World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) banned the Russian Athletics Federation from all major sporting events, which includes the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, 2021 World Championships and 2022 FIFA World Cup. WADA’s executive committee, meeting in Lausanne, decided that the sporting powerhouse be handed the four-year suspension after accusing Moscow of falsifying laboratory …
Read More »While only 11 months left for the Tokyo Olympics 2020, Indian dope test structure in jeopardy
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has suspended the accreditation of National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL) in New Delhi for a period of six months due to non-conformity with the International Standard for Laboratories (ISL) as identified during a WADA site visit. This suspension restricts the National Anti-Doping Agency’s (NADA’s) responsibilities …
Read More »Exactly one year till Olympics 2020: Organizers unveil medal designs while protestors demonstrate against the Games
The medals for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics were unveiled to get their first public viewing exactly one year before the event’s opening ceremony. As fans celebrated the day around Tokyo displaying clocks showing 365 days to go, the organizers marked the day with this unveiling. According to them, the design …
Read More »From Eunice Shriver’s vision, Special Olympics travelled worldwide for 51 years to reach Abu Dhabi; Indians flourished with 368 medals
India created history. The Indian team of ‘Special Olympians’ returned with a whopping tally of 368 medals from the Special Olympics World Games 2019 that was hosted in Abu Dhabi from March 14 to 21, 2019. India finished with 85 gold, 154 silver and 129 bronze. Medals were won …
Read More »A dance form that’s also a sport- Breakdancing has been proposed to be included in Paris Olympics 2024
Breakdancing is one of the four additional sports expected to be included at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris along with Surfing, Sport climbing and Skateboarding. While the three other sports have already been added to the programme for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and invited to return in Paris, Breakdancing …
Read More »Progress process: IOA sends formal interest to bid for 2032 Olympic Games
Things are getting brighter for Indian sports. The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has submitted a formal expression of interest to bid for the 2032 Olympic Games and is set to approach the government for support. India informally showed interest in hosting the 32nd edition of the quadrennial sporting extravaganza earlier …
Read More »Curtains fall on the 16-days extravaganza….it’s the end of 2018 Winter Olympics
The audience took their seats, the delegates settled themselves in the VIP boxes, and music and lights were intertwined in the Olympic stadium for the last time…..this stadium at Pyeongchang will be demolished after this grand festival. As the athletes came out, this time quite informally, a giant illuminated turtle …
Read More »Day 16: Marit Bjoergen- the greatest- seals the last day with her medal no 15
She was already the highest medal winner of Winter Olympics. on the last day of the Games, Marit Bjoergen of Norway, claimed her 15th medal to emerge as the greatest Winter Olympian of all times.She stormed to 30km Cross Country gold in 1.22.17.6 to give herself and her 16-year long …
Read More »Day 15: USA win first ever gold in Men’s Curling
The US closed the Men’s Curling event with a gold in the rink defeating Sweden 10-7. It is the second ever Olympic curling medal for the Americans following the bronze earned at Turin 2006. US skip John Shuster produced a stunnng dis[lay of accuracy to win the hearts and the …
Read More »Day 14: 15-year old Alina Zagitova takes gold in Figure Skating
Alina Zagitova, the teen sensation representing the Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) skated to Don Quixote to collect the gold in Figure Skating at Pyeongchang. She performed all her showpiece jumps including two triple Lutz, a triple flip into a double toe, and a triple flip into a double loop, …
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