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Olympic host Japan will not take part in China vaccine offer

Japan will not take part in China's offer accepted by the International Olympic Committee to provide vaccines for participants" in the postponed Tokyo Games and next year's Beijing Winter Games

Indian hockey teams to get allowance under TOPS till Olympics: SAI

The core group players of both the Indian men's and women's hockey teams will be entitled to a monthly allowance of Rs 50,000 under the government's Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS)

Riise to coach British women's soccer team at Tokyo Olympics

Britain's Olympic women's soccer team will be coached by Hege Riise in Japan, the English Football Association announced Wednesday. The Norwegian is currently in temporary charge of England after Phil Neville left in January to coach Inter Miami in Major League Soccer. During her playing career, Riise helped Norway win Olympic gold at the 2000 Games in Sydney, and she was an assistant coach as the United States won the title in 2012 in London. Riise will be assisted by former Canada international Rhian Wilkinson, who has been working alongside her at England. "I know firsthand as a former player just how huge the Olympics are as a tournament and I am enormously proud to have this opportunity to lead the GB squad into the Games," Riise said. "We will go there to give everything we have to be successful and I hope we can also use the power of the games to help women's football continue to grow in popularity." While the four British nations usually compete as England, Scotland, Wale

Japan to keep foreign spectators away from Tokyo Olympics amid Covid-19

The Tokyo 2020 games organising committee said in response that a decision would be made by the end of March

Tokyo Olympics: Atanu, Tarundeep, Deepika in Indian recurve archery squad

Seasoned Atanu Das and Tarundeeep Rai among men and Deepika Kumari in the women's section will headline the Indian recurve archery contingent during this year's Tokyo Olympics. After the final selection trials (Trial 3) at the Army Insitute of Sports in Pune, a six-strong squad which has three male and equal number of female archers was selected for the quadrennial extravaganza. Besides Atanu and Tarundeep, the other archer in the Indian men's team is Pravin Jadhav, while Ankita Bhakat and Komolika Bari complete the women's squad. "The selection for the Olympic team on a points system took into consideration the scores of Trial 2 that took place in November 2020, the scores of this trial and whether the archer had won an Olympic quota," a release issued by the Sports Authority of India stated. The men's recurve team had already won a quota by winning a silver medal at the 2019 Archery World Championships held in the Netherlands. "By winning this quota, they were eligible for singl

Olympic-bound Chopra shatters own javelin throw national record at IGP

Olympic-bound star Chopra smashed his own national record with a throw of 88.07m, which is also the bet of the year so far, in a sensational return to action during the 3rd Indian Grand Prix meet

New Tokyo Olympic president tries to assure Japan on safety

The new president of the Olympic organizing committee has begun holding weekly news conferences hoping to win over a doubting Japanese public with the postponed games opening in just under 5 months

No fans from abroad for postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics: Report

The postponed Tokyo Olympics look like they will take place without any fans from abroad when they open in just under five months. The Japanese newspaper Mainichi said on Wednesday the decision had been made to exclude foreign fans. It cited only unnamed sources involved in the discussions. It said a final decision would be made within the month. In the current situation it is impossible to bring in foreign spectators, the newspaper said, citing an unnamed government official. The report came just an hour before Tokyo organizers held five-party talks online with the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the central government of Japan. Fans were reported to be a key part of the discussion and IOC President Thomas Bach hinted at hard choices to be made in comments before the meeting. We will focus on the essentials, Bach said before the meeting began without reporters present. That means mainly the competitio

Tokyo Olympics add 12 women to executive board to reach 42%

The Tokyo Olympics made a symbolic gesture toward gender equality on Tuesday by appointing 12 women to the body's executive board. The board will now have 19 women among its 45 members, or 42%. To accommodate the new women, the size of the board was increased from 35 to 45. Several resignations on Tuesday also created more space. The move was announced by CEO Toshiro Muto after an executive board meeting. The names of the new members were expected to be announced on Wednesday. Seiko Hashimoto, the new president of the organizing committee, prompted the changes. She took over last month after 83-year-old former president Yoshiro Mori was forced to resign after making derogatory comments about women. Essentially, he said they talk too much. Regarding the promotion of gender equality, we believe that it is necessary to work with a sense of speed and produce solid results in order to restore the trust in the organizing committee," Hashimoto said at the start of the board ...

GP Athletics: Dutee wins 100m, none could qualify for Tokyo Olympics

Odisha's international sprinter Dutee Chand warmed up for a challenging season ahead by winning 100m dash in 11.51 seconds in the first Indian Grand Prix here on Thursday

Seven time olympian Seiko Hashimoto takes over as Tokyo Olympic president

Hashimoto had been serving as the Olympic minister in the cabinet of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. She also held a portfolio dealing with gender equality and women's empowerment

Tokyo Olympics Minister Seiko Hashimoto set to head organizing committee

Japan's minister in charge of holding the Tokyo Olympics, Seiko Hashimoto, has been selected by a panel to head the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee after Yoshiro Mori stepped down

Tokyo Olympics to pick Yoshiro Mori replacement; is a woman likely?

Yoshiro Mori's replacement as president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee is expected to be named very quickly

2020 Tokyo Olympics: Boxing qualification events canceled, postponed

A global boxing qualifying tournament for the Tokyo Olympics has been canceled and a European event was postponed from April to June

Tokyo Olympics to pick Yoshiro Mori's replacement; is a woman likely?

The 83-year-old former prime minister was forced to step down last week after making demeaning remarks about women

Tokyo Olympics chief quits, apologises again over sexist remarks

The resignation of the 83-year-old former prime minister further erodes confidence in organisers' ability to pull off the postponed Summer Games during a coronavirus pandemic

Tokyo Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori to step down over sexist remarks

He made the comments in a JOC meeting held online and open to the media. The JOC board has 25 members, of whom five are women

Olympic qualifying marathon event to be held on March 7 in New Delhi

The New Delhi National Marathon 2021, a qualification event for the Tokyo Olympics and recognised by Athletics Federation of India, will he held here on March 7

Budget 2021: Govt cuts sports budget by Rs 230.78 crore in an Olympic year

The Central government in the Union budget for 2021-22 on Monday allocated Rs.2,596.14 crore to sports, less by Rs.230.78 crore -- or, 8.16 per cent -- allocated in the previous financial year

Tokyo Olympics without spectators among options, says Games chief

Holding the Tokyo Olympics without spectators is one of the scenarios that the Games organising committee is evaluating