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Tokyo 2020: Anurag Thakur to send off first batch of Indian athletes today

With the Tokyo Olympics set to commence in a week's time, a formal send-off ceremony will take place on Saturday at New Delhi's Airport as the first batch of athletes departs from India to Tokyo

South Korea removes banners at Tokyo Olympic village after IOC ruling

South Korea's Olympic committee said it has removed banners at the Olympic athletes' village in Tokyo that referred to a 16th-century war between Korea and Japan after IOC ruled it was provocative.

IOC President Bach visit Hiroshima as Olympic Truce comes into force

The United Nations Truce Resolution for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 came into force from Friday

Indian shooting contingent arrives in Tokyo ahead of Olympic Games

Indian shooting team on Saturday arrived in Tokyo for the upcoming Olympic Games which gets underway from July 23.Samples of the shooting contingent for the COVID-19 test have been collected and they all are waiting for the results.On Friday, the Indian shooting contingent for Tokyo 2020 reached Amsterdam from their Zagreb base in Croatia. Saurabh Choudhary, Abhishek Verma, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, and Anjum Moudgil headline India's shooting squad.The Indian team had an incredible medal-winning performance at ISSF World Cup in New Delhi and Croatia. The medal count was less in Croatia than in New Delhi because of less representation. In New Delhi, 52 shooters competed, while only 14 Indian shooters were in the fray in Croatia.The Indian shooting squad for Tokyo 2020 consists of Deepak Kumar, Divyansh Singh Panwar, Sanjeev Rajput, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Saurabh Chaudhary, Abhishek Verma, Angad Vir Singh Bajwa, Mairaj Ahmad Khan, Apurvi Chandela, Elavenil Valarivan, Anjum ...

Confident of clinching medal in Tokyo, says Noida DM after securing berth

Noida District Magistrate and para-badminton player Suhas L. Yathiraj, who would be representing India in the upcoming Paralympics, is confident of winning a medal at Tokyo 2020

Tokyo 2020: First case of Covid-19 detected in Olympic Games Village

With just six days to go for the much-awaited Tokyo Olympics, the first case of coronavirus has been detected at the Games village

Tokyo 2020: Japan's Olympic security balancing act: Few are satisfied

Japan's massive security apparatus has raised complaints that the nation, during the weeks of the Games, will look more like authoritarian North Korea or China

Best of BS Opinion: Fuel price surge, the path to herd mortality & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Saturday

Economics of pandemic-affected Olympics

Atanu Biswas tells you all about the economics of holding Olympic Games.

Olympics: High chances of India finishing on hockey podium: Baskaran

Padmashri V. Baskaran was the captain when India last won a gold medal in hockey at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow.

Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu lands in Tokyo ahead of Olympics

Ace Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu on Friday reached Tokyo from her training base in the USA for the upcoming Olympic Games, beginning on July 23. Chanu, India's lone weightlifter at the Olympics, landed here along with national coach Vijay Sharma and assistant coach Sandip Kumar after undergoing a 50-day training stint in St Louis, USA. Another coach Pramod Sharma and physiotherapist Aalap Javadekar also accompanied Chanu for the Tokyo Games, which was delayed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 26-year-old Indian will be competing in the 49 kg category in her second Olympics. Chanu, who won gold medals in the 2017 World Championships and 2018 Commonwealth Games in the 48kg category, had a disappointing outing at the Rio Games, faltering in all her three attempts. India will be represented by a 228-strong contingent, including 119 athletes, at the the Tokyo Olympics, being held under strict health protocols and without spectators in the wake of the raging health ...

Tokyo Olympics: Indian hockey teams look to end 41-year-old medal drought

Indian hockey teams might have dominated the sport in the 20th century, but the Asian side has not claimed a medal in the Summer Olympics since 1980

Past Olympic failures will play on my mind, says Deepika Kumari

Indian archer Deepika Kumari says the failure to win medals in the last two Olympics will "play on her mind" but she is trying to stay away from the negative emotions as she heads to the Tokyo Games.

IOC's Thomas Bach gets mixed reaction in one-day visit to Hiroshima

IOC President Thomas Bach got a mixed reception in his visit on Friday to Hiroshima to mark the first day of the so-called Olympic Truce.

Olympics 2021: Boxing full schedule, match timings, live telecast details

India's boxing matches will start from July 24 at 7:30 pm IST. Mary Kom will play her first match at Tokyo Olympics on July 25. Check India's Boxing matches full schedule here

Summer Olympics 2021: Sumit Nagal now eligible for Tokyo singles draw

If Nagal can make it to Tokyo by completing all the required formalities, it remains to be seen if he makes the doubles draw with Rohan Bopanna, who could not enter with Divij Sharan till now

Weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu departs for Tokyo 2020 from USA

Ace Indian weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu has departed for Tokyo 2020, which is scheduled to begin from July 23, after completing her final bit of preparation here at St. Louis

Tokyo Olympics: Know what happens if an athlete tests Covid-19 positive

An athlete or a team that is forced to withdraw because of Covid will be considered 'did not start (DNS)' instead of 'disqualified'. Check Covid protocols during Olympics 2021 here

IOA ropes in SFA as another sponsor for Indian contingent at Tokyo Olympics

Indian Olympic Association has roped in SFA Pvt Ltd. as a sponsor for Indian contingent at Tokyo Games, which begins on July 23

IOA names B K Sinha as Press Attache of India's Olympic contingent

Indian Olympic Association has appointed retired IPS officer B K Sinha will perform the dual role of Security as well as Press Attache of country's contingent at Tokyo Games, which begins on July 23