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Some fans. No fans. Tokyo undecided as games open in 3 weeks

Banning all fans from the Tokyo Olympics is still an option with the games opening during a pandemic in just three weeks, Seiko Hashimoto, the president of the Tokyo organizing committee, said Friday. This would be a reversal of a decision spelled out 10 days ago by organizers to allow a limited number of local fans up to 10,000 to attend. Fans from abroad were banned months ago as too great a risk. The possible about-face is being forced by rising new infections in Tokyo, the appearance of the rapidly spreading delta variant, and fears that the Olympics and Paralympics with 15,400 athletes and tens of thousands of others entering Japan could turn into a super-spreader event. "The situation of infection changes and how it will be it is still unclear," Hashimoto said in a Friday briefing. But from Tokyo 2020's perspective, we also include an option of not having spectators." Yet another decision on fans could be announced next week after a meeting of the International Olympic ...

China announces 14-member badminton squad for Tokyo Olympics 2021

The Chinese Badminton Association on Wednesday announced its 14-player squad, including the 2016 Olympics champion Chen Long, for the Tokyo Olympic Games.

Breastfeeding Olympians allowed to bring babies to Tokyo Olympics 2021

Canadian basketball player Kim Gaucher, who is breastfeeding her infant daughter, has won in her quest to bring the baby to the Tokyo Olympics. The International Olympic Committee says nursing mothers will now be allowed to bring their babies to Tokyo. The move comes after Gaucher made an emotional plea via Instagram to have 3-month-old Sophie travel with her to the Games. Gaucher, a 37-year-old from Mission, British Columbia, said the IOC was forcing her to make a tough choice: skip the Olympics or spend 28 days in Tokyo without her daughter. We very much welcome the fact that so many mothers are able to continue to compete at the highest level, including at the Olympic Games, the IOC said Wednesday in a statement. We are very pleased to hear that the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee has found a special solution regarding the entry to Japan for mothers who are breastfeeding and their young children. The IOC had stipulated that no family could travel to Tokyo due to COVID-19 ...

Tokyo 2020: Coco Gauff, 17, Jennifer Brady lead US Olympic tennis team

Coco Gauff and Jennifer Brady will lead a US Olympic tennis team that will go to the Tokyo Games without any of the country's two highest-ranked women or four top men

Tokyo Olympics: Equestrian Mirza selects 'Dajara 4' for the Games

Indian equestrian Fouaad Mirza has resolved the selection dilemma he had been grappling with ahead of his maiden Olympics, deciding to go with the "very pretty" mare 'Dajara 4'

When Olympics was more than just results for Indian shuttlers

The Olympics was a wholesome experience for India's first badminton players at the Games.

Tokyo Olympics: Railways sets up selfie points to show support to athletes

Indian Railways is organising a 'Cheer4India' campaign for the Olympic-bound athletes across the country and has urged people to come out in support of the sportspersons

3 weeks before Tokyo Olympics, Japan still unsure about spectators

Japan PM Yoshihide Suga was still uncertain whether fans can be allowed at the Tokyo Olympics because of growing concern about rising Covid-19 cases only three weeks before the games

BWF expresses confidence for top-quality badminton at Tokyo Olympics

Badminton fans can expect top quality matches during the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) said on Thursday.

Sania, Ankita set to represent India at Tokyo Olympics in Women's Doubles

Sania Mirza and Ankita Raina are all set to represent India in Women's Doubles Tennis at Tokyo Olympics 2021 after entries were officially announced on Thursday.

3 Samoan weightlifters to miss Olympics 2021 over coronavirus concerns

The Samoan government says three home-based members of the Samoa Olympic weightlifting team will not be allowed to compete in Tokyo due to Covid-19 concerns in Japan

Rijiju congratulates Dutee on qualifying for Tokyo 2020 in 100m and 200m

Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, congratulated ace Indian sprinter Dutee Chand on qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics 2021 through her world ranking in both the 100m and 20

Karsten Warholm breaks 29-year-old world record in 400m hurdles

Norwegian star Warholm clocked 46.70 seconds in men's 400 metres hurdles to smash Kevin Young's long-standing world record of 46.78 secs at the Bislett Games, which is also the fourth Diamond League

FIFA confirms roster changes for Olympic soccer to include 22 players

FIFA has confirmed that Olympic soccer rosters can include 22 players, but only 18 can be available for individual matches. Traditionally, Olympic rosters are 18 players and four alternates. The alternates can only be used in case of injury, and once replaced, a player cannot return. The change means that all 22 players are available to the participating teams. It was implemented because of the challenges the coronavirus has posed to teams worldwide. "The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has made official a more flexible approach towards the participation of the alternate athletes in the Olympic Football Tournaments Tokyo 2020. "As a result, the Participating Member Associations will be entitled to reconstitute their teams ahead of every match," FIFA said in a statement to The Associated Press. "The number of athletes on the start list will therefore remain at 18, but teams will now have the total of 22 players (18 Athletes + 4 Alternate Athletes) to select their team from fo

Indian woman swimmer Maana Patel gets Tokyo Olympics confirmation

Indian woman swimmer Maana Patel's participation in the Tokyo Olympics has been confirmed through 'Universality quota', the Swimming Federation of India (SFI) said. Maana will take part in the 100m backstroke at the Tokyo Games and is the third Indian swimmer to have qualified after both Srihari Nataraj and Sajan Prakash achieved Olympic Qualification Timing (OQT) 'A' level recently. The Universality quota allows one male and one female competitor from a country to participate in the Olympics, provided no other swimmer from the same gender qualifies for the Games or receives a FINA invite based on his or her Olympic Selection time (B time). "It's an amazing feeling. I have heard about the Olympics from fellow swimmers and watched it on the television and seen a lot of pictures," Maana told Olympics.com. "But to be there this time, competing with the best in the world, just gives me goosebumps." The 21-year-old sustained an ankle injury in 2019 and only made a comeback earlier this

Sania Mirza, Ankita Raina to represent India at Olympics in Women's Doubles

Sania Mirza and Ankita Raina are all set to represent India in Women's Doubles Tennis at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics after entries were officially announced on Thursday.Sania will now become the first female athlete to represent India at four Olympics when she features at the Tokyo 2020, slated to get underway from July 23 while Ankita Raina will be making her debut at the showpiece event.Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports congratulated the Indian duo and tweeted, "I congratulate @mirzasaniaand @ankitachamp, who will represent India in Women's Doubles Tennis at #Tokyo2020 after entries were officially announced. This will be Sania's 4th Olympics while it will be Raina's debut. All the best to them. #Cheer4India."Currently, Ankita Raina and Sania Mirza are playing in the ongoing Wimbledon and will compete against each other in the first round of the Mixed Doubles on Friday. Sania has paired up with Rohan Bopanna while Ankita has joined hands with Ramkumar ...

Tokyo Olympics: Djokovic, Osaka, Roger Federer among players on entry list

World number one Novak Djokovic, Japan tennis star Naomi Osaka, Swiss tennis maestro Roger Federer have made their cut in the entry lists for the Tokyo Olympics

Indian Navy athlete MP Jabir qualifies for Tokyo Olympics in 400m hurdles

Ace athlete of Indian Navy, MP Jabir, has qualified for the Tokyo Olympics in 400m hurdles after he clocked 49.78s to win gold at the recently concluded Inter-State Athletiss Shamrionshirs in Ratiala

IOC to expand soccer rosters from 18 players to 22 for Olympics: Report

Olympic soccer rosters will be expanded from 18 players to 22 for the Tokyo Olympics, a person with knowledge of the change told The Associated Press

Discus thrower Seema Punia books Tokyo Olympics 2021 berth

Discus thrower Seema Punia booked her ticket for the Tokyo Olympic Games with a gold medal-winning throw of a 63.72m meters on the concluding day of the National Inter-State Athletics Championships