Athletics: Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra reaches Portugal, set for return to competition

Chopra has not taken part in any international event after qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics in January last year in South Africa.

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· Jun 07, 2021 · 12:51 pm

Olympics 2020: Around 10,000 volunteers quit fifty days ahead of the opening ceremony

Japan is battling a fourth wave of coronavirus infections, with Tokyo and several other parts of the country under a state of emergency.

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· Jun 03, 2021 · 09:26 am

Hockey: Having missed out on Rio Olympics, defender Birendra Lakra keen to make an impact in Tokyo

India are hoping to win their first Olympic medal in hockey since 1980.

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· Jun 01, 2021 · 11:52 am

Olympics 2020: Japan’s Naomi Osaka unsure if Tokyo Games should happen in the middle of the pandemic

A virus state of emergency in the Japanese capital and other parts of the country was extended last week.

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· May 11, 2021 · 09:43 am

There should be a discussion if it’s making people uncomfortable, says Naomi Osaka on Tokyo Olympics

There has been increasing pressure from the Japanese public to cancel the Olympics, which have already been postponed once from its original dates.

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· May 10, 2021 · 11:33 am

Tokyo Olympics can be a beacon of hope and optimism, says World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe

A virus state of emergency in Tokyo and other parts of Japan was extended on Friday, less than three months before the Olympics are due to begin.

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· May 09, 2021 · 07:09 pm

Badminton: Malaysia Open, part of Olympic qualification cycle, postponed due to Covid-19 surge

Earlier in April, the BWF had announced the same decision for India Open, a Super 500 event, that was scheduled in Delhi for 11-16 May.

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· May 07, 2021 · 04:31 pm

There might be a situation where we can’t allow any spectators to attend: Tokyo 2020 president

Former Olympian Hashimoto said the Games could only be a success if organisers completely protect athletes and people in Japan.

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· Apr 30, 2021 · 11:08 pm

Tokyo Olympics could be held behind closed doors, says Games president Seiko Hashimoto

Overseas spectators have already been barred from the Tokyo Games, and this week a decision on domestic fans was delayed until June.

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· Apr 30, 2021 · 01:19 pm

Wrestling: Sandeep, Sumit, Satyawart miss out on Olympic quotas at Asian qualifying event

Sonam Malik and Anshu Malik were the only ones to qualify for the Games through the event in Almaty.

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· Apr 11, 2021 · 06:30 pm

Sailing: India’s Vishnu Saravanan, KC Ganapathy-Varun Thakkar qualify for Tokyo Olympics

For the first time, Indian sailors will be participating at an Olympic Games in more than one discipline.

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· Apr 08, 2021 · 04:19 pm

Olympics 2020: North Korea to skip Tokyo Games due to coronavirus pandemic

The announcement extinguishes the possibility that the postponed Olympics, could kickstart now deadlocked talks process between Japan and North Korea.

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· Apr 06, 2021 · 06:34 pm