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  Full-blown boycott pushed for 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing

  May 17, 2021 15:14 IST

  The Beijing Games are set to open on Feb. 4, 2022, just six months after the postponed Summer Olympics in Tokyo are to end.

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  Indian para-athletics team for Tokyo Paralympics to be picked on June 15-16

  May 16, 2021 20:18 IST

  The trials will be conducted as per strict safety guidelines of the government and the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) of COVID-19.

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  Tokyo Paralympics mark 100 days to Opening Ceremonies

  May 16, 2021 18:05 IST

  Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto and Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Minister Tamayo Marukawa were also in attendance.

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  Manu Bhaker to write BA exams while shooting in European Championships

  May 16, 2021 15:25 IST

  A day before the Tokyo-bound Indian shooting contingent hits the range for its first training session in Croatia, Bhaker's pistol will give way to a pen and the shooting gear to her study materials.

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  Athletics: High jumper Tejaswin Shankar clinches gold at outdoor meet in US

  May 16, 2021 14:37 IST

  Representing Kanasas State University, Tejaswin cleared 2.28 metres on Saturday, making a facility record.

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  Coach creating match situations for me in training: PV Sindhu on gearing up for Olympics

  May 16, 2021 12:34 IST

  Sindhu doesn't train with the rest of the Indian Olympic-bound team. She has been training at the Gachibowli indoor stadium in Telangana.

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  Delhi Court issues non bailable warrant against Sushil Kumar in wrestler murder case

  May 16, 2021 8:39 IST

  Wrestler Sagar Rana died on May 5 after sustaining serious injuries in an alleged assault by Sushil Kumar and some other wrestlers at the iconic Chhatrasal stadium on May 4.

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  Quartararo takes pole for French MotoGP ahead of Vinales

  May 15, 2021 22:39 IST

  Quartararo clocked 1 minute, 32.6 seconds to just edge out the Spaniard Vinales in 1:32.681 and the Australian Miller in 1:32.704.

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  WFI cancels camp for Olympic-bound wrestlers, finalises training-cum-competition trip to Europe

  May 15, 2021 17:48 IST

  The wrestlers were to assemble at the SAI centre in Bahalgarh on Tuesday, but now, as per the plan devised by the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), all of them will travel to Warsaw in the last week of May.

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  Olympic-bound Mary Kom's quarantine over, she can train in isolation

  May 15, 2021 15:18 IST

  Six-time world champion Mary Kom, 38, has qualified in women's 51kg for the Tokyo Olympic Games, starting July 23.

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  Archery body initiates visa process for Tokyo Olympics qualifiers in France

  May 15, 2021 15:13 IST

  The top three teams in the Olympic qualification event will earn quota places.

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  Conducting Olympics will send strong message that we've moved beyond COVID: IOA chief

  May 15, 2021 15:12 IST

  The Tokyo Olympics, which was scheduled to be held last year, was postponed because of the pandemic.

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  TT player G Sathiyan donates Rs 1 lakh for fight against COVID-19

  May 14, 2021 19:38 IST

  Sathiyan, who has qualified to represent the country in the forthcoming Tokyo Olympics, had donated a sum of Rs 1.25 lakh to the Centre and Tamil Nadu government in 2020 for their fight against the coronavirus.

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  Simultaneous events featuring Viswanathan Anand raise USD 50,000 for COVID relief

  May 14, 2021 18:08 IST

  India is currently reeling under a devastating second wave of COVID-19 pandemic with more than three lakh fresh cases and over 3,000 deaths being reported daily. 

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  Olympic-bound race walker Irfan and four others return negative in second COVID test

  May 14, 2021 13:39 IST

  Irfan was among five athletes who had tested positive for COVID-19 at the SAI's Centre of Excellence in a weekly test conducted on May 7.

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  Gurjant says pandemic has helped in building team bonding before Olympics

  May 14, 2021 13:26 IST

  Focussed on the upcoming Olympics, he said the team has been working as a unit.

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  Olympic-bound Neeraj Chopra, other Indian javelin throwers to miss Muller GP

  May 13, 2021 23:06 IST

  On Wednesday, Chopra, 23, raised a concern of missing international competitions due to pandemic.

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  Olympic-bound race walker KT Irfan and four others test positive for COVID-19

  May 13, 2021 18:55 IST

  The tests were conducted last Friday and those who returned positive have been kept under quarantine.

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  Difficult to explain mental suffering after being dropped from Olympics squad: Chinki Yadav

  May 13, 2021 17:21 IST

  Chinki, who seems to have overcome disappointment, said she can silence her critics with steady performances in domestic as well as international competitions in future.

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  Badminton great Prakash Padukone making good recovery after COVID-19 infection

  May 13, 2021 8:00 IST

  Padukone, who was hospitalised on May 1 as a precautionary measure as his fever was not subsiding, was discharged on Saturday, according to a report.

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  Seven-day quarantine for Indian shooters in Zagreb

  May 12, 2021 23:40 IST

  Since the Indian shooting team will be staying in Croatia till July, the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) with the help of Croatia Shooting Federation (CSF) has made a provision for Indian food at the team hotel.

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  Post my victory at Beijing Olympics, I actually wanted to quit sport and move on: Abhinav Bindra

  May 12, 2021 22:53 IST

  Bindra won the 10m air rifle event at Beijing to become the only Indian to win an individual gold in the Olympics, but just after that moment of celebration, he felt a "void".

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  Chances of Saina, Srikanth qualifying for Olympics virtually over with Singapore Open cancellation

  May 12, 2021 18:08 IST

  The tournament organisers Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) and Badminton World Federation (BWF) jointly agreed to cancel the Singapore Open scheduled for June 1-6.

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  Frustration in Japan as leader pushes Tokyo Olympics despite virus

  May 12, 2021 16:05 IST

  More than 300,000 people have signed a petition calling for the Tokyo Olympics to be canceled. And a swimming star has faced pressure to drop out of the games.

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  Chess: Anand & 4 GMs Covid relief fund matches raises $5K

  May 12, 2021 14:08 IST

  All funds will go to Red Cross India and the Checkmate Covid fund of the All India Chess Federation (AICF).

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  Training is fine but I need competitions before Olympics: Neeraj Chopra

  May 12, 2021 13:54 IST

  The 23-year-old, who is being seen as a strong medal hope in Tokyo, said he has been coordinating with the Sports Authority of India to get some competition exposure.

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  Arjuna winning TT player V Chandrasekhar dies

  May 12, 2021 12:01 IST

  The Chennai-born player, who had reached the semifinals of the Commonwealth Games in 1982, was also a successful coach.

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  Brazil to vaccinate athletes, coaches for Tokyo Olympics

  May 12, 2021 9:20 IST

  Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga told a news conference Tuesday that Brazil will get 4,050 doses of the Pfizer shot and another 8,000 from Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac.