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Coronavirus: Organisers back move to light Olympic flame without spectators

The Olympic flame will be relayed for eight days in Greece before being handed over to the Japanese Olympic Committee on March 19

Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Mary Kom reaches semis, secures Tokyo 2020 berth

The other six boxers who have qualified for the Olympics are Amit Panghal, Pooja Rani, Lovlina Borgohain, Vikas Krishan, Satish Kumar, and Ashish Kumar

Fukushima hotspots make headlines before Olympics, but what's the risk?

Japan hopes the Tokyo Olympics will showcase recovery in areas devastated by the tsunami that left over 18,500 people dead and missing, and unleashed the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl

Charlesworth wants India-Australia men's hockey final in Tokyo Olympics

Charlesworth, who was associated with the Indian set-up in the past, feels that the eight-time Olympic champions have improved a lot in the last decade, which makes them a medal contender in Tokyo

Five Indian boxers book Olympic berths; enter semis of Asian qualifiers

Satish, Rani, Krishan, Lovlina Borgohain (69kg) and Ashish Kumar (75kg) became the first set of Indian boxers to qualify for Tokyo Olympics 2020 scheduled in July-August

Pooja, Lovlina, Vikas: India's troika of Asian champs qualify for Olympics

While Rani and Borgohain secured their maiden Olympic spots, Krishan will be making his third successive appearance at the quadrennial showpiece

Japan's Abe under fire over Covid-19; to alter emergency declaration law

Japan more than 1,000 cases of the virus including about 700 from a cruise ship quarantined near Tokyo last month

Coronavirus impact: Delhi shooting World Cup put off, Olympic event scraped

The development comes after the govt imposed several restrictions on the entry of travellers from affected countries such as China, Italy, South Korea, Japan and Iran, in a bid to contain the virus.

Media to sponsors: What's at stake if Tokyo Olympics succumb to coronavirus

Tokyo 2020's budget is split between the organising committee and local and national governments; the IOC contributed more than $800 million

IOC to allow male and female flagbearers at Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony

The IOC also announced that July 24-August 9 Olympics will be the 'first gender-balanced Olympic Games in history with 48.8 per cent women's participation'

Coronavirus: Japan minister hints that Tokyo Olympics 2020 may be postponed

While answering a question in the Japanese parliament, the minister said the contract with IOC called for games to be held within 2020

Ready to top up fiscal spending if COVID-19 hits economy: Japanese PM Abe

Abe's remarks came a day after Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda signalled the central bank's readiness to stabilise markets if necessary

We need to put a consistent show across all quarters: Indian hockey coach

Reid was happy with his team's performance in the recently-concluded FIH Pro League matches against the Netherlands, world champions Belgium and Australia.

Coronavirus: Saina asks BWF and IOC to extend Olympics qualification period

Concerns over rapid spread of Coronavirus had forced postponement of the 4 Olympic qualifying events so far -- Lingshui China Masters, Vietnam International Challenge and German Open and Polish Open

Olympics to go ahead: Japan PM seeks citizens' help in war on Coronavirus

Abe had already come under fire for his handling of the coronavirus, and Saturday's news conference was his first since the outbreak

India pulls out of Shooting World Cup in Cyprus citing coronavirus fears

The Indian team withdrew from the tournament on the advice of the government, a National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) source told PTI

Olympics preparation going well, want to do well and give my best: Sindhu

Sindhu is currently playing for the Hyderabad Hunters in the Premier Badminton League (PBL)

Ace sprinter Dutee Chand hopes to qualify for Tokyo Olympics next month

The first edition of the competition will be held in Bhubaneswar from February 22 to March 1

Pro League: Excited to play against India ahead of Olympics, says Briels

India is looking really sharp as well, and they have been playing well which is something we saw in their initial two matches against the Dutch, says Belgium Captain Thomas Briels

Pro league: Olympics on mind, India improving with each match, says Gurjant

India had a great start to their FIH Pro League campaign as they defeated the Netherlands in both their matches last month.