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Tokyo Olympics: Sanjeev Rajput 'hungry' for medal, expects to hit peak for
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Zagreb [Croatia], June 15 (ANI): Having missed a chance to represent India in the 2016 Rio Olympics, rifle shooter Sanjeev Rajput is looking to give it his all when he lands in Tokyo for the upcoming Games -- starting on July 23. Apart from the skill set and mental strength, Sanjeev is hu
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If some country can pull off Olympics, it's definitely Japan: Sathiyan
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 14 (ANI): India table tennis player Sathiyan Gnanasekaran on Monday showed faith in Japan and said the country would successfully host the Tokyo Games this year. The Olympics were slated to go-ahead last year, but it was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic and i
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Will dedicate Olympic medal to COVID warriors of India if we win, says ski
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 14 (ANI): With the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting human life around the world, countless frontline workers risked their lives for the sake of others and spared no effort in fighting the deadly virus.
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Japan Airlines begins on-site vaccinations for employees
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], June 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Japan Airlines Co on Monday began providing on-site COVID-19 vaccinations for its employees, with the move coming a day after All Nippon Airways Co started its own inoculation drive becoming the first business in Japan to begin workplace vaccinations.
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China gets veiled rebuke from Japan, Australia over 'economic coercion'
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Cornwall [UK], June 14 (ANI): In a veiled rebuke against China's assertive behaviour in connection with trade with Australia, Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison on Sunday expressed strong opposition to "economic coercion".
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Australian swimmer Kaylee McKeown shatters 100m backstroke world record at
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Adelaide [Australia], June 13 (ANI): Australian swimmer Kaylee McKeown broke American Regan Smith's world record in the 100m backstroke, clocking 57.45 seconds to win her Olympic Trials on Sunday.
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Japan to launch antitrust probe into Google, Apple activities
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], June 13 (ANI: The Japanese government will probe the activities of Apple and Google, amid growing allegations of antitrust violations by US tech giants.
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Protestors demonstrate at G7 summit to save Myanmar's democracy
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], June 13 (ANI): Several hundred Myanmar residents in Britain gathered at the site of the Group of Seven summit in Cornwall, calling for action to save democracy in Myanmar on Saturday.
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Tokyo Olympics: Mirabai Chanu will fight for gold, feels IWLF secretary
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): Indian Weightlifting Federation's (IWLF) secretary-general Sahdev Yadav feels weightlifter Mirabai Chanu will fight for gold medal in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.
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Would love to see myself winning medal in Tokyo and if not, then in Paris:
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): Star Indian table tennis player Manika Batra is eyeing a medal in the upcoming Tokyo Games however if she isn't able to grab one, the paddler feels she will surely clinch it in the Olympics 2024.
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Japanese PM Yoshihide Suga expresses concerns over China's activities, hum
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], June 13 (ANI): Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Saturday expressed concerns over China's activities and human rights situation to other Group of Seven leaders on the second day of the G7 summit in Britain.
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Tokyo Olympics: PM Modi expected to give official send-off to Indian conti
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to give an official send-off to the Indian contingent participating in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.
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