Olympic probable swimmers to train for two months in Dubai: SAI
Other Sports | August 15, 2020 11:03 ISTThree Indian Olympic probable swimmers Virdhawal Khade, Srihari Nataraj and Kushagra Rawat will resume their training early next month in Dubai.
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.
Japan PM Shinzo Abe and political rival Yuriko Koike have agreed to come together to tackle the coronavirus outbreak, in order to safely hold the Olympics next year.
The National Rifles Association of India named a 32-athlete core group for next year's Tokyo Olympics.
Estimates in Japan suggest the one-year delay will cost $2 billion to $6 billion, most of which will fall to Japanese taxpayers.
Organizers are still working to secure the 5,000-apartment Athletes Village and the Tokyo Big Sight, a hulking convention center on Tokyo Bay.
The Olympics and Paralympics, originally scheduled to take place this year, have now been postponed to 2021 in wake of coronavirus pandemic.
The remarks came two days after IOC President Thomas Bach said in an interview with the BBC that the Tokyo Olympics will be cancelled if it is not possible to hold it in 2021.
Comments from various figures in authority already hint at uncertainty over Tokyo Olympics -- and the concerns increase as three mega-events follow Olympics in China.
Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto has said that while many in Japan believe that closed-doors Olympics could be conducted, it's 'too early' to talk about it.
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach stated that the Tokyo Olympics would have to be cancelled if not held in 2021.
WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called for 'national unity and global solidarity' to fight the coronavirus outbreak ahead of the Olympics.
The continental hosts for the Olympic wrestling qualifiers remain unchanged, meaning that China will host the qualifiers next year.
Japan Medical Association president Yoshitake Yokokura said the Games are possible only if the infections are under control not only in Japan but globally.
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