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  Punjab opens stadia after drop in COVID cases

  June 16, 2021 18:17 IST

  Special 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 IST

  Milkha'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 IST

  For 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 IST

  The 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 IST

  Hidemasa 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 IST

  The 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 IST

  Organizers 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 IST

  Manpreet 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 IST

  She 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 IST

  PCI secretary Gursharan Singh said the deadline to send the final entries to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is August 1.

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  Australian swimmer breaks 100-meter backstroke world record

  June 13, 2021 17:05 IST

  The 19-year-old McKeown had a time of 57.45 seconds at the South Australian Aquatic Centre to improve on the previous mark of 57.57 set by American Regan Smith in 2019.

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  PM Modi set to give official send-off to Olympics-bound Indian contingent

  June 12, 2021 20:38 IST

  According to a source in the Sports Ministry, the Indian contingent is expected to leave the country a day after the official send-off ceremony.

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  1951 Asiad medallist and 1952 Olympics marathoner Surat Singh Mathur dies of COVID-19

  June 12, 2021 20:18 IST

  Mathur is the first athlete from independent India to complete an Olympic marathon race, at the 1952 Helsinki Games.

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  Milkha Singh's health condition improving, says hospital

  June 12, 2021 18:48 IST

  Milkha Singh has been under the observation of a medical team comprising senior doctors of the institute since his hospitalisation on June 3.

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  AFI not worried by javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra's modest showing ahead of Tokyo Olympics

  June 12, 2021 18:21 IST

  Chopra's opening throw in Lisbon on Thursday was 80.71m while his sixth and last throw was 83.18m. Chopra generally averages around 85 metres with his throws.

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  Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu qualifies for Tokyo Olympics

  June 12, 2021 17:44 IST

  The 26-year-old from Manipur has qualified on the basis of her world ranking points. The Indian lifter is ranked second in the women's 49kg category with 4133,6172 points in her kitty.

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  Vinesh Phogat wins gold medal in Poland Open

  June 11, 2021 23:09 IST

  It is third title of the season for the 26-year-old Vinesh, who claimed gold medals at the Matteo Pellicone event (March) and Asian Championship (April) earlier.

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  I was in training mode in the Lisbon event, says Neeraj Chopra

  June 11, 2021 19:52 IST

  The 23-year-old made a promising start to his Olympic preparations with a decent 83.18m which he achieved in his sixth and final throw in the Lisbon event on Thursday.

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  Tokyo Olympics still undecided on fans -- or no fans at all

  June 11, 2021 18:14 IST

   Infections have slowed recently, but the spread of variants is still a concern that could put pressure on already stressed medical facilities.

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  Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju launches athlete injury management system

  June 11, 2021 17:57 IST

  Indian Olympic Association President Narinder Batra lauded the Sports Ministry and the Sports Authority of India for the initiative.

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  Vinesh reaches final of Poland Open with contrasting wins

  June 11, 2021 17:49 IST

  The 26-year-old Vinesh can now win her third gold in as many tournaments this season, having won titles in Matteo Pellicone (March) and Asian Championship (April).

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  Sports Ministry not to send its delegation to Olympics

  June 11, 2021 16:19 IST

  A total of 100 Indian athletes have so far qualified and another 25 to 35 might make the cut for the delayed Tokyo Olympics scheduled from July 23 to August 8.

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  SAI sacks Greco-Roman foreign coach Temo Kazarashvili for non-performance

  June 11, 2021 15:07 IST

  India had hired Kazarashvili in February 2019 to train country's Greco Roman wrestlers at the national camp in Sonepat till Olympics.

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  Olympic-bound Anshu Malik withdraws from Poland Open, being tested for COVID-19

  June 11, 2021 14:45 IST

  Anshu, 19, had qualified for the Tokyo Games through the Asian Olympic Qualifier, held in Almaty in April this year. Anshu is now the second Indian to have pulled out of the last Ranking Series event ahead of the Tokyo Olympics.

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  Derailed Olympic preparation back on track after paddler Manika Batra agrees to attend national camp

  June 11, 2021 14:08 IST

  Earlier, both Manika and G Sathiyan had expressed their unavailability to attend the camp, preferring to continue training in Pune and Chennai respectively with their coaches.

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  Neeraj Chopra throws 83.18m in Lisbon in his first international event in over a year

  June 10, 2021 23:33 IST

  After beginning with 80.71m, Chopra sent the spear to 83.18m in his sixth and final throw to win the javelin event at the Meeting Cidade de Lisboa (Meeting, City of Lisbon).

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  Brisbane set to be named 2032 Olympics host next month

  June 10, 2021 22:02 IST

  Brisbane is set to be the first Olympics host selected unopposed under a new system to streamline and speed up bidding campaigns.

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  Tokyo Olympics: IOA scrambles for athletes' kit without Chinese connection

  June 10, 2021 18:53 IST

  This last minute change of kits seems to have created a challenge to get new kits prepared quickly.