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850,000 people watch virtual Olympic festival leading up to the games

Just four days before the official opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic Games about 850000 people logged in to watch an online festival taking place in a virtual Olympic stadium

More Japanese companies pull out of Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony

Three days to go for the opening ceremony

Covid watch: Organisers do not rule out cancellation of Tokyo 2020 Games

Tokyo 2020 Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Toshiro Muto on Tuesday did not rule out a last-minute cancellation of the Games if the Covid-19 cases continue to rise.

Hockey captains Manpreet & Rani write heartfelt message to fans

Being in Tokyo for the Olympics was an emotional moment given the "obstacles" they faced along the way, said Indian men's and women's hockey team captains

Tokyo Olympics 'will give humanity faith in the future', says IOC president

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said on Tuesday that holding the Tokyo games "will give humanity faith in the future" as the world continues to battle the coronavirus pandemic

Tokyo Olympics countdown: Sania Mirza striving for an Olympic medal

Sania Mirza's cabinet of trophies is very glittering. As a doubles specialist, Sania has won the women's doubles title in Wimbledon and US Open in 2015 followed by the Australian Open in 2016

Czech beach volleyball coach tests positive for Covid-19 at Olympic Village

Czech beach volleyball coach Simon Nausch tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, making him the fifth resident of the Olympic Village to be infected by the virus.

For Carli Loyd, other older Olympians, age is just a number

Much has been made about Carli Lloyd's age. The American forward will be gasp! 39 when the Olympics soccer tournament kicks off.

Ski mountaineering added to 2026 Winter Olympics programme

The 138th IOC session unanimously approved on Tuesday the inclusion of ski mountaineering in the programme of the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina, Italy

Indian badminton umpire Fine C Dathan on way to realise Olympic dream

International umpire Fine C Dathan will be the lone Indian among a 26-member panel of umpires officiating at the Tokyo Olympics badminton competition.

Equestrian Mirza changes horse, picks Seigneur Medicott for Tokyo Olympics

Indian equestrian Fouaad Mirza has decided to change his horse, preferring to go with Seigneur Medicott, who helped him win two silver medals at the 2018 Asian Games, as his equine partner

Tokyo Olympics: Hopes on Sania-Ankita in controversy-marred tennis buildup

Pre-Olympic talk about tennis in India has always been about controversies

Go for elusive medal: Tendulkar tells Tokyo-bound track and field athletes

Tendulkar on Tuesday urged India's 26-strong squad for Olympics to enjoy the pressure and not be bogged down by it during the Games as he joined the AFI in giving them an online send-off

Olympics: Best chance for Indian hockey team to bag medal, says Rasquinha

Rasquinha feels India could end its 41-year-old medal drought in the upcoming Olympics

Olympics: Opening ceremony composer quits over abuse of disabled children

A famous Japanese musician who was involved in composing music for the opening ceremony of the upcoming Olympics has quit after admitting to "inhuman" sexual abuse of disabled children as a schoolboy

Olympics: 5,000 anti-doping tests to be conducted during Tokyo Games

The International Testing Agency (ITA) plans to conduct approximately 5,000 on-site tests as part of its anti-doping efforts during the Tokyo Olympic Games, starting July 23.

AITA to refer Rohan Bopanna's recording act to ethics committee

Rohan Bopanna's act of making public his conversation with AITA secretary general Anil Dhupar will be referred to its ethics and managing committee, the sports body said on Tuesday

Sindhu aiming for historic 2nd successive medal, others target breakthrough

P V Sindhu, is aiming to continue the trend of returning with Olympic medal after achieving success in the last two editions of the Games.

Rehab still on, Shreyas Iyer ruled out of Royal London Cup campaign

India's white ball specialist Shreyas Iyer's much-anticipated comeback to competitive cricket has been delayed as he is yet to recover completely from a shoulder surgery

Pant still in isolation as all eyes on Mayank against County Select XI

Mayank Agarwal's fight to reclaim his place in Indian Test eleven starts on Tuesday when he walks out to open in a three-day game against 'County Select XI', starting here tomorrow