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Indian shooters can win multiple medals in Tokyo Olympics: Abhinav Bindra

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.

Hockey League: Need to be consistent ahead of Olympics, says Harmanpreet

With less than 150 days to go for the start of Tokyo Olympics, Harmanpreet said the team needs to work upon in some areas.

Don't write off Tokyo Olympics yet, still 3 months to decide: IOC member

Pound did not sound alarmist. But he did speak frankly about the risks facing the Olympics, which open July 24

Coronavirus: China among six countries to pull out of shooting WC in Delhi

The ISSF World Cup is slated to be held from March 15 to 26 at the Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi

IOC committed to Tokyo Games despite virus; Japan shuts schools nationwide

Japan has so far seen four deaths related to the virus, among nearly 200 known infections

Tokyo Olympics: India will send a large contingent, says minister Rijiju

In reply to a question with regard to the spread of coronavirus, he said that the preparations for the mega showpiece event are going on as planned

Coronavirus impact: London offers to host Olympics if moved out of Tokyo

London hosted the Olympics in 2012, but British officials played down the prospect of taking away the Games from Tokyo, which has been planning the event for seven years since its bid won in 2013

Tokyo goes sentimental with 'United by Emotion' as motto for Olympics 2020

The official Olympic motto is "Citius, Altius, Fortius" or "Faster, Higher, Stronger", but each host city chooses its own motto to accompany that edition of the Games.

FIH Pro League: India take on Netherlands in opener with eye on Olympics

This will be India's debut in the FIH Pro League after having missed the first edition

Kneeling, raised fist, hand gestures banned in Tokyo Olympics protest rules

The new guidelines come after two American athletes were reprimanded by the US Olympic Committee for medal podium protests

NADA starts conducting dope test on Tokyo Olympics 2020 probables athletes

More than 150 athletes from various sports such as athletics, hockey, boxing, shooting, archery, badminton, tennis and wrestling will be tested

Hockey: India men to kick start Tokyo Olympics campaign vs New Zealand

India women hockey team to kick start their Tokyo 2020 Olympics campaign against The Netherlands on July 25, 2020

Tokyo unveils $188 mn Japanese-style gymnastics venue for 2020 Olympics

The futuristic-looking Ariake Gymnastics Centre in central Tokyo uses 2,300 cubic metres of wood and is intended to hark back to traditional building techniques that predated use of modern materials

The marathon man

The top 10 male marathon runners in the world ever are either Kenyan or Ethiopian. Among the women the top nine are from these two nations

Boxing high-performance director eyes 5 Olympics spots in Asian qualifiers

The Indian boxers produced their best-ever show at the World Championships with Amit Panghal (52kg) and Manish Kaushik (63kg) winning silver and bronze respectively in Russia

Cricket in line to be included in 2028 LA Olympics, says MCC's Gatting

ICC's new chief executive Manu Sawhney told the MCC's Cricket Committee that progress had been made to ensure the game's inclusion in the world's biggest sporting event

ICC hopeful of cricket making Olympic debut in 2028: MCC's Mike Gatting

Gatting said that the duration of the Olympics makes it more convenient for scheduling

Ex-Rio de Janerio governor admits he paid $2 nm bribe to host 2016 Olympics

Sergio Cabral told a judge the money went to Lamine Diack, the former president of the International Association of Athletics Federations and was used to buy as many as nine votes

2022 Winter Olympics: Why criminilising doping will only worsen the problem

China and the US are making plans to criminalise the practice, which may only make it harder to mete out speedy punishment

We need to cut costs for Olympics hosts to attract bidders: IOC chief

Calgary, Stockholm and a joint Italian bid involving Cortina D'Ampezzo and Milan were this week short-listed to host the event in 2026