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COVID: Tokyo reports over 4,000 new cases amid Summer Olympics 2020
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan] August 8 (ANI): Tokyo on Saturday reported 4,566 COVID-19 cases amid the ongoing Summer Olympics 2020 in the city.
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Tokyo reports 4,515 new cases amid Summer Olympics 2020
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan] August 7 (ANI): The Tokyo metropolitan government on Friday reported 4,515 new COVID-19 cases while additional 29 people associated with Summer Olympics 2020 were also tested positive.
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COVID-19: Tokyo reports highest single-day spike with 2020 summer Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan] July 29 (ANI): Tokyo on Thursday reported an all-time high record of 3,865 new COVID-19 cases, with summer Olympics 2020 underway.
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Anurag Thakur to cheer for Indian athletes at National Stadium during open
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): As the 32nd Summer Olympics start on Friday in Tokyo, Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur and Minister of State in the ministry Nisith Pramanik will watch the opening ceremony at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium.
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Tokyo Olympics: Best chance for Indian hockey team to bag medal, says Vire
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): Former India hockey skipper Viren Rasquinha feels the current team has the "best chance" to bring home an Olympic medal. The Indian hockey team might have dominated the sport in the 20th century, but the Asian side has not claimed a medal in the Summer Ol
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US first lady Jill Biden to attend Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US] July 13 (ANI): United States first lady Jill Biden will lead the American delegation to attend Tokyo Summer Olympics opening ceremony on July 23, the White House announced Tuesday.
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G7 leaders intend to back Japan's Tokyo Olympics efforts
Updated : 4 years, 11 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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Japan enforces tougher measures against Covid from today amid surge in cas
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 16 (ANI): Japan enforced tougher measures against the coronavirus in six prefectures from Sunday amid a surge in infections ahead of the Summer Olympics, imposing an expanded state of emergency in three of them and a quasi-emergency in three others.
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100 days for Tokyo: Indian captains Manpreet, Rani confident of good show
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 14 (ANI): Following the Indian men's and women's hockey teams' spirited displays since the resumption of the international calendar, there is plenty of hope that both sides can finish on the podium during the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
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Robot helps carry the Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], April 6 (ANI): Day 13 of the Tokyo Olympics 2020 Torch Relay featured a robot helping to carry the Flame in Toyota, Japan on Tuesday.
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Tokyo Olympics to be staged without overseas spectators: Report
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], March 9 (ANI): The upcoming Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics will be staged without overseas spectators as precautionary measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus, Kyodo News reported on Tuesday citing officials with knowledge of the matter.
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Florida authorities propose relocating summer Olympics from Tokyo to US
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Florida [US], January 26 (ANI/Sputnik): Florida chief financial officer Jimmy Patronis has sent a letter to International Olympic Committee (OIC) president Thomas Bach proposing to relocate the 2021 Olympic and Paralympic Games from Japan to the United States.
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