Tokyo Olympics: UP government to give Rs 6 crore to gold medallists from state
July 13, 2021 17:09 ISTThe Tokyo Games are scheduled to open on July 23 and over 100 Indian athletes would be gunning for podium finishes at the showpiece.
The Tokyo Games are scheduled to open on July 23 and over 100 Indian athletes would be gunning for podium finishes at the showpiece.
This will only be the second time that India will be hosting the world championship, with Hyderabad having played hosts to the prestigious event in 2009.
About 11,000 athletes are expected for the Olympics and 4,400 for the Paralympics, which commences on August 24.
Four US and British men working for a power company contracted for the Olympics were arrested on suspicion of using cocaine.
Bach spent his first three days in isolation at the International Olympic Committee's five-star hotel in central Tokyo, and his movements in Tokyo are limited for 14 days
Earlier this month, PM Modi had reviewed preparations for facilitation of India's contingent at the Tokyo Olympics
Around 70-75 players will be part of the camp, including top players like Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy, N sikki Reddy and Ashwini Ponnappa.
The meeting of the high-level committee was also attended by his deputy Nisith Pramanik and the officials of the sports ministry, Sports Authority of India (SAI) and Indian Olympic Association (IOA).
The state of emergency will cover the entire duration of the July 23-Aug. 8 Olympics and its main impact will be in barring fans from stadiums and arenas in the Tokyo area.
The federation is working with the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) in this regard and there are chances that the number of support staff could go up.
Chopra, India's main medal hope in athletics, has recently recovered from an ankle injury and is preparing for Tokyo Olympics in Sweden.
The victory came for the Indian maestro after three straight draws in rounds 10, 11 and 12 against Anish Giri (the Netherlands), Jan-Kryzstof Duda (Poland) and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) respectively.
There was no clarity as to what will happen to the finalist, however, who was at least assured of a silver medal.
Nine Indian boxers have qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and they will be accompanied by an 8-member support staff.
Touted as one of India's strongest bets for a medal in Tokyo, Chopra said his build-up to the Games has been quite challenging given the lack of competitive exposure.
The men's hockey team, currently ranked fourth in the world, has been drawn in Pool A alongside hosts Japan, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and Spain.
Tokyo organisers and the IOC earlier in the week barred all fans from venues in Tokyo and three neighboring prefectures.
Saurabh Chaudhary and Manu Bhaker will take aim for India in the mixed team air pistol event in Tokyo, with Yashaswini Singh Deswal and Abhishek Verma forming the other combination.
The regulations, however, did not say what could be the possible scenario if both finalist teams end up being affected by the virus.
Praneeth, who had ended India's 36-year-long wait for a men's singles medal at the world championship with a bronze in 2019, has reasons to get anxious having returned false positive during the Thailand Open in January.
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