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  Patnaik announces cash awards for medal winners in Tokyo Olympics from Odisha

  July 08, 2021 21:25 IST

  He also announced an award of Rs 15 lakh for each of the athletes who have qualified for the Olympics. The cash will be given for preparation for the games.

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  Tokyo Olympics: Sindhu, Praneeth get easy draws; tough task for Chirag-Satwik

  July 08, 2021 20:59 IST

  While Sindhu has been seeded sixth and drawn in Group J of women's singles, Praneeth was seeded 13th in Group D of men's singles competition.

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  First batch of Indian athletes to depart for Tokyo Olympics on July 17

  July 08, 2021 20:58 IST

  In view of the raging COVID-19 cases, the Tokyo Olympics will be held under a state of emergency in Japan without spectators from July 23 to August 8.

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  Tokyo Olympics to be held without fans

  July 08, 2021 19:54 IST

  Tokyo will be placed under the fourth state of emergency on July 12, and it will last until August 22, covering the duration of the Olympics

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  Ministry puts on hold NSF status granted to ISWAI

  July 08, 2021 19:04 IST

  The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) had challenged the decision, asserting that the step was in violation of the Sports Code.

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  Tokyo Olympics: Ageless boxer Mary Kom still pulling no punches | Profile

  July 17, 2021 17:11 IST

  Mary Kom will be gunning for her second Olympic medal in Tokyo. And going by her record so far, she probably has a good chance of achieving the feat.

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  Anurag Thakur takes charge as sports minister

  July 08, 2021 16:48 IST

  Thakur is the first cabinet minister since Mani Shankar Iyer (2006-2008) to get the sports ministry's responsibility.

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  2-year jail sentence for golfer Cabrera over assault charges

  July 08, 2021 15:42 IST

  An Argentina court convicted the 51-year-old for assaulting, threatening and harassing Cecilia Torres Mana, his partner between 2016 and 2018.  

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  India invited for new annual women's hockey tournament in Dec 2022

  July 08, 2021 15:41 IST

  Apart from India and host Spain, the other teams in the fray are Canada, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea and South Africa.

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  IOC's Bach arrives in Tokyo; greeted by state of emergency

  July 08, 2021 15:30 IST

  Bach largely avoided cameras at Tokyo's Haneda Airport and went to the International Olympic Committee's games headquarters in Tokyo. He is reported to need to self-isolate for three days.

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  Olympic countdown: Amit Panghal adds punch to India's hopes in boxing

  July 08, 2021 15:11 IST

  A gold-medallist at the Asian Games in 2018 in Indonesia, Panghal is the first Indian male boxer to reach the final at the World Championships at Yekaterinburg, Russia.

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  Crores spent on me, no longer indisciplined : Vikas Krishan ahead of Tokyo Olympics

  July 08, 2021 15:03 IST

  Vikas Krishan has no qualms admitting that he has been 'indisciplined' and 'too reliant on luck in the past' ahead of his third Olympics appearance in Tokyo.

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  India's journey to become great sporting nation will continue: outgoing sports minister Rijiju

  July 08, 2021 14:53 IST

  Outgoing Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said the journey to make India a great sporting nation will continue after Anurag Thakur replaced him in the position.

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  Japan to declare COVID emergency lasting through Tokyo Olympics

  July 08, 2021 8:52 IST

  Japan officials proposed a plan to issue a state of emergency in Tokyo from next Monday to August 22 while the Olympics are slated from July 23 to August 8. 

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  Anurag Thakur appointed new Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports

  July 07, 2021 23:12 IST

  Thakur was the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) between May 2016 and February 2017.

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  Tokyo-bound shooters Saurabh Chaudhary, Rahi Sarnobat get second dose of COVID shot in Croatia

  July 07, 2021 20:46 IST

  Chaudhary will be competing in the men's 10m air pistol event in Tokyo, while Sarnobat will be participating in the women's 25m pistol event.

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  Billion hearts waiting for PV Sindhu to better silver medal at Tokyo Olympics

  July 07, 2021 19:51 IST

  The agile athlete promised to return to India with a medal from Tokyo even as her well-wishers hope for nothing less than a gold.

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  Ahead of Olympics, Tokyo cases highest since May

  July 07, 2021 19:25 IST

  A state of emergency in Tokyo just before the games on July 23 would mean Olympic officials abandon plans to have local spectators or lower capacities at venues.

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  Tokyo Olympics | We've have kept our contingency plan ready in case of COVID emergency: SAI DG

  July 07, 2021 18:28 IST

  The Olympics is scheduled to start from July 23 and contingency plans are in place to deal with any situation that might crop up because of the raging pandemic.

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  Fitness, variety in talent gives Indian hockey team edge: two-time Olympian Jagbir Singh

  July 07, 2021 18:11 IST

  The centre-forward, who was a member of the Indian team during the 1988 Seoul and 1992 Barcelona Olympics, said on Wednesday that this team has "its own style of play."

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  Olympics: 2 workers in Tokyo Athletes' Village test Covid positive

  July 07, 2021 15:42 IST

  The Athletes' Village is yet to be opened to athletes, and it will take another week for it to be operational.

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  Tokyo Olympics: CM orders Rs 5 lakh each to five athletes from Tamil Nadu

  July 06, 2021 23:27 IST

  Already, a similar incentive of Rs five lakh each has been given last month to seven participants from Tamil Nadu including fencer C A Bhavani Devi.

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  Pullela Gopichand to not travel with Indian team to Tokyo Olympics, gives available space to Santosa

  July 06, 2021 22:06 IST

  With Gopichand deciding not to go, the Indian badminton contingent will comprise nine members, including three foreign coaches.

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  Golfer Udayan Mane officially qualifies for Tokyo Olympics, joins Anirban Lahiri

  July 06, 2021 20:58 IST

  The official announcement was made on Tuesday with Mane finding himself at the 60th spot in the Olympic golf ranking list.

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  I will make a strong comeback: Injured Hima Das after missing Tokyo Olympics

  July 06, 2021 19:40 IST

  One of the most exciting talents in Indian athletics, Hima had sustained a hamstring injury while running 100m heats during the National Inter-State Athletics Championships.

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  Born in farmers' family, Bhawna Jat fights odds to qualify for Tokyo Olympics

  July 06, 2021 18:13 IST

  Fighting prejudices, financial constraints, and a biased mindset, Jat has been a champion all her life.

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  Odisha govt recommends para shuttler Pramod Bhagat for Khel Ratna

  July 06, 2021 15:47 IST

  The department of sports and youth services (DSYS) of Odisha has also recommended the Indian women's hockey team vice-captain Deep Grace Ekka for the Arjuna Award.

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  Tokyo Olympics shaping up as TV-only event with few fans

  July 06, 2021 15:29 IST

  Tokyo organizers and the International Olympic Committee are expected to announce the policy after a meeting likely on Thursday.