A giant set of Olympic rings returned to Tokyo’s waterfront on Tuesday after maintenance, with officials hoping the symbol will help build enthusiasm for the Coronavirus-postponed Games. Promising vaccine trials have boosted Tokyo’s hopes of holding the Olympics, now scheduled to open July 23, 2021 after the pandemic forced the unprecedented decision to delay. The…
‘Tokyo Olympics will take place with or without COVID’
September 8, 2020Tokyo: Tokyo’s postponed Olympics will go ahead next year regardless of the Coronavirus pandemic, International Olympic Committee (IOC) Vice-President John Coates told a news agency on Monday, saying they would be the “Games that conquered COVID.” The Olympics have never been cancelled outside of the world wars and Coates, speaking in a phone interview, was…
Coronavirus pandemic: No change in Olympics schedule, says Japan PM
March 16, 2020Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday resisted pressure for changes to the Tokyo Olympics schedule even as sporting events worldwide fall victim to the Coronavirus pandemic. Abe pledged Japan would host the Games as planned in July and said he had no immediate intention to declare a state of emergency over the virus outbreak,…
Indian shooters nail record 15 berths for Tokyo Olympics
November 11, 2019Doha: Indian shooters have secured a record 15 quota places for next year’s Tokyo Olympics. They finished with a flourish on what was their last opportunity by winning three spots on Sunday at the Asian Shooting Championships in Doha. Mairaj Ahmad and Angad Vir Singh won gold and silver in skeet after a shoot-off for…
Olympic quotas up for grabs in upcoming Shooting World Cup in New Delhi
March 21, 2018The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in the Capital early next year will offer 16 quota places for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The qualification route to the Olympic Games in Tokyo will start from this year’s ISSF World Championship in Changwon, Korea in August-September. A total of 360 quotas will be distributed in…
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