Buenos Aires: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced there will be a Olympic team made up of refugees at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, as happened in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. “Last time (in the 2016 Rio Olympics) we were under very high time pressure. Now we[Read More…]
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Differential pricing in fuel evokes mixed reactions on social media
Indian Oil Corporation on Thursday that the prices of petrol and diesel will be revised on a daily basis from June 16th all over the country. In a statement, it said, that all public sector oil companies, including IOC, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation and Bharat Petroleum, will implement the decision. However, it is[Read More…]
Will step down if IOC tells me to: Chautala
Reacting to the criticism over his appointment as life presidency of the Indian Olympic Association, Abhay Singh Chautala on Thursday said he is ready to resign from the post if the International Olympic Committee (IOC) tells him to do so. Chautala, who has been chargesheeted in a disproportionate assets case,[Read More…]
Will IOC’s new sports garner international support?
International Olympic Committee (IOC) will introduce five new games in Tokyo Olympic Games 2020. IOC has decide to add Karate, Surfing, Skate Boarding, Sport climbing and Baseball/softball in next Olympics. Baseball (for men) and Softball (for women) were previously part of Olympics from 1992 to 2008 as separate entities, but[Read More…]
Rio Olympics 2016 will be the most promiscuous games in history. Here’s why
In the wake of Zika virus threat, the International Olympics Committee (IOC) has decided to give away condoms to prevent players from the infection that can also be transferred sexually. Rio’s Olympic village has a provision of 350,000 condoms, 100,000 female condoms and 175,000 packets of lubricant for the athletes[Read More…]