[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Britain’s boxing government body has announced on Tuesday that its boxers will not participate at the women’s world championships, scheduled to be held in New Delhi next month. It took the decision citing concerns about the sport’s Olympic future.Boxing is not on the initial programme for the …
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[ad_1] PARIS: The International Olympic Committee‘s efforts to find a “pathway” for Russians to take part in the 2024 Paris Games despite the invasion of Ukraine were strongly criticised by Britain on Thursday.Ignoring calls from Ukraine to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from next year’s Olympics, the IOC said Wednesday …
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) is still hopeful of the sport’s inclusion in Los Angeles 2028 Olympics and has “recommended” six-team T20 events for both men and women to the Games’ organising committee.A final decision on the inclusion of cricket will be taken by the International Olympic …
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[ad_1] BHUBANESWAR: Jon Wyatt hung up his hockey stick in 2002 after having captained England and playing 195 international matches. For 15 years after that, he had nothing to do with the sport as he didn’t consider coaching his cup of tea. It was in December 2017 that an offer …
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[ad_1] The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday raised the possibility of boxing being excluded from the 2024 Paris Games, saying its Russian-led world body showed it had “no real interest” in the sport or its athletes.The International Boxing Association (IBA) was stripped of involvement in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics …
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) which had set a deadline of December 15 for the Indian Olympic Association to conduct its elections has noted the “significant progress” made by the association in resolving its governance issues. The IOC, in September, had directed IOA to hold elections or …
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