CINCINNATI: FMCG behemoth Procter & Gamble, a Worldwide Olympic and Paralympic Partner, announced plans Tuesday to prominently feature superior performing household and personal care brands during the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024, including Olympic-inspired brand marketing and in-store campaigns, brand-sponsored athlete partnerships, and complimentary products and services for athletes in the Athletes’ Village during Paris 2024.
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Jan 04, 2018 11:01
NEW DELHI: The government has released Rs 31.4 million as out of pocket allowance for 175 sportspersons under the Target Olympic Podium (TOP) Scheme in the last quarter of 2017, Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore said on Wednesday.
Dec 29, 2017 14:12
PYEONGCHANG, Korea:: Organisers of the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 in February have provided an update on ticket sales. As of Friday, December 21, overall ticket sales for the Olympic Winter Games was 61% - or 655,000. This total includes local and international sales.
Dec 16, 2017 14:12
NEW DELHI: International Hockey Federation (FIH) president Narinder Batra who was elected as the head of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) this week, has expressed his intent that the country should seek hosting rights for the Olympic Games, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games.
Dec 14, 2017 22:12
NEW DELHI: Narinder Batra is the new president of the Indian Olympic Association after the IOA, going according to script, elected the 59-year-old unopposed at its annual general body meeting (AGM) held here Thursday.
The election of Batra, who is also president of the International Hockey Federation (FIH), was a mere formality after Asian Tennis Federation president Anil Khanna withdrew from the race last week.
Dec 08, 2017 12:12
NEW DELHI: With AITA honorary life president Anil Khanna pulling out of the race, the decks appear to be cleared for International Hockey Federation president Narinder Batra for taking charge as president of the Indian Olympic Association.
Dec 08, 2017 10:12
TOKYO: The organising committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 has shortlisted three mascot design sets for the the next Summer Olympics.
Each design set contains one mascot for the Olympic Games and one for the Paralympic Games. In all, the mascot selection panel reviewed 2,042 entries, submitted by the public as part of an open competition.
Dec 08, 2017 10:12
LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has suspended funding payments to the International Boxing Association (AIBA), citing major concerns on a number of aspects around AIBA's governance and stressed the need to protect the sport and its athletes
Dec 02, 2017 12:12
LAUSANNE: Throughout a two-day orientation seminar, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Paris 2024 reinforced their commitment to organising the Olympic Games in a spirit of co-construction over the next seven years.
Dec 01, 2017 11:12
MUMBAI: The Ten-Over-A-Side (T10) format is the right format for the International Cricket Council to get the sport included in the Olympics, believes former India opener Virender Sehwag
Nov 29, 2017 19:11
NEW DELHI: After months of dilly-dallying, the Indian Olympic Association has finally recognised the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) as the national body governing the sport in India.
Though the BFI was recognised by the International Boxing Association (AIBA) and the Sports Ministry more than a year ago after elections conducted in September 2016, the IOA's nod came only on Wednesday.