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IOC back in Tokyo as world prepares for next year's Games
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 18 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Coordination Commission Chair John Coates returned to Japan, for the first time since February 2020, with IOC President Thomas Bach for the Joint International Olympic Committee, International Paralympic Committee
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Tokyo Olympics: IOC president Thomas Bach gets his first glimpse of Athlet
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Tokyo [Japan], November 17 (ANI): International Olympic Committee's (IOC) president Thomas Bach on Tuesday got his first glimpse of Athletes Village for the Tokyo Olympics.
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Strongly determined to stage safe, secure Olympics next year, says Tokyo G
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Tokyo [Japan], November 16 (ANI): Governor of Tokyo Yuriko Koike on Monday met with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach and said that Japan is fully committed to host safe and secure Olympics next year.
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IOC Executive Board and Athletes' Commission discuss COVID-19 countermeasu
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Lausanne [Switzerland], November 13 (ANI): The Executive Board (EB) and Athletes' Commission (AC) of the International Olympic Committee held a virtual joint meeting to discuss various topics, including the athlete experience and COVID-19 countermeasures at Tokyo Olympics.
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Staying away from pitch helped me gain perspective, says Nikki Pradhan
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 10 (ANI): The Indian women's hockey team midfielder Nikki Pradhan, who has played over 100 matches for the national side, said the time spent away from the pitch has helped her gain perspective.
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Lack of tournaments makes qualification for Tokyo Olympics tougher, says H
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 3 (ANI): Reigning national table tennis champion Harmeet Desai feels the lack of tournaments due to the COVID-19 pandemic has weakened his chances to qualify for the 2021 Olympic Games.
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Biggest dream is to win Olympic medal: Defender Nilam Sanjeep
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 3 (ANI): Indian Men's Hockey Team Defender Nilam Sanjeep Xess, who has played 14 matches for the national team, said his biggest dream is to win an Olympic Medal and is hopeful that the Indian side will create history in Tokyo next year.
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Our Hockey team will do well in Tokyo Olympics: Kiren Rijiju
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New Delhi [India], November 3 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, on Tuesday, exuded confidence and said he is hopeful that both Men's and Women's Hockey team will shine in Tokyo Olympics next year.
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Want to improve 'drastically' as player, says defender Reena Khokhar
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 31 (ANI): The Indian Women's Hockey Team defender Reena Khokhar said that the next few months are very crucial for her career and she is determined to utilise the extra year and improve "drastically" as a player.
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96 pc athletes report to SAI NCOEs, resume training for Olympic 2024
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New Delhi [India], October 29 (ANI): With sporting activities being resumed in Sports Authority of India's National Centre of Excellence (NCOE) across the country to train athletes for the 2024 Olympics, 96 per cent of trainees have already reported to their respective NCOEs and training cen
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Peaking at right time will be crucial to perform well at Olympics: Navjot
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 27 (ANI): Indian Women's Hockey Team Forward Navjot Kaur expressed that peaking at the right time will be a crucial thing for the team to perform well at the Tokyo Olympics.
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SAI to arrange for travel for trainees to return to various training centr
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New Delhi [India], October 21 (ANI): With an eye on Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, sporting activities are being resumed in SAI training centres across the country from November 1 and as a result, the Sports Authority of India has decided to make transport arrangements for the athletes of N
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