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COVID-19: Tokyo Olympics to be held without spectators
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 8 (ANI): The upcoming Tokyo Olympics will be held without spectators, Olympic minister Tamayo Marukawa confirmed on Thursday.
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Will try my level best to carry forward work done by Rijiju, says Anurag T
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): After taking charge of the Union Ministry for Youth Affairs and Sports, Anurag Thakur on Thursday said he will try his level best to carry forward the good work done by Kiren Rijiju.
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Tokyo to be under COVID-19 state of emergency for duration of 2020 Olympic
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 8 (ANI): Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Thursday made a decision to place Tokyo under the fourth state of emergency for the duration of the upcoming Olympics to curb a recent rise in COVID-19 cases.
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Journey will continue to make India a great sporting nation: Kiren Rijiju
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): Outgoing Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said the journey of making India a great sporting nation will continue as only responsibilities have changed and not the vision. Rijiju assumed charge as the Union Minister of Law and Justice on Thursday repla
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Had promised my late father that I'll play in Olympics, says young striker
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 8 (ANI): Having made the cut to the 16-member Indian women's hockey squad for the Tokyo Olympics, young striker Lalremsiami is hopeful of winning a medal in Japan.
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Anurag Thakur takes charge as Sports Minister, time to take Rijiju's effor
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): BJP MP Anurag Singh Thakur was on Wednesday sworn in as a Cabinet minister and he has been given the portfolio of the Youth Affairs and Sports Ministry.
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Tokyo Olympics likely to be held without spectators: Report
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 7 (ANI): Tokyo Olympics are likely to be held without spectators due to a sudden spike in coronavirus cases, a government official said on Wednesday.
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1988 Seoul Olympics experience was worth 100 international matches, says J
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): Former India striker and two-time Olympian Jagbir Singh went back in time to reflect on India's topsy-turvy campaign at the 1988 Seoul Olympics and the remarkable fightback to the top six after finishing at the bottom of the table in the 1986 World Cup.
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Tokyo Olympics: WFI President confident of at least 4 medals in wrestling
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Brijbhushan Sharan Singh feels the Tokyo-bound Indian wrestling contingent should bag four medals in the showpiece event.
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'I stand with Team India': Solidarity run in Arunachal to support Tokyo-bo
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) [India], July 7 (ANI): To convey the best wishes to all the players representing India in Tokyo Olympics 2020, solidarity run under the theme 'I stand with Team India' was organised in Itanagar on Wednesday.
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Tokyo Olympics: 9-member Indian badminton contingent finalised
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): The badminton contingent for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games will be having a nine-member team consisting of three coaches and two physios alongside four qualified shuttlers.
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Golfer Udayan Mane qualifies for Tokyo Olympics, Rijiju congratulates
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday congratulated golfer Udayan Mane for qualifying for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.
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