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Olympian Yamaguchi says Japan 'cornered' into holding Tokyo games
Yamaguchi is one of Japan's best-known Olympians
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Indian women's hockey team biological clock already on Tokyo time
The members of the Indian women's hockey team have been training for the upcoming Olympics in such a manner that their biological clock is already set to the Tokyo time
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Olympic-bound wrestler Sumit Malik fails dope test, provisionally suspended
Sumit Malik has been provisionally suspended after failing a dope test during the recent Qualifiers in Bulgaria, a major embarrassment for the country with just weeks left for the Games in Tokyo
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PM Narendra Modi reviews India's preparations for Tokyo Olympics
Modi asserted on Thursday that every need of our sportspersons, from vaccination to training facilities, must be fulfilled
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Tokyo Olympics 2020: Organisers say around 10,000 volunteers have quit
With just 50 days to go for the games, around 10,000 of 80,000 volunteers slated to help organisers during the Tokyo Olympics have quit amid the COvid-19 pandemic
Sports Ministry to launch short movies on journey of Tokyo-bound athletes
The films, charting the journey from the early days to the Olympic participation of the prominent sportspersons, will be launched on Doordarshan.
Yes. Tokyo Olympics 2020 are ''a go'' despite opposition, pandemic
Will the postponed Tokyo Olympics open despite rising opposition and the pandemic? The answer is almost certainly yes."
Novak Djokovic to participate in Olympics 2021 if fans allowed in stands
Novak Djokovic says he is planning to play at the Tokyo Olympics as long as local fans are allowed in stands
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Tokyo 202: Australian softball team arrives in Japan for Olympic camp
Australia's Olympic softball squad touched down in Japan on Tuesday and was among the earliest arrivals for the Tokyo Games.
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Tokyo Olympics 2021: Birendra Lakra desperate to be in Indian hockey team
He is still unsure about his place in the Indian hockey team but defender Birendra Lakra is determined to make the cut for the Tokyo Games and make it count.
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Manu Bhaker, Rahi produce strong show at European Shooting Championship
Tokyo-bound Indian shooters Manu Bhaker and Rahi Sarnobat finished 1-2 in the Minimum Qualification Score (MQS) section of the women's 25m pistol event at the European Shooting Championship
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Indian boxers to have three-week training camp abroad before Olympics 2021
India's nine Olympic-bound boxers will travel abroad for a three-week training stint after getting a few days' break following a record-shattering medal haul at the just-concluded Asian Championships
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Biggest moment of my career: Boxer Sanjeet after winning gold medal
Sanjeet took down Kazakhstan's Vassiliy Levit, who is the 2016 Olympic silver-medallist and a two-time world bronze-winner
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Japanese Olympic athletes get vaccine shots as general public lags
Japan started vaccinating Tokyo Games-bound athletes on Tuesday, the Japanese Olympic Committee said
Defending champion Marin pulls out of Tokyo Olympics due to knee injury
Defending champion Carolina Marin on Tuesday pulled out of the Tokyo Olympics after suffering an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) tear in her left knee that will require a surgery to heal.
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Current hockey team better prepared for Olympics than 2016: Raghunath
Veteran India dragflicker VR Raghunath thinks that the current team is better prepared for the Olympics than the side which finished eighth in the previous edition in Rio de Janerio
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Experience at Asian Boxing C'ships will be helpful for Olympics: Pooja Rani
India boxer Pooja Rani (75kg) feels the experience of featuring in the tournament will help in the preparation for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.
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Olympic games face shortage of medical staff as Covid cases surge in Japan
Organisers had initially planned to have about 10,000 medical staff on standby for the games, but have to cut short to about 7,000.
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Olympics 2021: Neeraj Chopra gets France visa to compete in tournaments
Javelin Thrower Neeraj Chopra has been granted a visa to travel to France to feature in the international competitions ahead of the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.
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Tokyo 2020: Olympic bound Indian wrestlers' camp in Warsaw from next week
A month-long training-cum-exposure camp for the Olympic Games bound freestyle wrestlers is scheduled to commence in Warsaw, Poland, next week, says Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) official
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