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GIIS announces 100% scholarships for children of Indian Olympians

Last updated : Aug 10, 2021 18:08

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Aug 10, 2021 17:08

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BENGALURU: Global Indian International School has announced a special “GIIS Olympians Scholarship” for children of Indian sportspersons who represented the country at the recently concluded Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

This GIIS Olympians Scholarship will be offered to children of any member of Indian Olympic contingent - including the 7 medal winners as well as those who represented India at the recently concluded games. This is the first time any child of Olympians can now study at any of GIIS schools in India.

Jun 09, 2021 10:06

IOA drops Li Ning as kit sponsor of Tokyo-bound contingent

NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Tuesday decided to drop Chinese sportswear brand Li Ning as its official kit sponsor for the Olympics, announcing that Indian athletes will wear unbranded apparel during the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Jun 09, 2021 10:06

ASOIF general assembly expresses full support for Tokyo 2020

LAUSANNE: During its annual meeting held virtually Tuesday, the general assembly of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) re-iterated its commitment to support the safe and successful delivery of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, which is scheduled to begin on 23 July.

May 19, 2021 16:05

Tokyo 2020 launches FanZone for enhanced Olympic experience

LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has launched the Tokyo 2020 FanZone, an interactive gamification experience on olympics.com and the Tokyo 2020 official website and mobile app to engage and unite fans around the world leading up to and throughout the Olympic Games.

May 13, 2021 20:05

Last qualifying event for Tokyo 2020 badminton cancelled

KUALA LUMPUR: The Singapore Open, an HSBC BWF World Tour Super 500 tournament and last qualifying event for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, was cancelled Thursday.

Nov 05, 2020 19:11

HI advertises for 2 key posts, tenure till Tokyo Olympics

MUMBAI: Hockey India has advertised for two key positions as part of its efforts to ensure the Indian men and women's teams get the best possible inputs as they prepsre for next year's Tokyo Olympic Games. HI has advertised for a 'Director High Performance' and an 'Analytical Coach, India Men National Hockey Team' on their official website. The last date to receive applications is November 15.

Sep 29, 2020 12:09

Tokyo announces Olympic Torch Relay plans for 2021

ON MONDAY, Tokyo Olympics announced the Olympic Torch Relay will start its journey on 25 March 2021 from the J-Village National Training Centre in Fukushima Prefecture, and then traverse all 47 prefectures across Japan over a period of 121 days.

Sep 08, 2020 18:09

Tokyo Olympics to go ahead 'with or without COVID'

LAUSANNE: The postponed Tokyo Olympic Games will go ahead next year "with or without COVID", the vice-president of the International Olympic Committee has asserted. John Coates confirmed to news agency AFP that the Olympics would start on 23 July next year, calling them the "Games that conquered COVID". They were originally scheduled to start in July 2020, but were postponed due to Covid-19 fears.

Sep 02, 2020 18:09

Rugby sevens boosted by prep investment ahead of Olympics

DUBLIN, Ireland: World Rugby has announced details of a rugby sevens investment strategy to optimise the sport’s preparation for, and participation at, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, now scheduled for July 2021.

Jul 29, 2020 18:07

adidas launches ‘Ready For Sport’ campaign film

NEW DELHI: As the world counts down one more year to the biggest event in the global sports calendar, adidas,under the ambit of ‘Ready For Sport’ campaign has launched the ‘What’s One More’ film- aiming to inspire and enable all athletes as they prepare for the 2021 return of the Olympic Games.

Apr 08, 2020 13:04

IOC releases revised Tokyo Games qualification principles

LAUSANNE: As part of the work of the “here we go” task force currently addressing the list of questions raised by the postponement of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) qualification task force has approved a series of amendments to the tokyo 2020 qualification system principles.

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