, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Haider Ali gets emotional remembering the biggest moment of his career – clinching the silver medal in the F37/38 long jump event at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. “It was an…
New York, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Chicago Marathon, scheduled to be held on October 11 this year, has been cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “The 2020 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, scheduled for…
New Delhi, July 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Star sprinter Hima Das became a household name on July 12, 2018 when she won the 400m gold at the Under-20 IAAF World Championships that year. Hima became the first…
New Delhi, July 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Outgoing National Chief Athletics coach Bahadur Singh has appealed to Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju and administrators to ensure that every school in the country has space for children to play….
New Delhi, July 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has said that those who have dedicated their life to sport and representing the nation at international events should be respected in the same way…
Mumbai, July 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) With an aim to engage in meaningful discourse and create High-Performance excellence in sport and knowledge for administrators and stakeholders, the ELMS Foundation on Saturday launched Indias first-ever High-Performance Leadership Program…
Jamaica, July 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Eight-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt recently revealed what could make him come out of retirement and catch the imagination of track and field fans worldwide once again. Following a decade…
New Delhi, July 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Vice President Sudhanshu Mittal has again written to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), pointing out the alleged abuse of power by Narinder Batra as the President…
New Delhi, July 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) As the power battle within the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) rages on, an associate Executive Council member of India’s National Olympic Council asked the members for “introspection.” Bholanath Singh, in…
New Delhi, July 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a first-time endeavour, 46 eminent athletes, men and women, will get direct admission to the flagship diploma course in sports coaching at the Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports…
Lausanne (Switzerland), July 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) The International Olympic Committee on Thursday said it has sanctioned a Turkish weightlifter for failing anti-doping tests conducted again on samples from the 2012 London Olympics. Following this, Mate Binay’s…
Tokyo, July 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) A Tokyo Olympics spokesperson said on Thursday that reports of organisers securing all venues for the postponed Games are “optimistic” but nothing has been officially announced yet. While organisers had previously…