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Tokyo Olympics: Indian women's hockey team make history, beat Australia 1-
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 2 (ANI): The Indian women's hockey team created history on Monday here at Oi Hockey Stadium -- North Pitch -- as they qualified for the semi-finals of the Olympics for the very first time after defeating Australia 1-0.
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Tokyo Olympics: Qatar's Barshim, Italy's Tamberi shares high jump gold
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 2 (ANI): Qatar's Mutaz Barshim and Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi on Sunday shared a rare Olympic athletics gold in the high jump here at Olympic Stadium. Barshim became Qatar's first Olympic track and field champion. He alongside Tamberi registered a best clearance of 2.37
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Tokyo Olympics: 35 Games participants tested COVID positive in July
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 2 (ANI): A total of 35 Games participants turned out to be COVID-19 positive during the month of July via the airport tests, confirmed International Olympic Committee(IOC) on Monday.
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Tokyo Olympics: Dutee Chand fails to qualify for women's 200m semis
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 2 (ANI): India's star sprinter Dutee Chand failed to qualify for the semi-final of the women's 200m event here at the Olympic Stadium - Track 2 on Monday.
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Tokyo reports over 3,000 cases for fifth consecutive day amid Olympic 2020
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan] August 1(ANI): Tokyo reported 3,058 new COVID-19 cases, amid the ongoing Summer Olympic 2020 in the capital city, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced on Sunday.
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Afghan watchdog records 80 pc increase in civilian casualties
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 1 (ANI): As many as 1,677 civilians were killed and 3,644 more were injured in Afghanistan in the first six months of this year, showing an 80 per cent increase of casualties compared to the same period in 2020, the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission
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Tokyo Olympics: Krejcikova, Siniakova secure women's doubles gold
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 1 (ANI): Czech duo of Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova claimed gold by beating Swiss singles champion Belinda Bencic and Viktorija Golubic in the final of women's doubles tennis here at Ariake Tennis -- Centre Court on Sunday.
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Tokyo Olympics: Organisers revoke accreditation of 6 people for violating
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 1 (ANI): So far six people have had their accreditation revoked for egregious offenses at the ongoing Olympics, Toshiro Muto the CEO of the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee confirmed on Sunday.
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Tokyo Olympics: Fouaad Mirza on 22nd after cross country round
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Tokyo [Japan], August 1 (ANI): Indian rider Fouaad Mirza and his horse Seigneur Medicott currently are in 22nd place after completing the cross country course with 11.20 points here at Sea Forest Cross Country Course on Sunday.
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Tokyo 2020: Swimmer Penny Oleksiak becomes most decorated Canadian Olympia
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 1 (ANI): Penny Oleksiak made Olympic history for Canada after helping the North American nation in claiming the bronze in the women's 4x100m medley relay here at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on Sunday.
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Tokyo Olympics: Emma McKeon becomes first female swimmer to win 7 medals a
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 1 (ANI): Emma McKeon created Olympic history on Sunday after Australia upset two-time defending champions, the United States, to secure the women's 4x100m relay gold medal here at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
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Tokyo Olympics: Gritty Satish Kumar bows out after losing to top-seed Bakh
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 1 (ANI): India boxer Satish Kumar bowed out of the Tokyo Olympics after losing against Uzbekistan's Bakhodir Jalolov in the quarter-finals of the men's super heavyweight (+91kg) category. Top seed Bakhodir Jalolov dominated the bout in all three rounds as he won by an a
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