Safety measures cost Jordan Spieth hole-in-one during charity game
May 01, 2020 12:01 ISTSpieth saw his 110-yard shot hit the spacer and fall into water hazard nearby. Later, he said he is going to count it as it seems like a good omen.
Spieth saw his 110-yard shot hit the spacer and fall into water hazard nearby. Later, he said he is going to count it as it seems like a good omen.
Pointing out how swimmers from Asian countries such as China and Japan have been giving a tough competition to Americans, Europeans and Australians, the Sports Minister said that genetically India is well-equipped to master the sport.
Archery's global governing body also said that the world rankings will remain frozen and that it has extended the hiatus on all international competitions overall to August 31.
While the International Olympic Committee (IOC)'s coordination commission head John Coates said a vaccine is not necessary for the Tokyo Olympics to go ahead next summer, Praneeth doesn't see global sports events returning unless one is found.
Eight events of the 14-leg Diamond League series, where only top athletes are invited to take part, have been postponed so far amid uncertainty of whether any athletics competition will be held at all this year due to the pandemic.
The adjustment to the qualifying system for the Tokyo Olympic Games was made by the IGF and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to accommodate the new dates of the competition in 2021
Formula One boss Chase Carey had said earlier in the week that F1 is looking to start the season with the Austrian GP after the French GP was called off.
In a statement, the AIBA said that despite multiple reminders, the BFI failed to fulfil its obligations and that they cannot risk further losses.
The 2020 Olympics was postponed to 2021 due to the ongoing global crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. While it was earlier scheduled to be held from July 24 to August 9, 2020, the new dates are July 23 to August 8, 2021.
"The ongoing coronavirus outbreak has obliged the cancellation of all three events," a statement on MotoGP's official website, motogp.com, said.
Rijiju said talent scouting for 2028 Olympics has already begun and the process will get further boost once the nationwide coronavirus-forced lockdown is lifted.
Answering a question related to Olympics, Abe said it is important for all athletes and spectators to feel safe and for that to happen, the virus will have to be contained.
Secretary and convenor of the five-member panel Naresh Sharma took strong objections to Despande's recent statement against the decisions taken by the AICF general body meeting held online recently.
Having debuted for India in early 2017 against Belarus, Tete became a young prodigy who was touted to be the next big thing in Indian hockey.
The tournament was originally scheduled to be held from May 16-24 but on March 20 was postponed to August 15-23 due to the worsening global health crisis which has led to the death of more than 2 lakh people so far.
In a statement on Monday night, AIBA handed over the championship, originally allotted to India in 2017, to Serbian capital Belgrade.
AIBA was forced to terminate the agreement signed in 2017, "after New Delhi didn't fulfill its obligations to pay host fee as mentioned in the Host City Agreement terms."
In an attempt to boost youngsters, Mary Kom shared her personal experiences of her growing up years and explained how she lacked the awareness or the facilities for the best exercises
Earlier this month, the BWF had announced the suspension of a number of HSBC BWF World Tour, BWF Tour and other BWF-sanctioned tournaments which are scheduled to take place in May, June and July.
Former India shooter Shimon Sharif has successfully organised the second edition of the virtual tournament last Saturday and he is optimistic of this becoming a regular affair at a time when the world is under lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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