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About the fans

Fans in stadiums account for a minuscule portion of the audience for whom athletes perform. It's the global TV audiences from which sports bodies derive their revenues

Tokyo Olympics: Much improved, women's hockey team aims to impress

India was one of the six teams invited to participate when women's hockey made its Olympics debut in 1980 at Moscow. India finished fourth behind Zimbabwe, Czechoslovakia and Soviet Union.

Tokyo Olympic flame is the first powered by hydrogen

Inspired by the sun, the Tokyo Olympic cauldron is designed to be better for the planet. The flame at Tokyo's National Stadium and another cauldron burning along the waterfront near Tokyo Bay throughout the games will be sustained in part by hydrogen, the first time the fuel source will be used to power an Olympic fire. Previous flames have usually run on propane, although magnesium, gunpowder, resin and olive oil have also been used since the first modern cauldron was lit for the Amsterdam Games in 1928. The torch relay was introduced eight years later for Berlin. Unlike propane, hydrogen does not produce carbon dioxide when combusted. The Tokyo cauldron is fueled by hydrogen produced by a factory in the Fukushima prefecture that runs on renewable energy. Propane and hydrogen were both used during the torch relay. Organizers for the London Games in 2012 touted plans for a low-carbon torch but couldn't get the design right in time. They instead used a mix of propane and butane. ...

Snapchat new lenses to help users train like Olympians

Popular social media platform Snapchat on Friday announced that the official Olympics account on the platform will have an innovative Augmented Reality (AR) Lens

Olympics: On eve of Indian shooters' events, coaches remain confident

Indian shooting team coaches Deepali Deshpande and Ronak Pandit sounded optimistic on the eve of the shooters' first big test in the Tokyo Olympics here. Apurvi Chandela and Elavenil Valarivan will represent India as the shooting events begin on Saturday with the women's 10m air rifle competition at the Asaka Range. That will be followed by the men's 10m air pistol qualification and the final with Saurabh Chaudhary and Abhishek Verma in action. Coaches of both the rifle and pistol camps were upbeat after completion of pre-event training. National rifle coach Deepali Deshpande said, "The girls are all raring to go and training today has been as planned. We are confident of a good showing tomorrow." Also sharing his thoughts was pistol coach Ronak. "Yes the boys trained for an hour today as did other members of the squad and they are all shaping up well. We are all looking forward to the start of competitions and are focused on the job ahead," Ronak said. India is being represente

Tokyo Olympics: I'll put my money on Saurabh, Sarnobat, says Anjali Bhagwat

Tokyo Olympics: I'll put my money on Saurabh, Sarnobat, says Anjali Bhagwat

Youngest Tokyo Olympian Zaza from war-ravaged Syria living her dream

Not even a devastating war that destroyed her home city could stop Syria's 12-year-old table tennis player Hend Zaza from pursuing and realising her Olympic dream.

'CHEER4INDIA' campaign will encourage Olympic bound athletes: Gopichand

National badminton coach Pullela Gopichand has high hopes from the Indian contingent as he feels the athletes can go one step ahead in the ongoing Tokyo Games.The former Indian badminton player on Friday wished everyone who are participating in the Tokyo Olympic Games. He said that over the last one and a half years, every field of work has faced hurdles and so did the sports field.Gopichand said that he is expecting Indian players to win more medals. He stressed that this year's Olympics is not going to be easy as many players from across the country had tough times practicing their game."Every year counts for a sportsperson and it is really important that the Olympics are being conducted this year even during this Pandemic," Gopichand told ANI."We have been very fortunate as the last two times at the Olympics, we had a bronze and a silver. This time maybe we can have a medal which is probably more and better than Rio," he added.Gopichand also lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi and .

Olympics: Tokyo starts fresh chapter despite opening shorn of glamour

The organising committee of the Olympics put together an opening ceremony that lacked the glitz and glamour of previous editions but was apt for the current situation of a world ravaged by pandemic

Covid-hit Tokyo Olympics open sans customary razzle dazzle

The Olympics like no other opened here on Friday sans the customary razzmatazz

Shooters all set to launch India's gold quest at Tokyo Olympics

India's 10m air rifle women's duo of Apurvi Chandela and Elavenil Valarivan and the men's 10m air pistol pair of Saurabh Chaudhary and Abhishek Verma will kick off India's medal hunt

Olympics: Jadhav to pair up with Deepika in archery mixed team event

Pravin Jadhav's better performance compared to Atanu Das in the ranking round has prompted him to be paired with Deepika Kumari for the archery mixed team event

Men's hockey preview: Pressure on India to make a strong start

Eight-time champions India open their Tokyo Olympic Games men's hockey campaign against New Zealand at Oi Hockey Stadium here on Saturday

Hosts in the way of 4th straight Chinese clean sweep in table tennis

Table tennis powerhouse China will seek their fourth straight clean sweep of table tennis titles at the Olympics while host Japan may provide the strongest challenge

Unvaccinated US swimmer sparks debate as Tokyo Olympics start

A debate is brewing between former gold medalist Maya DiRado and some American swimmers over US medal threat Michael Andrew's decision not to be vaccinated against the Covid-19 virus

IOA ropes in Adani Group as sponsor for Tokyo Olympics

The Indian Olympic Association on Friday roped in Adani Group as a sponsor for the Indian contingent at the ongoing Tokyo Games.

Tokyo Olympics 2021 opening ceremony, full schedule, live telecast in India

A total of around 11,000 athletes from 206 countries are expected to participate in 33 sports in Tokyo Olympics 2021. Check Tokyo 2020 full Inda's schedule, live streaming and other details here

Olympics: Portuguese surfer Frederico Morais tests positive for Covid-19

Portuguese surfer Frederico Morais has announced that he tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss the sport's Olympic debut in Japan.

Delhi Metro installs Olympics selfie stations to root for athletes

A number of selfie points have been set up by the Delhi Metro authorities at its prominent stations, including at Rajiv Chowk and JLN Stadium, to cheer up the athletes taking part in Tokyo Olympics

IOC Task Force promises clean boxing competition at Tokyo Olympics

IOC Task Force on Friday promised a clean competition at the mega-event here, warning the referees and judges that even 'one injustice' would make the sport's future 'dark'