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  Sonam Malik pulls out of Asian wrestling championships due to injury

  April 11, 2021 22:53 IST

  Haryana's 19-year-old wrestler Sonam who had won an Olympic quota earlier injured her knee during her semi-final win in the 62kg group in the Asian Olympic qualifiers in Almaty. Later, she withdrew from the finals.

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  Asian Olympic qualifiers: Free style wrestlers return empty-handed from Almaty

  April 11, 2021 18:03 IST

  All those who missed out have one last chance to make the cut for the Tokyo Games at the World Olympic Qualifiers, scheduled to be held in Sofia, Bulgaria from May 6-9.

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  Tokyo Olympics: Organizers working to secure 300 rooms in hotel for athletes

  April 11, 2021 15:36 IST

  The rooms would be for athletes and staff who do not need to be hospitalized. The measures underline the risk of trying to hold the Olympics and Paralympics during a pandemic.

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  Become part of largest vaccine drive, say top Indian athletes

  April 11, 2021 15:24 IST

  Shuttler B. Sai Praneeth says, "The drive can only be successful if we become part of It."

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  FIH Pro League: PR Sreejesh emerges hero as fighting India defeat Argentina 3-2 in shootout

  April 11, 2021 12:57 IST

  Lalit Upadhyay, Rupinder Pal Singh and Dilpreet Singh were on target in the shoot-out, while goalkeeping stalwart Sreejesh came up with some breath-taking saves to fetch India a bonus point.

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  Seven more boxers test positive for COVID-19 at NIS Patiala

  April 10, 2021 14:43 IST

  A fortnight ago, 10 boxers, including men's chief coach CA Kuttappa, contacted the virus and were isolated.

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  Wrestling: Sonam, Anshu Malik qualify for Tokyo Olympics; Door shut on Sakshi Malik

  April 10, 2021 14:35 IST

  Sonam Malik qualified for Tokyo Olympics by virtue of entering Final (62 kg) of the tournament.

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  Tokyo Olympic Games organisers look to give fans virtual feel

  April 09, 2021 23:02 IST

  The project will provide an experience of what it looks like to compete as a top-level athlete, covering all 55 disciplines on the Tokyo Olympics programme.

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  SAI gives elite trainees summer break amid rising Covid-19 cases

  April 09, 2021 20:40 IST

  According to SAI, the government will arrange for the safe return of all NCOE athletes who are heading home.

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  Indian team returns to top level competition after a year against Argentina in FIH Pro League

  April 09, 2021 17:54 IST

  After being stuck at their base at the Sports Authority of India, Bengaluru centre for the entire last year during the coronavirus outbreak, the Indians will finally get to play high-intensity international matches.

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  Japan imposes new virus measures in Tokyo ahead of Olympics

  April 09, 2021 15:30 IST

  Japan's national vaccination drive has lagged and most people in the capital still have not been inoculated as infections have surged.

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  Japan to raise virus steps in Tokyo, 3 months ahead of Olympics

  April 09, 2021 13:07 IST

  The virus upsurge in Tokyo underscores the difficulty of balancing anti-virus measures and the economy.

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  Hockey: Men's Asian Champions Trophy to be held from Oct 1 to 9 in Dhaka

  April 09, 2021 11:39 IST

  The Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) was earlier forced to postpone the ACT for both men and women twice because of the pandemic.

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  Vishnu, Ganapathy-Varun pair qualify for Olympics; 4 Indian sailors to compete in Tokyo

  April 08, 2021 16:51 IST

  It is also the first time that India will compete in three sailing events in the Olympics.

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  Vishnu Saravanan becomes 2nd Indian sailor to qualify for Tokyo Olympics

  April 08, 2021 15:44 IST

  Saravanan, who was third till the penultimate day on Wednesday, won the medal race on Thursday to jump to second place overall and book a Tokyo Olympics quota.

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  China warns USA not to boycott Winter Olympics

  April 08, 2021 10:46 IST

  A Chiense foreign ministry spokesperson warned of an unspecified "robust Chinese response" to a potential Olympics boycott.

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  Indian men's hockey team plays out 4-4 draw against Argentina in practice match

  April 08, 2021 10:36 IST

  India will next face Argentina in the FIH Hockey Pro League match on April 11.

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  Tiger Woods was driving more than 135 kmph when he crashed SUV

  April 08, 2021 9:44 IST

  The February 23 crash outside Los Angeles was solely blamed on excessive speed and Woods’ loss of control behind the wheel.

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  Nethra Kumanan makes history, becomes first Indian woman sailor to qualify for Olympics

  April 07, 2021 22:01 IST

  The 23-year-old Kumanan has a 21-point advantage over her nearest rival, who also happens to be an Indian -- Ramya Saravanan -- in the Laser Radial Class event with one race to go on Thursday.

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  Mary Kom, Lovlina Borgohain in Indian women's boxing squad for Asian Championships

  April 07, 2021 19:05 IST

  Mary Kom is a six-time Asian medallist, including five gold medals.

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  36 persons, including 24 athletes, test COVID-19 positive in SAI Bhopal; none Olympic bound

  April 07, 2021 17:47 IST

  According to SAI, the positive cases came to light during two rounds of precautionary tests on April 3 and 6. The SAI Bhopal Center doesn't house any Olympic probable.

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  Tokyo Olympic torch relay taken off streets of Osaka

  April 07, 2021 17:13 IST

  The move is a setback for Tokyo organisers, who began the relay two weeks ago from northeastern Fukushima prefecture with 10,000 runners planning to crisscross Japan over the course of four months.

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  Asian Games 2022 to include squash mixed doubles event

  April 07, 2021 16:16 IST

  Top brass of Asian Squash has informed its affiliated nations that squash mixed double events will be included at the Asian Games 2022 in Hangzhou, China.

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  Indian judo team withdraws from Olympic qualifiers after one member tests COVID-19 positive

  April 07, 2021 15:10 IST

  The judoka tested positive after landing in Kyrgyzstan for the Asia-Oceania Championships in Bishkek started on Tuesday and will end on Saturday.

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  Shyam Thapa hospitalised after testing COVID-19 positive

  April 07, 2021 14:56 IST

  The 73-year-old Indian football legend got himself admitted to a private hospital in Kolkata on Tuesday evening after his test report came positive.

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  Olympic-bound Indian archers first to get fully vaccinated

  April 07, 2021 12:38 IST

  The eight archers included Atanu Das, Tarundeep Rai, Pravin Jadhav and B Dhiraj (reserve) in men's and Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat, Komolika Bari and Madhu Vedwan (reserve) in the women's section.

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  Hima Das, Dutee Chand named in 4x100m relay team for World Athletics Relays

  April 06, 2021 21:15 IST

  The AFI named a total of 20 athletes for the World Relays. It will be the first major international event for the Indians sprinters since the Asian Athletics Championships in Doha in April 2019.

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  Neeraj Chopra, Hima Das set for training-cum-competition stint in Turkey ahead of Tokyo Olympics

  April 06, 2021 17:53 IST

  Apart from Chopra and fellow Olympic bound javelin thrower Shivpal Singh, country's relay racers (both 4x100m and 4x400m men and women) will be part of the 40-odd contingent that also includes coaches.