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Tokyo Olympics to go ahead irrespective of COVID-19 situation: Yoshiro Mor
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 2 (ANI): Tokyo 2020 President Yoshiro Mori on Tuesday said that the Olympic games will go ahead no matter how the coronavirus pandemic situation evolves.
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Argentina Tour has helped in building confidence, says women's hockey coac
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina], February 2 (ANI): The Indian women's hockey team will return to New Delhi on February 3 after playing their first competitive tour since February 2020. The exposure tour of Argentina, as part of their preparations for the Olympic Games, saw the Indian core group reg
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Holding Tokyo Olympics without spectators one of the simulations, says Gam
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], January 30 (ANI): Tokyo Olympic organizing committee's President Yoshiro Mori said that holding this year's Olympic Games without spectators is one of the various scenarios due to the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Olympic silver medalist Mathias Boe to coach Satwiksairaj, Chirag
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 29 (ANI): The Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) has approved the request of India's badminton players Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy -- ranked World No. 10 in men's doubles -- to rope in 2012 Olympic Games doubles finalist Mathias Boe of Denmark to tra
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WHO expert says no need to prioritise vaccination of Tokyo Olympics partic
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The executive director of the World Health Organization's (WHO) Health Emergencies Programme, Mike Ryan, has said that there was no need to prioritize the vaccination of the athletes participating in the Olympic Games in Tokyo planned for Ju
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Japan declares state of emergency in Tokyo, PM Suga vows to stage Olympics
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], January 7 (ANI): Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Thursday vowed to hold the Olympic Games this summer as he declared a state of emergency in Tokyo following the surge in coronavirus cases.
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Gregg Clark appointed Indian men's hockey team's analytical coach
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI): Hockey India on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Olympian Gregg Clark as the new analytical coach of the Indian men's hockey team until the conclusion of the Tokyo Olympic Games scheduled to be held from July 23 to August 8.
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The next 200 days is going to be most important period of our lives: Manpr
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 4 (ANI): With only 200 days to go for the Olympic Games in Tokyo this year, the Indian men and women's hockey team captains Manpreet Singh and Rani Rampal believe this will be the most crucial time of their lives. They cautioned the players to not let external fact
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Important to look at positives in 2020, says India striker Lalremsiami
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 10 (ANI): As the national coaching camp nears an end, India hockey team striker Lalremsiami feels there were plenty of positives this year despite the pandemic stalling their plans of achieving success at major international events including the Olympi
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First Black captain of US Olympic Team Rafer Johnson passes away
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 3 (ANI): Rafer Johnson, USA flagbearer and decathlon gold medalist at the Olympic Games Rome 1960 has passed away at the age of 86.
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IOC disqualifies three Romanian weightlifters from London Olympics for fai
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], November 25 (ANI): International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday announced that three Romanian weightlifters Razvan Martin, Roxana Cocos and Gabriel Sincraian have been disqualified from the Olympic Games London 2012 after failing anti-doping tests.
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IOC President promises athletes 'unforgettable experience' at Olympic Vill
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 25 (ANI): Speaking from the Olympic Village during his recent visit to Tokyo, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach promised the athletes an unforgettable experience at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 next year.
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