Naomi Osaka of Team Japan lights the Olympic cauldron with the Olympic torch during the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, on July 23, 2021.
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Tokyo Games 2020 (July 23 – August 8, 2021): Six officials, ‘bare minimum’ athletes in Opening Ceremony tomorrow
July 22, 2021The participation of Indian athletes in the Olympic Games opening ceremony will be kept to a “bare minimum” in view of the COVID-19 threat, while only six officials from the contingent will be allowed to take part in the event on Friday. The athletes who have competitions lined up the next day will be discouraged…
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Sailor K.C. Ganapathy all set to make a mark at Olympics
July 22, 2021For the first time, India will have more than two sailors at the Tokyo Olympics, including Kodagu-born Kelappanda Chengappa Ganapathy and Nethra Kumanan, the first Indian woman sailor. This is also for the first time India will be competing in more than one sailing event — Laser Radial, Laser Standard and 49er. While Nethra Kumanan…
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NCC Cadets Cheer for India
July 22, 2021More than 30 NCC Cadets held a ‘CHEER FOR INDIA’ march-past in city this morning to cheer the Indian athletes who are taking part in the Tokyo Olympics. The Cadets, holding placards, took out a march in the premises of 13 KAR Bn NCC and near the DC Office here, raising slogans like ‘Jeeto India’…
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Tokyo Games (July 23-August 8) Indian tennis stars leave for Tokyo
July 20, 2021Indian tennis stars Sania Mirza and Ankita Raina have left for Tokyo to take part in the upcoming Olympics. Sania and Ankita were both seen at the Hyderabad Airport yesterday, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) confirmed. Earlier this month, Sania Mirza and Ankita Raina were confirmed to represent India in Women’s Doubles at the…
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AITA condemns Rohan Bopanna, Sania Mirza tweets on Qualification
July 20, 2021All India Tennis Association (AITA) yesterday condemned tweets by tennis stars Rohan Bopanna and Sania Mirza over qualification of players for Tokyo Olympics. “Twitter comments by Rohan Bopanna and then Sania Mirza are inappropriate, misleading and it appears, without knowledge of the rules. They should have checked the rule book of ITF regarding qualifications, something…
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Tokyo Games 2020 (July 23 to August 8, 2021): First batch of Indian athletes depart for Olympic village
July 18, 2021Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday gave a formal send-off to India’s first batch of the Tokyo Olympic-bound athletes from eight disciplines at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi. Thakur was accompanied by Minister of State for Sports, Nisith Pramanik, Sports Authority of India Director General Sandip Pradhan and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) officials,…
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Kodagu Hockey Coach leaves for Tokyo with Women’s Team
July 18, 2021Hockey India has announced the 16-member Indian women’s hockey squad for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, which starts from July 23. After the 1980 and 2016 Olympics, the Women’s Team will be playing their third Olympics in Tokyo. Ankitha Suresh, a Hockey Coach from Kodagu, who has made a mark in national and international-level hockey, has…
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CM provides financial assistance to Olympians
July 15, 2021Bengaluru: Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Wednesday provided a financial assistance of Rs. 10 lakh each to three athletes selected for Tokyo Olympics 2020 from Karnataka. In a function at the CM’s home office Krishna, he wished the sportspersons Srihari Nataraj, Adithi Ashok, Pawad Mirza and distributed cheques to them. This is the first time…
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Mysurean boxer to Tokyo as Head Coach
July 14, 2021C.A. Kuttappa to lead a team of nine pugilists for post-COVID Olympics India’s Chief Men’s Boxing Coach Subedar Chenanda Achaiah Kuttappa will be the Head Boxing Coach for 32nd Olympic Games to be held in Tokyo, Japan, between July 23 to August 8. A resident of Gokulam in Mysuru city, he was nominated for the…
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