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India team getting better on tactical and fitness fronts: Navneet Kaur

Talented forward Navneet Kaur says the Indian women's hockey team lacked experience during the Rio Olympics but the side is much better now as they gear up for the Tokyo Games

Entire Indian contingent will be vaccinated before Tokyo Olympics, says IOA

Indian Olympic Association said all the Tokyo Games-bound athletes and officials have got their first Covid-19 vaccine and they will get their second doses before the departure

Olympics 2021 qualification: Indian swimmers may compete in Europe in June

Top Indian swimmers could not compete in an Olympic Games qualification event in Monaco last week as the French government didn't exempt the 10-day quarantine rule for them

Ditching Olympics can further damage Japan's recession hit economy

Not holding the games on top of an extended emergency could knock back growth this year by as much as 1.7 percentage point, says economist.

Explained: Why Tokyo Olympics will be like no other amid Covid-19

Covid-19 is still spreading but the games appear to be going ahead, in what would be the biggest world event of the pandemic era

Japan could call up military doctors, nurses to help at Tokyo Olympics

Japan could call up military doctors and nurses from its Self-Defence Forces to help at this year's Tokyo Olympics, says defence minister Nobuo Kishi in parliament

Economic activity needs to stop for Tokyo Olympics to go ahead: Study

Study conducted by 2 University of Tokyo professors claims strict restrictions on movement of people, including ceasing of economic activity, during Olympics, Paralympics could reduce spread of Covid

Tokyo 2020: Major Japan newspaper Asahi calls for Olympic cancellation

Japan's Asahi Shimbun newspaper on Wednesday called for the Tokyo Olympics to be canceled with the games set to open in less than two months

IOA seeks details of vaccinated athletes from national federations

Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has sought details from the national federations about the vaccinated athletes and officials, who are set to travel to Tokyo for the Summer Games, beginning July 23

India's assured medal tally swelled to 12 in the Asian Championships

Four Indian boxers, including three women, advanced to the semifinals with impressive victories as India's assured medal tally swelled to 12 in the Asian Championships in Dubai

Asian championships: Boxer Sanjeet beats Tajikistan's Jasur to enter semis

India's Sanjeet Kumar defeated Jasur Qurbonov of Tajikistan 5-0 in quarter-finals of men's 91 kg category in Asian Boxing Championships here on Tuesday night

Japan's ambitious Olympics plans marred by 'cascade of calamities'

While polls show a majority of Japan's citizens want the Olympics postponed or canceled so far there's no indication Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga that the games will be called off.

Japan says US travel warning for coronavirus won't hurt Olympians

The Japanese government Tuesday was quick to deny a US warning for Americans to avoid traveling to Japan would have an impact on Olympians

Japan opens mass vaccination centres two months before Olympic Games

Japan mobilised military doctors and nurses to give shots to elderly people in Tokyo and Osaka on Monday as the government desperately tries to accelerate its vaccination rollout and curb coronavirus

Japan ponders a zero-spectator Olympics amid public backlash against event

Barring domestic fans would be a significant financial blow as it will dampen consumption and spending by sponsors who are counting on most ticket holders being allowed to attend.

Tokyo organisers say Olympics are safe; public, medical community disagrees

Much of the focus is on persuading a skeptical public and medical community that the games should go ahead

Tokyo 2020: Olympic-bound 2 rowers, 2 wrestlers included in TOPS

Olympic-bound rowers Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh and wrestlers Seema Bisla and Sumit Malik were included in the core group of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) of the sports ministry

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Australia unveils uniforms for opening ceremony

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) on Tuesday unveiled the official opening ceremony uniforms for its Tokyo Olympic Games-bound contingent

Indian boxing contingent cleared for Dubai Asian boxing Championships

The likes of Asian Games gold medallist Amit Panghal and six-time world champion MC Marykom will compete in the Asian Boxing Championships in Dubai this month

Visa processed, pistol coach Pavel Smirnov to join Indian shooting team

The much-vaunted Indian pistol team's foreign coach Pavel Smirnov is set to join the contingent in Croatia on Friday with two other coaches, Samaresh Jung and Ronak Pandit