The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Laureus Sport for Good have announced a ground-breaking collaboration that will see both organisations each invest $1 million into a two-year programme to advance youth education and employability through sport in Africa.
Olympics
Jan 31, 2019 12:01
BEIJING: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has praised China’s promotional campaign ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 which has resulted in 300 million people across the country being made aware of winter sports, the country’s national news agency Xinhua reports.
Jan 31, 2019 12:01
NEW DELHI: In a major boost for para-sports, 12 high-performing para-athletes, including Asiad gold winner Sharad Kumar, were named on Wednesday in the revised Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) list by the Sports Authority of India (SAI), Press Trust of India reports.
Jan 28, 2019 15:01
KOCHI: ‘Operation Olympics', a programme designed to train athletes in 11 sporting disciplines by the government of Kerala, has commenced.
Kerala chief minister M Pinarayi Vijayan confirmed the development on his official Facebook account, stating that the state sports council and department have registered 123 athletes for the programme.
Jan 28, 2019 13:01
LONDON: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) on Sunday stripped Malaysia of the right to host the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships, which were due to be held in Kuching between 29 July and 4 August.
Jan 23, 2019 17:01
MUMBAI: Cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday night launched Dipa Karmakar: The Small Wonder, a memoir encapsulating the Tripura gymnast’s incredible journey.
The book authored by Dipa’s coach Bishweshwar Nandi and veteran sports journalists Digvijay Singh Deo and Vimal Mohan, is tagged as one of the most heartwarming sports biographies one can read this winter.
Jan 16, 2019 13:01
PUNE: Ever since the Khelo India Youth Games were flagged off a little over a week ago in the Maharashtrian city, teams of talent spotters have been at work at the various venues. They have been brought in by the Sports Authority of India (SAI) in relays to track performances in their assigned events and present a short list of those found worthy of following on a long-term basis.
Jan 16, 2019 13:01
RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil’s Institute for Applied Economic Research (IPEA), a public sector institution in the South American nation, has concluded in its latest research that hosting the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro has proven to have had a positive impact on the local economy.
Jan 11, 2019 14:01
NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Thursday appointed one of its vice presidents and Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWF) president Birendra Baishya as the Chef de Mission for India’s Tokyo 2020 campaign.
"It is for the first time that the sport of weightlifting has been accorded with honour of Chef de Mission for the Olympic Games," IWF secretary Sahdev Yadav said in a statement.
Jan 10, 2019 13:01
NEW YORK: Intel and Alibaba have jointly announced their collaboration for developing a 3D athlete tracking technology powered by artificial intelligence (AI) that is aimed to be deployed at the Olympic Games 2020 and beyond.
Jan 03, 2019 13:01
TOKYO: The Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games is set to live up to its themes of ‘reconstruction’ and ‘sustainability’ as recycled aluminium from temporary housing in Fukushima, which was devastated by the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster, is planned to be used in the crafting of Olympic torches, Japanese national daily The Mainichi reports.