Tag: Tokyo Olympics
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International Tennis Federation to consider rankings on June 7 next year for Olympics qualification
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) said the criteria to determine the eligibility of athletes will remain unchanged.
June 9, 2020 -
Can create excellence once we have sports culture: Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju
Speaking on fitness, Kiren Rijiju said that the citizens of India have a big role to play in India becoming a sporting powerhouse.
May 29, 2020 -
ICC T20 World Cup 2020 set to be postponed: Report
The postponement of the T20 World Cup also means that the October-November window will be empty and the BCCI might sense an opportunity to conduct IPL.
May 22, 2020 -
TOP sponsors may ‘reschedule’ payments due to Olympics postponement, says IOC
14 multinational corporates have signed International Olympics Committee's flagship worldwide sponsorship programme for the current cycle.
May 15, 2020 -
IOC Athletes’ Commission election postponed till 2021
The IOC AC is composed of a maximum of 23 members (12 members directly elected by their peers and a maximum of 11 appointed), who serve a term of eight years.
May 15, 2020 -
Indian teams’ preparations for Olympics discussed in Hockey India meeting
The Indian teams will play the Asian Champions Trophy organised by the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) prior to the Olympics depending on the situation.
May 13, 2020 -
Dutee Chand distributes 1000 food packets in her village amid lockdown
Dutee Chand is yet to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics and the qualification process has been suspended by World Athletics till the end of the year.
May 10, 2020 -
Have to plan to make sports more interesting without fans: Kiren Rijiju
Rijiju said that the ministry will be looking to help those sports that don't get significant television coverage.
May 10, 2020 -
Negative thoughts do come sometimes but still keeping up training: Sakshi Malik
Life for Sakshi Malik has mostly revolved around travel for wrestling over the past 15 years, whether it be for competitions or training camps.
May 9, 2020 -
Kipruto is Kenya’s hope to end 10,000m jinx at Olympic Games
Kenya last won gold in the 10,000m race back in 1968 through Naftali Temu in Mexico City.
May 3, 2020 -
The game-changer
And it sits on top of an obvious pile of what will diplomatically be called differences over who should spend how much, with the postponement adding its own bit to the tab.
May 3, 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 -
Tokyo Olympics an opportunity to bring world together: LA 2028 chief
Eventually, the Japanese government and the International Olympic Committee said in a joint statement that the Tokyo Olympics had been pushed back by a year.
April 26, 2020 -
Tokyo 2020 employee infected with coronavirus
Tokyo 2020 released a statement in which they said that the man in his 30s was confirmed to be infected on Tuesday evening (21 April).
April 22, 2020 -
‘Olympics in 2021 unrealistic unless COVID-19 vaccine found’
Olympics is not the only sporting tournament to be pushed back because of the dreaded coronavirus pandemic and high-profile tournaments including the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) have been affected.
April 19, 2020 -
Refugee athlete calls for focus ahead of 2021 Tokyo Games
With the International Olympic Committee (IOC) having suspended the Tokyo Games to 2021, Lokoro said they will use the time to polish up their skills
April 15, 2020 -
IOC President Thomas Bach’s Japan visit cancelled due to coronavirus
The IOC President Thomas Bach was to visit the country to check on preparations for the Games that was earlier postponed due to the pandemic.
April 11, 2020