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BCCI to donate Rs 10 crore for Olympic-bound athletes' preparations

The Indian cricket board on Sunday pledged a donation of Rs 10 crore for the training and preparations of country's Olympic-bound athletes.

Neeraj throws 83.18m in Lisbon in first international event in over a year

Olympic-bound star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra came up with a best effort of 83.18m to win an event in Lisbon, Portugal in his first international competition after more than a year.

Olympic preparation on track after Manika agrees to attend national camp

Indian table tennis contingent's Olympic preparations got a much needed boost when spaddler Manika Batra agreed to join the national camp in Sonepat to train with mixed doubles partner Sharath Kamal.

Anshu Malik withdraws from Poland Open, being tested for Covid-19

Olympic-bound young Indian wrestler Anshu Malik on Friday withdrew from the Poland Open after catching fever and will be in isolation as a precautionary measure till she gets her COVID-19 test report.

Five Olympic bound athletes yet to receive first dose of Covid-19 vaccine

Boxer Simranjeet and shooter Saurabh Chaudhary are among the five Olympic-bound athletes who are yet to be given their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.Around 120 athletes and 27 para-athletes have received their first dose of the vaccine while 58 athletes and four para-athletes have got their second dose.Moreover, 114 coaches and support staff have got their first dose while 37 members have received their second dose as well."Of the actual Olympic bound Athletes only 5 are left for their 1st dose. All five were Covid positive and have since recovered," sources in the known developments told ANI."Boxer Simranjeet, Four Shooters Saurabh Chaudhary, Rahi Sarnobat, Deepak Kumar and Mairaj Ahmed Khan are ones who have been left. Request Boxing and Shooting to get needful done urgently and revert," the source informed.Earlier this week, Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Narinder Batra said that the upcoming Tokyo Games will be a level playing field for everyone involved and ...

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The Olympic Games flame handover in Athens will be done in an empty stadium on March 19

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)

Tokyo 2020 postpones volunteer training due to coronavirus outbreak

Organizers said volunteers would be informed individually of the rescheduled dates and insisted the postponement would have no impact on the preparations for the Games

An Olympic event where first prize is the chance to lose billions

Delegates, representing Los Angeles, Paris, Rome and Budapest, have been scoping out the venues, receiving briefings on the massive security operation and taking meetings with just about anyone who can conceivably influence the outcome