LAUSANNE: The chair of the Olympic Refuge Foundation (ORF), Thomas Bach, and Roxana Maracineanu, the French Minister for Sport, signed an agreement here on Monday, 15 February, confirming France’s financial support for the work of the ORF.
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Jul 24, 2020 19:07
WASHINGTON DC: The Endurance Sports Coalition (ESC) has sent a letter to US congressional leadership pushing for additional financial support to be included in Congress’ next phase of pandemic relief legislation.
Jul 16, 2020 17:07
LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has already supported the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and International Federations (IFs) with around $100 million since the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis.
To date and as needed, $63 million have been allocated to IFs and $37 million to NOCs.
Apr 27, 2020 15:04
ZURICH: FIFA will release all operational funding due to member associations for the years 2019 and 2020 in the coming days as the first step of a relief plan to assist the football community impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
This measure will mean that a total of around $150 million will be distributed among the 211 national football governing bodies around the world.
Apr 03, 2020 18:04
MADRID: The ongoing coronavirus outbreak is affecting many people, industries and sports across the world, including the MotoGP World Championship.
Aug 20, 2018 17:08
KOLKATA: In a show of solidarity for the flood-ravaged Kerala, city soccer giants Quess East Bengal raised funds from the spectators after their Calcutta Football League game against Aryan Club on Saturday night, IANS reports.
No details were on offer as to how much money was raised.
Jul 16, 2018 16:07
MUMBAI: Mahindra Group chairman Anand Mahindra has offered financial support to Indian sprint sensation Hima Das in her quest for Olympic glory.
Jun 08, 2018 17:06
NEW DELHI: Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOC), which currently employs a number of athletes from ten different sports in the country, announced Thursday it would be increasing the number of disciplines the state-owned oil and gas major supports.
The announcement was made at a felicitation ceremony of 65 top Indian athletes at the ‘Sports Conclave 2018’ which was held in the city on Thursday, IANS reports.
Dec 04, 2017 12:12
ITANAGAR: The Badminton Association of India (BAI) has promised financial support for the development of the shuttle sport in the state.
“Arunachal Pradesh will soon get very good financial help from the BAI for development of badminton in the state,” Arunachal Times quoted BAI vice president S Murlidharan as having stated here.