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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

PM Modi wishes Tokyo-bound athletes with 'Cheer4India' message

A total of 115 Indian athletes have qualified so far for Tokyo Olympics which will begin on July 23 and will run up to August 8 this year.

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

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

1st set of Olympic-bound Indian athletes to leave on July 14: IOA official

Upon reaching Tokyo, all athletes and officials will have to serve three days of quarantine.

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

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.

Breastfeeding Olympians allowed to bring babies to Tokyo Olympics 2021

Canadian basketball player Kim Gaucher, who is breastfeeding her infant daughter, has won in her quest to bring the baby to the Tokyo Olympics. The International Olympic Committee says nursing mothers will now be allowed to bring their babies to Tokyo. The move comes after Gaucher made an emotional plea via Instagram to have 3-month-old Sophie travel with her to the Games. Gaucher, a 37-year-old from Mission, British Columbia, said the IOC was forcing her to make a tough choice: skip the Olympics or spend 28 days in Tokyo without her daughter. We very much welcome the fact that so many mothers are able to continue to compete at the highest level, including at the Olympic Games, the IOC said Wednesday in a statement. We are very pleased to hear that the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee has found a special solution regarding the entry to Japan for mothers who are breastfeeding and their young children. The IOC had stipulated that no family could travel to Tokyo due to COVID-19 ...

Tokyo 2020: Coco Gauff, 17, Jennifer Brady lead US Olympic tennis team

Coco Gauff and Jennifer Brady will lead a US Olympic tennis team that will go to the Tokyo Games without any of the country's two highest-ranked women or four top men

Tokyo Olympics: Equestrian Mirza selects 'Dajara 4' for the Games

Indian equestrian Fouaad Mirza has resolved the selection dilemma he had been grappling with ahead of his maiden Olympics, deciding to go with the "very pretty" mare 'Dajara 4'

When Olympics was more than just results for Indian shuttlers

The Olympics was a wholesome experience for India's first badminton players at the Games.

Tokyo Olympics: Railways sets up selfie points to show support to athletes

Indian Railways is organising a 'Cheer4India' campaign for the Olympic-bound athletes across the country and has urged people to come out in support of the sportspersons

3 weeks before Tokyo Olympics, Japan still unsure about spectators

Japan PM Yoshihide Suga was still uncertain whether fans can be allowed at the Tokyo Olympics because of growing concern about rising Covid-19 cases only three weeks before the games

BWF expresses confidence for top-quality badminton at Tokyo Olympics

Badminton fans can expect top quality matches during the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) said on Thursday.

Sania, Ankita set to represent India at Tokyo Olympics in Women's Doubles

Sania Mirza and Ankita Raina are all set to represent India in Women's Doubles Tennis at Tokyo Olympics 2021 after entries were officially announced on Thursday.

3 Samoan weightlifters to miss Olympics 2021 over coronavirus concerns

The Samoan government says three home-based members of the Samoa Olympic weightlifting team will not be allowed to compete in Tokyo due to Covid-19 concerns in Japan

Rijiju congratulates Dutee on qualifying for Tokyo 2020 in 100m and 200m

Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, congratulated ace Indian sprinter Dutee Chand on qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics 2021 through her world ranking in both the 100m and 20