Tokyo 2020's budget is split between the organising committee and local and national governments; the IOC contributed more than $800 million
The IOC also announced that July 24-August 9 Olympics will be the 'first gender-balanced Olympic Games in history with 48.8 per cent women's participation'
While answering a question in the Japanese parliament, the minister said the contract with IOC called for games to be held within 2020
Abe's remarks came a day after Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda signalled the central bank's readiness to stabilise markets if necessary
Reid was happy with his team's performance in the recently-concluded FIH Pro League matches against the Netherlands, world champions Belgium and Australia.
Concerns over rapid spread of Coronavirus had forced postponement of the 4 Olympic qualifying events so far -- Lingshui China Masters, Vietnam International Challenge and German Open and Polish Open
Abe had already come under fire for his handling of the coronavirus, and Saturday's news conference was his first since the outbreak
The Indian team withdrew from the tournament on the advice of the government, a National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) source told PTI
Sindhu is currently playing for the Hyderabad Hunters in the Premier Badminton League (PBL)
The first edition of the competition will be held in Bhubaneswar from February 22 to March 1
India is looking really sharp as well, and they have been playing well which is something we saw in their initial two matches against the Dutch, says Belgium Captain Thomas Briels
India had a great start to their FIH Pro League campaign as they defeated the Netherlands in both their matches last month.
India vs Belgium hockey match will be telecast live on Star Sports 2 HD and Star Sports 2 with English Commentary from 5 pm IST on Saturday and Sunday
The coronavirus has infected almost 64,000 people globally with almost 1,400 deaths in China, but only one in Japan where fear is rising with so much attention focused on the outbreak
Indian goalkeeper PR Sreejesh gave consecutive penalties strokes away in the first two Australian attempts during shootout
The number of Olympic quotas in shooting currently stands at a record 15 after a highly successful 2019 that saw Indians top all the Rifle-Pistol World Cups and the season-ending World Cup Finals.
With less than 150 days to go for the start of Tokyo Olympics, Harmanpreet said the team needs to work upon in some areas.
Pound did not sound alarmist. But he did speak frankly about the risks facing the Olympics, which open July 24
The ISSF World Cup is slated to be held from March 15 to 26 at the Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi
Japan has so far seen four deaths related to the virus, among nearly 200 known infections