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Explainer: How will the coronavirus emergency affect the Olympics?

A virus state of emergency began Monday in Japan's capital, as the number of new cases is climbing fast and hospital beds are starting to fill just 11 days ahead of the Tokyo Olympics

IOA ropes in start-up for mental well-being of Olympic-bound athletes

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Monday announced partnership with Dhyana, the meditation-tracking start up, to work for the mental well-being of the country's Olympic-bound athletes.

Anurag Thakur chairs high-level meet to review India's Olympic preparation

Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Monday chaired the first review meeting after taking charge of his ministry as he took stock of India's preparation for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.

Neeraj Chopra confident of Tokyo performance despite disrupted preparations

Despite his preparations being disrupted by an injury and Covid-19 restrictions, star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is confident of putting up his best performance at the Tokyo Olympics

Govt will stand with Olympic players, try to provide facilities: Pramanik

Union Minister of State (MoS) for Youth Affairs and Sports Nisith Pramanik said that the Centre is confident that our sportspersons will play to bring glory to India

Olympics: Tokyo under fourth state of coronavirus emergency from today

The measure will last throughout the Olympics and end on August 22

World Coronavirus Dispatch: A fight of survival for world's best nightclubs

Tanzania sees 300% rise in infections, Tokyo volunteers and anticipating fans suddenly have nothing to do, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Tokyo Olympics: Spectators also barred from outlying venues amid Covid

All fans from abroad were banned months ago.

Be prepared for long wait at Tokyo airport on arrival: IOA prez to athletes

IOA President Narinder Batra highlighted fresh concerns that India's Olympic-bound athletes may face on arrival in Tokyo, including spending long hours in immigration without food and water

First batch of Indian athletes to depart for Tokyo Olympics on July 17: IOA

First batch of India's Olympic-bound athletes will depart for Tokyo on July 17, IOA President Narinder Batra said while expressing disappointment at organisers' refusal to allow them to come earlier

Tokyo Olympics: Sindhu, Praneeth get easy draws; task for Chirag-Satwik

Rio Games silver medallist and reigning world champion P V Sindhu and B Sai Praneeth have been handed easy draws for the Tokyo Olympics beginning July 23. While Sindhu has been seeded sixth and drawn in Group J of women's singles, Praneeth was seeded 13th in Group D of men's singles competition. World no 10 men's doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy will be competing in Group A. Sindhu will face Hong Kong's world number 34 Cheung Ngan Yi and Israel's Ksenia Polikarpova, ranked 58th, in the league stages, while Praneeth will have to go past world no 29 Mark Caljouw of Netherlands and Isreal's Misha Zilberman, ranked 47. Chirag and Satwiksairaj, however, were handed a tough draw which was announced by BWF on Thursday. The Indian duo will have to compete against top seed Indonesian pair of Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo and Marcus Fernaldi Gideon, Chinese Taipei's world no 3 Lee yang and Wang Chi Lin and England duo of Ben Lane and Sean Vendy, ranked 18th. In the singl

Hashimoto: Tokyo Paralympics could still see some fans

Tokyo Olympic organizers are holding out hope that the Paralympic Games might allow some fans. Organizers and the International Olympic Committee on Thursday banned all fans from Olympic venues in Tokyo and three neighboring prefectures because of surging COVID-19 cases. A smattering of Olympic venues in outlying areas of Japan will allow some fans. Fans from abroad were banned several months ago as too risky. Organizing committee President Seiko Hashimoto, speaking at a Friday briefing, said a decision on Paralympic fans would be made after the Olympics close on Aug. 8. The Paralympics open on Aug. 24 and will involve 4,400 athletes. The Olympics involve 11,000. A state of emergency imposed by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga goes into effect on Monday and ends on Aug. 22. After the Olympics Games close as soon as possible we would like to make a decision," Hashimoto said. Because if it's postponed any further it will impact the preparations for the Paralympics. Tokyo reported 8

Olympic flame arrives in Tokyo ahead of opening ceremony on July 23

After a year-long delay, traversing 46 prefectures over 106 days, the Olympic flame has finally arrived in Tokyo on Friday ahead of the Olympic Games.

Olympics is not going to be easy, each point is very important: PV Sindhu

Rio Olympics silver medallist PV Sindhu believes she has a good draw going in the Tokyo Games but is aware of the tough competition in quadrennial event and feels every point will be crucial.

Tokyo 2020 "sorry" to let down Olympic fans

Tokyo 2020 Senior Director of Ticketing Hidenori Suzuki has apologized on Friday for not allowing any spectators at venues in Tokyo and the three neighbouring prefectures of Saitama, Chiba, Kanagawa.

Nick Kyrgios pulls out of Tokyo Olympics; cites injury, lack of crowds

Nick Kyrgios pulled out of Australia's tennis team for the Olympics hours after Tokyo's governor confirmed a ban on fans in the city's stadiums during the games which start July 23. Kyrgios posted a statement on social media early Friday local time to announce his withdrawal, citing a need to get healthy and the ban on fans at Tokyo Olympics venues as reasons. "It's been my dream to represent Australia at the Olympics and I know I may never get that opportunity again," Kyrgios posted. "But I also know myself. The thought of playing in front of empty stadiums just doesn't sit right with me. It never has." The 26-year-old Australian, who also missed the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, said he also "wouldn't want to take an opportunity away from a healthy Aussie athlete ready to represent the country." At Wimbledon last week, Kyrgios had to retire after the second set of his third-round match against Felix Auger-Aliassime because of a strained abdominal muscle. He said it was a ...

PM Modi to interact with Tokyo-bound athletes on July 13 before departure

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with India's Olympic-bound sportspersons on July 13, three days before the first batch of athletes departs for the Games in Tokyo

Challenges and opportunities are unprecedented for Tokyo Olympics: IOC Prez

The President of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, said that challenges and opportunities are unprecedented for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020

Money, money, money: The cost of Tokyo's pandemic-delayed Games

Ticket revenues had initially been expected at about 90 billion yen ($815 million) but will now drop to virtually nothing.

Olympics host city Tokyo bans spectators amid Covid-19 emergency

But spectators may be allowed at venues outside Greater Tokyo area