New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry has underlined the unifying potential of sport amid rising global tensions, urging policymakers to safeguard its neutrality and independence. Speaking at the EU Sport Forum in Cyprus, Coventry said sport continues to serve as a rare platform that brings people together beyond political and cultural divides. Drawing on the example of the upcoming Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games, Coventry said inter…
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Mumbai, March 18 (IANS) Actor and fitness enthusiast Milind Soman has revealed a fascinating fact about his senior citizen mother. The actor, in an exclusive conversation with IANS, revealed that his 86-year-old mother continues to lead an extremely active life, saying she can comfortably walk 20 to 30 kilometres, hike mountains and even skip with a rope, seamlessly.Speaking about her fitness, Soman said that such activity should actually be normal for people of that age if they take proper care…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Adolescent girls who actively partake in recreational physical activity can have significant protection against risks of breast cancer, according to a study.Researchers from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in the US showed that recreational physical activity may be associated with breast tissue composition and biomarkers of stress in adolescent girls.In the study, girls who reported engaging in at least two hours of recreational physical activity …