Tokyo Olympics: Two South Africa footballers test COVID-19 positive
July 18, 2021 15:47 ISTThe two players are namely Thabiso Monyane and Kamohelo Mahlatsi while team's video analyst Mario Masha also tested positive on arrival.
The two players are namely Thabiso Monyane and Kamohelo Mahlatsi while team's video analyst Mario Masha also tested positive on arrival.
Former distance runner Tegla Loroupe, the chief of mission for the IOC's Refugee Olympic Team, has tested positive for COVID-19.
The best a sprinter has clocked this season is 9:77 seconds, by American 26-year-old Trayvon Bromell in June this year.
Deepika Kumari may finally taste Olympic success with husband Atanu Das ready to be the calming factor in the mixed event debut at the Oympics.
Australia is sending 487 athletes, their largest Olympic team ever, to Tokyo and the first batch of over two hundred athletes arrived at the village on Saturday.
The contingent of 88 members comprising 54 athletes, besides support staff and IOA representatives landed in Tokyo on Sunday.
Two people were shot with one victim being an employee at the stadium, said a Metropolitan Police Department spokesman.
The duo will meet later on Sunday in the fourth and final game. Anand only needs a draw to triumph.
Such was the euphoria surrounding the send-off, that the Government of India arranged for a special Olympic Contingent Clearance immigration line for the Tokyo-bound members.
The organisers have confirmed that two athletes have tested positive for COVID-19 in the Tokyo Olympic village.
Japan's massive security apparatus has raised complaints that the nation, during the weeks of the Games, will look more like authoritarian North Korea or China than one of the world’s most powerful, vibrant democracies.
The Organising Committee of Olympic Games 2020 has arranged for 230 doctors and 310 nurses to monitor and conduct these tests.
Vinesh aims for her first Olympic medal in Tokyo, a dream she has been nurturing for the last five years after she was stretchered out at the 2016 Rio Olympics during her quarterfinal bout due to a knee injury.
Both are now attempting a giant leap, aiming for a medal when at one stage even qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics did not seem realistic for their respective teams.
In the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday, everything associated with staging a comeback -- from challenges unforseen to situations unexpected -- bowed to the resilience and perseverance of the Indian weightlifter.
The Tokyo 2020 organizers are expected to host a banquet on Sunday welcoming Bach and other delegates despite a state of emergency in Tokyo, drawing criticism.
Suhas, who is posted as the District Magistrate of Gautam Buddh Nagar adjoining Delhi in western Uttar Pradesh, is currently ranked third in the world in his category, according to officials.
While all of them would be hoping to make the most of their chances, and at least get into medal contention, the focus will, however, be on the likes of Bhavani Devi, Mirza, and Nethra Kumanan.
Initially coached by his father, Sharath made his Olympic debut in 2004 in Athens and had reached the second round.
Tokyo-bound Bhavani, who will start her campaign on July 28, is hoping to make the most of her opportunity and go for the medal
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