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Kylian Mbappe dreaming of playing for France at 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) star Kylian Mbappe said he is dreaming of playing for France at the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo

Asian championship is crucial Tokyo Olympics preparation: Mary Kom

It's a tournament that she has dominated for years but the Asian Boxing Championship this time is more than just a medal-winning opportunity for Mary Kom

Olympics 2021: IOC offers Tokyo medical help amid call for cancellation

IOC President Thomas Bach offered Wednesday to have added medical personnel available to help out when the games open in just over nine weeks

Tokyo medical body urges organizers to cancel Olympic Games due to Covid

The IOC and Tokyo Olympic organizers will run into some of the strongest medical-community opposition so far with the games set to open in just over eight weeks

Learned almost everything from Rio Olympics: Mirabai ahead of Tokyo Games

India's world record holder weightlifter Mirabai Chanu has learned her lessons from the in Rio meltdown five years ago and is now confident of doing well at the Tokyo Olympics. Last month, Mirabai had revealed that she was "completely broken" after the failure at the 2016 Rio Olympics and talking to a psychologist helped her get back on track. She said she has evolved as a weightlifter since the last Olympics, changing and tweaking techniques. "I learned a lot by participating in the Rio Olympics. In fact, I have learned everything from Rio -- from my weaknesses to how to rectify them, how to improve myself in terms of training and performance in competition," Mirabai said in a video posted by Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Monday. Mirabai had put up a highly disappointing performance at the Rio Games as she could not get an overall total in women's 48kg after failing to lift the weight in any of her three attempts in clean & jerk section. But since then, she has won the gold

Coronavirus: Don't hold Summer Olympics, says top Tokyo doctors' body

A Tokyo doctors' body has recommended cancelling this year's Olympics saying that hospitals in Japan are already overwhelmed due to spike in Covid-19 cases in the country

Chhatrasal case: No relief to Sushil Kumar, court denies anticipatory bail

A Delhi Court on Tuesday refused to grant anticipatory bail to absconding Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar in connection with the Chhatrasal Stadium brawl that led to the death of a wrestler

Athletics: High jumper Tejaswin Shankar clinches gold at outdoor meet in US

Indian high jumper Tejaswin Shankar has claimed a gold medal at the Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Manhattan, USA.

Manu Bhaker to write BA exams while shooting in European Championships

Inside her hotel room in Croatian capital Zagreb, India's Olympic medal hope Manu Bhaker is juggling shooting-related activities and studies

Japan to expand coronavirus emergency ahead of Tokyo Olympics 2020

Japan is set to further expand a coronavirus state of emergency, currently in Tokyo and 5 other prefectures, to nine areas as the government is determined to hold the Olympics in just over two months

Bajrang Punia to P V Sindhu, the ones India's Tokyo hopes are riding on

There are hopes that India may better its tally from 2016, with Olympic analysts Gracenote predicting that the country will accumul­ate a staggering haul of 17 medals

Chances of Saina, Srikanth qualifying for Olympics virtually over

Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth's chances of booking berths for Tokyo Olympics are all but over after the world body on Wednesday cancelled the last qualifying event in Singapore

Mary Kom, Lovlina Borgohain receive first dose of Covid-19 vaccine

India's Olympic-bound boxers Mary Kom and Lovlina Borgohain on Wednesday received their first dose of Covid-19 vaccine at Command Hospital in Pune on Wednesday

Tokyo 2020 sponsor Toyota 'conflicted' over Olympics as Covid cases surge

As sponsors, it breaks our heart to see public discontent aimed at athletes, says Jun Nagata, Toyota operating officer

Training is fine but I need competitions before Olympics: Neeraj Chopra

I am desperate for some competition ahead of the Tokyo Games given that two years have simply been "wasted" because of injury and the Covid-19 pandemic, says Neeraj Chopra

Tokyo Summer Games: WFI to decide on Olympic preparatory camp next week

The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) will conduct a brainstorming session next week to decide the venue for an Olympic preparatory camp since Sports Authority of India has closed training centres

Japanese PM slammed by lawmakers for prioritising Olympics amid pandemic

Japanese opposition lawmakers slammed Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga for what they called his 'Olympics first; attitude in prioritising the event even as Covid cases continue to rise in the country

I wanted shooters to train in safe environment: Rijiju on Croatia tour

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said his endeavour was to arrange a safe environment for the Olympic-bound shooters, who will soon be leaving the coronavirus-ravaged India to train and compete in Croatia

Two Tokyo Olympics: Inside and outside the National Stadium

Seated inside Tokyo's new $1.4 billion National Stadium, Sebastian Coe again tried to reassure athletes and skeptical residents of Japan that the postponed Olympics will be safe

Belief of winning Olympic medal motivates us: Hockey captain Manpreet

India hockey captain Manpreet Singh has said that despite the setback of a postponed European tour due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the team believes it has a good chance to win a medal