Tokyo is competing with Istanbul and Madrid to host the Olympics for a second time after becoming the first Asian city to host the multi-sport event in 1964. ...
01:25 PM, Mar 25, 2013
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy told IOC inspectors that much of the infrastructure needed for Madrid's 2020 Olympic bid is already built. ...
07:26 PM, Mar 18, 2013
The world wrestling federation will hold an extraordinary congress in May to elect a new president as the ancient sport battles to maintain its place on the Olympic programme. ...
10:41 PM, Mar 09, 2013
Wrestling will implement a string of immediate changes as the sport seeks to win back its Olympic spot with time fast running out, acting international federation president Nenad Lalovic said. ...
11:08 PM, Mar 07, 2013
Kumar and Dutt said they won't hesitate to return their Olympic medals if it helps the sport stay at the 2020 Games. ...
05:54 PM, Mar 07, 2013
"We have been hugely impressed by the quality of the bid presentations made by the bid committee. Across the board, they have just been excellent," an IOC official said. ...
04:21 PM, Mar 07, 2013
Wrestling is ready to change and correct the mistakes that led to the sport's surprise 2020 Olympic exit last week, said interim FILA chief Nenad Lalovic. ...
05:06 PM, Feb 18, 2013
The IOC mulled over dropping hockey to the relegation zone for the 2020 Games but eventually put wrestling in that group. ...
01:40 PM, Feb 14, 2013
IOC mulled to remove hockey from the Olympic programme in 2020 but eventually put wrestling in the group of 8 sports fighting for one spot. ...
10:01 AM, Feb 14, 2013
India's government said on Wednesday it would seek the support of other countries where wrestling is popular to help the sport remain an Olympic discipline. ...
07:45 PM, Feb 13, 2013
The Ministry will take up the issue with IOC to reconsider its decision and retain wrestling in the category of core sports in Olympic Games. ...
06:54 PM, Feb 13, 2013
CNN-IBN's Deputy editor (sports) Digvijay Singh Deo joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on wrestling being dropped as an Olympic sport. ...
05:07 PM, Feb 13, 2013
The IOC would find it difficult to remove wrestling from the list given the sport's huge popularity across the globe, says Sushil Kumar. ...
06:34 PM, Feb 12, 2013
IOC decided to drop wrestling for the 2020 Games retaining modern pentathlon in its list of core sports. ...
06:05 PM, Feb 12, 2013
IOC decided to drop wrestling for the 2020 Games retaining modern pentathlon in its list of core sports. ...
06:05 PM, Feb 12, 2013
Union Sports Minister Ajay Maken has said that India will target for 25 medals at the 2020 Olympics. While speaking to Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate, Maken said that 25 medals at the 2020 Olympics is the target India has set for itself. Maken said given the efforts the government is putting in to train its athletes, this is a reasonable expectation in eight years' time. Here is the full...
07:21 PM, Aug 12, 2012
New Delhi: Union Sports Minister Ajay Maken has said that India will target for 25 medals at the 2020 Olympics as wrestlers Narsingh Yadav and Amit Kumar failed to proceed in the 2012 London Olympics. While speaking to Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate, Maken said that 25 medals at the 2020 Olympics is the target India has set for itself. Maken said given the efforts the government is putting in...
07:16 AM, Aug 11, 2012
Berlin: Azerbaijan's Baku became the sixth and final city to join the race to host the 2020 Summer Olympics, the International Olympic Committee said in a statement as the deadline for applications expired on Friday. Tokyo (Japan), Madrid (Spain), Istanbul (Turkey), Rome (Italy) and Doha (Qatar) had already confirmed their applications for the world's biggest multi-sports event. The IOC will elect the winning bid at its 2013 session in Buenos...
03:56 PM, Sep 03, 2011
