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List of refugee athletes for Tokyo Olympics announced by IOC

List of refugee athletes for Tokyo Olympics announced by IOC

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Tuesday announced the names of 29 refugee athletes, who will participate at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics under the Olympic flag. During the opening ceremony on July 23, these refugee…

Tokyo Games has lost its meaning, feels Japan Olympic Committee member Yamaguchi

Tokyo Games has lost its meaning, feels Japan Olympic Committee member Yamaguchi

Japan Olympic Committee (JOC) member Kaori Yamaguchi has said that the upcoming Tokyo Olympics has “lost meaning” but meanwhile also accepted that now it’s too late to cancel or postpone the showpiece event. Significantly, there…

Tokyo-bound grappler Sumit Malik provisionally suspended after failing dope test

Tokyo-bound grappler Sumit Malik provisionally suspended after failing dope test

In a disappointing news for India, Olympic-bound grappler Sumit Malik has been provisionally suspended after failing a dope test few days ahead of the the Tokyo Games. Malik was tested positive positive for the banned…

IOA expecting 125-135 qualified athletes for Tokyo Olympics

IOA expecting 125-135 qualified athletes for Tokyo Olympics

Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Chief Narinder Batra has said that the Indian contingent for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics is expected to be around 190, which will include over 100 athletes. Batra was speaking on the…

Tokyo Olympics: Around 10k volunteers quit over pandemic

Tokyo Olympics: Around 10k volunteers quit over pandemic

In a major cause of concern for the Tokyo Olympics’ organisers, nearly 10,000 volunteers for the shopwpiece event have quit due to concern over coronavirus infections in the host nation. Commenting on the development, Organising…

Knee injury forces Carolina Marin to pull out of Tokyo Olympics

Knee injury forces Carolina Marin to pull out of Tokyo Olympics

Reigning Olympic badminton champion Carolina Marin on Tuesday announced that she won’t be able to compete at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics as she has torn the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) and the two menisci in…

Japan to ask fans for negative COVID tests, vaccinations: Yomiuri

Japan to ask fans for negative COVID tests, vaccinations: Yomiuri

The government of Japan is reportedly considering for the requirement of negative COVID-19 test results or vaccination records from fans who are willing to attendi the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Monday.…

Saina, Srikanth’s Olympics dream shatters; BWF says no further qualifying events

Saina, Srikanth’s Olympics dream shatters; BWF says no further qualifying events

Ace India shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and Saina Nehwal’s last hopes of qualifying for the upcoming Tokyo Games shattered on Friday after the Badminton World Federation (BWF), the game’s governing body, said that there will not be…

Tokyo Olympics could lead to emergence of new virus strain, warns Japanese doctors’ union Chief

Tokyo Olympics could lead to emergence of new virus strain, warns Japanese doctors’ union Chief

The head of a Japanese doctors’ union belives that staging the upcoming Tokyo Olympics could lead to the emergence of an “Olympic” strain of the coronavirus in the country as thousands of people from around…

Sushil’s arrest puts his reputation from past glory & future at stake

Sushil’s arrest puts his reputation from past glory & future at stake

It seems India’s reputation built over years with some great performances at the global platforms by the grapplers suffered a major setback on the occasion of International Wrestling Day as two-time Olympic medallist and ace…