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Japan imposes stricter regulations on India's Olympic squad, IOA says it's 'unfair'
June 19, 2021 15:29 ISTIOA president Narinder Batra and secretary general Rajeev Mehta, in a joint statement, questioned the new regulations.
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Milkha Singh wanted to see an Indian win Olympic athletics medal
June 19, 2021 15:25 ISTEven in his 70s, Milkha, who passed away at the age of 91 in Chandigarh on Friday night, would often turn up and encourage athletes at Chandigarh's Sector 7 Sports Complex, a hub of athletics in the city.
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I'll be alright in 3-4 days: Milkha Singh's first response after contracting COVID
June 19, 2021 15:09 ISTThe 91-year-old died at Chandigarh's PGIMER hospital on Friday night after battling the infection for a month. Milkha was first hospitalised at Mohali's Fortis hospital on May 23 as a precautionary measure.
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Entire Indian contingent waited for medal: Randhawa recalls race of Milkha Singh's life in Rome
June 19, 2021 14:11 ISTMilkha was expected to soar the highest at the 1960 Rome Olympics but missed the podium by 0.1 seconds, an unforgettable heartache that he carried for the rest of his life.
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Sports fraternity continue to flood social media with tribute messages for Milkha Singh
June 19, 2021 12:58 ISTThe 91-year-old Padma Shri awardee lost his month-long battle with COVID-19 late Friday night at a Chandigarh hospital.
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Milkha Singh to be cremated in Chandigarh on Saturday evening with state honours
June 19, 2021 10:58 ISTThe 91-year-old Milkha Singh died on Friday night after a month-long battle with COVID-19. He had lost his former national volleyball captain wife Nirmal Kaur to the same ailment.
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We lost a Gem: Country pays tribute to 'Flying Sikh' Milkha Singh
June 19, 2021 6:40 ISTMilkha died at Chandigarh's PGIMER hospital, less than a week after he lost his wife Nirmal Kaur, a former national volleyball captain, to the same ailment.
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Milkha Singh: An unmatchable romance with a near miss
June 19, 2021 6:26 ISTBefore his 91-year-old body lost to COVID-19 on Friday after fighting it for a month, Milkha won the kind of battles that not many would have survived, forget about living long enough to tell the world about them.
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Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju condoles Milkha Singh's death, says India has lost a 'star'
June 19, 2021 1:29 ISTMilkha died on Friday at a Chandigarh hospital after a month-long battle with COVID-19.
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PM Narendra Modi condoles death of legendary sprinter Milkha Singh
June 19, 2021 2:04 ISTThe Padma Shri awardee was 91 and is survived by his golfer son Jeev Milkha Singh and three daughters.
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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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