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All national camps except those preparing for Olympics postponed due to COVID-19: Rijiju

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Mar 17 2020 | 12:04 PM IST

All national camps, except for those where athletes are preparing for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, were on Tuesday postponed until further order in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said the academic training at the National Centre of Excellence and Sports Auhtority of India Training Centres will also be suspended.

"Due to Covid-19, SAI has decided that: All National camps shall be postponed except for those where athletes are being trained as part of Olympics #Tokyo2020 preparation," Rijiju tweeted.

"Academic training in National Centre of Excellence & STCs shall be suspended till further order," he added.

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First Published: Mar 17 2020 | 12:04 PM IST

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