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Tokyo Olympic flame is the first powered by hydrogen
Inspired by the sun, the Tokyo Olympic cauldron is designed to be better for the planet.
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Snapchat new lenses to help users train like Olympians
Popular social media platform Snapchat on Friday announced that the official Olympics account on the platform will have an innovative Augmented Reality (AR) Lens
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Olympics: On eve of Indian shooters' events, coaches remain confident
Indian shooting team coaches Deepali Deshpande and Ronak Pandit sounded optimistic on the eve of the shooters' first big test in the Tokyo Olympics here.
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Tokyo Olympics: I'll put my money on Saurabh, Sarnobat, says Anjali Bhagwat
Tokyo Olympics: I'll put my money on Saurabh, Sarnobat, says Anjali Bhagwat
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Youngest Tokyo Olympian Zaza from war-ravaged Syria living her dream
Not even a devastating war that destroyed her home city could stop Syria's 12-year-old table tennis player Hend Zaza from pursuing and realising her Olympic dream.
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'CHEER4INDIA' campaign will encourage Olympic bound athletes: Gopichand
National badminton coach Pullela Gopichand has high hopes from the Indian contingent as he feels the athletes can go one step ahead in the ongoing Tokyo Games.
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Olympics: Tokyo starts fresh chapter despite opening shorn of glamour
The organising committee of the Olympics put together an opening ceremony that lacked the glitz and glamour of previous editions but was apt for the current situation of a world ravaged by pandemic
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Tibetan bodies resent awarding Winter Olympics to Beijing
Four Tibetan organisations based in Switzerland have filed a complaint against the IOC with the Swiss National Contact Point in Bern for alleged violation of OECD guidelines
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Covid-hit Tokyo Olympics open sans customary razzle dazzle
The Olympics like no other opened here on Friday sans the customary razzmatazz
Shooters all set to launch India's gold quest at Tokyo Olympics
India's 10m air rifle women's duo of Apurvi Chandela and Elavenil Valarivan and the men's 10m air pistol pair of Saurabh Chaudhary and Abhishek Verma will kick off India's medal hunt
Olympics: Jadhav to pair up with Deepika in archery mixed team event
Pravin Jadhav's better performance compared to Atanu Das in the ranking round has prompted him to be paired with Deepika Kumari for the archery mixed team event
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Men's hockey preview: Pressure on India to make a strong start
Eight-time champions India open their Tokyo Olympic Games men's hockey campaign against New Zealand at Oi Hockey Stadium here on Saturday
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Hosts in the way of 4th straight Chinese clean sweep in table tennis
Table tennis powerhouse China will seek their fourth straight clean sweep of table tennis titles at the Olympics while host Japan may provide the strongest challenge
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Unvaccinated US swimmer sparks debate as Tokyo Olympics start
A debate is brewing between former gold medalist Maya DiRado and some American swimmers over US medal threat Michael Andrew's decision not to be vaccinated against the Covid-19 virus
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IOA ropes in Adani Group as sponsor for Tokyo Olympics
The Indian Olympic Association on Friday roped in Adani Group as a sponsor for the Indian contingent at the ongoing Tokyo Games.
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Need joint effort to make India a sporting powerhouse: Anurag Thakur
Sports Minister Anurag Thakur insisted that sports is a state subject but said if the centre and the respective states work hand in hand, the country can be a sporting powerhouse in the future.
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Tokyo Olympics 2021 opening ceremony, full schedule, live telecast in India
A total of around 11,000 athletes from 206 countries are expected to participate in 33 sports in Tokyo Olympics 2021. Check Tokyo 2020 full Inda's schedule, live streaming and other details here
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Olympics: Portuguese surfer Frederico Morais tests positive for Covid-19
Portuguese surfer Frederico Morais has announced that he tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss the sport's Olympic debut in Japan.
Delhi Metro installs Olympics selfie stations to root for athletes
A number of selfie points have been set up by the Delhi Metro authorities at its prominent stations, including at Rajiv Chowk and JLN Stadium, to cheer up the athletes taking part in Tokyo Olympics
India vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI: India wins the toss and opts to bat
Sanju Samson among five debutants in India playing 11. Check IND vs SL playing 11 probables and head to head stats here
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