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.
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Jan 13, 2018 16:01
NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Friday appointed Pawandeep Singh Kohli, son of veteran sports administrator Tarlochan Singh, to a second successive term as chairman of its medical commission.
Jan 13, 2018 14:01
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Celebrations marking 50 years of the Special Olympics programme took place here on Friday.
It was organised by the Special Olympics Bharat Kerala Chapter in collaboration with the National Charitable Trust.
Jan 11, 2018 13:01
LAUSANNE: IOC president Thomas Bach has called for a meeting to decide on the participation of athletes from the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK) at the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018.
It follows the joint proposals (Monday) by the governments of the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea.
Jan 11, 2018 11:01
NEW DELHI: Ice Hockey Association of India general secretary Harjinder Singh was on Wednesday named India's chef de mission for the 23rd Winter Olympic Games to be held PyeongChang, South Korea, from February 9 to 23.
Jan 11, 2018 10:01
SYDNEY: The MCC World Cricket committee met at Sydney Cricket Ground on Tuesday 9th and Wednesday 10th January to discuss a number of topics ranging from the future of Test Cricket to the MCC Laws of Cricket.
Jan 10, 2018 13:01
NEW YORK: Intel has announced it will power the largest scale virtual reality event to date with the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 using Intel True VR technology.
Intel, together with the Olympic Broadcast Services (OBS), will capture a record 30 Olympic events, with both live and videoon-demand content available. This marks the first-ever live virtual reality broadcast of the Olympic Winter Games.
Jan 09, 2018 13:01
LONDON: Analysts of cybersecurity firm McAfee have discovered a phishing and malware campaign targeting organizations involved with the Pyeongchang Olympics, scheduled from February 9-25.
Jan 06, 2018 12:01
LONDON: The World Squash Federation, in partnership with the Professional Squash Association (PSA), has appointed Weber Shandwick as communications campaign partner to provide strategic counsel and global public relations to support the bid for squash to be included in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games Programme.
Jan 04, 2018 11:01
NEW DELHI: The government has released Rs 31.4 million as out of pocket allowance for 175 sportspersons under the Target Olympic Podium (TOP) Scheme in the last quarter of 2017, Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore said on Wednesday.
Dec 29, 2017 14:12
PYEONGCHANG, Korea:: Organisers of the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 in February have provided an update on ticket sales. As of Friday, December 21, overall ticket sales for the Olympic Winter Games was 61% - or 655,000. This total includes local and international sales.