Celebrated boxer Mary Kom and men’s hockey team skipper Manpreet Singh will be flag-bearers at the opening ceremony of Tokyo Olympics. One of India’s biggest hopes, wrestler Bajrang Punia will be flag-bearer at the closing ceremony on August 8. The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has communicated the decision in this regard to the Organising Committee…
The Ministry for Youth Affairs and Sports has written to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) asking the body to take responsibility of the athletes if they belong to a National Sports Federation (NSF) which is not recognised by the Government or it has lost its annual recognition. In the letter written by the Ministry, it…
Acting on world champion P.V. Sindhu’s request, the Government on Friday sanctioned the purchase of an advanced recovery equipment, which will help her remain in best physical shape ahead of the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. Approval came within 24 hours of the 2016 Olympic silver-medallist Indian shuttler’s request, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) said. One…
Photos of some selected players supplied to media irks many SWR sportspersons Mysore/Mysuru: Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement that every player taking part in the Tokyo Olympics this year must be encouraged, the Indian Railways has launched a ‘Cheer4India’ campaign for all Olympic-bound Indian athletes. As part of the campaign, a Selfie Point has…
Six-time world champion Mary Kom has decided to join the rest of India’s Olympic-bound boxing team in Italy for training to avoid the added restrictions on those travelling to Tokyo from India amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Mary Kom will take off for Assisi in a day or two to join the eight other Olympic-bound boxers,…
Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj officially booked himself a Tokyo Olympics berth on Wednesday after the sport’s world governing body FINA approved his ‘A’ standard qualification time in the men’s 100m backstroke time trial at the Sette Colli Trophy in Rome. “…Srihari Nataraj Olympic qualification time of 53.77 (seconds) swam in the time trial at the…
Urges people to extend support to Tokyo-bound Indian athletes Railway Minister deploys space at 6,000 Railway Stations across the country to set up Olympics Selfie Points Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday announced a ‘Cheer4India’ campaign for the Tokyo-bound Indian athletes and urged people to extend their support to the sports persons, who will be…
The organisers of the Olympic Games in Japan plan to introduce stricter entry restrictions for athletes from certain countries starting next month, because of the spread of the Delta Coronavirus variant, a Japanese newspaper reported today. The new restrictions will apply to those arriving from India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan and the Maldives. Athletes…
No alcohol, no hugs, no cheers and no autographs: Tokyo Olympic organisers unveiled tough new rules for spectators at the pandemic Games yesterday, as they marked one month until the opening ceremony. Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto warned festivities “will have to be suppressed” to keep the Games safe, and conceded that organisers will need…
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The Indian Cricket Board (Board of Control for Cricket in India) on Sunday pledged a donation of Rs. 10 crore for the training and preparations of country’s Olympic- bound athletes. “BCCI has decided to extend support to the Indian Olympic Association and has pledged a monetary gesture of Rs. 10 crores,” the Cricket Board said…
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