New Delhi [India], June 26(ANI): Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, has reiterated that India's Olympic-bound athletes are national heroes and he also urged the people to extend support to these players in the same way they follow cricketers in the country.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 26 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Saturday announced that his government will reward sportspersons who bag medals in the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games.
Tokyo [Japan], June 26 (ANI): Japan will donate one million COVID-19 vaccine doses each to Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand starting from next Thursday, said Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Friday.
Rome [Italy], June 26 (ANI): Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj came agonisingly close to achieving the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT) in 100m backstroke at the 2021 Sette Colli Trophy in Rome, Italy, on Friday as he rewrote a new national record in the event.
Manchester [UK], June 26 (ANI): Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah will not be able to defend his 10000m Olympic title at the upcoming Tokyo Games after missing the qualifying standard of 27 minutes 28 seconds at the British Athletics Championships and Olympic trials in Manchester.
New Delhi [India], June 26 (ANI): With an aim of supporting and highlighting various other sports and sportspersons participating at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals invited table-tennis player Sharath Kamal for an Instagram Live session which was hosted by the fra
Mohali (Punjab) [India], June 25 (ANI/PRNewswire): 21-year-old daughter of a driver and B.PEd. student of Chandigarh University Gharuan, Aruna Tanwar has been officially selected to represent India at Paralympics Tokyo 2021. Aruna Tanwar who hails from village Dinod near Bhiwani currently ra
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): Sports Authority of India (SAI) and the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Friday started a series of sensitisation programmes for the Indian contingent that will represent the country in the Olympic Games beginning in Tokyo on July 23.
Tokyo [Japan], June 25 (ANI): Japan on Friday ratified the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), a free trade agreement between China, Australia, and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): While the Indian men's and women's hockey teams are in their final stages of preparations for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, umpires Javed Shaikh and Raghuprasad RV too are gearing up for the showpiece event as the only umpires chosen from Indian by the FIH t
Tokyo [Japan], June 25 (ANI): Japanese Health Minister Tamura Norihisa on Friday said the government may declare another state of emergency for Tokyo if there is a further spread of the coronavirus pandemic.