Tokyo Olympics 2021
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Tokyo Olympics delay decision until June on fans -- or no fans
Other Sports | Apr 21, 2021, 08:00 PM ISTFans from abroad have already been barred, and on Wednesday organizing committee president Seiko Hashimoto said a decision on venue capacity — or if there will be any fans at all, or just empty venues — may not be made until June.
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Tokyo Olympics: Brazil and Germany football teams draw in same group; Spain-Argentina in Group C
Football | Apr 21, 2021, 05:22 PM ISTFootball giants Brazil and Germany were paired in the same group (Group D) at the draw of the groups for the Tokyo Olympics in Zurich on Wednesday.
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Tokyo Olympics: No athletes have requested pre-Olympic vaccinations yet, says official
Other Sports | Apr 20, 2021, 03:02 PM ISTThe vaccine rollout in Japan has been very slow with less than 1 per cent vaccinated, causing concern about the postponed Tokyo Olympics that are scheduled to open in just over three months.
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4X100m relay team can qualify for Tokyo Olympics: Hima Das
Other Sports | Apr 19, 2021, 09:31 PM ISTThe top eight finishers in the World Relays on May 1 and 2 at Chorzow in Selisia will get automatic berths in the Tokyo Games, which is scheduled to begin on July 23.
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As COVID cases soar, NRAI requests government to vaccinate athletes at the earliest
Other Sports | Apr 19, 2021, 04:08 PM ISTConsidering the grim situation of the pandemic, the NRAI is keen that its athletes are vaccinated soon.
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Vaccination process for Olympic-bound athletes to start soon: IOA secretary
Other Sports | Apr 14, 2021, 07:31 PM ISTSpeaking at a virtual webinar organised to mark the 100 days countdown to the Tokyo Games, Mehta stressed that the safety of the Olympic-bound athletes is paramount.
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Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju expecting double digit medal haul in Tokyo Olympics
Other Sports | Apr 14, 2021, 05:24 PM ISTRijiu said the government has provided all possible support to the country's athletes in preparation for the Olympics, and it is now their job to make the Games a "memorable" one for India.
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Hockey: Manpreet, Rani optimistic about India's chances in Tokyo Olympics
Hockey | Apr 14, 2021, 02:05 PM ISTIndia had won the last of their eight Olympic gold medals in the 1980 Moscow Olympics before the team endured a sharp slide in its fortunes.
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Olympic-bound Priyanka Goswami, Asiad champion Jinson Johnson test positive for COVID-19
Other Sports | Apr 13, 2021, 09:53 PM ISTAsian Games 1500m gold-medallist Jinson Johnson, long-distance runner Parul Chaudhary, steeplechaser Chinta Yadav and another race walker Eknath are among the five athletes who have been infected.
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Olympic torch runs through empty park in Osaka as cases rise
Other Sports | Apr 13, 2021, 03:35 PM ISTIt came on the same day that the government said new coronavirus cases in Osaka hit 1,099, a single-day record for Japan's second largest metropolitan area.
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Dutee Chand gears up for World Relays as Indian team sets sight on Tokyo Olympics
Other Sports | Apr 12, 2021, 04:02 PM ISTThe 25-year-old Odisha sprinter is one of the key runners in national women's 4x100m relay squad shortlisted for next month's World Relays, an Olympic qualification competition, in Poland.
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Tokyo Olympic Games organisers look to give fans virtual feel
Other Sports | Apr 09, 2021, 11:02 PM ISTThe project will provide an experience of what it looks like to compete as a top-level athlete, covering all 55 disciplines on the Tokyo Olympics programme.
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Japan imposes new virus measures in Tokyo ahead of Olympics
Other Sports | Apr 09, 2021, 03:30 PM ISTJapan's national vaccination drive has lagged and most people in the capital still have not been inoculated as infections have surged.
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Vishnu, Ganapathy-Varun pair qualify for Olympics; 4 Indian sailors to compete in Tokyo
Other Sports | Apr 08, 2021, 04:51 PM ISTIt is also the first time that India will compete in three sailing events in the Olympics.
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Vishnu Saravanan becomes 2nd Indian sailor to qualify for Tokyo Olympics
Other Sports | Apr 08, 2021, 03:44 PM ISTSaravanan, who was third till the penultimate day on Wednesday, won the medal race on Thursday to jump to second place overall and book a Tokyo Olympics quota.
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Nethra Kumanan makes history, becomes first Indian woman sailor to qualify for Olympics
Other Sports | Apr 07, 2021, 10:01 PM ISTThe 23-year-old Kumanan has a 21-point advantage over her nearest rival, who also happens to be an Indian -- Ramya Saravanan -- in the Laser Radial Class event with one race to go on Thursday.
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Tokyo Olympic torch relay taken off streets of Osaka
Other Sports | Apr 07, 2021, 05:13 PM ISTThe move is a setback for Tokyo organisers, who began the relay two weeks ago from northeastern Fukushima prefecture with 10,000 runners planning to crisscross Japan over the course of four months.
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Indian judo team withdraws from Olympic qualifiers after one member tests COVID-19 positive
Other Sports | Apr 07, 2021, 03:10 PM ISTThe judoka tested positive after landing in Kyrgyzstan for the Asia-Oceania Championships in Bishkek started on Tuesday and will end on Saturday.
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Neeraj Chopra, Hima Das set for training-cum-competition stint in Turkey ahead of Tokyo Olympics
Other Sports | Apr 06, 2021, 05:53 PM ISTApart from Chopra and fellow Olympic bound javelin thrower Shivpal Singh, country's relay racers (both 4x100m and 4x400m men and women) will be part of the 40-odd contingent that also includes coaches.
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Tokyo Olympics to call off water polo test event: Report
Other Sports | Apr 06, 2021, 03:45 PM ISTThe reports said technical officials were unable to go to Japan because of strict procedures to enter the country.