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  Life comes first, we can wait: India's Olympic-bound athletes welcome Tokyo Games postponement

  Other Sports | March 24, 2020 20:35 IST

  The quadrennial showpiece, scheduled from July 24 to August 9 in Tokyo, was postponed to no later than summer of 2021 after a telephonic conversation between Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and International Olympic Committee (IOC) chief Thomas Bach on Tuesday.

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  Next year's Games will still be called Tokyo Olympics 2020 despite postponement

  Other Sports | March 24, 2020 20:05 IST

  After weeks of discussion and contemplation, the organisers of the summer Games decided to shift the Olympics by a year, hence relieving the athletes of training amid these tough times.

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  Every athlete will be at peace now: Saina Nehwal hails decision to postpone Tokyo Olympics

  Other Sports | March 24, 2020 19:43 IST

  The International Olympic Committee made the decision after having a word with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and local organisers on Tuesday, albeit they insisted that the Games will still be called the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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  Athletes relieved of stress, says IOA welcoming IOC decision to postpone Tokyo Olympics

  Other Sports | March 24, 2020 19:14 IST

  The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday announced the postponement of the 2020 Games, scheduled for July-August, to no later than the summer of 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic which has brought the world to a standstill.

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  Tokyo Olympics 2020 postponed by a year due to coronavirus pandemic

  Other Sports | March 24, 2020 19:01 IST

  The 2020 Olympics was scheduled to begin from July 24 onwards

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  New Zealand Olympic Committee calls for postponement of Tokyo Games after support from athletes

  Other Sports | March 24, 2020 16:36 IST

  Canada and Australia have already made it clear that they will not be sending their teams for the Olympics due to the worsening pandemic, which has so far killed 16,000 people and infected close to 4,00,000 globally.

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  2020 Tokyo Olympic Games to be postponed due to coronavirus pandemic, says IOC member

  Other Sports | March 24, 2020 0:10 IST

  Pound, who is a Canadian and has been a key member of the IOC for decades, reckons that the committee will announce the steps soon. 

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  IOC looking at postponing Tokyo Olympics, Canada pulls out

  Other Sports | March 23, 2020 9:01 IST

  Canada have decided not to send their team for Tokyo Olympics if the Games are held as per the schedule.

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  IOC to decide fate of Tokyo Olympics in next four weeks, postponement an option

  Other Sports | March 23, 2020 0:27 IST

  The change in strategy followed IOC president Thomas Bach leading a telephone conference call with executive board members.

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  Too early to comment on Tokyo Olympics postponement: Sathiyan Gnanasekaran

  Other Sports | March 22, 2020 15:53 IST

  The global sporting calendar has come to a halt due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the IOC has insisted the Tokyo Games will go ahead in four months despite growing calls for a postponement.

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  No solution ideal for Tokyo 2020 amid coronavirus scare: IOC

  Other Sports | March 18, 2020 19:39 IST

  Olympic champion Katerina Stefanidi said the International Olympic Committee was "risking our health".

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  COVID-19 shuts door of European competition for Dutee, worried about Olympic qualification

  Other Sports | March 18, 2020 17:55 IST

  The 24-year-old Dutee was to train and take part in Olympic qualifying events in Germany from March 2 but despite getting the visa and sponsorship, she could not make it there as Europe has now turned into an epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak.

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  Aim to earn spot in Olympic-bound Indian men's hockey team: Raj Kumar Pal

  Other Sports | March 18, 2020 15:14 IST

  The 21-year-old from Uttar Pradesh played on par with his experienced teammates during his dream debut against World Champions Belgium at the FIH Hockey Pro League in February.

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  With trials looming, IOC could adjust Olympic qualifying

  Other Sports | March 17, 2020 23:04 IST

  At the end of the first of a series of meetings being held this week with athletes and Olympic committees, the IOC conceded the lead-up to Tokyo was anything but business as usual.

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  Position hasn't changed, committed to delivering Olympics: IOC

  Other Sports | March 17, 2020 20:37 IST

  The Tokyo 2020 qualification process has already been hard hit due to a number of events being postponed.

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  IOC official says no May deadline for decision on Tokyo Olympics

  Other Sports | March 16, 2020 17:40 IST

  Dick Pound, a former IOC vice president, said last month that the end of May loomed as a possible deadline for the IOC to make a call on the Tokyo Olympics.

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  Olympic flame handover ceremony in Athens to be closed

  Other Sports | March 16, 2020 17:34 IST

  The committee said the accreditation cards that had been issued for Thursday's ceremony at the stadium in Athens where the first modern Olympics were held in 1896 would not be valid.

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  Where do India's Olympic chances stand amid COVID-19 cutting through qualification fixtures

  Other Sports | March 16, 2020 13:07 IST

  The rapid rise in coronavirus threat across the world had led to sports associations and federations to suspend or postpone a number of sporting events.

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  Amid coronavirus precautions, Tokyo Olympic flame is lit in Greece

  Other Sports | March 12, 2020 16:44 IST

  Standing in front of the ruined Temple of Hera in Ancient Olympia, a Greek actress playing the part of a pagan priestess used a concave mirror to focus the sun's rays on a silver torch, causing fire to spurt forth.

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  Expect good show by Indian hockey in Tokyo: Harbinder Singh

  Other Sports | March 12, 2020 15:06 IST

  Harbinder is mighty impressed with the way both the men's and the women's team performed in 2019 and is now hoping that they continue with that and win a medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games.