Tokyo Olympics 2021
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Olympic-bound Anshu Malik withdraws from Poland Open, being tested for COVID-19
Other Sports | Jun 11, 2021, 02:45 PM ISTAnshu, 19, had qualified for the Tokyo Games through the Asian Olympic Qualifier, held in Almaty in April this year. Anshu is now the second Indian to have pulled out of the last Ranking Series event ahead of the Tokyo Olympics.
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Derailed Olympic preparation back on track after paddler Manika Batra agrees to attend national camp
Other Sports | Jun 11, 2021, 02:08 PM ISTEarlier, both Manika and G Sathiyan had expressed their unavailability to attend the camp, preferring to continue training in Pune and Chennai respectively with their coaches.
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Tokyo Olympics: IOA scrambles for athletes' kit without Chinese connection
Other Sports | Jun 10, 2021, 06:53 PM ISTThis last minute change of kits seems to have created a challenge to get new kits prepared quickly.
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All Indian shooters are capable of winning in Tokyo Olympics: Coach Pavel Smirnov
Other Sports | Jun 10, 2021, 04:09 PM ISTThe Tokyo Olympics are slated to be held from July 23 to August 8 and the Indian shooting team will be represented by a record 15 members there.
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Indian Grand Prix athletics to be held on June 21 to assist Tokyo Olympics qualification
Other Sports | Jun 10, 2021, 09:15 AM ISTThe decision to host the event by AFI was taken after COVID restrictions forced Indian athletes to miss competition in Kyrgystan; a qualifying event for the Olympics whose cut-off date is June 31.
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Majority of India’s Olympic-bound shooters now vaccinated
Other Sports | Jun 09, 2021, 09:29 PM ISTThe shooters were administered the Covishield vaccine, manufactured jointly by AstraZeneca and Serum Institute of India.
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I see myself on Olympic podium: Boxer Pooja Rani
Other Sports | Jun 09, 2021, 06:28 PM ISTPooja defended her gold in the Asian Championships in Dubai a few days ago by beating Mavluda Movlonova of Uzbekistan in the final.
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Be objective and fair: China after IOA drops Li Ning as kit sponsor for Tokyo Olympics
Other Sports | Jun 09, 2021, 03:51 PM ISTThe decision to part ways with the sportswear company was taken by the IOA on Tuesday, a week after unveiling the kits in the presence of sports minister Kiren Rijiju.
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Tokyo Olympics: After snapping ties with Li Ning, IOA in search of new apparel sponsor by month-end
Other Sports | Jun 09, 2021, 02:44 PM ISTThe IOA on Tuesday dropped the Chinese sports apparel co. as its official kit sponsor for the Olympics and stated that the country's athletes will wear unbranded apparel during the Tokyo Games.
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Letesenbet Gidey breaks 2-day-old women's world record in 10,000 meters
Other Sports | Jun 09, 2021, 12:46 PM ISTGidey clocked 29 minutes, 1.03 seconds at the Ethiopian Olympic trials, which are being held in the Netherlands. Tsigie Gebreselama was second in 30:06.01.
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Refugee team of 29 athletes picked for Tokyo Olympics
Other Sports | Jun 09, 2021, 09:01 AM ISTThe team selected by the International Olympic Committee on Tuesday was drawn from 55 athletes who fled their home countries and got scholarships to train for the games in a new home country.
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Sebastian Coe urges persuading Japan that Tokyo Olympics will be safe
Other Sports | Jun 09, 2021, 07:18 AM ISTPublic opinion in Japan consistently maintains canceling the Olympics that open on July 23.
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IOA drops Chinese brand, decides to go with unbranded apparel for Tokyo Olympics
Other Sports | Jun 08, 2021, 11:30 PM ISTThe IOA had unveiled the Olympic kit designed by Li Ning for the Tokyo Games last week, which led to criticism.
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India might have two flag-bearers at Tokyo Olympics: IOA chief Narinder Batra
Other Sports | Jun 08, 2021, 08:43 PM ISTThe Tokyo Games are scheduled to open on July 23 and over 100 Indian athletes would be gunning for podium finishes at the showpiece.
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BAI writes to IOA to allow 4 coaches including Pullela Gopichand for Olympic-bound shuttlers
Other Sports | Jun 08, 2021, 07:03 PM ISTAccording to the norms, the number of officials travelling to Olympics cannot be more than one-third of the athlete. However, the sports ministry can allow additional officials at no cost to the government.
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Ahead of Olympics it cannot get better than this, says Manu Bhaker on Croatia tour
Other Sports | Jun 08, 2021, 04:07 PM ISTThirteen Olympic-bound pistol and rifle shooters are currently training in Zagreb after having participated as guest invitees in the European Championship recently in Osijek.
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NRAI tells coaches to communicate through 'proper channel to avoid confusion' ahead of Olympics
Other Sports | Jun 08, 2021, 02:36 PM ISTThe Olympic-bound Indian shooting team is currently in Croatia on a training-cum-competition tour, at the end of which, it will fly directly to Tokyo.
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Olympic-bound athletes, officials to receive second dose of COVID-19 vaccine after four weeks
Other Sports | Jun 07, 2021, 07:34 PM ISTLast month, a government panel had recommended that the dosage interval of Serum Insititute of India's Covishield vaccine be increased to 12-16 weeks.
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TTFI planning training camp in Sonepat for Olympic-bound paddlers from June 20
Other Sports | Jun 07, 2021, 04:11 PM ISTSharath, who is set to compete in his fourth Olympics, could not get the visa to train in Denmark and therefore is looking forward to much needed practice in a team environment.
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Women recurve archery team reaches Paris, eyes spot in Tokyo Olympics
Other Sports | Jun 07, 2021, 03:15 PM ISTDeepika had qualified for the Tokyo Olympic Games in an individual event in November 2019, but the Indian team was off target.