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Chandigarh University's Aruna Tanwar becomes India's first ever Taekwondo
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 15 (ANI/PRNewswire): Currently ranked world number 4, Aruna Tanwar has bagged an entry to Tokyo Paralympics to be held from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
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I'll try to bag medal in Paralympics to make parents, country proud: Taekw
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], June 11 (ANI): Aruna Tanwar, who became the first Indian Taekwondo athlete to qualify for the Tokyo Paralympic Games says she wants to make her parents and country proud in the upcoming tournament.
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Shuttler Krishna Nagar aims for gold after qualifying for Paralympic Games
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): Indian para-badminton player Krishna Nagar (SH6) along with Pramod Bhagat (SL3) and Tarun Dhillon(SL4) have qualified for the Tokyo Paralympics. All three secured their respective places for the Tokyo Paralympics by virtue of their present impressive BWF worl
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G7 leaders intend to back Japan's Tokyo Olympics efforts
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], June 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The Group of Seven (G7), consisting of the world's leading economies, is expected to pledge support to Japan's efforts in organizing and carrying out upcoming summer Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo following the G7 summit next week, Kyodo reported on We
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Tokyo Olympics: International Athletes' Forum ends with athletes expressin
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], May 28 (ANI): Athletes' commission members from 199 National Olympic Committees (NOCs), all summer and winter Olympic sports federations, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), all Organising Committees for the Olympic Games
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Around 24 para-athletes from 3 different disciplines awaiting visa clearan
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): Around 24 para-athletes from three different disciplines are currently waiting for visa assistance to participate in their respective tournaments in June.
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COVID-19: Research says cancelling Tokyo Games will cost Japan $17 billion
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 26 (ANI): With the Tokyo Olympics less than two months away, a research institute has estimated that cancelling the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics with an eye on the COVID-19 situation will cost Japan around 1.81 trillion yen ($17 billion).
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Advisory won't affect travel to Tokyo Games, says US body
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 25 (ANI): The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee on Monday said that the US' elevated travel warning to Japan due to the country's Covid-19 situation will not affect the visit of its delegation to the Tokyo Games.
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COVID-19: Olympics preparation in full swing as 19 Indian athletes have co
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Ahead of the upcoming Olympics and Paralympics, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has informed that 19 Olympic-bound athletes have received both doses of the Covid-19 vaccine and hence they are fully vaccinated against the virus.
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Japan prepares for Tokyo Olympics amid Covid-19
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 14 (ANI): Despite the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, preparations for Tokyo Olympics & Paralympics are in full swing in Japan.
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Never gave Tokyo Olympics much thought, but have been training for it sinc
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh were blissfully unaware of the Olympic Games till 2016, let alone weaving dreams around it. But last week the Indian duo won a silver medal at the Asia and Oceania Olympic and Paralympic continental qualification regatta to make
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Tokyo Olympics: Pfizer, BioNTech to supply vaccines for athletes
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 6 (ANI): As part of the plans to ensure safe and secure Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Pfizer Inc. and its partner BioNTech SE to donate doses
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