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Tokyo Olympics: Organisers pledge for net-zero carbon emissions
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 16 (ANI): Organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics have gone for net-zero carbon emissions as one of the main concerns in this year's showpiece event is to mitigate the impacts of high city temperatures on athletes, volunteers, and officials.
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Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu departs for Tokyo 2020 from USA
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
St. Louis [USA], July 16 (ANI): Ace Indian weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu has departed for Tokyo 2020, which is scheduled to begin from July 23, after completing her final bit of preparation here at St. Louis, United States of America.
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Tokyo 2020: Official in IOC Refugee Olympic team tests COVID-19 positive
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], July 14 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday confirmed that the Covid-19 PCR test of an official from the IOC Refugee Olympic Team returned positive before departing for Tokyo. A follow-up test confirmed the result, while the tests of all other members
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Olympic oath updated for Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 14 (ANI): Not only has the Olympic Oath been updated, at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, but the number of oath-takers will also be extended from three to six - two athletes, two coaches, and two judges.
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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: 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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National sports awards likely to be delayed to include Tokyo Olympics meda
Updated : 4 years, 8 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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PM Modi discusses vaccination status, logistical details of Tokyo-bound at
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday reviewed preparations for the facilitation of India's contingent at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
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Olympic flame arrives in Tokyo ahead of opening ceremony on July 23
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 9 (ANI): After a year-long delay, traversing 46 prefectures over 106 days, the Olympic flame has finally arrived in Tokyo on Friday ahead of the Olympic Games.
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Tokyo Olympics: WFI President confident of at least 4 medals in wrestling
Updated : 4 years, 8 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, 8 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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