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Over 80 pc of Japanese oppose hosting Tokyo Olympics: Survey
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 17 (ANI): A new survey has shown that more than 80 per cent of Japanese people oppose hosting the Olympics this year, for which about 10 weeks are left. The Tokyo Games were postponed last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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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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India's first Olympic-bound fencer Bhavani Devi credits parents for sustai
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): Sabre fencer Bhavani Devi, who created history by becoming the first Indian fencer to qualify for the Olympic Games, on Wednesday said that she is looking forward to giving her best performance in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.
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Have zeroed in on Sweden or Finland as training base before Olympics: Neer
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): Javelin Thrower Neeraj Chopra has retained his sharp focus on doing his best in his maiden Olympic Games, despite the tough challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic. The lack of international competition hurts the national record holder, but he is lookin
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European C'ship: Rijiju wishes Indian shooters luck, tells them not to bre
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, on Tuesday asked the Indian athletes to never break Covid-19 protocols of other countries. Rijiju's remarks came as the Indian shooting contingent departed for Croatia on Tuesday.
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Bhaichung, Renedy inspired me to give back to society: Nirmal Chettri
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): Indian defender Nirmal Chettri who has recently been devoting some time to giving back to the community expressed that it was the likes of Bhaichung Bhutia and Renedy Singh who had inspired him to take up philanthropic causes.
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COVID-19: Felt really good to be back on the field, says forward Navjot Ka
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 10 (ANI): Indian women's hockey team forward Navjot Kaur expressed relief after resuming training, almost two weeks after she tested positive for Covid-19.
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Decided to base India's shooting squad in Croatia for best training in saf
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports on Sunday said that it was decided to base the country's 13-member shooting contingent in Croatia in order to arrange the best training in a safe environment.
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Shooter Rahi Sarnobat praises clarity, confidence of young team-mates
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): Pistol shooter Rahi Sarnobat, set to compete in her second Olympic Games later this year, says her perspective for Tokyo 2020 would be really different from her experience at the London Olympic Games in 2012.
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Mother's Day: Members of Indian men and women's hockey team send greetings
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 8 (ANI): With the Olympic Games just around the corner, both the Indian men's and women's hockey teams are making each and every day of their training sessions count at the ongoing national camp at SAI Centre, Bengaluru.
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Sailors Varun Thakkar, KC Ganapathy banking on their partnership to bring
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): Indian sailors KC Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar, who will compete as a team in the Men's Skiff 49er Class competition at the Tokyo Olympics, have had each other's back firmly over the years and still continue to do so.
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Mary Kom among 10 boxers to resume training as women's national camp is sh
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): Indian women boxers including six-time world champion MC Mary Kom (51kg) and two other Olympic-bound boxers Simranjit Kaur (60kg) and Lovlina Borgohain (69kg) on Wednesday were named in the elite women national camp which is set to resume at the Army Sports In
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