New Zealand (NZ) weightlifter Laurel Hubbard was selected as the first transgender Olympic athlete Monday after Kiwi officials made a ground-breaking call on “a highly sensitive and complex issue.” New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) Chief Kereyn Smith said Hubbard, 43 — who was born male but transitioned to female in her 30s — met all…
The Tokyo Olympic organisers are working on how to ensure safe stay and seamless training of the Indian athletes inside the Games Village, according to a letter they have sent to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). The Indian athletes and officials travelling for the Olympics have been asked by the Japanese government to undergo daily…
Four sailors from India to compete at this year’s Tokyo Olympics Mysore/Mysuru: In a historic first for India, four sailors from the country will compete at this year’s Olympics after the pair of Kelappanda Chengappa Ganapathy – Varun Thakkar and Vishnu Saravanan made the cut for Tokyo at the Asian Qualifiers in Oman on Thursday….
Concerned at the increasing number of athletes contracting COVID-19 at top training centres, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has asked the authorities to expedite the process to get the Olympic-bound athletes get vaccinated soon at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi. Thirty sports persons and support staff across disciplines returned…
The number of guests at Tokyo Olympics will be reduced as will non-essential staff, International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Friday, mirroring the decision by Japan to ban overseas spectators from attending the summer showpiece. “The International Olympic Committee Executive Board has decided to grant accreditation only to people who have essential and operational roles at…
The Tokyo Olympics torch relay kicked off today, a year late and without spectators, heralding a major step towards the start of the Coronavirus-delayed Games on July 23. The rose-gold, cherry blossom-shaped Olympic torch was lit at the J-Village sports complex in Fukushima, which served as a base for operations responding to the 2011 nuclear…
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: 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…
Japanese 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,…
Doha: 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…
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