As Tokyo Olympics approach, coronavirus worries rise in Japan
Other Sports | Jul 06, 2021, 11:03 AM ISTThe games begin July 23, with organizers determined they will go on, even with a reduced number of spectators or possibly none at all.
The games begin July 23, with organizers determined they will go on, even with a reduced number of spectators or possibly none at all.
Dutee (women's 100m and 200m), MP Jabir (men's 400m hurdles), Gurpreet Singh (men's 50km race walk) and Annu Rani (women's javelin throw) have been assured of entries on the strength of their rankings.
She's the highest-earning female athlete in the world, a tennis superstar and represents Japan, making her a strong medal contender for the host country.
Two weeks ago organizers, the IOC, and others agreed to allow indoor and outdoor stadiums to be filled to 50% capacity with a ceiling of 10,000.
One of India's biggest hopes, wrestler Bajrang Punia will be flag bearer at the closing ceremony on August 8.
India's leading women's 400m runner MR Poovamma has quit the national camp in Patiala due to an injury.
This will be the second-largest team sent overseas by the country since the 2004 Athens Games.
Officials said the athlete was isolated at Tokyo's Haneda airport. Four others travelling along were reportedly transferred to a facility near the airport.
In Sunday’s balloting, 271 candidates are vying for 127 seats. Eligible voters total 9.8 million people in the megacity with a population of nearly 14 million.
The Tokyo Olympic torch relay is scheduled to visit all 47 prefectures of Japan over 121 days.
Gopichand said he can see many "great starting points" in the sporting eco-system in India and a big haul of medals in the Tokyo Olympics can be the springboard in making the country a sporting powerhouse.
The 24-year-old is currently playing at Copa America with the senior team.
Maana will take part in the 100m backstroke at the Tokyo Games and is the third Indian swimmer to have qualified after Srihari Nataraj and Sajan Prakash.
The 34-year-old Sania will become the first female athlete to represent India at four Olympics when she competes at Tokyo 2020.
Various bodies responsible for the preparations including the world governing body of badminton were working very hard to make the Games a success.
Twelve individual athletes, including star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, booked automatic quota for the Olympics by breaching the qualification mark.
When he competes in the Tokyo Olympics, Jabir would be the first Indian male athlete to participate in the 400m hurdles in Olympics.
The 27-year-old 65kg freestyle wrestler has qualified for the Tokyo Olympic Games starting July 23
Two-time Paralympian Saroha will be representing the country in the F51 category in discus throw and club throw.
The 37-year-old Punia, who had won a silver in the 2018 Commonwealth Games and a bronze in the 2018 Asian Games, breached the Olympic qualifying mark of 63.50m.
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