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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

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

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

Sumit Malik earns Olympic quota in men's 125kg freestyle wrestling

India's Sumit Malik has won the Olympic quota place in the men's 125kg freestyle wrestling event by reaching the final of the World Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament here.

Indian rowing team of Arjun Lal and Arvind Singh qualifies for Olympics

Indian rowers Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh qualified for Olympics in men's lightweight double sculls event after finishing second in the final race of the Asia/Oceania Continental Qualifying Regatta

Japan set to extend coronavirus emergency in Tokyo through May

Japan is set to expand and extend a state of emergency in Tokyo and other areas through May 31 as coronavirus continues spreading and uncertainty grows about safely holding the Olympics 11 weeks away

Tokyo 2020: Pfzier and BioNTech to donate vaccines for Olympic athletes

Vaccine developers Pfizer and BioNTech will donate doses to inoculate athletes and officials preparing for the Tokyo Olympics, says IOC

Tokyo 2020: Wrestler Sumit Malik one win away from Olympic qualification

But it was all over for Amit Dhankar and Satywart Kadiyan, who were ousted from the World Wrestling Olympic Qualifiers after losing at different stages of the competition

Tokyo 2020: Anti-Olympic petition gains tens of thousands of signatures

An online petition calling for the Tokyo Olympics 2020 to be canceled has gained tens of thousands of signatures since being launched in Japan only days ago

Japan to establish no-fly zone over Olympic venues during Tokyo 2020

Japanese government will set up a no-fly zone over Olympic venues from July 21 to September 5 as part of anti-terrorism measures during the summer games in Tokyo

Olympics: Tokyo wants Covid-19 state of emergency extended as cases surge

Tokyo needs to extend the current state of emergency as the number of new coronavirus infections has continued to increase, says Governor Yuriko Koike

Sebastian Coe gives stamp of approval to Tokyo Olympic test event

The head of the world governing body of track and field, said a half-marathon test event run in Japan's northern city made him confident that the Olympic marathon can be held successfully

Covid-19: Italy to vaccinate its athletes for Tokyo Olympics 2020

The Italian Olympic Committee is making arrangements to vaccinate its entire team for the Tokyo Games

Indian wrestlers make last attempt to qualify for Tokyo Olympics 2020

Handed an opportunity to qualify for the Tokyo Games at the fag end of his international career, veteran wrestler Amit Dhankar would go all out when he takes the mat along with 11 other Indians

Flight ban: India likely to miss Olympic qualifier World Relays in Poland

Star sprinters Hima Das and Dutee Chand might miss the Olympic qualifying World Athletics Relays in Poland on May 1 and 2 as the Indian team's connecting flight to Amsterdam has been suspended

IOC push ahead with plans to open Tokyo Olympics during state of emergency

Local organizers and the International Olympic Committee pushed ahead Wednesday with plans to open the postponed Tokyo Olympics in just under three months

Tokyo Olympics torch relay has first positive Covid-19 case: Details here

Tokyo Olympics organizers said Thursday that a policeman tested positive for Covid-19 a day after his assignment last week at the Olympic torch relay

Tokyo Olympics will go on, but in name only as Covid-19 surges globally

In 1964, less than two decades removed from World War II, Japan used the Summer Olympics to showcase its astonishing recovery from a horrific defeat

Tokyo marks 100 days to go until Olympics despite Covid-19 uncertainties

Tokyo marked 100 days to go until the postponed Olympics on Wednesday amid lingering uncertainty over whether the Games can be staged safely amid the Covid-19 pandemic