PM Narendra Modi reviews Olympic preparations; to interact with Tokyo-bound athletes on July 13
July 09, 2021 14:33 ISTThe first batch of India's Olympic-bound athletes will depart for Tokyo in a charter Air India flight.
The first batch of India's Olympic-bound athletes will depart for Tokyo in a charter Air India flight.
The seedings were unveiled by the International Olympic Committee's draws boxing task force.
He had drawn his fourth-round game against Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan) in 70 moves in an Alekhine variation game.
The shooters were picked during a selection committee meeting.
He also announced an award of Rs 15 lakh for each of the athletes who have qualified for the Olympics. The cash will be given for preparation for the games.
While Sindhu has been seeded sixth and drawn in Group J of women's singles, Praneeth was seeded 13th in Group D of men's singles competition.
In view of the raging COVID-19 cases, the Tokyo Olympics will be held under a state of emergency in Japan without spectators from July 23 to August 8.
Tokyo will be placed under the fourth state of emergency on July 12, and it will last until August 22, covering the duration of the Olympics
The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) had challenged the decision, asserting that the step was in violation of the Sports Code.
Mary Kom will be gunning for her second Olympic medal in Tokyo. And going by her record so far, she probably has a good chance of achieving the feat.
Thakur is the first cabinet minister since Mani Shankar Iyer (2006-2008) to get the sports ministry's responsibility.
An Argentina court convicted the 51-year-old for assaulting, threatening and harassing Cecilia Torres Mana, his partner between 2016 and 2018.
Apart from India and host Spain, the other teams in the fray are Canada, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea and South Africa.
Bach largely avoided cameras at Tokyo's Haneda Airport and went to the International Olympic Committee's games headquarters in Tokyo. He is reported to need to self-isolate for three days.
A gold-medallist at the Asian Games in 2018 in Indonesia, Panghal is the first Indian male boxer to reach the final at the World Championships at Yekaterinburg, Russia.
Vikas Krishan has no qualms admitting that he has been 'indisciplined' and 'too reliant on luck in the past' ahead of his third Olympics appearance in Tokyo.
Outgoing Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said the journey to make India a great sporting nation will continue after Anurag Thakur replaced him in the position.
Japan officials proposed a plan to issue a state of emergency in Tokyo from next Monday to August 22 while the Olympics are slated from July 23 to August 8.
Thakur was the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) between May 2016 and February 2017.
Chaudhary will be competing in the men's 10m air pistol event in Tokyo, while Sarnobat will be participating in the women's 25m pistol event.
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