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Other Sports | October 15, 2020 13:56 ISTTokyo Olympics was postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus outbreak in March earlier this year.
Tokyo Olympics was postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus outbreak in March earlier this year.
The guidelines, including regular temperature checks and sanitisation, will be posted on SFI's social media handles and will be shared with parents and swimmers across various centres.
The 2012 London Olympics bronze medallist is currently ranked 22nd in the Badminton World Federation's (BWF) Race to Tokyo rankings and needs to be within the top 13 to seal qualification.
Srikanth will open against England's Toby Penty and may face fellow Indian Subhankar Dey in the second round. For Saina, France's Yaelle Hoyaux awaits her in the women's singles opener.
The 100m sprint star is yet to qualify for 2021 Tokyo Olympics as she still chases the unprecedented 11.15 seconds mark, waits for national competitions to begin after COVID-19 pandemic.
For the former world champion, who turns 38 on Monday, resumption of sporting activities can have a positive effect on a world scarred by the unprecedented health crisis.
Young Rohit Yadav turns focus on 2021 Olympics after World U-20 snub
City, government, and Tokyo Olympic officials gathered last week in the first of a string of meetings to plan for countermeasures against COVID-19.
The Tokyo cost overrun already exceeds 200% and this is even before several billion more dollars are added on from the one-year delay due COVID-19 pandemic, according to author Bent Flyvbjerg.
The flame was unveiled on Monday at a small ceremony with Yoshiro Mori, the president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee, and Yasuhiro Yamashita, the president of the Japanese Olympic Committee.
For now, however, the players in the national camp at the Sports Authority of India's (SAI) Bengaluru centre are just happy to be finally reunited with a hockey stick and a ball.
53.6 per cent of the Japanese firms want Olympics to be cancelled or postponed again, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Three Indian Olympic probable swimmers Virdhawal Khade, Srihari Nataraj and Kushagra Rawat will resume their training early next month in Dubai.
Originally scheduled to be held from July 24 to August 9 this year, the Tokyo Olympics became the first ever Games to be postponed.
About 26,000 out of the 80,000 people who have signed up responded to the survey which allowed multiple answers for each question.
The Indian Olympic Association has expressed confidence that the IOA will host the 'best ever Olympics' in Tokyo next year.
President of the Organizing Committee, Yoshito Mori said that Olympics won't be possible if the current COVID-19 situation persists.
SAI said that the decision was taken to ensure that athletes bound for Tokyo Olympics can retain continuity in their training with the same coaches.
Professional sports around the world are getting back on their feet as matches are being held behind closed doors.
Former Olympic medallist Ashok Kumar has said that the Indian men's hockey team had a good chance of securing a podium finish if the Olympics were held this year.
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