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2022 Asian Games Faces "Possibility" Of Postponement: Official

The 2022 Asian Games in China is facing the "possibility" of being postponed, a senior official told AFP on Thursday, after a rumour that it would be moved to next year. The Olympic-sized event is scheduled to be held in September in Hangzhou near Shanghai, which is grappling with a major coronavirus emergency. "No official decision has been taken by the committee until now, but there is a possibility that it will be postponed," said Kuwait's Husain Al-Musallam, director-general of the Olympic Council of Asia, the Games' governing body.

Asian Games faces 'possibility' of postponement, says official

Asian Games in China is facing the "possibility" of being postponed, a senior official told AFP on Thursday, after a rumour that it would be moved to next year. The Olympic-sized event is scheduled to be held in September in Hangzhou near Shanghai, which is grappling with a major coronavirus emergency.

It Seems Like BAI Is Happy To Put Me Out Of CWG, Asiad: Saina Nehwal

Two-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist Saina Nehwal on Thursday questioned the timing of selection trials and slammed the Badminton Association of India for "putting" her out the two mega sporting events later this year. The governing body had called for selection trials on April 2 to pick the Indian team for big-ticket events including the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, the Asian Games in Hangzhou and Thomas Cup and Uber Cup in Bangkok from May 8 to 15.

It Seems Like BAI Is Happy To Put Me Out Of CWG, Asiad: Saina Nehwal

Two-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist Saina Nehwal on Thursday questioned the timing of selection trials and slammed the Badminton Association of India for "putting" her out the two mega sporting events later this year. The governing body had called for selection trials on April 2 to pick the Indian team for big-ticket events including the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, the Asian Games in Hangzhou and Thomas Cup and Uber Cup in Bangkok from May 8 to 15.

It Seems Like BAI Is Happy To Put Me Out Of CWG, Asiad: Saina Nehwal

Two-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist Saina Nehwal on Thursday questioned the timing of selection trials and slammed the Badminton Association of India for "putting" her out the two mega sporting events later this year. The governing body had called for selection trials on April 2 to pick the Indian team for big-ticket events including the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, the Asian Games in Hangzhou and Thomas Cup and Uber Cup in Bangkok from May 8 to 15.

It seems like BAI is happy to put me out of CWG and Asiad: Saina Nehwal

Commonwealth Games gold medallist Saina Nehwal on Thursday questioned the timing of selection trials and slammed the Badminton Association of India for "putting" her out of the two mega sporting events later this year. The governing body had called for selection trials on April 2 to pick the Indian team for big-ticket events including the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, the Asian Games in Hangzhou and Thomas Cup and Uber Cup in Bangkok from May 8 to 15. Saina, a former world no 1, said she had informed BAI about her decision to skip the trials which begins at the IG stadium on Friday but it did not mean that she was not eager to participate at the major events including the Commonwealth Games and Asiad. "Surprised to see all the articles stating that I don't want to defend my CWG title and my Asiad medal. I'm just not participating in the trials because I just got back from 3 weeks of Europe events and according to the schedule there's Asian Championships," Saina tweeted.

Sports Minister Anurag Thakur discusses India’s preparations for CWG and Asian Games with Mission Olympic Cell members, signals seriousness for a podium finish

Mission Olympic Cell’s (MOC) meeting held late last evening here on Thursday. The meeting was the first to discuss the country’s preparedness for the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and Asian Games in Hangzhou and was chaired by union sports minister Anurag Singh Thakur.

UAE complete successful Asian Jiu-Jitsu Championship campaign in Bahrain

The UAE topped the medals table at the sixth Asian Jiu-Jitsu Championship, wining three more golds to take their overall tally to 16 on the second and final day of competition at the National Stadium in Manama, Bahrain, on Tuesday.

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2022 Asian Games Faces "Possibility" Of Postponement: Official

Asian Games faces 'possibility' of postponement, says official

It Seems Like BAI Is Happy To Put Me Out Of CWG, Asiad: Saina Nehwal

It Seems Like BAI Is Happy To Put Me Out Of CWG, Asiad: Saina Nehwal

It Seems Like BAI Is Happy To Put Me Out Of CWG, Asiad: Saina Nehwal

It seems like BAI is happy to put me out of CWG and Asiad: Saina Nehwal

Sports Minister Anurag Thakur discusses India’s preparations for CWG and Asian Games with Mission Olympic Cell members, signals seriousness for a podium finish

UAE complete successful Asian Jiu-Jitsu Championship campaign in Bahrain