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Milkha Singh passes away due to COVID-19 complications
June 19, 2021 0:32 ISTLegendary Indian sprinter Milkha Singh has passed away after a prolonged battle with COVID-19.
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Milkha Singh's condition turns critical: hospital sources
June 18, 2021 22:58 ISTThe legendary former Indian sprinter is being monitored closely by a team of doctors.
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Boxers head to Italy for training ahead of Olympics
June 18, 2021 20:22 ISTThe team will be based in Assisi till July 10 before coming back to the country and eventually heading off to Tokyo at least a week ahead of the Games.
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Top medical adviser says 'no fans' safest for Tokyo Olympics
June 18, 2021 19:05 ISTFans from abroad were banned several months ago, and organizers are to announce early next week if some local fans should be allowed.
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SAI allows Neeraj Chopra, Vinesh Phogat to continue training in Europe ahead of Olympics
June 18, 2021 17:47 ISTThe Mission Olympic Cell (MOC), a review committee of SAI, on Friday allowed the duo to continue training overseas till the Tokyo Games by sanctioning their respective proposals.
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Mary Kom to skip Italian training stint due to personal reasons
June 18, 2021 17:29 ISTNine Indian boxers, including women, have achieved quota places for the July 23-August 8 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
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Milkha Singh battles 'rough day', oxygen saturation level dips
June 18, 2021 16:28 ISTThe 91-year-old, who tested negative for COVID-19 on Wednesday and was shifted to the general ICU, is being closely monitored by a team of doctors.
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IOA ropes in JSW as sponsor for Tokyo Olympics
June 18, 2021 15:23 ISTAs per the agreement, JSW Group, which also owns Indian Super League side Bengaluru FC, has pledged a sponsor amount of Rs 1 crore to the IOA.
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Ten Olympic debutants in Indian men's hockey squad for Tokyo Games
June 18, 2021 13:10 ISTAmit Rohidas, Hardik Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Nilakanta Sharma, Sumit, Shamsher Singh, Dilpreet Singh, Gurjant Singh and Lalit Kumar Upadhyay are the 10 players who will make their Olympic debut in Tokyo.
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IOA ropes in MPL as principal sponsor for Tokyo Games, inks one-and-a-half year deal
June 17, 2021 19:13 ISTThe statement further read that according to the terms and conditions of the sponsorship deal, MPL will pay a total of Rs 8 crore to IOA.
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Milkha Singh 'stable and improving', says hospital
June 17, 2021 18:58 ISTThe 91-year-old was on Wednesday shifted out of COVID ICU to another section of the PGIMER hospital.
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India name 8 debutants in women's hockey squad for Tokyo Olympics
June 17, 2021 21:17 ISTThis will be the Indian women's hockey team's third appearance at the Olympic Games and their second consecutive outing, with previous appearances coming in 1980 and 2016.
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Javelin throwers' spat with Uwe Hohn can impact Tokyo Olympics show: Former coach
June 17, 2021 16:19 ISTWith the Olympic Games less than 40 days away, both Hohn and India's top javelin throwers are levelling allegations against each other.
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Japan announces easing of virus emergency ahead of Olympics
June 17, 2021 15:53 ISTJapan has been struggling since late March to slow a wave of infections propelled by more contagious variants, with new daily cases soaring above 7,000 at one point.
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Why are Tokyo Olympics going on despite public, medical warnings?
June 17, 2021 10:35 ISTPublic sentiment in Japan has been generally opposed to holding the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, partly based on fears the COVID.
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Javelin ace Neeraj Chopra set for Karlstad Grand Prix on June 22
June 16, 2021 22:34 ISTAfter the Karlstad Grand Prix competition, 23-year-old Chopra will compete at the Kuortane Games in Finland on June 26, followed by another competition in Lausanne on June 29.
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Indian women archers geared up to qualify for Olympics
June 16, 2021 21:30 ISTDeepika had qualified for the Tokyo Olympic Games in the individual event in November 2019, but the Indian team was off the target in that event.
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Javelin throwers Shivpal and Annu allege coach Uwe Hohn trains foreign athletes in overseas tours
June 16, 2021 20:14 ISTA coach on the payrolls of the government cannot train athletes other than Indians during official tours abroad.
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Punjab opens stadia after drop in COVID cases
June 16, 2021 18:17 ISTSpecial Secretary D.P.S. Kharbanda said the district sports officers have been asked to complete the arrangements for opening of the stadia by ensuring all Covid protocols.
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Milkha Singh 'stable', shifted out of COVID ICU
June 16, 2021 17:45 ISTMilkha's wife Nirmal Kaur (85), who had also contracted the virus days after her husband tested positive, had passed away at a private hospital in Mohali on Sunday due to COVID-related complications.
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Ace sprinter Dutee Chand hopes to qualify for Tokyo Olympics
June 16, 2021 17:37 ISTFor the Tokyo Olympic Games, World Athletics has set stricter qualification standards in track and field events and June 29 is the deadline to achieve a qualification mark in the respective events.
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Viswanathan Anand on Nikhil Kamath's misdemanour in simul event: It's time to move on, get closure
June 15, 2021 22:41 ISTThe event was conducted to raise funds for those suffering due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Athletes could be kicked out of Tokyo Olympics for violating COVID-19 rules
June 15, 2021 21:12 ISTHidemasa Nakamura, Tokyo 2020 Main Operations Centre chief, was confident that the playbook would be strictly followed by the participants.
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I did not take any stimulant but was on painkillers: Suspended wrestler Sumit Malik
June 15, 2021 19:34 ISTThe 2018 Commonwealth Games gold-medallist was handed a provisional suspension by the United World Wrestling (UWW) after a specified banned substance was found in his sample.
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Tokyo Olympics organisers roll out final editions of COVID rule books
June 15, 2021 9:10 ISTOrganizers confirmed Coates' arrival from Australia. Officials last week said he would be quarantined for three days, followed by 11 days of restricted activities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Want to pay tribute to COVID warriors by winning medal in Tokyo Olympics: Manpreet Singh
June 14, 2021 15:23 ISTManpreet is determined to pay tribute to the country's frontline workers by finishing on the podium in the Tokyo Games to be held from July 23 to August 8.
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Legendary sprinter Milkha Singh's wife Nirmal dies due to COVID-19 complications
June 13, 2021 23:04 ISTShe was 85 and is survived by his husband, one son and three daughters.
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Trials to pick Indian Paralympic team postponed
June 13, 2021 20:29 ISTPCI secretary Gursharan Singh said the deadline to send the final entries to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is August 1.
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