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Other Sports | June 23, 2023 19:30 ISTIt's been 129 years of the founding of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which is commemorated by Olympic Day, every year on June 23.
It's been 129 years of the founding of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which is commemorated by Olympic Day, every year on June 23.
Olympics 2036: The process of awarding the next Summer Games available will be handled in a very secretive way and will be led by the IOC officials. The main motive behind this is to void both expensive public campaigning and a vote contested by multiple candidates.
After winning women's singles gold at the 2010 Games in Vancouver and silver four years later at Sochi 2014, Kim famously lit the Olympic cauldron to open the 2018 Olympic Winter Games at Pyeongchang, South Korea.
The Sports Authority of India (SAI) and Ministry of Education are working on running a 'Meet the Champions' programme over the next two years.
India achieved unprecedented success in the Tokyo Games this year by winning seven medals, including a historic gold in athletics.
This year's budget of the city government also had a mention of the government bidding for hosting the 2048 Olympics.
The Indian women's hockey team created history, reaching their first-ever semifinal in Olympics after the side stunned World No.2 Australia 1-0 on Monday. Gurjit Kaur scored India's sole goal from the penalty corner to lead India to the final four of 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
India's table tennis star Manika Batra on Sunday upset world number 32 Margaryta Pesotska to reach the women's singles third round at the Tokyo Olympics.
The Games will go back to Australia 32 years after the popular 2000 Sydney Olympics. Melbourne hosted in 1956.
Kishoiyan, 26, a two-time African championships silver medallist who also competed for Kenya at the Beijing 2015 World Championships, will be eligible to compete again from July 28, 2024.
The Olympic Games up to 2028 have been allotted and the process for allotment of 2032 is under progress with Brisbane being the front runner.
The Delhi government aims to host the 2048 Olympic Games and it will create whatever infrastructure and facilities required for it, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Tuesday.
Russia was banned from competing in international competitions for the next two years, including the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
The Court of Arbitration for Sport’s ruling also blocked Russia from bidding to host major sporting events for two years.
The IOC said it has come to the conclusion that the current leadership has not appropriately protected the Belarusian athletes from political discrimination within the NOC.
The IOC’s pursuit of urban events to lure a younger audience saw street dance battles officially added to the medal events program at the 2024 Paris Games.
The record number of new cases came as IOC President Thomas Bach ended his visit to Japan to discuss with Olympic officials on how to safely host the games.
Amid widespread support for the 'Black Lives Matter' movement in a number of sporting events in the western world, the IOC has come under increased pressure to amend Rule 50.
Qatar delivered the request via an official letter to the IOC's headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, said the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC).
As the world celebrates the International Olympic Day, let's revisit India's history at the Olympic Games.
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