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  Tokyo Olympics: Gold medal winners to get Rs 75 lakh from IOA

  July 22, 2021 20:24 IST

  The IOA Advisory Committee has recommended that silver medal winners will be presented Rs 40 lakh, while the bronze winners will get richer by Rs 25 lakhs.

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  20 Indian athletes, 6 officials to take part in Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony

  July 22, 2021 21:29 IST

  The list of 20 attendees includes four paddlers, including Manika Batra and A Sharath Kamal, and as many sailing team members.

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  Bye for top-seeded Amit Panghal, three others; tough overall draw for Indian boxers at Olympics

  July 22, 2021 18:26 IST

  An unprecedented nine Indian boxers would be vying for medals at the showpiece, where none could secure a podium finish in the 2016 edition.

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  India's lone judoka Sushila Devi to face former Olympic medallist Eva in opening round

  July 22, 2021 18:05 IST

  Sushila, who competes in the 48kg category, had qualified for her maiden Games via continental quota.

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  Deepika Kumari's journey: From an emaciated 12-year-old to India's Olympic medal prospect

  July 22, 2021 17:53 IST

  Deepika thought to take up archery and follow the footsteps of her cousin to reduce the financial burden of her father, an autorickshaw driver and mother who used to work as a nurse.

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  COVID at Olympics: Czech beach volleyball player, Dutch Taekwondo hope forced out

  July 22, 2021 16:52 IST

  The Czech Olympic committee launched an investigation into the spread of the disease on a charter flight to Tokyo.

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  Tokyo Olympics | We can break toughest defences with good communication: hockey striker Mandeep

  July 22, 2021 16:40 IST

  Having made his debut for the senior side way back in 2013, Mandeep is the most experienced striker in the Indian team.

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  Deepika Kumari in focus as Indian archers set to begin Tokyo Games campaign

  July 22, 2021 21:42 IST

  Competing in her third successive Olympics, two-time world No. 1 Deepika has seen it all, from the lows of London to hitting rock-bottom at Rio 2016.

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  I was depressed, wanted to quit swimming: Maana Patel recalls struggle with injury

  July 22, 2021 15:35 IST

  Maana’s tryst with swimming began when her mother enrolled her for summer classes in 2008 in the hopes of improving her daughter's appetite.

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  Tokyo Olympics: Manu Bhaker and I have 'put in place a plan': Coach Ronak Pandit

  July 22, 2021 15:24 IST

  One of three pistol shooting coaches with the Indian team, Pandit has full faith in Bhaker's abilities.

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  Neeraj Chopra is good but tough for him to beat me, says Johannes Vetter

  July 22, 2021 17:20 IST

  Vetter is in red-hot form and he is the only man in the world to have thrown beyond 90m in the past 24 months.

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  HC asks PCI to take instructions on 5-time Paralympian Naresh Sharma’s plea over non-selection

  July 22, 2021 14:29 IST

  Justice Rekha Palli granted time to PCI's counsel to take instructions on the issue and listed the plea for further hearing on Jul 27.

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  Tokyo Olympics | IOC to include athletes kneeling in highlights, social media

  July 22, 2021 13:34 IST

  Players from five women's football teams kneeled in support of racial justice Wednesday, the first day it was allowed at the Olympic Games after a ban lasting decades.

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  Most Indian athletes opt out of opening ceremony; about 30 to participate

  July 22, 2021 17:18 IST

  Athletes from 7 sports will skip the Olympics' opening ceremony due to their respective competitions on the first day of the 2020 Tokyo Games.

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  Tokyo Olympics | Bear sighting at Olympic baseball stadium

  July 22, 2021 11:01 IST

  Japanese media reported a Asian black bear was seen by guards on Wednesday at the Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium.

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  Tokyo Olympics | Two more athletes test positive for COVID-19

  July 22, 2021 9:51 IST

  Skateboarder Candy Jacobs of the Netherlands and table tennis player Pavel Sirucek of the Czech Republic tested positive and had to leave the Games village to enter a quarantine hotel.

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  Cadet World C'ships: Jaskaran takes silver, bronze for Chirag and Jaideep

  July 22, 2021 9:18 IST

  Jaskaran lost 2-6 in the final of the 60kg event against Uzbekistan's Kamronbek Kadamov.

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  Tokyo Olympics | Director of opening ceremony fired for Holocaust joke

  July 22, 2021 11:09 IST

  He was accused of using a joke about the Holocaust in his comedy act, including the phrase “Let’s play Holocaust,” in one of his shows.

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  Tokyo Olympics: Wrong entries in health status App raise COVID-19 alarm in Indian camp

  July 21, 2021 22:57 IST

  The deputy chef de mission Prem Verma though clarified that no one has shown symptoms for the virus and there was no positive case.

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  Tokyo Olympics: Sports Minister Anurag Thakur cheers for Indian athletes

  July 21, 2021 21:58 IST

  After a one-year postponement, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will finally start on July 23.

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  Tokyo Olympics | Indian athletes' participation in opening ceremony to be 'bare minimum'

  July 21, 2021 20:48 IST

  The likes of 10m air pistol shooters Saurabh Chaudhary, Abhishek Verma, Apurvi Chandela and Elavenil Valarivan, who have events on the first competition day, will skip the ceremony.

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  COVID cases in Tokyo at six-month high ahead of Olympics

  July 21, 2021 20:23 IST

  Japan has recorded about 84,800 infections and more than 15,000 confirmed deaths since the start of the pandemic.

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  Tokyo Olympics: Draws for Indian paddlers out; Manika-Sharath to face Chinese Taipei pair

  July 21, 2021 20:09 IST

  Sharath is slated to play against either Portugal's Tiago Apolónia or Nigeria's Olajide Omotayo in the second round of men's singles. 

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  Tokyo Olympics: Admire skill and technique of Cristiano Ronaldo, says PV Sindhu

  July 21, 2021 19:40 IST

  Ronaldo recently won the Golden Boot at Euro 2020, following his five goals and one assist.

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  Shooter Amber Hill out of Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for COVID

  July 21, 2021 18:58 IST

  The 23-year-old Amber, ranked No 1 in the world, was due to compete in the women's skeet event.

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  COVID scare at Olympics: Chilean Taekwondo player, Dutch skateboarder, Czech paddler ruled out

  July 21, 2021 18:13 IST

  The COVID-hit Olympics will open on Friday and will go on till August 8 without any spectators.

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  Tokyo Olympics: India's 10m air rifle teams get just 20 minutes of training after 'time slot issue'

  July 21, 2021 17:59 IST

  The likes of 10m air pistol shooters Saurabh Chaudhary, Abhishek Verma, Apurvi and Elavenil have events on the first competition day.

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  Tokyo Olympics | More 'conscious' Vinesh going with 'clear head': Coach Woller Akos

  July 21, 2021 17:00 IST

  The last time Vinesh Phogat faced a defeat was at the Asian Championship semifinals in February 2020, where she had to settle for a bronze.