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#Minister: Shri Anurag Singh Thakur
#BCCI president:
Roger Binny
#Hockey India President:
Dilip Tirkey
#16th President of the Indian Olympic Association : P. T. Usha
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1. Russians and Belarusians will not take part in the parade of athletes at the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics in July, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said. The athletes from the two countries who qualify for the Games will be competing as independents without their flags and anthems following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
2. Former champion Kidambi Srikanth and in-form Lakshya Sen produced impressive performances to progress to the men’s singles second round of the Swiss Open super 300 badminton tournament in Basel on Wednesday.
3. Indian shuttlers Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand advanced to the women’s doubles second round of the Swiss Open Super 300 with a straight game win over USA’s Annie Xu and Kerry Xu in Basel.
4. Bolstered by the return of Jeakson Singh and Anwar Ali, the Indian football team will renew its quest for a maiden entry into the third round of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers when it faces a weakened Afghanistan in Abha, Saudi Arabia on Thursday.
5. Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal failed to make the main draw of the Miami Open on debut after losing his final qualifying round match to Hong Kong’s Coleman Wong in Miami on Tuesday.
6. Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) will ensure that Sports Code is followed in the upcoming state association elections in Gujarat, Telangana and Uttarakhand and is set to resume National Camp from 27 March.
7. Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu will be a part of the upcoming Indian Premier League 2024, as commentator, Star Sports Network announced via social media platform X.
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