New York, May 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) American gymnast Simone Biles hopes that Olympics goes on as per it’s new schedule next year. Tokyo Olympics, which was originally slated to begin in July this year, has been…
Boston, May 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) The 2020 Boston Marathon has been cancelled for the first time in its 124-year history due to COVID-19 pandemic, the Boston Athletic Association (BAA) has announced. In a statement on Thursday,…
Nairobi, May 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Two-time Olympic 800m champion David Rudisha has undergone surgery in Eldoret, Kenya after sustaining a fracture in his ankle last week. The injury is expected to sideline the world record-holder for…
Rome, May 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Rome’s Diamond League meeting, which had been previously moved to Naples to make way for the Euro 2020, will return to the Italian capital on September 17. According to the Italian…
Nairobi, May 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Commonwealth Games champion Elijah Manangoi has downplayed the impact on his return to action saying he is focused on returning to his best form and not under pressure to dominate the…
New Delhi, May 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Indian Olympic Association’s (IOA) President Narinder Batra said on Thursday that his father has tested positive for coronavirus alongwith four members of his residential staff. Additionally two members of…
New Delhi, May 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) The fate of the much delayed 36th National Games has been thrown into disarray once again. The Goa government on Thursday announced that it has decided to indefinitely postpone the…
New Delhi, May 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Narinder Batra on Thursday sought an explanation from Senior Vice President Anil Khanna on losses the association incurred due to delay in booking of hotel…
New Delhi, May 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Athletics Federation of India (AFI) President Adille Sumariwalla has been made the chairman of the Indian Olympic Association’s (IOA) committee to monitor annual grant and affiliation fees of its members…
New Delhi, May 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Narinder Batra thanked International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach for including him in the Olympic Channel Commission. “I am deeply honoured and thankful to…
New Delhi, May 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Sports Authority of India (SAI) headquarters was sanitised on Wednesday after a coronavirus scare on Tuesday. The sanitisation drive was taken up after an employee, whose relative tested positive…
New Delhi, May 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Elite athletes housed at the National Center of Excellence (NCOE) in Patiala and Bengaluru have resumed sporting activities from Wednesday, in compliance with the guidelines issued by the government and…
New Delhi, May 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) The tenure of Sandip Pradhan as Director General of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) has been extended by two years. “The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the…
New Delhi, May 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a first-ever endeavour, every year 46 eminent athletes will get direct admission to the flagship Diploma Course in Sports Coaching at the Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports (NSNIS)…
New Delhi, May 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian Olympic Association President Narinder Batra on Tuesday directed Senior Vice President R.K. Anand to take over all legal cases of the IOA as the Chairman of the Legal Committee….
New Delhi, May 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) 50 percent of sports facilities have been restarted in all stadiums in New Delhi for athletes, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) said on Tuesday. In keeping with its Standard…
New Delhi, May 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) The feud between the two top officials of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) continued with Secretary General Rajeev Mehta stating that he had not agreed to the reconstitution of various…
Rome, May 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Italian Paralympic gold medalist Carlo Durante, a blind marathon runner, has passed away at the age of 73. Born in Volpago del Montello, Durante was a star distance runner, with his…
New Delhi, May 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Narinder Batra on Monday nominated its joint secretary Rakesh Gupta as the official minutes recorder for all its Executive Committee meetings, Annual General Meeting and…
Nairobi, May 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge has likened the struggle athletes are enduring during the COVID-19 pandemic to running a marathon on an uphill course. Kipchoge, who plans to run a…