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Tokyo Olympics: Sports Minister Anurag Thakur to send off first batch of I
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): With the Tokyo Olympics set to commence in a week's time, a formal send-off ceremony will take place on Saturday at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport as the first batch of athletes departs from India to Tokyo.
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Tokyo Olympics: Tough road ahead but Indian boxers aim to power punch thei
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): With six days to go for the Tokyo Olympics to get underway, athletes across the globe are looking to give finishing touch to their preparations and head for the showpiece event. The Indian contingent is no different as 126 athletes will look to give it th
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MK Stalin interacts with Tokyo Olympics-bound Tamil Nadu athletes
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 16 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Friday interacted with all the Tokyo Olympics-bound athletes from the state.
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Paris 2024 reveals website cataloging Pre-Games training camps
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Paris [France], July 16 (ANI): With seven days to go for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Paris 2024 has revealed its website cataloging all of the 770 Pre-Games Training Camps chosen for Olympic and Paralympic athletes to prepare for the Games.
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Tokyo Olympics: 'Improved' Indian hockey teams look to end 41-year-old med
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): With seven days to go for the Tokyo Olympics to get underway, athletes across the globe are looking to give finishing touch to their preparations and head for the showpiece event. The Indian contingent is no different as 126 athletes will look to give it
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Tokyo Olympics: Organisers pledge for net-zero carbon emissions
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 16 (ANI): Organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics have gone for net-zero carbon emissions as one of the main concerns in this year's showpiece event is to mitigate the impacts of high city temperatures on athletes, volunteers, and officials.
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Tokyo Olympics: Stay arrangements at the Games Village are very good, says
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 15 (ANI): Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Narinder Dhruv Batra on Thursday informed that the stay arrangements for the athletes at the Games Village are "very good".
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Tokyo 2020: Official in IOC Refugee Olympic team tests COVID-19 positive
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], July 14 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday confirmed that the Covid-19 PCR test of an official from the IOC Refugee Olympic Team returned positive before departing for Tokyo. A follow-up test confirmed the result, while the tests of all other members
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Study finds younger athletes at greater risk of atrial fibrillation than o
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 14 (ANI): According to a new study, younger athletes are at a greater risk of atrial fibrillation than older athletes.
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Olympic oath updated for Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 14 (ANI): Not only has the Olympic Oath been updated, at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, but the number of oath-takers will also be extended from three to six - two athletes, two coaches, and two judges.
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IOC President Thomas Bach visits Tokyo 2020 headquarters
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 14 (ANI): Addressing the staff of the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee, IOC President Thomas Bach on Tuesday praised their dedication and hard work in organising the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.
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Tokyo Olympics: Really thankful to our PM for interacting with us, says Ma
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): Paddler Manika Batra believes that Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacting with the athletes going into the Tokyo Olympics is just the motivation they needed.
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