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Olympic preparations: Narang, Sushil meet parliamentary standing committee

India is likely to field a strong contingent at the Games, which was pushed back by a year to 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Thomas Bach encourages Tokyo Olympics-bound athletes to get vaccinated

Thomas Bach has said that athletes for next year's Tokyo Olympic Games are encouraged to get vaccinated, although the IOC will not issue obligatory requirements.

Tokyo Olympics 2020 to have 'reasonable' crowd size, says IOC chief

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach believes that the postponed Tokyo Olympic Games can be held safely and, in all likelihood, with some kind of crowd inside the venues next year

Determined to stage safe, secure Olympics next year: Tokyo Governor

Earlier in the day, former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe received the Olympic Movement's highest award, the Olympic Order in Gold

Australia could lose swimming medal from 2012 Olympic in doping case

Rickard, a three-time Olympic medalist, swam in the heats for Australia. The United States won gold with a team that included Michael Phelps

Hoping for economic boost, Japan wants Tokyo Olympics to go ahead: poll

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, who sees tourism as key to reviving the economy, has vowed to do all it takes to ensure the coronavirus pandemic-delayed Olympics Games take place in 2021

Japan's Olympic minister vows to hold Tokyo Games 'at any cost'

Japan's Olympic minister Seiko Hashimoto said on Tuesday that the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games should be held "at any cost", trying to clear all doubts amid the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Tokyo Olympics next year despite virus

China's August exports beat estimates, UK cases jump highest level since May, airplane cabins could look different next time you fly and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Olympic family impressed by Beijing 2022 preparations amid coronavirus

As the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games approach its 500-day countdown, Olympic family members have spoken highly of the Beijing 2022 preparations despite the Covid-19 pandemic this year

Tokyo Olympics 2020 are most costly Summer Games, says Oxford study

The Tokyo Olympics are already the most expensive Summer Games on record with costs set to go higher, a wide-ranging study from Britain's University of Oxford indicates

Tokyo Games postponement presents quandary for millions of ticket buyers

Invariably at every Olympics, an event is listed as sold out" although the venue is half-filled because some VIPs or hospitality guests haven't shown up.

INOX group to be official sponsor of Indian team at Tokyo Olympics: IOA

The Tokyo Olympics was rescheduled to next year due to the Covid-19 pandemic

LA 2028 chief urges IOC to allow anti-racist advocacy at Olympics

2028 Los Angeles Olympics organising committee Chairman Casey Wasserman has pushed for allowing for advocacy of anti-racism at the Games.

Over 60% of Tokyo Olympics volunteers worried about Covid-19 impact: Survey

More than 60% of the volunteers for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics are "worried or anxious" about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Games

WADA extends suspension of India's dope testing laboratory for 6 months

The suspension prohibits the NDTL from carrying out any anti-doping activities, including all analyses of urine and blood samples

Tokyo Olympics 2020: 42 venues lined up, schedule to remain unchanged

The Athletes Village and the main press center have also been lined up for 2021.

Govt to launch 'Target Olympic Podium Scheme' for junior athletes: Rijiju

Rijiju announced the decision during the 'Fit Hai To Hit Hai Fit India' webinar which was attended by HRD minister Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal, P V Sindhu and Sunil Chhetri

Govt extends contract of all existing foreign coaches to Sept 2021

"This decision is part of India''s long-term roadmap for Olympic preparation for 2024 and 2028. I am confident our athletes will benefit from this," Sports minister said

International Olympic Day: Sushil, Saina Nehwal share medal-winning memory

Wrestler Kumar said that his life changed with the Olympic medal in 2008, while history was created with another medal in 2012.

Coronavirus: Argentina allows its Olympic athletes to resume training

The measure allows 143 sportsmen and women who have qualified for the Tokyo Games to end their home confinement and use the facilities of their respective clubs