Tokyo Olympics
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Indian shooting team for Olympics likely on Sunday
New Delhi: The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) selection committee is expected to meet on Sunday and announce the squad for the Tokyo Olympic Games in July-August. In the 2019 Olympic…
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Russia banned from using its name, flag at next 2 Olympics
Geneva: Russia was banned Thursday from using its name, flag and anthem at the next two Olympics or at any world championships for the next two years. The Court of Arbitration for Sport’s…
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Uncertainty will be the biggest challenge during next 12 months: Reid
New Delhi: Exactly a year from now, the Indian men and women’s hockey teams would have begun their campaign at the Tokyo Olympic Games. The women’s team would have taken on World…
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It’s 2021 or never for Tokyo Olympics, says senior IOC official
Brussels: The Tokyo Olympics will either take place on the decided dates in 2021 or it will have to be cancelled, according to International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission Chairman Pierre-Olivier Beckers-Vieujant. Beckers-Vieujant…
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IOC committing upto $800 million for postponed Tokyo Olympics
Lausanne: International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said on Thursday that the IOC is willing to bear up costs of upto $800 million in the organisation of the postponed Tokyo Olympics. The…
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Impossible to delay Olympics again, says Tokyo chief
Tokyo: The Tokyo 2020 Olympics cannot be delayed beyond the year-long postponement already forced by the coronavirus outbreak, the organising committee’s president has warned in comments published Thursday. Tokyo 2020 president Yoshiro…
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Tokyo Olympic staffer tests positive for coronavirus
Tokyo: A staff member of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee has tested positive for COVID-19. Tokyo organizers issued a statement Wednesday saying it was a male employee in his 30s who worked…
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Can’t remember the last time I had such a long break: Sindhu
Hyderabad: Reigning badminton world champion PV Sindhu said that she was mentally prepared to hear news of the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics before the International Olympic Committee made it official. The unprecedented…
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New date for Tokyo Olympics ‘won’t satisfy everybody’, says Coe
Paris: World Athletics president Sebastian Coe admitted that settling on a new date for the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 will not satisfy everybody. “All sports have made it pretty clear they have…
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Athletes qualified for Tokyo 2020 will keep 2021 spots
Paris: Athletes who had already qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics before they were postponed will keep their places when the showpiece takes place in 2021, sources told AFP. Around 57% of…
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Tokyo Olympics postponed for a year
Tokyo: In the wake of Corona Virus scare, Tokyo Olympics 2020 have been postponed till 2021. This was announced by the PM of Japan Shinzo Abe. He informed that the leaders of…
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Tokyo Olympics postponement inevitable: IOC official
Los Angeles: Senior International Olympic Committee (IOC) official Dick Pound said Monday a postponement of this year’s Tokyo Olympics is now inevitable as the world reels from the coronavirus pandemic. The IOC said on Sunday…
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Mary Kom, Amit Pangal set to begin quest for Tokyo Olympic berth
Amman: Indian boxers MC Mary Kom (51kg) and Amit Panghal (52kg) are set to enter the ring of Asian/Oceanian Olympic Qualifiers to seek a berth for the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympics berth.…
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IOA president wants to meet NSF officials
New Delhi: Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Narinder Dhruv Batra wants to meet the National Sports Federation (NSF) officials to plan and strategise for the upcoming Olympic games. The president not only…
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Government to set up India House for Tokyo Olympics
New Delhi [India]: Union Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Wednesday that the government will set up an `India House at Tokyo ahead of the 2020 Olympics which will…
