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Canada's Bianca Andreescu pulls out of Tokyo Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 12 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, 12 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, 12 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, 12 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, 12 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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Tokyo Olympics: IOA acquires Dhyana rings for Indian athletes with eye on
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Monday announced a partnership with Dhyana, the startup behind the smart ring that measures the quality of meditation.
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Tokyo Olympics: Anurag Thakur chairs meeting of High-Level Committee to re
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): The Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports Anurag Thakur on Monday chaired the 7th meeting of the High-Level Committee in New Delhi to review the preparation and participation of the Indian contingent for the Tokyo Olympics 2020.
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My complete focus is on Tokyo and I will play as this is my last: Sharath
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): India's highest-ranked table tennis player Achanta Sharath Kamal is not "looking" at the Paris Olympics as he feels the upcoming Tokyo Games will be his last and he wants to give his best shot in the quadrennial event.
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Tokyo Olympics: Indian hockey team has a good chance of finishing on podiu
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): Former India hockey captain and defender Dilip Tirkey recently recalled some interesting stories from the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games ahead of the Tokyo showpiece event.
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National sports awards likely to be delayed to include Tokyo Olympics meda
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) is planning to postpone the national awards for a couple of weeks to include possible Olympic medalists from the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Games.
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New Zealand confirms their largest ever team to Tokyo Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], July 12 (ANI): The New Zealand Team for the Tokyo Olympic Games has been finalised at 211 athletes which is their largest-ever team for the showpiece.
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COVID-19: Tokyo under 4th state of emergency from Monday
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 12 (ANI): Tokyo entered its fourth coronavirus state of emergency on Monday. The measure will last throughout the Olympics and end on August 22.
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