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Kenyan sprinter Otieno tests positive for banned substance

Kenyan sprinter Otieno tests positive for banned substance

Rediff.com1 Aug 2021

"The athlete has challenged the imposition of the provisional suspension and the case has been referred to the Court of Arbitration for Sport - Anti-Doping Division," the ITA said.

Olympics: Race walkers battle 'brutal' heat in Sapporo

Olympics: Race walkers battle 'brutal' heat in Sapporo

Rediff.com6 Aug 2021

'It was of course very, very difficult, especially in the second half. We saw the temperature on the building, so maybe every 10K it was one degree higher and higher.'

Vinesh alleges WFI President sexually exploited women wrestlers

Vinesh alleges WFI President sexually exploited women wrestlers

Rediff.com18 Jan 2023

Vinesh, a world championship medallist and Olympian, also claimed that several coaches at the national camp in Lucknow have also exploited women wrestlers, adding that there are a few women at the camp who approach wresters at the behest of the WFI President.

FIFA, UEFA suspend Russia from all competitions

FIFA, UEFA suspend Russia from all competitions

Rediff.com1 Mar 2022

'Football is in full solidarity with all the people affected in Ukraine. Both Presidents hope that the situation in Ukraine will improve significantly and rapidly so that football can again be a vector for unity and peace.'

Tokyo 2020: Teams take strength from flag or knee gesture

Tokyo 2020: Teams take strength from flag or knee gesture

Rediff.com22 Jul 2021

Several women's football teams on Wednesday, including Britain, New Zealand, the United States and Sweden took the knee

PICS: Anti-Olympic protests take centre stage in Tokyo

PICS: Anti-Olympic protests take centre stage in Tokyo

Rediff.com17 Jul 2021

According to AP, minor scuffles broke out after the police stopped the protesters along their march around 20 meters away from the venue of the IOC's meeting.

Beating coronavirus essential for safe Olympics: Tokyo governor

Beating coronavirus essential for safe Olympics: Tokyo governor

Rediff.com19 Mar 2020

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said on Thursday that beating the coronavirus is essential to host a safe and secure Tokyo Olympics, but that it is still too early to discuss the timing of a decision on whether the Games should go ahead as scheduled.

Global interest in Tokyo Games muted

Global interest in Tokyo Games muted

Rediff.com14 Jul 2021

The poll released on Tuesday found a global average of 46 per cent interest in the Games, but excitement varied across markets

Organisers outline steps for 'simplified' Tokyo Olympics

Organisers outline steps for 'simplified' Tokyo Olympics

Rediff.com25 Sep 2020

Organisers of the Tokyo Olympics on Friday proposed a raft of measures to hold a streamlined Summer Games next year, including a shorter opening period for training venues and scaling back staff for the torch relay.

Tokyo opens empty Games venues up for public use

Tokyo opens empty Games venues up for public use

Rediff.com27 Jul 2020

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government said it plans to also open up other Olympic venues in the coming months, although that could change depending on the coronavirus situation.

Timeline of Russian skater Valieva's failed drug test

Timeline of Russian skater Valieva's failed drug test

Rediff.com13 Feb 2022

Kamila Valieva failed a drug test for a banned substance before the Games.

IOC releases COVID-19 regulations for Tokyo Olympics

IOC releases COVID-19 regulations for Tokyo Olympics

Rediff.com11 Jul 2021

The Games' Sport-Specific Regulations (SSR) has been developed jointly by IOC and the IFs to determine the impact of a confirmed positive COVID-19 case and its management in competition formats and structures.

Chinese tennis player Peng denies making sexual assault claims

Chinese tennis player Peng denies making sexual assault claims

Rediff.com7 Feb 2022

In her now-deleted post on China's Twitter-like Weibo, Peng had written "why did you take me to your house and force me into having relations with you?", though she also described the relationship with Zhang as an on-off one that was also consensual.

'No Chinese vaccines to be taken by Team Japan'

'No Chinese vaccines to be taken by Team Japan'

Rediff.com12 Mar 2021

The Chinese Olympic Committee offered vaccine doses for participants of this year's Tokyo Olympics and the Beijing 2022 Winter Games

No decision yet on foreign spectators, says Tokyo Games chief

No decision yet on foreign spectators, says Tokyo Games chief

Rediff.com11 Mar 2021

Sources told Reuters that Japan has decided to stage the Games without spectators from abroad due to concerns over the spread of COVID-19.

Take your condoms home: Social distancing in Olympic village

Take your condoms home: Social distancing in Olympic village

Rediff.com14 Jun 2021

Athletes have been told to keep their distance from each other, meaning fewer opportunities to mingle and more.

Want To Get Fit? Avoid These 10 Mistakes

Want To Get Fit? Avoid These 10 Mistakes

Rediff.com7 Nov 2022

When you are putting your body through so much, you need to listen to it when it's trying to tell you something, alerts Dr Manan Vora, an orthopaedic surgeon and sports medicine expert.

NZ lifter will be first transgender athlete to participate at Olympics

NZ lifter will be first transgender athlete to participate at Olympics

Rediff.com21 Jun 2021

Save Women's Sport Australasia, a group opposed to transgender women competing in women's sports, said Hubbard's selection was allowed by "flawed policy from the IOC".

Delhi HC orders Batra to stop functioning as IOA chief

Delhi HC orders Batra to stop functioning as IOA chief

Rediff.com24 Jun 2022

On May 25, Batra was removed as IOA chief after the Delhi High Court struck down the post of 'life member' in Hockey India, courtesy which he had contested and won the apex body elections back in 2017.

Deepak Punia's coach Gaidarov expelled from Olympics

Deepak Punia's coach Gaidarov expelled from Olympics

Rediff.com6 Aug 2021

Wrestler Deepak Punia's foreign coach Murad Gaidarov was expelled from the Tokyo Olympics on Friday for assaulting the referee who officiated the bronze medal play-off bout which the Indian lost to San Marino's Myles Nazim Amine.

China's Olympic Games app has security flaws?

China's Olympic Games app has security flaws?

Rediff.com19 Jan 2022

Winter Games in Beijing has glaring security problems that could expose sensitive data to interception, according to a report

IOC removes two Belarus coaches from Olympic Village

IOC removes two Belarus coaches from Olympic Village

Rediff.com6 Aug 2021

'We are not the ones who made the decision, we are only executing it,' Tsimanouskaya said the two officials told her. The two officials had told her the order to send her home came from "high up" in Belarus.

Winter Olympics: Russian Valieva cleared to compete

Winter Olympics: Russian Valieva cleared to compete

Rediff.com14 Feb 2022

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will be allowed to compete in the women's singles in figure skating at the Beijing Olympics after a decision by sport's top court on Monday.

Muslim Olympians celebrate Eid far from home in Tokyo

Muslim Olympians celebrate Eid far from home in Tokyo

Rediff.com23 Jul 2021

Athletes and officials from Muslim countries, gathered together for a shared prayer in masks.

PHOTOS: Anti-Olympic sentiment grows in Tokyo

PHOTOS: Anti-Olympic sentiment grows in Tokyo

Rediff.com20 Jul 2021

As COVID-19 cases rise in Tokyo, however, public concern has grown that hosting an event with tens of thousands of overseas athletes, officials and journalists could accelerate infection rates in Japan's capital and introduce variants that are more infectious or deadlier.

IOC sets June 29, 2021 deadline for Tokyo Olympics qualification

IOC sets June 29, 2021 deadline for Tokyo Olympics qualification

Rediff.com3 Apr 2020

The International Olympic Committee has set June 29, 2021 as the new deadline for the qualification period of the Tokyo Olympics, which has been rescheduled to next year in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic. According to the letter dated April 2, the revised sport entries deadline has now been set for July 5, 2021.

'Participants of Tokyo Olympics are most controlled'

'Participants of Tokyo Olympics are most controlled'

Rediff.com18 Jul 2021

'All of them had at least 2 negative tests before arrival'

Is Neeraj Chopra India's greatest athlete?

Is Neeraj Chopra India's greatest athlete?

Rediff.com9 Sep 2022

'I don't think I should think about that, it's up to the people to think'

Nishikori wary of COVID-19 threat at Olympics Athletes Village

Nishikori wary of COVID-19 threat at Olympics Athletes Village

Rediff.com11 May 2021

'What happens if there's 100 cases in the Village? Or it can be thousands.'

PHOTO: Pullela Gopichand meets PM Modi

PHOTO: Pullela Gopichand meets PM Modi

Rediff.com21 Feb 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met India's chief national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand

IOC recommends banning Russian, Belarusian athletes

IOC recommends banning Russian, Belarusian athletes

Rediff.com28 Feb 2022

The International Olympic Committee said on Monday its executive board had recommended that international sports federations ban Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials from competing in events.

Twitter says Olympics, IOC accounts hacked

Twitter says Olympics, IOC accounts hacked

Rediff.com16 Feb 2020

The accounts were hacked through a third-party platform, a spokesperson for the social media platform said in an emailed statement, without giving further details.

Will cricket make a comeback at 2028 Los Angeles Olympics?

Will cricket make a comeback at 2028 Los Angeles Olympics?

Rediff.com23 Aug 2021

Cricket's Twenty20 format is tailor-made for Olympics but the sport's administrators will consider any format which would ensure the game's inclusion in the 2028 Los Angeles Games, USA Cricket chief Paraag Marathe said.

Olympic Torch relay schedule intact for next year

Olympic Torch relay schedule intact for next year

Rediff.com20 Aug 2020

Runners are to pass through all 47 of Japan's prefectures in the relay lasting 121 days, as originally planned, the news agency said.

Tokyo Olympics athletes won't have to isolate for 14 days on arrival

Tokyo Olympics athletes won't have to isolate for 14 days on arrival

Rediff.com12 Nov 2020

Athletes arriving in Tokyo for next year's Olympic Games, postponed from 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, will be exempt from the 14-day isolation period Japan has imposed on anyone arriving from overseas to help stop the virus spreading.

Fukushima Olympic Flame display cancelled over virus concerns

Fukushima Olympic Flame display cancelled over virus concerns

Rediff.com7 Apr 2020

The exhibition of the Olympic Flame, due to remain on display in Fukushima until the end of the month, will be cancelled over coronavirus concern. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced the state of emergency on Tuesday, giving authorities more power to press people to stay at home and businesses to close.

Wear High Heels Without Pain Or Injury

Wear High Heels Without Pain Or Injury

Rediff.com22 Aug 2022

The ideal height of the heel should be between 3-9 centimeters says Dr Manan Vora.

Spanish tennis great Santana dies aged 83

Spanish tennis great Santana dies aged 83

Rediff.com12 Dec 2021

Coming from a humble family at a time when tennis was considered a sport only for the upper classes in Spain, Santana became a stalwart of the country's Davis Cup team, amassing a 69-17 win-loss record in singles between 1958 and 1973. He also won the tournament at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico, where tennis was a demonstration event.

Tibetans protest against Beijing Winter Games at IOC HQ

Tibetans protest against Beijing Winter Games at IOC HQ

Rediff.com11 Dec 2021

The activists demanded countries withdraw from the event they have called the "Genocide Games", which they say are being used to burnish China's reputation.

WADA back in the spotlight with Russian Valieva's doping case

WADA back in the spotlight with Russian Valieva's doping case

Rediff.com11 Feb 2022

WADA on Friday was thrust into the spotlight at the Beijing Olympics Kamila Valieva tested positive