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  Tokyo Olympics | PM Narendra Modi to PV Sindhu: 'It is your turn to show what you're made of'

  July 13, 2021 19:52 IST

  Sindhu had revealed in an interview that coach Pullela Gopichand took away her phone and prohibited her from eating ice cream during the Rio 2016 Olympics.

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  PM Modi hails struggles of Indian athletes of Olympics; asks Mary Kom to name her favourite athlete

  July 13, 2021 19:07 IST

  PM Modi called the athletes a reflection of new India said they look bold and confident ahead of the Games.

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  India to send 228-strong contingent to Tokyo Olympics

  July 13, 2021 21:46 IST

  This will be India's largest-ever contingent of athletes at the Olympics.

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  PM Narendra Modi interacts with Tokyo-bound Indian athletes: 'Don't be bogged down by expectations'

  July 13, 2021 18:24 IST

  Union sports and youth affairs minister Anurag Thakur, minister of state Nisith Pramanik and law minister Kiren Rijiju were also a part of the interaction.

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  Tokyo Olympics: UP government to give Rs 6 crore to gold medallists from state

  July 13, 2021 17:09 IST

  The Tokyo Games are scheduled to open on July 23 and over 100 Indian athletes would be gunning for podium finishes at the showpiece.

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  India to host 2026 badminton world championship

  July 13, 2021 16:13 IST

  This will only be the second time that India will be hosting the world championship, with Hyderabad having played hosts to the prestigious event in 2009.

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  Olympics Village opens as countdown to Tokyo 2020 continues despite state of emergency

  July 13, 2021 15:13 IST

  About 11,000 athletes are expected for the Olympics and 4,400 for the Paralympics, which commences on August 24.

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  4 US, UK Olympic contractors arrested for alleged drug use

  July 13, 2021 13:44 IST

  Four US and British men working for a power company contracted for the Olympics were arrested on suspicion of using cocaine.

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  IOC President Thomas Bach president quickly corrects slip up in Olympic pep talk

  July 13, 2021 13:36 IST

  Bach spent his first three days in isolation at the International Olympic Committee's five-star hotel in central Tokyo, and his movements in Tokyo are limited for 14 days

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  PM Narendra Modi to interact with Tokyo Olympics-bound Indian contingent on July 13

  July 13, 2021 9:42 IST

  Earlier this month, PM Modi had reviewed preparations for facilitation of India's contingent at the Tokyo Olympics

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  Badminton body writes to SAI to conduct national camp ahead of domestic season

  July 13, 2021 8:36 IST

  Around 70-75 players will be part of the camp, including top players like Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy, N sikki Reddy and Ashwini Ponnappa.

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  Anurag Thakur chairs meeting of high-level committee to review India's Olympic preparation

  July 12, 2021 18:22 IST

  The meeting of the high-level committee was also attended by his deputy Nisith Pramanik and the officials of the sports ministry, Sports Authority of India (SAI) and Indian Olympic Association (IOA).

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  How will the coronavirus emergency affect the Tokyo Olympics?

  July 12, 2021 16:01 IST

  The state of emergency will cover the entire duration of the July 23-Aug. 8 Olympics and its main impact will be in barring fans from stadiums and arenas in the Tokyo area.

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  NRAI trying to add two more coaches to Tokyo-bound shooting contingent

  July 12, 2021 15:06 IST

  The federation is working with the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) in this regard and there are chances that the number of support staff could go up.

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  Tokyo Olympics: Neeraj Chopra confident of strong performance

  July 12, 2021 8:42 IST

  Chopra, India's main medal hope in athletics, has recently recovered from an ankle injury and is preparing for Tokyo Olympics in Sweden.

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  Viswanathan Anand beats Garry Kasparov again in Croatia Grand Chess Tour

  July 11, 2021 22:44 IST

  The victory came for the Indian maestro after three straight draws in rounds 10, 11 and 12 against Anish Giri (the Netherlands), Jan-Kryzstof Duda (Poland) and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) respectively.

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  Losing semifinalist to get shot at gold medal if finalist contracts COVID-19: IOC

  July 11, 2021 19:23 IST

  There was no clarity as to what will happen to the finalist, however, who was at least assured of a silver medal.

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  Olympics: Indian boxers training in Italy to leave for Tokyo on July 17

  July 11, 2021 18:18 IST

  Nine Indian boxers have qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and they will be accompanied by an 8-member support staff.

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  Missed natural feeling of being in world-class event but staying positive for Tokyo: Neeraj Chopra

  July 11, 2021 17:05 IST

  Touted as one of India's strongest bets for a medal in Tokyo, Chopra said his build-up to the Games has been quite challenging given the lack of competitive exposure.

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  Been a journey of self-realisation for the boys, says hockey team's goalkeeper PR Sreejesh

  July 11, 2021 16:04 IST

  The men's hockey team, currently ranked fourth in the world, has been drawn in Pool A alongside hosts Japan, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and Spain.

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  Fukushima and Sapporo join Tokyo in banning Olympic spectators

  July 11, 2021 15:21 IST

  Tokyo organisers and the IOC earlier in the week barred all fans from venues in Tokyo and three neighboring prefectures.

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  IOC framework states countries can replace COVID-infected athlete in mixed team shooting events

  July 11, 2021 15:12 IST

  Saurabh Chaudhary and Manu Bhaker will take aim for India in the mixed team air pistol event in Tokyo, with Yashaswini Singh Deswal and Abhishek Verma forming the other combination.

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  Tokyo Olympics: No bronze medal match in hockey if one finalist forced out due to COVID

  July 11, 2021 13:28 IST

  The regulations, however, did not say what could be the possible scenario if both finalist teams end up being affected by the virus.

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  Special focus on closing out narrow games, a bit worried about false positive: B Sai Praneeth

  July 11, 2021 12:06 IST

  Praneeth, who had ended India's 36-year-long wait for a men's singles medal at the world championship with a bronze in 2019, has reasons to get anxious having returned false positive during the Thailand Open in January.

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  Tokyo Olympics: India must start competing, and not participating in Games

  July 11, 2021 11:49 IST

  India has won a grand total of 28 medals, nine of them being gold, in the 121 years of Olympics. On the other hand, American swimming star Michael Phelps has won 28 medals in just four Olympics.

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  Viswanathan Anand beats Garry Kasparov in Croatia Grand Chess Tour

  July 10, 2021 21:29 IST

  The former world champion had ended up at seventh spot after the Rapid section with nine points. He had posted two wins and drawn five and lost two matches.

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  In a first, individual shooting events at Olympics draw more women entries

  July 10, 2021 19:40 IST

  The largest number of participants is expected in 10m air pistol women and 10m air rifle women events -- 53 and 49 respectively.

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  'Go Home!': Anti-Olympic protesters demonstrate against the IOC in Tokyo

  July 10, 2021 18:40 IST

  Protesters carried a sign in English that read “Cancel the Tokyo Olympics” and one that had a red line drawn through the face of Bach and was captioned: “You Are Not Welcome.”