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Olympic champion Carolina Marin suffers ACL injury during training
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Madrid [Spain], May 28 (ANI): Rio 2016 Olympic badminton champion Carolina Marin suffered an injury on her left knee during the training on Friday.
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BWF should look into decision on qualification for Olympics: Kidambi Srika
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): Star shuttler Kidambi Srikanth, who missed the chance of qualifying for upcoming Tokyo Olympics, wants Badminton World Federation (BWF) to look into the matter again and then take a decision on the same.
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Tokyo Olympics: Athletes should travel with confidence, says IOC chief Bac
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Tokyo [Japan], May 28 (ANI): International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach is confident that the organising committee of Tokyo 2020 will be able to stage a safe and secure showpiece event for the athletes.
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Tokyo Olympics hopes end for Saina, Srikanth after BWF confirms end of qua
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], May 28 (ANI): India shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth's slim chances of qualifying for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics ended after the Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Friday confirmed that no further tournaments will be played inside the qualifying window.
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Mental fitness as important as physical fitness, says defender Jarmanpreet
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru [India], May 28 (ANI): India hockey defender Jarmanpreet Singh, who has been training at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Centre in Bengaluru as part of the men's senior core group, feels mental fitness is as important as physical fitness to deal with the current situations. He
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Tokyo Olympics: International Athletes' Forum ends with athletes expressin
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], May 28 (ANI): Athletes' commission members from 199 National Olympic Committees (NOCs), all summer and winter Olympic sports federations, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), all Organising Committees for the Olympic Games
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US trusts Japan to prioritise public health safety at Olympics: White Hous
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 27 (ANI): The United States government has extended its trust over Japan's "commitment" to prioritise public health ahead of Tokyo Olympics this summer on July 23 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Asian Boxing C'ship: Simranjit, Jaismine and Sakshi advance into semis
Updated : 5 years, 1 month 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 : 5 years, 1 month 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 : 5 years, 1 month 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 : 5 years, 1 month 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 : 5 years, 1 month 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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