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Seven time olympian Seiko Hashimoto takes over as Tokyo Olympic president

Hashimoto had been serving as the Olympic minister in the cabinet of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. She also held a portfolio dealing with gender equality and women's empowerment

Tokyo Olympics to pick Yoshiro Mori's replacement; is a woman likely?

The 83-year-old former prime minister was forced to step down last week after making demeaning remarks about women

Tokyo Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori to step down over sexist remarks

He made the comments in a JOC meeting held online and open to the media. The JOC board has 25 members, of whom five are women

Budget 2021: Govt cuts sports budget by Rs 230.78 crore in an Olympic year

The Central government in the Union budget for 2021-22 on Monday allocated Rs.2,596.14 crore to sports, less by Rs.230.78 crore -- or, 8.16 per cent -- allocated in the previous financial year

US Olympic swimming trials split into two meets because of Covid-19

The U.S. Olympic swimming trials will be split into two meets, a radical change designed to provide safer conditions in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

Paes eyes French Open comeback in record eighth straight Olympics bid

Indian tennis icon Leander Paes on Monday said he is eyeing a French Open comeback this year in his quest to make a record eighth appearance at the Olympics in Tokyo. Paes, 47, said he skipped the Australian Open as he is apprehensive of playing in a bio-bubble but is looking ahead to the French Open. "Playing sport in a bio-bubble is very tough and may not be the best thing to do. I got a grand farewell at the Australian Open last year so I felt this year I would be sitting out and watching," Paes said. The Olympic bronze medallist in singles and multiple-time doubles Grand Slam winners was speaking during the launch of a cricket tournament named after his father Dr Vece Paes, a bronze winner at the 1972 Olympics. "I hope that by the time of French Open, by the end of May, Europe will get to a better position than now." On the Christmas Day of 2019, Paes had announced his "One Last Roar" tagline, calling 2020 to be his last season as a professional player, culminating with the T

Russia anti-doping agency says it won't appeal Olympic team restrictions

The agency confirmed that it will not file an appeal to further loosen restrictions on its teams at the Olympics and other major sports events

Some athletes shelving plans to run for Olympics amid delayed Tokyo Games

Driving to Dublin it's, well, a long way from Tipperary. Too long for Dean Gardiner, especially with a new baby and full-time university courses. The Irish super heavyweight boxer tried to endure the grind of traveling and training for another shot at the Olympics, but he's called it a career. The four-time Irish champion said the Tokyo Olympics, delayed a year because of the coronavirus pandemic, are no longer his top priority. "I just couldn't do it all," the 32-year-old Gardiner said of his packed schedule, which included driving several times per week from Tipperary to Ireland's high-performance training center in the capital 100 miles away. "The year was going by, I was getting older, I have the responsibility of being a father, I have a responsibility to give everything to my college," he said. "I have other priorities now that are higher up the list than boxing." Gardiner is just the latest athlete deciding against another Olympic run. Lin Dan, a two-time Olympic champion

Dhyan Chand should get Bharat Ratna: Olympian Harbinder Singh Chimni

Hockey wizard and triple Olympic gold medallist Dhyan Chand should definitely be conferred the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour, says 1964 Olympic gold medallist Harbinder Singh Chimni

Tokyo's Olympics mired in doubt again as coronavirus surges

With less than 200 days left until the opening ceremony, the situation has revived questions about the feasibility of safely holding even a limited version of the quadrennial games

Tokyo Olympic organising committee head tries to reassure doubting country

The president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee tried on Tuesday to reassure the Japanese public that the postponed games will open in just over six months

Senior IOC member says he's not sure Tokyo Games will happen due to Covid

A senior member of the International Olympic Committee has said he can't be certain the postponed Tokyo Olympics will open in just over six months because of surging pandemic in Japan and elsewhere

1956 Olympics fourth-place finishing football squad member Nandy dies

A member of 1956 Olympics fourth-place finishing Indian football squad, Nikhil Nandy died here on Tuesday after a prolonged illness, according to family sources.

India shouldn't be satisfied with 1-2 medals in 2028 Olympics, says Rijiju

Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has said that India should not be satisfied with only one or two medals at the 2028 Olympic Games and instead aim to be in top 10 at the Los Angeles Games

Breakdance becomes an official Olympic sport, to debut at 2024 Paris Games

Breakdancing will be called breaking at the Olympics, as it was in the 1970s by hip-hop pioneers in the United States

IOC bans Belarusian President Lukashenko from attending Olympic games

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to temporally ban Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, also head of Belarus' National Olympic Committee (NOC), from the Olympic Games

Tokyo Olympic organizers plan to host 18 test events beginning in March

The Tokyo Olympics are set to open on July 23, 2021

Two Romanian weightlifters lose London Olympics medals for doping

Two Romanian weightlifters were stripped of their 2012 London Olympics medals on Wed after positive tests for steroids, bringing its record total of doping cases at any Summer or Winter Games to 77

Tokyo Olympics: IOC President promises athletes unforgettable experience

Speaking from the Olympic Village, the International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach promised the athletes an unforgettable experience at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020

Japan can host Olympics despite recent virus spike: Tokyo governor

Japan has experienced an uptick of the infections this month with a nationwide daily total exceeding 2,000