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TOPS sanctions weightlifter Mirabai Chanu's training programme in USA
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New Delhi [India], April 30 (ANI): The Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) has sanctioned weightlifter Mirabai Chanu's visit to the USA in order to speed the preparation up for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.
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Indian teams can finish on the podium in Tokyo: Hockey legend V Baskaran
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New Delhi [India], April 30 (ANI): Hockey legend and captain of the Indian men's hockey team at the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games Vasudevan Baskaran believes the indian teams are poised to bring glory at the Tokyo Olympic Games scheduled for this July.
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Fitter Mirabai Chanu aiming to give India medal at Tokyo Olympics
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New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu has her sights set on winning a medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games later this year. After the heartbreak in Rio in 2016, she now wants to go the distance and secure a medal for India, riding on better fitness than before and the hun
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Olympic Qualifiers: BAI looks to get players in Malaysia by May 10 to adhe
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New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): The second wave of COVID-19 in India has seen various travel restrictions with an eye on health and safety. This has seen athletes miss out on flights for their scheduled tournaments and qualifiers in the lead-up to the Tokyo Olympics as there have been fli
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Organisers announce Covid-19 countermeasures for Tokyo Olympics
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Lausanne [Switzerland], April 28 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020), the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Government of Japan on Wednesday agreed
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Nation's dream of winning an Oly medal in table tennis can come true: Shar
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New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): India's highest-ranked table tennis player Achanta Sharath Kamal on Wednesday stated he has hope of winning an Olympic Games medal this time, especially in mixed doubles with Manika Batra.
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COVID-19: Japan demands pre-departure testing for Olympic, Paralympic team
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Tokyo [Japan], April 25 (ANI): Japan's government will ask Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics athletes and staff from overseas to be tested for the novel coronavirus twice within 96 hours of departure from their respective countries, multiple games sources said on Sunday.
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Focus is on converting opportunities in the circle, says midfielder Nikki
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New Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI): With less than 100 days to go for the Tokyo Olympic Games, Indian women's hockey team midfielder Nikki Pradhan believes that the team is moving in the right direction.
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After surge in Covid cases, Japan declares emergency in four prefectures
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Tokyo [Japan], April 23 (ANI): Following a rise in COVID cases, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said in a cabinet meeting Friday that four prefectures in Japan will go into a state of emergency starting Sunday.
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Have reached 85 per cent in my performance, want to start peaking as I get
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New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): Vinesh Phogat doesn't shy away from mentioning that the power of the universe has played a massive role in her evolution since Rio Olympics. Going into her second Olympics in a few months' time in Tokyo, the Indian wrestler is prepping up in an experience-l
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Athletes, officials must know local laws of quarantine before travelling a
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New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Narinder Dhruv Batra on Thursday urged athletes and officials to be responsible while travelling with an eye on the current situation of the coronavirus pandemic.
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When nation has so much hope, important to stay cool like Dhoni: Vishnu Sa
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New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): Four Indian sailors will be participating in this year's Tokyo Olympics and this will also be the first time that India would be competing in three sailing events in the Olympics.
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