Tag: Tokyo Games
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A tale of togetherness
Then, in 1980, to protest the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan, American President Jimmy Carter ordered a boycott of the Moscow Games.
August 9, 2021 -
Serena Williams to skip Tokyo Olympics
"I'm actually not on the Olympic list, not that I'm aware of," Serena said on Sunday, a day before the scheduled Wimbledon start.
June 28, 2021 -
Using this period to rejuvenate, prepare from scratch for Tokyo Games: Varun Kumar
Varun, who could not play in the Olympic Qualifiers last year due to a nerve damage to his right arm, has not represented the country since recuperating and recovering from the minor injury but says his focus is unwavering.
June 30, 2020 -
Indian para-athletes make do with training at home amid lockdown
Top Para badminton player Sukant Kadam, who returned home from his training base in Lucknow in the first week of March, says he is focusing on mental and physical exercises at home with no badminton court around.
June 24, 2020 -
Olympian howler
And the IOC would have you believe there wasn’t any whiff of politics in this. But these are but superficial matters when the history of the IOC ~ and that of the Olympics ~ is gone back to.
June 15, 2020 -
Tokyo 2020 CEO says 80% of venues secured for Olympics
Muto warned that there was no guarantee that the Games would be able to take place in the summer of 2021.
June 12, 2020 -
IOC approves revised weightlifting qualification system for Tokyo Games
Following the suspension of qualifying events caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent postponement of Tokyo 2020, the revised qualifying system will allow for a further qualification period.
May 30, 2020 -
IOC approves updated ISSF shooting qualification system for Tokyo Games
The new deadline for Tokyo 2020 qualification in the sport is June 6, 2021.
May 27, 2020 -
European 2021 equestrian championships cancelled
The European equestrian championships were scheduled for Haras du Pin in Normandy from 11 to 15 August, which meant they were due to start just three days after the rearranged Olympics ends.
May 9, 2020 -
2021 Commonwealth Youth Games postponed to 2023 amid COVID-19 crisis
The original dates of the Commonwealth Youth Games were set to clash with the revised Tokyo Olympic Games.
May 1, 2020 -
IOC expects positive impact by proximity of Tokyo, Beijing Games
The IOC and local organizing committees jointly announced on Monday the decision to host the Tokyo Olympic Games from July 23 to August 8, 2021.
April 1, 2020 -
Indian Olympic Association along with the National Sports Federations welcome new dates for Tokyo Olympics
The Games were earlier scheduled to be held between 24 July and 9 August 2020 but were forced to be postponed to 2021, in view of the threat posed by COVID-19.
March 30, 2020 -
Will wait for 1 month before making decision on Tokyo Games: IOA
This response from the IOA comes after countries like Canada and Australia have announced that they will not send their athletes to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
March 23, 2020 -
IOC committed to Tokyo Games, says senior member amid coronavirus virus outbreak
Pound said the IOC would only seek to rearrange the Tokyo Games if given specific advice to do so by international authorities.
February 28, 2020 -
Criticism doesn’t affect me, working on technique to win medal at Olympics: PV Sindhu
Sindhu said she is working on her technique to iron out the flaws.
January 1, 2020