The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Laureus Sport for Good have announced a ground-breaking collaboration that will see both organisations each invest $1 million into a two-year programme to advance youth education and employability through sport in Africa.
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Feb 03, 2021 16:02
LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee (Tokyo 2020) Wednesday published the first Playbook, a resource which outlines the personal responsibilities key stakeholders must take to play their role in ensuring safe and successful Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer.
Feb 02, 2021 16:02
LONDON: International athlete-led movement Global Athlete has published a letter to the International Olympic Committee and International Paralympic Committee urging them to immediately repeal prohibitions on taking a knee in solidarity with the global anti-racism movement.
Feb 01, 2021 19:02
NEW DELHI: In the Union budget presented in Parliament on Monday for the financial year 2021-22, the Central government allocated Rs 2,596.14 crore (Rs 25.9614 billion) for sports, a reduction of Rs 230.78 crore (Rs 2.3078 billion) from what was allocated in the previous fiscal, IANS reports.
Jan 29, 2021 17:01
LAUSANNE: With six months to go to the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, athletes are back on stage. Over the last few weeks, international events have been organised in 25 Olympic sports, while 10 International Federations have restarted Olympic qualifications.
Jan 28, 2021 17:01
LAUSANNE: Following Wednesday’s International Olympic Committee executive board (EB) meeting, IOC president Thomas Bach reiterated the IOC’s commitment to delivering the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 this summer.
Jan 28, 2021 17:01
LAUSANNE: In response to the growing climate crisis, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is aligning with the Paris Agreement on climate change by setting a target to reduce its direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions by 45 per cent, by 2030.
The decision was taken at the IOC executive board (EB) meeting held remotely Wednesday.
Jan 27, 2021 17:01
LAUSANNE: IOC president Thomas Bach has held consultation calls with the National Olympic Committees (NOCs), as the Olympic Movement enters the final stretch in the preparations for the postponed Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, and the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022.
Jan 04, 2021 15:01
NEW DELHI: With only 200 days to go for the Olympic Games in Tokyo this year, the Indian men and women's hockey team captains believe this will be the most crucial time of their lives. They caution that the players should not let external factors affect their goal of achieving success.
Dec 24, 2020 15:12
In answer to his most received question of 2020, "What do you actually do now?" PETER HUTTON, Director of Sports Partnerships, Facebook, shared an internal Facebook post on the year for his spo
Dec 24, 2020 14:12
MUCH HAS BEEN ALREADY BEEN WRITTEN ABOUT Indian media's biggest executive departure of 2020. The resignation of Uday Shankar as president, The Walt Disney Company APAC and chairman, Star & Disney India, announced October 8, also marks the end of arguably THE defining decade in the evolution of professional Indian sport in the 21st century.