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  Nearly 10,000 Olympic volunteers quit over pandemic

  June 02, 2021 22:09 IST

  Volunteers, who make up the largest group of participants, don't know whether they will be tested, let alone vaccinated against the coronavirus.

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  Watch: Sindhu's heartfelt message to Marin after Spain star withdraws from Olympics due to injury

  June 02, 2021 20:39 IST

  PV Sindhu sent a moving message of support to Carolina Marin after the Spain player was forced to withdraw from the Olympics due to injury.

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  Mirza will rely on form to choose his horse for Tokyo Games

  June 02, 2021 20:24 IST

  Mirza has time till end of this month to choose between the experienced gelding Seigneur Medicott and the spirited young mare Dajara 4.

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  Japanese city cancels Kenya Olympic training camp over virus situation

  June 02, 2021 20:07 IST

  City officials from Kurume in the Fukuoka Prefecture near the southern tip of Japan had informed Kenya on Tuesday that they were canceling, the committee said.

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  Sports Ministry to launch short movies on journey of Tokyo-bound athletes

  June 02, 2021 20:02 IST

  The first film to be telecast will be of reigning World champion and Rio silver medallist shuttler PV Sindhu. 

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  Olympics will be a fairytale, Rani biggest inspiration: Manpreet Kaur

  June 02, 2021 19:37 IST

  Manpreet, 22, who is training with the national team at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) centre in Bengaluru for the Olympics, added that her maiden international tour -- to Argentina in February -- had helped her gain "a lot of confidence".

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  Neeraj Chopra's training-cum competition stint in Europe delayed by few days: SAI

  June 02, 2021 18:34 IST

  The 23-year-old Indian, who hasn't participated in any event since qualifying for the Olympics in March last year, was originally set to leave for France on Monday.

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  Olympic-bound Amit Panghal on Asian C'ships: My best performance but still angry about final loss

  June 02, 2021 15:06 IST

  Proud of his performance he might be but Panghal said there are some chinks in the armour that he has figured and will iron out before the Olympics.

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  Javelin star Neeraj Chopra set to miss preparatory event in Finland

  June 02, 2021 12:17 IST

  Neeraj Chopra, India's medal hope at Olympic Games in men's javelin throw, looks doubtful for this month's Kuortane Games due to travel restrictions placed by the Finland government on Indian visitors.

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  Yes. Tokyo Olympics are 'a go' despite opposition, pandemic

  June 02, 2021 9:01 IST

  Tokyo is under a COVID-19 state of emergency, but IOC Vice President John Coates has said the games will open on July 23 — state of emergency, or no state of emergency.

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  Japan's vaccine push ahead of Olympics looks to be too late

  June 01, 2021 18:17 IST

  That's the realization sinking in as Japan scrambles to catch up on a frustratingly slow vaccination drive less than two months before the Summer Olympics, delayed by a year because of the coronavirus pandemic, are scheduled to start.

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  Biggest moment of my career: India's newest Asian champion in boxing Sanjeet

  June 01, 2021 17:30 IST

  The 26-year-old from Haryana's Rohtak took down Kazakhstan's Vassiliy Levit, who is the 2016 Olympic silver-medallist and a two-time world bronze-winner, in the final of the just-concluded tournament in Dubai on Monday.

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  Carolina Marin pulls out of Tokyo Olympics due to knee injury

  June 01, 2021 15:54 IST

  PV Sindhu's arch-rival Marin suffered an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) tear in her left knee that will require surgery to heal.

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  Mary Kom and Indian boxers to have three-week training camp abroad before Olympics

  June 01, 2021 12:32 IST

  India's nine Olympic-bound boxers will travel abroad for a three-week training stint ahead of the Tokyo Olympics.

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  Gold for Sanjeet, Shiva Thapa endures close defeats in Asian Championship final

  May 31, 2021 23:17 IST

  Sanjeet triumphed 4-1 over Levit, who was chasing his fourth gold of the tournament and is an Olympic silver-medallist.

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  Amit Panghal ends with silver after defeat in intense final in Asian Championships

  May 31, 2021 20:56 IST

  The Indian lost 2-3 in what was a repeat of the 2019 world championship final, which had also ended in Zoirov's victory.

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  Fouaad Mirza confirms Tokyo Olympics berth in equestrian

  May 31, 2021 14:15 IST

  Expert horse rider Fouaad Mirza, the first Indian to qualify for Olympic Games equestrian in 20 years, has completed the minimum eligibility requirement (MER) to compete in the Olympics Games' eventing discipline.

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  MotoGP: Young rider Dupasquier dies following fatal Moto3 crash

  June 01, 2021 10:14 IST

  Swiss motorcycle rider Jason Dupasquier has died following a crash during Moto3 qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix, the Careggi Hospital in Florence announced on Sunday.

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  Pooja Rani strikes gold; silver for Mary Kom, Lalbuatsaihi at Asian Boxing C'ships

  May 30, 2021 22:58 IST

  The Olympic-bound Pooja (75 kg), who was competing in her first bout of the tournament after getting a bye and a walkover earlier, dismantled Mavluda Movlonova of Uzbekistan with a clinical performance.

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  Anjum Moudgil shines in Europe after subdued outing at home

  May 30, 2021 21:24 IST

  Participating in the Minimum Qualification Score (MQS) section as a guest invitee as part of India's 13-member Olympic-bound squad, Moudgil shot a score of 1173, a huge improvement from the 1162 she shot in the New Delhi World Cup in March.

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  Mary Kom signs off with silver medal at Asian Boxing Championships

  May 30, 2021 20:24 IST

  Mary Kom lost in a split 2-3 verdict. It was her seventh medal in the tournament, the first being a gold that came way back in the 2003 edition.

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  Milkha Singh discharged from hospital in stable condition

  May 30, 2021 20:18 IST

  The legendary athlete is a four-time Asian Games gold medallist and 1958 Commonwealth Games champion but his greatest performance was the fourth-place finish in the 400m final at the 1960 Rome Olympics.

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  Javelin ace Neeraj Chopra gets visa to travel to France for competitions

  May 30, 2021 19:29 IST

  The Olympic Games are scheduled to be held from July 23 to August 8.

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  Swiss motorcyclist Jason Dupasquier dies aged 19 following Moto3 crash

  May 30, 2021 17:45 IST

  Dupasquier was involved in an accident with Ayumu Sasaki and Jeremy Alcoba toward the end of Saturday’s session, which was immediately red-flagged.

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  2022 CWG Shooting, Archery C'ships not yet ratified by IOA; COVID situation adds to uncertainty

  May 30, 2021 17:01 IST

  IOA Secretary General Rajiv Mehta also said that it will be really difficult to host the two events, in Chandigarh, seven months from now given the severity of the COVID-19 situation and the pending vaccination of billions of people.

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  Tokyo Olympics qualification: Indians fancy chances at Qosanov athletics

  May 30, 2021 16:42 IST

  The two-day competition, an Olympic qualifying event, is scheduled to be held on June 19 and 20 and is part of the World Athletics continental tour series.

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  Rowing teams cancel exposure trip to Portugal due to strict quarantine rule

  May 30, 2021 15:11 IST

  Olympic-bound men's lightweight double scull rowing team has cancelled its five-week exposure tour in Portugal due to strict fortnight-long quarantine rule for Indian visitors. The tour was supposed to start on June 1.

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  India paddlers Diya, Swastika confirm doubles medal at WTT Youth Star Contender

  May 30, 2021 13:46 IST

  Diya Chitale and Swastika Ghosh put up solid performances at the 2021 WTT Youth Star Contender as they confirmed a medal in the U-19 doubles and also made their way into the knockout stage in the singles category.