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Visa Award Oly, Paralympic winners select charities for donations

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Oct 12, 2021 19:10

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LAUSANNE: Olympian Rayssa Leal and Paralympian Holly Robinson, the first fan-voted winners of the Visa Award, respectively select Social Skate and Ronald McDonald House for donations from Worldwide Olympic and Paralympic Partner Visa.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and Worldwide Olympic and Paralympic Partner Visa today announced that Olympic skateboarder Rayssa Leal and Paralympic javelin thrower Holly Robinson have selected Social Skate and Ronald McDonald House to each receive a USD 50,000 donation from Visa.

Sep 15, 2021 13:09

Eurosport India pushes boundaries on Paralympics coverage

MUMBAI: Eurosport India has seen an unprecedented 53% growth in their reach and 37% increase in the time spent (Wk 1-29 vs Wk 30-35- 2021)*, riding high on their big-ticket acquisition of the LIVE broadcast rights for Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympic Games in the SAARC region.

Sep 15, 2021 11:09

Neeraj Chopra’s social media valuation Rs 4.28bn: YouGov SPORT

MUMBAI: Olympic sensation Neeraj Chopra’s Gold medal success on the final day of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has turned the track and field star into a household name across the country.

Sep 14, 2021 06:09

JSW Sports felicitates Tokyo Olympics Medallists at Inspire Institute of Sport

JSW Sports fetes Tokyo 2020 medallists at Inspire Institute of Sport

VIJAYNAGAR: Recognising and rewarding India’s best-ever performance at an Olympic Games, The JSW Group organised a felicitation ceremony at the Inspire Institute of Sport, in Bellary, on Saturday, that had Neeraj Chopra, Bjarang Punia, Ravi Dahiya and PR Sreejesh in attendance.

Sep 09, 2021 21:09

IOC extends with CMG as China b'cast partner up to 2032 Games

LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thursday announced that the China Media Group (CMG) has been awarded the exclusive broadcast rights in the Chinese mainland and Macau (SAR) for the Winter Games in Milano Cortina in 2026, the Los Angeles Games in 2028, the Winter 6Games in 2030 (host city yet to be designated), and the Brisbane Games in 2032.

Sep 08, 2021 15:09

Neeraj Chopra's 1st endorsement post-Tokyo with Tata AIA Life

MUMBAI: Tata AIA Life Insurance Wednesday announced the signing of Olympic Gold medallist Neeraj Chopra on to a multi-year deal as its brand ambassador. The association also marks the very first brand partnership to be signed by the champion javelin thrower post his historic Olympic win.

Sep 07, 2021 19:09

Jaquar Foundation to sponsor Sumit Antil till Paris 2024

NEW DELHI: The Jaquar Foundation, the CSR arm of Jaquar Group, announced their continued support to Sumit Antil, Indian Gold medalist in the javelin throw at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, for training and equipment for the next Paralympic Games in Paris in 2024.

Sep 06, 2021 13:09

Lakshya Institute, Dream Sports Fndn to support 7 athletes

MUMBAI: Lakshya Institute, in partnership with Dream Sports Foundation (DSF), the philanthropic arm of Dream Sports, has launched "One Dream, One Lakshya" (ODOL) to support seven promising athletes across five sports.

Sep 01, 2021 16:09

Sony chnls top sports genre viewership for 7 weeks running

MUMBAI: Sony Sports TV channels have featured at the top of the sports genre viewership for seven consecutive weeks due to the telecast of UEFA EURO 2020, Copa America 2021, India tour of Sri Lanka, Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 and the ongoing India tour of England.

Aug 30, 2021 19:08

Sumit clinches Paralympics javelin Gold with world record

TOKYO: Javelin thrower Sumit Antil clinched India's second Gold at the ongoing Paralympics, shattering the men's F64 category world record multiple times in a stunning Games debut performance here on Monday.

Aug 30, 2021 18:08

Renault India presents Mary Kom with the new KIGER

NEW DELHI: Renault India has presented the Kiger subcompact SUV to the legendary six-time world champion boxer and Tokyo Olympics 2020 flagbearer Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom.

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