Tokyo Olympics 2021
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Sports Ministry to spend Rs 73.14 lakh on Olympic-bound sailors' European training stint
Other Sports | May 07, 2021, 04:00 PM ISTSaravanan, included in the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) after securing his Tokyo berth at the Mussanah Open Sailing Championships in Oman, will train with his coach in Malta for 28 days.
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Major blow for Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth as Indian team withdraws from Malaysian Open
Other Sports | May 06, 2021, 06:59 PM ISTThe Badminton Association of India (BAI) had earlier said that it hopes to send players to Malaysia via Doha, Qatar.
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India's Olympic-bound shooters, coaches, officials receive COVID-19 vaccine
Other Sports | May 06, 2021, 06:01 PM ISTManu Bhaker received her first dose at a government hospital in Jhajjar, Haryana, three months before the Tokyo Olympics where she will enter as one of India's brightest medal hopes.
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Anti-Olympic petition gains tens of thousands of signatures
Other Sports | May 06, 2021, 02:38 PM ISTThe rollout of the petition comes with Tokyo, Osaka and several other areas under a state of emergency with coronavirus infections rising
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Be prepared for Olympics without fans in Tokyo: World Athletics chief to athletes
Other Sports | May 06, 2021, 09:30 AM ISTOverseas spectators would not be allowed to enter Japan during the Tokyo Olympics 2021 and the decision on local spectators will have to be made in June.
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Mary Kom, 2 other Olympic-bound women boxers to train at ASI Pune for Olympics
Other Sports | May 05, 2021, 03:05 PM ISTThe decision was after the national camp for women in Delhi had to be disbanded owing to COVID-19 cases among pugilists and support staff.
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Dhankar eyes Tokyo berth as Indian wrestlers make last attempt to qualify for Olympics 2021
Other Sports | May 05, 2021, 12:11 PM ISTHanded an opportunity to qualify for the Tokyo Games at the fag end of his international career, veteran wrestler Amit Dhankar would go all out when he takes the mat along with 11 other Indians at the World Olympic Qualifiers.
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Olympic-bound Indian shooters to get vaccinated on Thursday ahead of Croatia tour
Other Sports | May 04, 2021, 12:12 AM ISTThe competition is scheduled to be held from May 20 to June 6 and the squad will be staying back in Zagreb for training before directly leaving for Tokyo to participate at the Olympics beginning in July.
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Sindhu named athlete ambassadors for IOC's 'Believe in Sports' campaign
Other Sports | May 03, 2021, 04:12 PM ISTWorld champion and Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu and world no 11 Canada's Michelle Li have been nominated as athlete ambassadors for International Olympic Committee's 'Believe in Sports' campaign.
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Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth likely to travel to Olympic qualifiers via Doha
Other Sports | Apr 29, 2021, 09:03 PM ISTSaina, who won India's first Olympic medal in the sport in 2012, is ranked 22nd while former world No.1 Srikanth is 20th. Both players need to be within the top 16 to secure qualification.
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Olympians to undergo daily Covid tests at Tokyo Games
Other Sports | Apr 28, 2021, 11:03 PM ISTThe decision comes less than 90 days before the start of the postponed Tokyo Olympics on July 23.
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Kidambi Srikanth, Saina Nehwal's Olympic hopes threatened by Malaysia's travel ban
Other Sports | Apr 28, 2021, 08:01 PM ISTThe travel ban, which has been implemented in response to the worsening Covid-19 situation in India, has put doubts over whether the Indian contingent will be able to take part in the Malaysian Open, which will be held from May 25 to 30.
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Not best way to prepare for Olympics in COVID times but won't be under-prepared: Sharath Kamal
Other Sports | Apr 28, 2021, 04:13 PM ISTGearing up for his fourth Olympics, Sharath said he is "mentally better" as compared to last year when India was hit by COVID-19 for the first time.
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Australian Olympians to be given COVID-19 vaccine priority
Other Sports | Apr 27, 2021, 04:07 PM ISTThe Australian government on Tuesday said members of the Olympic team would be vaccinated under a priority group which includes health-care workers, Indigenous people aged over 55 and people older than 70.
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More tests, no quarantine in updated Tokyo Olympic rules
Other Sports | Apr 26, 2021, 09:08 PM ISTThe rollout of the second edition of the “Playbooks” — an IOC guidebook explaining how the games can be pulled off — comes as Tokyo, Osaka and several other areas have been placed under a third state of emergency as coronavirus cases surge.
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Tokyo Olympics 2021 to decide on spectator limits by end of April
Cricket | Apr 26, 2021, 02:49 PM ISTTokyo Olympics President Seiko Hashimoto said on Monday that she will decide the upper limit of spectators for the Olympics and Paralympics by the end of April.
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Olympics' fate should be decided by medical experts: IOC official
Other Sports | Apr 25, 2021, 05:40 PM ISTDue to a spike in Covid-19 cases, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has decided to issue another state of emergency in Tokyo and three other prefectures -- Kyoto, Osaka and Hyogo.
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I don't want a silver medal in the Olympics, I want gold, says Mirabai Chanu
Other Sports | Apr 25, 2021, 04:16 PM ISTWith North Korea withdrawing from the Olympics, it is likely to be a two-way race between Chanu and the lifter representing China in the 49kg category.
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Not expecting much from Olympics, need to have cool mind like MS Dhoni: sailor Vishnu Saravanan
Other Sports | Apr 22, 2021, 06:34 PM ISTIn a historic first, four Indian sailors -- Saravanan (Laser Standard), Kumanan (Laser Radial) and Vishnu Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar (49er Skiff) -- made the Olympics cut during the Asian Qualifiers.
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Sushil Kumar ignored, Amit picked ahead of Mann for wrestling's final Olympic qualifier
Other Sports | Apr 22, 2021, 06:22 PM ISTThe tournament, to be held in Sofia, Bulgaria from May 6-9, will be the last qualifying event before the Tokyo Games.