Billion hearts waiting for PV Sindhu to better silver medal at Tokyo Olympics
July 07, 2021 19:51 ISTThe agile athlete promised to return to India with a medal from Tokyo even as her well-wishers hope for nothing less than a gold.
The agile athlete promised to return to India with a medal from Tokyo even as her well-wishers hope for nothing less than a gold.
A state of emergency in Tokyo just before the games on July 23 would mean Olympic officials abandon plans to have local spectators or lower capacities at venues.
The Olympics is scheduled to start from July 23 and contingency plans are in place to deal with any situation that might crop up because of the raging pandemic.
The centre-forward, who was a member of the Indian team during the 1988 Seoul and 1992 Barcelona Olympics, said on Wednesday that this team has "its own style of play."
The Athletes' Village is yet to be opened to athletes, and it will take another week for it to be operational.
Already, a similar incentive of Rs five lakh each has been given last month to seven participants from Tamil Nadu including fencer C A Bhavani Devi.
With Gopichand deciding not to go, the Indian badminton contingent will comprise nine members, including three foreign coaches.
The official announcement was made on Tuesday with Mane finding himself at the 60th spot in the Olympic golf ranking list.
One of the most exciting talents in Indian athletics, Hima had sustained a hamstring injury while running 100m heats during the National Inter-State Athletics Championships.
Fighting prejudices, financial constraints, and a biased mindset, Jat has been a champion all her life.
The department of sports and youth services (DSYS) of Odisha has also recommended the Indian women's hockey team vice-captain Deep Grace Ekka for the Arjuna Award.
Tokyo organizers and the International Olympic Committee are expected to announce the policy after a meeting likely on Thursday.
The games begin July 23, with organizers determined they will go on, even with a reduced number of spectators or possibly none at all.
Fraser-Pryce chances of winning gold increased dramatically earlier this month when her USA rival Sha'Carri Richardson was banned for a positive test for marijuana.
Dutee (women's 100m and 200m), MP Jabir (men's 400m hurdles), Gurpreet Singh (men's 50km race walk) and Annu Rani (women's javelin throw) have been assured of entries on the strength of their rankings.
Two weeks ago organizers, the IOC, and others agreed to allow indoor and outdoor stadiums to be filled to 50% capacity with a ceiling of 10,000.
One of India's biggest hopes, wrestler Bajrang Punia will be flag bearer at the closing ceremony on August 8.
Mahender Singh Tyagi was re-lected as the general secretaty while Surendra Kumar Bhutiyani was elected as the treasurer.
The 2018 CWG gold medallist Malik was on Friday banned for two years by the sport's world governing body United World Wrestling (UWW) after his B sample also returned positive for a prohibited stimulant.
India's leading women's 400m runner MR Poovamma has quit the national camp in Patiala due to an injury.
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