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Athletics: Indian athletes shine at Taiwan Open; Vithya Ramraj, Rohit Yadav, Pooja, Krishan Kumar bag gold medals | More sports News – Times of India

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Vithya Ramraj of India (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: At the Taiwan Open international athletics event’s final day, three-time national champion Vithya Ramraj led the Indian contingent’s successful campaign alongside Rohit Yadav, Pooja and Krishan Kumar, each securing gold medals in their respective events.Yashas Palaksha achieved a personal best of 42.22s, earning silver…

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BCCI wants to adopt Olympic sports; Government mulling approval for OCI athletes

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The BCCI is “keen on adopting two to three Olympic disciplines” in the sports ministry’s ambitious plan to have corporate-backed individual Centres of Excellence, the work for which will begin this year. This was conveyed by the cash-rich cricket body in a meeting with sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday. The gathering also featured “representatives…

Video: How Colleges Are Turning Athletes Into Influencers

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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is known for its sports programs, but now it has something else to offer its athletes: an opportunity to become an influencer. Sapna Maheshwari, a business reporter who covers social media for The New York Times, returned to her alma mater to learn more. Source link

Inside The Mad Dash to Turn Division I Athletes Into Influencers

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On a February afternoon at the University of North Carolina, a group of seven students on the diving team sat barefoot on the floor of the college’s muggy natatorium. They were staring expectantly at a petite blond woman in a black sweater perched on a concrete block. Vickie Segar was there, with the blessing of…

CSK’s Shivam Dube pledges Rs 70,000 each to 10 athletes from Tamil Nadu

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India and Chennai Super Kings all-rounder Shivam Dube, in an inspiring gesture, pledged to award Rs 70,000 each to 10 up-and-coming athletes from Tamil Nadu. The heartwarming move has earned widespread praise for the 31-year-old. Dube announced the Tamil Nadu Sports Journalists’ Association’s (TNSJA) annual awards and scholarships function in Chennai, where he was the…

Why is Trump’s DOJ suing Maine over trans athlete’s ban on school sports?

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The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a suit against the state of Maine on Tuesday. Why? Maine didn’t comply with Trump’s directive and refused to ban transgender girls from playing for school girls’ sports teams. The lawsuit was announced by Attorney General Pam Bondi at a news conference on Wednesday. “We have exhausted every…

Olympic Track Officials to Require Sex Tests for Female Athletes

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Track and field will introduce mandatory DNA sex testing for athletes entering female competitions, its global leader said Tuesday, making it the first Olympic sport to add the requirement. The move comes amid an increasingly vexed debate over eligibility rules in female sports and comes less than a year after the issue erupted at the…

‘Immensely proud of our athletes’: PM Modi applauds India’s Special Olympics Winter Games medallists | More sports News – The Times of India

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PM Modi with India’s Special Olympics World Winter Games athletes. (Pic credit: PM Modi) Special Olympics Bharat hosted a reception ceremony on Monday to welcome the returning Indian athletes from Turin, Italy following their outstanding performance at the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games. The Prime Minister shared photographs of his interaction with the athletes…

Trump signs order banning trans athletes in women’s sports, but legal battles loom

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United States President Donald Trump signed a major executive order, ‘Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports,’ to ban transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports. The order, which goes into effect immediately, coincided with National Girls and Women in Sports Day. When Trump took office, he made it clear that the US, under his leadership,…

Donald Trump signs executive order barring trans athletes from female sports

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US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday aimed at banning transgender athletes from competing in girls’ and women’s sports. Titled “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports,” the order directs federal agencies to enforce Title IX according to the Trump administration’s interpretation, defining “sex” based on gender assigned at birth. Source link