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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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