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Tokyo Olympics: Sure of landing a medal if I jump around 8.35m, says Srees
Updated : 4 years, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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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Results from recent tour reflect we are on right path for Olympics: Hockey
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru [India], May 19 (ANI): Indian men's hockey team midfielder Sumit, who is currently training with the men's senior core group at the Sports Authority of India (SAI), Centre in Bengaluru, states that the team has been closely watching the ongoing FIH Pro League matches.
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Must concentrate on delivery of safe and secure Games as opening ceremony
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 19 (ANI): With the Tokyo Olympics just over two months away, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has said the IOC is willing to send medical staff to Tokyo Olympics to deal with the COVID-19 situation.
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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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Tokyo Olympics: Japan's entry ban will not affect Indian athletes, assures
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): With Japan restricting entry of people from India, Pakistan and Nepal due to the rise in COVID-19 cases, questions have been raised on whether the Indian athletes will also face issues in entering the country for the Tokyo Olympics. But Indian Olympic Associa
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Japan prepares for Tokyo Olympics amid Covid-19
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 14 (ANI): Despite the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, preparations for Tokyo Olympics & Paralympics are in full swing in Japan.
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