After being confined to their hostel rooms at the SAI Centre here for two months, the core probables of men and women teams began outdoor training.
The apex body had also announced that ranking points earned at tournaments during the original qualification phase will be maintained.
While the teams follow the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and guidelines specified by SAI and Hockey India, Manpreet feels the players too have become very conscious of following social distancing and keeping up with hygiene practices.
Prakash Padukone raced to the final without dropping a single game to face Indonesian legend Lee Swie King.
The report further says that the IOC also confirmed that the guidelines, which were released in January, still remains in place for Tokyo Olympics despite it being postponed till next year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The IWF made the decision based on the recommendation of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). The 26-year-old, who claimed innocence since the beginning, was informed about the final verdict via an e-mail, signed by IWF's legal counsel Lilla Sagi.
FIVB updated the calendar for the beach volleyball events for the rest of the COVID-19 pandemic-interrupted 2019-20 season, with some previously postponed events, originally scheduled for March and May, cancelled.
Floyd Mayweather took a dig at Conor McGregor after the fighter announced his decision to retire last week.
Fernandez said the permission would soon include athletes who have not yet qualified but remain hopeful of a place in Argentina's squad.
The Tour also plans to adopt innovative and need-based measures to counter the threat of the virus. The possibilities include restrictions like "local caddies only", fewer travelling staff and even no marquees and hospitality tents if local sponsors desire.
Conor McGregor took to Twitter to announce his retirement from fighting.
Anand was in Germany to play in the Bundesliga chess league in February and was slated to return to India in March.
IOC Coordination Commission Chairman Pierre-Olivier Beckers-Vieujant said that he is confident that the event will start on July 23 next year and that it is impossible to postpone an event of this scale more than once.
The Boxing Federation of India involved the parents of their junior athletes in the E-Paathshala programme.
World Archery (WA) and Yankton organising committee took the joint decision recently to safeguard the athlete's well-being and due to restrictions still in place because of the pandemic.
A two-time Asian Tour winner, Rashid was banned by the DGC in January 2018 along with a group of golfers from practising at the course due to disciplinary issues.
In a joint statement, Friday on social media, Jordan and the Jordan Brand said money will be paid over 10 years with the goal of “ensuring racial equality, social justice and greater access to education.”
Earlier, Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko said on Thursday that discussions are underway to streamline the Olympics and Paralympics.
Viktor Axelsen hopes that rules are in place for the players to be able to make a choice on whether they want to play the matches or not.
Chanu's case, which has been marred by several anomalies and administrative goof-ups, has been dragging on since she tested positive for anabolic steroid testosterone in November 2017.
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