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Other Sports | July 20, 2021 15:42 ISTWith Ankita as her partner, Sania can expect to complete an unfinished business: adding an Olympics medal to her trophy cabinet.
With Ankita as her partner, Sania can expect to complete an unfinished business: adding an Olympics medal to her trophy cabinet.
A 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.
Irish 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".
In 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.
The 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.
Initially coached by his father, Sharath made his Olympic debut in 2004 in Athens and had reached the second round.
The Olympics are scheduled to be held from July 23 to August 8, with the shooting events starting a day after the opening ceremony.
In its 100-year-old Olympic journey, India has bagged 28 medals at the quadrennial event, both in the individual and team events.
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) communicated to the AITA that Nagal was eligible for men's singles, hours before the deadline for entries expires.
The 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.
Sindhu 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.
India 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.
The postponed Tokyo Olympics are being held in a state of emergency one year after they were originally scheduled.
Manika and Sharath stunned the World No. 5 Korean duo of Sang-Su Lee and Jihee Jeon in Doha to clinch mixed doubles Olympic quota
Thursday's tally is the highest since 1,485 were recorded on January 21, when Japan was under an earlier state of emergency.
IOC 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.
That 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.
Ralph 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.
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani took the decision to give Rs 10 lakh each to these six sportswomen.
The Tokyo Paralympics will run from August 24 to September 5.
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