Tag: #IOC
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OIC strongly rejects India’s new domicile law in Occupied Kashmir
Jeddah, 20th May: Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) strongly rejects India’s new domicile law in Occupied Kashmir. According to details, the OIC’s Permanent Independent Human Rights Commission has rejected India’s domicile law in occupied Kashmir. A statement issued by the OIC said that India’s new domicile law is in violation of the council’s resolutions. The…
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OIC should take immediate steps to save the lives of people in IOK: Shahbaz Sharif
PML-N President Shahbaz Sharif has said that he salutes the courage and great sacrifices of the people of occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Kashmiris have been fighting Indian tyranny for more than seven decades with their iron will. Illegal Indian occupation of Jammu and Kashmir is an open challenge to the United Nations, the Security Council,…
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Tokyo organisers eye July 2021 for delayed Olympics: reports
Tokyo, March 29 (AFP/APP): Tokyo Olympics organizers are eyeing next July as a start date for the postponed Games, Japanese media reported Sunday, following the historic decision to delay the event due to the coronavirus. Given the ongoing pandemic and need for preparation time, the most likely plan would be for the Games to begin…
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Russia, heat cloud Tokyo 2020 Olympics with six months to go
Tokyo, Jan 21 (AFP/APP): Uncertainty over Russia’s participation for the third consecutive Olympics and concerns over the heat hang heavy over Tokyo 2020 preparations, with only six months until the opening ceremony. The Japanese capital has avoided many of the crises that dogged previous Games — International Olympic Committee (IOC) chief Thomas Bach said the…
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Airbnb incurs Paris wrath over Olympics partnership
London, Nov 19 (AFP/APP): Airbnb became a leading partner of the Olympics in a nine-year deal announced Monday that drew strong criticism from Paris, host of the 2024 summer Games. In the deal unveiled in London, the home rental platform became a “Top” International Olympic Committee (IOC) partner, joining titans including Coca Cola and Visa…
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Olympic marathon to be moved after Tokyo’s relcutant support
Tokyo, Nov 1 (AFP/APP): The 2020 Olympic marathon and race-walking will be moved to northern Japan over heat concerns, officials said Friday, after Tokyo’s governor offered her reluctant support. The International Olympic Committee’s plan had caught Tokyo and 2020 organisers by surprise, with Governor Yuriko Koike repeatedly expressing her opposition. But on Friday, she said…
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Defiant governor says Olympic marathon should stay in Tokyo
Tokyo, Oct 30 (AFP/APP): Tokyo’s governor insisted Wednesday she still wants to see the Olympic marathon held in the capital next year, despite plans to move the event to northern Japan over heat concerns. The location of the marathon and race-walking events in next year’s 2020 Summer Games has become a major sticking point between…