Tag: Tokyo Olympics
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Bajrang Punia clinches bronze medal at Tokyo Olympics
Bajrang's bronze medal took India's tally in the Tokyo Olympics to six medals.
August 7, 2021 -
Lethal financial cost of Olympic glory
“During the bid phase of the Olympics, the International Olympic Committee is super friendly,” Prof Boykoff told interviewer Garcia- Navarro.
July 28, 2021 -
Olympics: Sharath Kamal goes down fighting to world No.1 Ma Long
Errors crept into Kamal's play in the fourth and fifth games as he tried some high-risk shots that did not come off properly
July 27, 2021 -
Netherlands Thrash India 5-1 In Women’s Hockey : Tokyo Olympics
The Indian team started aggressively in the first quarter, holding most of the possession and taking the ball towards the Netherlands half as much as possible.
July 24, 2021 -
China’s Yang takes first gold : Tokyo Olympics
“It’s unbelievable that I can be here,” Yang said through an interpreter. “I was really nervous. The competition was really tight, but I’m so happy that I could win.”
July 24, 2021 -
Running the marathon called life
As in sporting arenas worldwide this week, no government has yet explained why the same pandemic virus and its “variants” are being dealt with so differently in Europe and Asia.
July 23, 2021 -
Risky Games
Health experts in Japan warn of a further wave of infections during the Games as so many people are going to come from different parts of the world. It remains also as a worry if the authorities will be able to maintain the bubble, failing which there shall be greater risk of the virus spreading.
July 21, 2021 -
Anurag Thakur and Nisith Pramanik to send off first batch of Indian athletes from Delhi for Tokyo Olympics
They will be joined by Narinder Dhruv Batra, President, IOA; Rajeev Mehta, Secretary General, IOA and Sandip Pradhan, Director-General, Sports Authority of India at the ceremony.
July 17, 2021 -
Cheer4India: PM Modi’s mantra for countrymen as he interacts with Indian athletes’ contingent for Tokyo Olympics
In an informal and spontaneous interaction, the Prime Minister motivated the athletes and thanked their families for their sacrifice.
July 13, 2021 -
Nadal withdraws from Tokyo Olympics, Wimbledon
Nadal said, "Hi all, I have decided not to participate at this year’s Championships at Wimbledon and the Olympic Games in Tokyo.
June 17, 2021 -
PM Modi chairs meeting to review India’s preparations for Olympics
Officials said that special attention will also be given towards motivating athletes and boosting their morale of athletes while they participate in the Olympics.
June 3, 2021 -
Decision on local fans at Oly to be made after lifting of emergency
The Japanese government and the organisers are under mounting pressure from an increasing number of medical experts and Japanese people to call off the Olympics.
May 29, 2021 -
Olympians to undergo daily Covid tests at Tokyo Games
Tokyo and three other prefectures have been under a third state of emergency since Sunday due to another resurgence of infections.
April 29, 2021 -
Kamal, Sathiyan, Manika, Sutirtha qualify for Tokyo Olympics
While Tokyo 2020 will be Kamal's fourth appearance at the quadrennial event, it will be a first Olympics for Sathiyan, Manika and Suthirtha.
March 19, 2021 -
Del Potro targetting Tokyo Olympics for injury comeback
The tennis event of the Olympics will be played at Ariake Park from July 24 to August 1.
March 11, 2021 -
IOC chief Thomas Bach rules out possibility of Tokyo Olympics cancellation
The Tokyo Games were originally to have taken place last summer, but were postponed to this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic
January 28, 2021 -
No ‘Plan B’, Tokyo Olympics on schedule: IOC Chief
Bach assured hosts Japan that IOC firmly believes the Tokyo Olympics will open on July 23 in the Olympic stadium.
January 21, 2021