NEW DELHI: Special Olympics Bharat has appointed former ONGC executive director V.K. Mahendru as its executive director.
In his new role, Mahendru will oversee all aspects of the organisation and management, while also serving as a mentor.
Olympics
Sep 25, 2020 16:09
LAUSANNE: The IOC Coordination Commission and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee agreed Friday on a series of measures to make the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 fit for a post-corona world.
Developed in response to the postponement of this year’s Games due to the coronavirus pandemic, over 50 measures have been designed to maximise cost savings and increase efficiencies in Games delivery.
Sep 24, 2020 15:09
NEW DELHI: Special Olympics Bharat has launched Developmental Sports for young athletes to "enable their transition to higher sport participation by learning sport specific skills".
Global nutrition company Herbalife Nutrition has extended support to the tune of $150,000 for two years from April 2020 to expand the programming across the country.
Sep 17, 2020 17:09
THE FORMER HEAD of global athletics, Lamine Diack, was on Wednesday found guilty by a French court of corruption in covering up Russian doping cases and sentenced to four years in prison, of which two years were suspended.
Sep 15, 2020 15:09
NEW DELHI: The Union Sports Ministry has included 94 athletes in its Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) for support to probable athletes identified for the Tokyo 2021, Paris 2024 and Los Angles 2028 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.
Sep 14, 2020 19:09
LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee has registered its official protests over the execution of wrestler Navid Afkari in Iran as "very sad news". "The IOC is shocked by this announcement," the world body declared.
Sep 08, 2020 18:09
LAUSANNE: The postponed Tokyo Olympic Games will go ahead next year "with or without COVID", the vice-president of the International Olympic Committee has asserted.
John Coates confirmed to news agency AFP that the Olympics would start on 23 July next year, calling them the "Games that conquered COVID".
They were originally scheduled to start in July 2020, but were postponed due to Covid-19 fears.
Sep 02, 2020 18:09
LOS ANGELES: Launching the official journey to the Olympic and Paralympic Games Los Angeles 2028, the Local Organising Committee unveiled its Games emblem with stories that celebrate sport, art and the city's unique community.
Sep 01, 2020 16:09
LAUSANNE: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Monday welcomed the addition of The Coca-Cola Company to its roster of Worldwide Paralympic Partners.
Coca-Cola Japan was an existing Gold Partner of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, the highest tier of the domestic sponsorship programme.
Aug 28, 2020 16:08
NEW DELHI: Indian sports management company IOS Sports & Entertainment on Friday announced the signing of young javelin sensation Shivpal Singh.
The 24-year-old grabbed headlines earlier this year when he became only the second javelin thrower to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. He met the qualifying standard with an 85.47m throw at the ACNW Meeting in Potchefstroom in March.
Aug 27, 2020 19:08
BENGALURU: The Indian Olympic Association has adopted a new identity to commemorate 100 years of Indian participation at the Olympic Games.
The new logo and brand identity was designed by India-based communication design and branding firm Smitten.