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Biggest moment of my career: Boxer Sanjeet after winning gold medal

Sanjeet took down Kazakhstan's Vassiliy Levit, who is the 2016 Olympic silver-medallist and a two-time world bronze-winner

Japanese Olympic athletes get vaccine shots as general public lags

Japan started vaccinating Tokyo Games-bound athletes on Tuesday, the Japanese Olympic Committee said

Defending champion Marin pulls out of Tokyo Olympics due to knee injury

Defending champion Carolina Marin on Tuesday pulled out of the Tokyo Olympics after suffering an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) tear in her left knee that will require a surgery to heal.

Current hockey team better prepared for Olympics than 2016: Raghunath

Veteran India dragflicker VR Raghunath thinks that the current team is better prepared for the Olympics than the side which finished eighth in the previous edition in Rio de Janerio

Experience at Asian Boxing C'ships will be helpful for Olympics: Pooja Rani

India boxer Pooja Rani (75kg) feels the experience of featuring in the tournament will help in the preparation for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.

Olympic games face shortage of medical staff as Covid cases surge in Japan

Organisers had initially planned to have about 10,000 medical staff on standby for the games, but have to cut short to about 7,000.

Olympics 2021: Neeraj Chopra gets France visa to compete in tournaments

Javelin Thrower Neeraj Chopra has been granted a visa to travel to France to feature in the international competitions ahead of the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.

Tokyo 2020: Olympic bound Indian wrestlers' camp in Warsaw from next week

A month-long training-cum-exposure camp for the Olympic Games bound freestyle wrestlers is scheduled to commence in Warsaw, Poland, next week, says Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) official

Olympics 2021 qualification: Indians fancy chances at Qosanov athletics

Elite Indian athletes, including the national women's 4x100 metres relay team, aiming to make the cut for the Olympics 2021 are looking ahead to compete in next month's Qosanov Memorial meet in Almaty

Looks like the games ain't happening

A nationwide survey in Japan, conducted between May 7 and 9, by the conservative Yomiuri Shimbun, showed 59 per cent wanted the Games cancelled as opposed to 39 per cent who said they should be held.

Tokyo Olympics: Athletes should travel with confidence, says IOC chief Bach

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach is confident that the organising committee of Tokyo 2020 will be able to stage a safe and secure showpiece event for the athletes

Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikath miss out on Olympics 2021 qualification

Badminton's global governing body said that no more qualifying tournaments would be played due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Japan to extend coronavirus emergency with safe Olympics at stake

The Olympics is just over 50 days away

Japan to extend coronavirus virus emergency with safe Olympics at stake

Japan is set to extend a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and other areas with infections not yet slowing to levels it can safely host the Olympics opening in just over 50 days

European Union leaders express support for holding Tokyo Olympics 2021

The European Union's two top officials expressed support for holding the Tokyo Olympics 2021 despite growing opposition to the event in Japan because of the coronavirus pandemic

Covid-19: US experts flag concerns for Olympics 2021, call for WHO help

International Olympic Committee has not taken adequate steps to protect athletes, coaches, and support staff from Covid-19 during the impending July Olympic Games in Tokyo, say experts

Tokyo Olympics 2021: Australia announces women's basketball team

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) announced its 12-strong women's basketball team for the Tokyo Olympic Games

Asian Boxing C'ships: India assured of 15 medals; Panghal, Krishan in semis

Defending champion Amit Panghal (52kg) and the redoubtable Vikas Krishan (69kg) were among three Indian boxers who advanced to the semifinals on Wednesday

US trusts Japan to prioritise public health safety at Olympics: White House

The United States government has extended its trust over Japan's "commitment" to prioritise public health ahead of Tokyo Olympics this summer on July 23 amid the Covid-19 pandemic

Head of Japanese doctors union warns of risk if Tokyo Olympics go ahead

A physician representing a Japanese medical body warned that holding the postponed Tokyo Olympics in two months could lead to the spread of variants of the coronavirus