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Milkha Singh: An unmatchable romance with a near miss

The track, to him, was like an open book in which Milkha Singh found the "meaning and purpose of life". And what a life he made for himself. Before his 91-year-old body lost to COVID-19 on Friday after fighting it for a month, Milkha won the kind of battles that not many would have survived, forget about living long enough to tell the world about them. "Don't worry, I am in good spirits...I am surprised, How could I get this infection?...I hope to get over it soon," Milkha had said in his last interaction with PTI before being hospitalised. One of independent India's biggest sporting icons was a tormented man but refused to let that come in the way of accomplishments which were unheard of in his era. He saw his parents being butchered during partition, indulged in petty crimes to survive in refugee camps of Delhi, went to jail for those and failed three attempts at joining the Army. Who could have thought a man like that would get the sobriquet of 'The Flying Sikh'? But Milkha ear

10 Olympic debutants included in Hockey India men's squad for Tokyo 2020

Hockey India on Friday announced the 16-member men's squad for the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games 2020.

No pomp, no revelry: Tokyo Olympics seem to be weirdest ever for athletes

Athletes will be subject to a three-day quarantine upon arrival and will be required to get tested daily.

Women's hockey team wants to win medal in Olympics for Covid warriors: Rani

The Indian women's hockey captain Rani Rampal on Tuesday vowed that her team would leave no stone unturned to win a historic medal in the upcoming Olympics and dedicate it to the frontline workers

Freestyle Wrestler Punia gets into Olympic mood as he spars, sweats

Freestyle wrestler Bajrang Punia has entered the final phase of preparation for the Tokyo Olympic Games, sparring and sweating with the top Russian athletes here.

India's chances to field men's doubles team at Olympics to depend on others

India will have to wait to know if a men's doubles team from the country will compete at the Tokyo Olympics would depend on number of entries from other nations

Aussie diving, men's and women's hockey teams announced for Olympics

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) announced seven divers and the men's and women's hockey teams on Tuesday for the Tokyo Olympics.

I did not take any stimulant, was on painkillers: Suspended wrestler Malik

Suspended Indian wrestler Sumit Malik on Tuesday said he has no idea how a banned stimulant entered his body but admitted that he was on painkillers during the recent Olympic Qualifiers

Olympic-bound table tennis players get a 19-day camp boost at Sonepat

Olympic-bound Indian table tennis players, including Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra, received a much needed boost as they will have a 19-day camp at Sonepat beginning on Thursday

Athlete warning: Follow the rules at Tokyo Olympics, or else

If athletes coming to Japan for the Tokyo Olympics needed a warning, they got it Tuesday as officials rolled out the third and final rendition of so-called Playbooks

PM Modi set to give official send-off to Olympics-bound Indian contingent

In a bid to boost the morale of the country's Olympic-bound athletes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to accord an official send-off to the Indian contingent tentatively between July 10-15.

Brisbane set to be named 2032 Olympics host next month

Brisbane will be offered as the 2032 Olympics host for International Olympic Committee members to confirm in Tokyo next month. IOC president Thomas Bach said after an executive board meeting Brisbane can be awarded hosting rights at a July 21 meeting ahead of the Tokyo Olympics opening. Brisbane is set to be the first Olympics host selected unopposed under a new system to streamline and speed up bidding campaigns. The Australian city was put on the fast track to victory in February when the IOC named it as the preferred candidate. The Brisbane bid was led by IOC vice president John Coates.

IOA searches kit sponsor, but Rijiju wants Olympic athletes to go unbranded

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said Indian athletes will not wear branded apparel in the upcoming Tokyo Games even as the Indian Olympic Association claimed that the search is on for a new partner.

No branded apparel, only India will be written on Olympics apparel: Rijiju

Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, on Wednesday, said that the Indian Olympic-bound contingent will not sport any branded apparel during Tokyo Olympics 2021

Japan's PM Yoshihide Suga sets Covid-19 vaccine goal as Olympics near

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga says he is aiming to have everyone in the country vaccinated by November, a target he set with a general election scheduled for later this year.

Tokyo 2020: Australian baseball team withdraws from Olympic qualifying

Australia's Olympic baseball team has given up trying to qualify for the Tokyo Games because of coronavirus-related travel complications

Hockey team preparing for Tokyo Games with Olympic simulation: Ramandeep

Indian men's hockey team is simulating Olympic atmosphere at its training base to prepare for the Tokyo Games in the best possible manner, reveals experienced forward Ramandeep Singh

Tokyo Olympics 2021: IOA in search of new apparel sponsor by month-end

Indian Olympic Association (IOA) said it is hoping to find a new kit sponsor for the country's Olympic-bound contingent by the end of this month

Be objective, fair: China after IOA drops Li Ning as Olympics kit sponsor

China urged India to view bilateral cooperation in an 'objective and fair manner' after the IOA dropped Li Ning as its kit sponsor for the Tokyo Olympics-bound contingent citing 'public sentiment'

Tokyo Olympics: IOA to arrange the sports kit of Team India locally

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and Sunlight Sports (Brand Li Ning) have reached an agreement together to arrange the sports kitting of the Indian Olympic team to Tokyo 2020, locally by IOA.