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Tokyo Games: No room for error with new Olympic team show jumping format

The move came when the International Olympic Committee encouraged the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) to keep their total number of athletes under 200

Young shuttler Sai Praneeth hopeful of a medal on Olympic debut

The Hyderabadi shuttler is India's only men's singles player who will be in action and the 28-year-old will be there not just to participate but with the target of winning a medal.

Tokyo Games: Boxer Krishan needs luck to break Olympic medal jinx

Krishan has won three medals in the Asian Games -- gold in the 2010 Games in Guangzhou, China, and a bronze each at the 2014 and 2018 editions.

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Odds of spectator-less Olympics are high

Thailand to weigh partial lockdown, Delta variant is now dominant in US, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Tokyo's Covid-19 emergency pushes Japan toward no-spectator Olympics

Virus policy czar Yasutoshi Nishimura told reporters that an advisory panel had approved an emergency in the capital from July 12 to Aug. 22

Japan to declare coronavirus emergency lasting through Olympics Games

Japan is set to place Tokyo under a state of emergency that would last through the Olympics, fearing an ongoing Covid-19 surge will multiply during the Games

Shooters Saurabh, Mairaj lead UP's charge at upcoming Tokyo Olympics

Eight athletes from Uttar Pradesh will represent India in five disciplines -- shooting, racewalking, javelin throw, boxing and hockey -- at the Tokyo Olympics beginning July 23

No relay: Banned sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson left off Olympic team

Banned sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson was not on the Olympic roster released by USA Track and Field

Thums Up announces worldwide partnership with Tokyo Olympic Games

The Coca-Cola Company's home-grown soft drink brand, Thums Up, on Tuesday announced to become a worldwide partner at the Olympic Games to be held in Tokyo starting July 23. This is probably the first time when a beverage firm from India is partnering with the Olympic Games. "As India enters its 100th year of participation at the Olympic Games, Thums Up aims to celebrate and salute the real heroes of the Olympic Games, athletes, who overcame tremendous odds to reach where they are today," Coca-Cola India said in a statement. The Coca-Cola Company has a long history of sponsoring major sporting events, organisations and projects around the world. Coca-Cola Vice-President (India and Southwest Asia) and Head (Marketing) Arnab Roy said, "In line with our long history of partnering with major sporting events globally, our strategic partnership with the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 reinforces our long-standing commitment to refresh sports fans and enhance our consumers' experiences" It is al

Tokyo Olympics: Mary Kom, Manpreet Singh to be India's flag bearers

Celebrated boxer M C Mary Kom and men's hockey team skipper Manpreet Singh will be be flag bearers at opening ceremony of Tokyo Olympics.

Australia to send second largest athletes team to Tokyo Olympics since 2004

Australia will send 472 athletes to the Tokyo Olympics, the second-largest team sent overseas by the country since the 2004 Athens Games

Getting athletes to Olympics amid global pandemic a logistics nightmare

For hundreds of Olympic organizing officials eyeing the start of the Tokyo Games in just 18 days it's a major headache

Tokyo assembly split after vote amid Covid pandemic Olympics fears

An election in Japan's capital has left the Tokyo city assembly splintered amid worries about health risks during the Olympics, opening in three weeks, as coronavirus cases continue to rise

Olympics: IOA planning to send first batch of athletes on July 17

Tokyo Olympics will go ahead from July 23-August 8. The Games were slated to be held last year, but it had to be postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Share your views but not on podium: IOC relaxes protest rules for Olympics

Athletes at Tokyo 2020 will now be allowed to "express their views" before and after competing: IOC

Six female Gujarat players qualify for Tokyo Olympics, Paralympics

In a remarkable feat, six female players from Gujarat have qualified for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.

Olympics: IOC allows limited protests but threat of disqualification stays

Participants at Tokyo Olympics will have more opportunities for protesting but would be disqualified or stripped of medals if they engage in social activism in areas other than those permitted

From Neeraj Chopra to Bajrang Punia, the ones India's Tokyo hopes ride on

This time, analysts predict India may win as many as 17 medals

Some fans. No fans. Tokyo undecided as games open in 3 weeks

Banning all fans from the Tokyo Olympics is still an option with the games opening during a pandemic in just three weeks, Seiko Hashimoto, the president of the Tokyo organizing committee, said Friday. This would be a reversal of a decision spelled out 10 days ago by organizers to allow a limited number of local fans up to 10,000 to attend. Fans from abroad were banned months ago as too great a risk. The possible about-face is being forced by rising new infections in Tokyo, the appearance of the rapidly spreading delta variant, and fears that the Olympics and Paralympics with 15,400 athletes and tens of thousands of others entering Japan could turn into a super-spreader event. "The situation of infection changes and how it will be it is still unclear," Hashimoto said in a Friday briefing. But from Tokyo 2020's perspective, we also include an option of not having spectators." Yet another decision on fans could be announced next week after a meeting of the International Olympic ...

China announces 14-member badminton squad for Tokyo Olympics 2021

The Chinese Badminton Association on Wednesday announced its 14-player squad, including the 2016 Olympics champion Chen Long, for the Tokyo Olympic Games.