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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Village opens its doors, welcomes athletes
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 13 (ANI): The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Village has officially opened its doors on Tuesday and began welcoming the world's best athletes ahead of this year's Games, which will take place between July 23 and August 8.
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IOC Athletes' Commission election opens for voting in Tokyo
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 13 (ANI): As the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 approaches, all accredited athletes (Aa category) participating will be eligible to vote from Tuesday in the Olympic Village for four positions on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes' Commission (AC), with 30 candid
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Tokyo Olympics: 'Voice of table tennis' Adam Bobrow lists 10 paddlers to w
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): With less than two weeks left before the much-awaited 2020 Olympic Games, the stage is all set for athletes across the world to showcase their talent at the world's biggest quadrennial event. Tokyo Games will feature 339 events in 33 different sports and a t
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Tokyo Olympics: Successful tours have definitely boosted hockey team's con
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 13 (ANI): The Indian men's Hockey team defender Amit Rohidas is geared up for his first Olympic campaign in the upcoming Tokyo Games.
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Tokyo Olympics: UP govt to give Rs 6 crore to gold medal winners from stat
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 13 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh government has announced a Rs 6 crore cash reward for all those athletes from the state who will bag a Gold medal in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.
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Tokyo Olympics: IOA VP strongly opposes Madhukant Pathak's inclusion in In
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): Indian Olympic Association (IOA) vice-president Sudhanshu Mittal has strongly opposed the association's decision of sending Madhukant Pathak as the team manager of the athletics team in the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
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Team USA falls to Australia in pre-Tokyo exhibition match
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Nevada [USA], July 13(ANI): Basketball powerhouse Team USA is defeated for the second game in a row in Tokyo 2020 warm-up series as they fall 91-83 to Australia on Monday at Mandalay Bay's Michelob Ultra Arena here in Las Vegas.
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Canada's Bianca Andreescu pulls out of Tokyo Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], July 13 (ANI): Canadian tennis player Bianca Andreescu on Monday made a "very difficult decision" of skipping the upcoming Tokyo Olympics which will kick-start from July 23.
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Each of them has inspiring life journey, says PM Modi ahead of interaction
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said all Tokyo-bound athletes have an inspiring life journey and he is looking forward to interacting with them ahead of their departure for the upcoming Games.
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Tokyo Paralympics: India to participate in 9 disciplines in this edition a
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): India will participate across nine sporting events in the upcoming Tokyo Paralympics which gets underway from August 24.
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Anurag Thakur asks officers to ensure proper arrangments for Olympics-boun
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Narinder Batra on Monday said that he met with Sports Minister Anurag Thakur and briefed him about the preparations of the Olympic-bound contingent.
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Grit, passion and hard work key ingredients to any athlete's success: Mary
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): Sports brand PUMA has signed 18 Indian athletes who will represent the country in national and international events across sporting disciplines like shooting, hockey, track and field, boxing, table tennis, discus throw and badminton.
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