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Asian Boxing C'ship: Simranjit, Jaismine and Sakshi advance into semis
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): Tokyo-bound Simranjit Kaur alongside two other boxers made their way into the semi-finals on the second day as Indian women assured the country of 10 medals at the 2021 Asian Boxing Championships in Dubai.
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Tokyo Olympics: IOA sends questionnaire to NSFs with eye on COVID-19 proto
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): With the Tokyo Olympics less than two months away, Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Narinder Batra and Secretary General Rajeev Mehta have written to the various National Sports Federations (NSF) and asked them to revert on certain points which the
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Intra-squad matches every week brings out the best in us: Akashdeep Singh
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): Experienced India striker Akashdeep Singh is unperturbed about not getting international tours due to the travel restrictions ahead of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.
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COVID-19: Research says cancelling Tokyo Games will cost Japan $17 billion
Updated : 4 years, 11 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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Tokyo Olympics: PM Modi has given clear direction to provide full support
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given clear direction to provide full support to the Tokyo Olympics-bound athletes.
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Tokyo Olympics: Sure of landing a medal if I jump around 8.35m, says Srees
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Long jumper M Sreeshankar is confident about his chances at the Tokyo Olympic Games, believing that an 8.35m jump will earn him a medal in the showpiece event scheduled to be held from July 23.
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French President to attend Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Paris [France], May 22 (ANI): President Emmanuel Macron will attend the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics on July 23, said France Sports Minister Roxana Maracineanu, reported NKH World.
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Games will be safe for everyone, says IOC's John Coates as Tokyo 2020 ente
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 21 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Coordination Commission Chair John Coates on Friday said that the upcoming Tokyo Olympics will be safe for everyone and the organisers are now fully in "operational delivery mode."
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Triple jumper Christian Taylor ruptures Achilles tendon, undergoes surgery
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Ostrava [Czech Republic], May 21 (ANI): American triple jumper Christian Taylor's partner, Austrian athlete Beate Schrott, has announced that Taylor has ruptured his Achiles tendon and has undergone surgery. The 30-year-old suffered the injury during competition in Ostrava.
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Tokyo Olympics: IOC President Bach to visit Japan from July 12
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 21 (ANI/Xinhua): International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach will arrive in Japan on July 12 -- 11 days before the start of the Tokyo Olympic Games.
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TOPS sanctions wrestler Vinesh Phogat's overseas training till 1st week of
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Asian champion Vinesh Phogat will continue to train overseas till the Tokyo Olympic Games in July this year.
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Sports Ministry approaches UK Govt for allowing Sania Mirza's son on tour
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on Wednesday approached the UK Government, through the Ministry of External Affairs of Government of India, to grant a visa to the two-year-old son of tennis player Sania Mirza, so that she can take the toddler with he
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