Tokyo Olympics 2021
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Tokyo Olympics: Sania Mirza striving for a medal at the Games | Profile
Other Sports | Jul 20, 2021, 03:42 PM ISTWith Ankita as her partner, Sania can expect to complete an unfinished business: adding an Olympics medal to her trophy cabinet.
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Tokyo Olympics: COVID positive US gymnast is asymptomatic, says father
Other Sports | Jul 20, 2021, 01:20 PM ISTA day after it emerged that a US reserve gymnast had tested COVID-19 positive, the father of the 18-year-old Kara Eaker said she was 'asymptomatic and had been fully vaccinated' for the disease.
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Tokyo Olympics: An athletes post video to prove Cardboard beds in Games Village are not 'anti-sex'
Other Sports | Jul 20, 2021, 12:26 PM ISTIrish gymnast Rhys McClenaghan filmed himself jumping repeatedly on the bed and tweeted the video claiming the reports questioning the sturdiness of the bed as "fake news".
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Tokyo Olympics: What is comeback in sport, in life? Learn it from Mirabai Chanu
Other Sports | Jul 24, 2021, 09:40 PM ISTIn the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday, everything associated with staging a comeback -- from challenges unforseen to situations unexpected -- bowed to the resilience and perseverance of the Indian weightlifter.
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Tokyo Olympics: Thomas Bach hopes Japanese public will support the Games
Other Sports | Jul 17, 2021, 07:16 PM ISTThe Tokyo 2020 organizers are expected to host a banquet on Sunday welcoming Bach and other delegates despite a state of emergency in Tokyo, drawing criticism.
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Tokyo Olympics: Table tennis star Sharath Kamal hoping for one final swansong | Profile
Other Sports | Jul 17, 2021, 05:00 PM ISTInitially coached by his father, Sharath made his Olympic debut in 2004 in Athens and had reached the second round.
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Tokyo Olympics: Quarantine not required, Indian shooters to start training at venue from Jul 19
Other Sports | Jul 17, 2021, 03:50 PM ISTThe Olympics are scheduled to be held from July 23 to August 8, with the shooting events starting a day after the opening ceremony.
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Tokyo Olympics: A revisit to India's history at the Games
Other Sports | Jul 16, 2021, 07:06 PM ISTIn its 100-year-old Olympic journey, India has bagged 28 medals at the quadrennial event, both in the individual and team events.
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Sumit Nagal makes singles cut for Tokyo Olympics; AITA pairs him with Rohan Bopanna
Tennis | Jul 16, 2021, 05:34 PM ISTThe International Tennis Federation (ITF) communicated to the AITA that Nagal was eligible for men's singles, hours before the deadline for entries expires.
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Past Olympic failures will play on my mind, says star archer Deepika Kumari
Other Sports | Jul 16, 2021, 05:29 PM ISTThe 27-year-old from Ranchi is going to the Olympics as a world no 1, similar to 2012 when she had climbed to the pole position ahead of the London Games.
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Tokyo Olympics: PV Sindhu aiming to get one better at the Games | Profile
Other Sports | Jul 16, 2021, 04:58 PM ISTSindhu has many firsts to her name. First Indian woman to win a silver medal at the Olympics, first Indian to win the Badminton World Championships, and first Indian to win the BWF World Tour Finals.
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Efforts still on for pistol coach Pavel Smirnov as Indian shooters leave Zagreb for Tokyo
Other Sports | Jul 16, 2021, 03:59 PM ISTIndia will be represented by a record 15 shooters at the Tokyo Games. The Indian team has eight rifle, five pistol and two skeet shooters, besides coaches and support staff members.
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Olympic athlete, staffer test positive for COVID-19 in Tokyo
Other Sports | Jul 15, 2021, 10:39 PM ISTThe postponed Tokyo Olympics are being held in a state of emergency one year after they were originally scheduled.
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Tokyo Olympics: Manika Batra-Sharath Kamal emerge as medal contenders in mixed doubles table tennis
Other Sports | Jul 15, 2021, 08:21 PM ISTManika and Sharath stunned the World No. 5 Korean duo of Sang-Su Lee and Jihee Jeon in Doha to clinch mixed doubles Olympic quota
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Cases surge to six-month high in Tokyo a week before Olympics
Other Sports | Jul 15, 2021, 04:32 PM ISTThursday's tally is the highest since 1,485 were recorded on January 21, when Japan was under an earlier state of emergency.
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IOC guidelines for medal ceremony: Participants to wear mask all times, no group photo on podium
Other Sports | Jul 15, 2021, 04:24 PM ISTIOC president Thomas Bach had on Wednesday said that athletes at the Tokyo Olympics will have to put their medals around their necks themselves to protect against spreading the virus.
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Tokyo-bound Bhavani Devi: The sword girl of India hopes for Olympic medal
Other Sports | Jul 15, 2021, 03:41 PM ISTThat small girl who wanted to be away from her class despite being a bright student is now 26 year old, an MBA graduate and is largely outside India training with a target to win a medal in the Olympics.
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Navy blazers, stripes and flag scarves for Team USA in Tokyo Olympics
Other Sports | Jul 14, 2021, 10:07 PM ISTRalph Lauren has built a personal air conditioning system into a roomy white jacket to be worn by the yet-unannounced athletes who will have that honor during opening ceremonies for the Olympics and Paralympics, the company said Wednesday.
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Gujarat: Women Tokyo Olympics participants to get Rs 10 lakh each from govt
Other Sports | Jul 14, 2021, 08:26 PM ISTGujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani took the decision to give Rs 10 lakh each to these six sportswomen.
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Powerlifters Jaideep Kumar, Sakina Khatun qualify for Tokyo Paralympics
Other Sports | Jul 14, 2021, 08:19 PM ISTThe Tokyo Paralympics will run from August 24 to September 5.