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COVID-19: Govt will provide extra care to Tokyo Olympics-bound athletes, s
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday promised to provide "extra care" to Olympic-bound athletes ahead of the showpiece event.
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IOC and TMG agree to Celebration Marathon in Tokyo in autumn 2022
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 1 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) on Saturday agreed to hold a celebratory half-marathon event in Tokyo, in autumn 2022.
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Magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes off Northeastern Japan
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 1 (ANI/Sputnik): A 6.6 magnitude earthquake was registered on Saturday off the northeastern coast of Japan, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said.
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TOPS sanctions weightlifter Mirabai Chanu's training programme in USA
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 30 (ANI): The Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) has sanctioned weightlifter Mirabai Chanu's visit to the USA in order to speed the preparation up for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.
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Yamaha opens motorbike riding academy for youngsters in Japan
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], April 30 (ANI): Motorbike riding is gaining immense popularity in Japan, especially among the youngsters. For helping these newbies learn motorbike riding efficiently "Yamaha Motor Sales" has come up with a Yamaha Riding Academy where youngsters are taught the basics of motorc
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Indian teams can finish on the podium in Tokyo: Hockey legend V Baskaran
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 30 (ANI): Hockey legend and captain of the Indian men's hockey team at the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games Vasudevan Baskaran believes the indian teams are poised to bring glory at the Tokyo Olympic Games scheduled for this July.
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COVID-19: Japan to provide 300 oxygen concentrators, ventilators to India
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], April 30 (ANI): Japanese Ambassador to India Satoshi Suzuki on Friday informed that the country will provide 300 oxygen generators and as many ventilators to India which is currently facing the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic.
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Fitter Mirabai Chanu aiming to give India medal at Tokyo Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu has her sights set on winning a medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games later this year. After the heartbreak in Rio in 2016, she now wants to go the distance and secure a medal for India, riding on better fitness than before and the hun
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Olympic Qualifiers: BAI looks to get players in Malaysia by May 10 to adhe
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): The second wave of COVID-19 in India has seen various travel restrictions with an eye on health and safety. This has seen athletes miss out on flights for their scheduled tournaments and qualifiers in the lead-up to the Tokyo Olympics as there have been fli
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China issues landscape survey of Diaoyu Islands amid tensions with Japan
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China] April 29 (ANI): China has released a landscape survey of a group of islands administered by Japan to reinforce its territorial claims in the East China Sea region amid tensions with Tokyo.
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Organisers announce Covid-19 countermeasures for Tokyo Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], April 28 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020), the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Government of Japan on Wednesday agreed
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Nation's dream of winning an Oly medal in table tennis can come true: Shar
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): India's highest-ranked table tennis player Achanta Sharath Kamal on Wednesday stated he has hope of winning an Olympic Games medal this time, especially in mixed doubles with Manika Batra.
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