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Safety from coronavirus first, then Olympics, says wrestler Bajrang Punia
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 23 (ANI): Ahead of 2020 Olympics, ace Indian wrestler and Asian Games gold medallist Bajrang Punia stated that safety of athletes should be the topmost priority in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak.
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No point in playing if all countries not participate: Sushil Kumar on Olym
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 23 (ANI): Indian wrestler Sushil Kumar on Monday asserted that there is no point in participating in the Olympics if all the countries are not taking part in the quadrennial event due to coronavirus pandemic.
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Will follow IOC's decision over 2020 Tokyo Olympics: IOA President
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 23 (ANI): Indian Olympic Association (IOA) will "follow strictly" whatever decision the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is going to take regarding the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympics, association's President Narinder Batra said on Monday.
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'We are monitoring the situation seriously', says Rajeev Mehta
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 23 (ANI): As coronavirus continues to rage, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) general secretary Rajeev Mehta on Monday said that the committee is monitoring the situation earnestly.
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World Athletics welcomes IOC's decision to hold discussions over Tokyo Oly
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Monaco, Mar 23 (ANI): The World Athletics on Monday welcomed the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) decision to hold discussion over the possible postponement of the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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Australian athletes told to prepare for possible delayed Olympics
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Sydney [Australia], Mar 23 (ANI): The Australia Olympic Committee on Monday said that the country's athletes should prepare for the Olympics in the northern hemisphere's 2021 summer.
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Canadian athletes to not compete in Tokyo Olympics
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Toronto [Canada], Mar 23 (ANI): The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) on Monday decided to not send their teams to the Olympic and Paralympic Games in the summer of 2020.
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Japan PM hints at postponing 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Mar 23 (ANI): Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said they will give priority to the health of the athletes while hinting at the postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Decision on possible Tokyo Olympics postponement to be made in 4 Weeks: I
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], Ma 23 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Sunday said that a final decision on possible postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the wake of coronavirus will be made in four weeks.
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It's upto Japan to hold Tokyo Olympics, says Trump as coronavirus rages on
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 22 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Saturday said that the decision to hold the 2020 Tokyo Olympics rests on the Japanese government, amid the coronavirus outbreak which has claimed over 11,500 lives globally and forced several countries, including Spain and Fra
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USATF bats for postponement of 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Indiana [USA], Mar 21 (ANI): The US Track and Field (USATF) has called for the postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as COVID-19 continues to rage.
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We are training very hard for Olympics: Manpreet Singh
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Mar 21 (ANI): The coronavirus threat has not hindered the Indian Hockey team's preparation for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as skipper Manpreet Singh said that they are training 'very hard' for the quadrennial event.
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