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All I wish is people pray for all the athletes in this Olympics: Kento Mom
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 23 (ANI): World number one Japanese Badminton player Kento Momota has stated he can hardly imagine how the Tokyo 2020 Olympics would go amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Tokyo Olympics: 20 athletes and six officials to be part of Indian conting
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 22 (ANI): Twenty-six members from the Indian contingent will attend the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics scheduled to be held on Friday in view of the COVID-19 concerns in the Japanese capital.
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Tokyo Olympics: Anurag Thakur and other MPs cheer for Indian athletes
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur along with other MPs outside Parliament on Thursday showed a 'victory punch' and chanted 'Jai Hind' as they cheered for the Indian athletes and players participating in Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
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Tokyo Olympics: Archers, shooters, shuttlers won't attend opening ceremony
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 22 (ANI): Archers, shooters, shuttlers and hockey players among others from the Indian contingent will not be attending the Tokyo 2020 Olympics opening ceremony on Friday. While the hockey players won't be present, men's team skipper Manpreet Singh will be an exception
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Director of Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony dismissed over Holocaust joke
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 22 (ANI): Kentaro Kobayashi was dismissed from his role as director of the team creating the opening and closing ceremonies of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics for making a Holocaust joke, the organizing committee said on Thursday.
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Tokyo Olympics: IOA to participate in opening ceremony with 50 attendees
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 22 (ANI): Around 50 people will attend the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics from the Indian side which is scheduled to be held on Friday in view of the COVID-19 concerns in the Japanese capital.
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Tokyo Olympics: Sania, Ankita to clash with Ukrainian duo in first round,
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 22 (ANI): The Indian tennis star duo of Sania Mirza and Ankita Raina will clash with the Ukrainian pair of Lyudmyla Kichenok and Nadiia Kichenok in the first round at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
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Olympics: India security attache BK Sinha to reach Tokyo on July 24
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 21 (ANI): Retired IPS officer BK Sinha, who is the Security Attache for the Indian contingent in the upcoming 2020 Olympics, will be reaching Tokyo on July 24.
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Tokyo 2020: I believe Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy have poten
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 21 (ANI): National badminton coach Pullela Gopichand has high hopes from the Indian shuttlers and contingent at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics as he stated that PV Sindhu could turn Silver into Gold at the showpiece event.
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Tokyo Olympics: PV Sindhu looks to conquer final frontier as badminton con
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 21 (ANI): With two days to go for the Tokyo Olympics to get underway, athletes across the globe are looking to give finishing touch to their preparations as they head for the showpiece event. The Indian contingent is no different as 127 athletes will look to give it t
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Tokyo 2020 chief does not rule out cancellation of Games amid COVID-19 sca
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 21 (ANI): The head of the Tokyo 2020 organising committee Toshiro Muto has not ruled out the cancellation of the Olympic Games amid the COVID-19 scare.
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UN and IOC launch stamps to honour role of sport for peace
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 21 (ANI): The United Nations and International Olympic Committee (IOC) launched a series of stamps to honour the role of sport for peace.
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