IOA vice-president Janardhan Singh Gehlot dies
April 28, 2021 16:03 ISTGehlot, a former Rajasthan minister, was also the founder president of International Kabaddi Federation
Gehlot, a former Rajasthan minister, was also the founder president of International Kabaddi Federation
The tournament was to be held at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium from May 21 to 31 in the national capital, which is recording over 20,000 daily cases right now.
The Athletics Federation of India is trying to book an alternate flight available to any European city en route to Silesia in Poland where the event will be held.
The 2011 100m world champion is an avid cricket fan and an ambassador of the Road Safety World Series T20 event. He was in India last year.
Tokyo, Osaka and several others areas came under a third state of emergency this week, and the death toll in Japan from COVID-19 has passed 10,000.
The Australian government on Tuesday said members of the Olympic team would be vaccinated under a priority group which includes health-care workers, Indigenous people aged over 55 and people older than 70.
Octogenarian shooter Chandro Tomar, nicknamed 'Shooter Dadi', has tested positive for COVID-19 and admitted to a hospital due to difficulty in breathing.
The tournament was to take place from June 21-July 2 and would have served as good preparatory ground for all shooters who have qualified for the Tokyo Olympics.
The rollout of the second edition of the “Playbooks” — an IOC guidebook explaining how the games can be pulled off — comes as Tokyo, Osaka and several other areas have been placed under a third state of emergency as coronavirus cases surge.
On the final day of the competition, Das converted his maiden World Cup medal into gold with utmost precision, less than a year after getting married to the former world number one.
This was India's fifth recurve women’s team gold in World Cup having won in Shanghai- 2011, Medellin-2013, Wroclaw-2013 and 2014 previously.
Due to a spike in Covid-19 cases, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has decided to issue another state of emergency in Tokyo and three other prefectures -- Kyoto, Osaka and Hyogo.
With North Korea withdrawing from the Olympics, it is likely to be a two-way race between Chanu and the lifter representing China in the 49kg category.
The Indian boxer went down to world champion and familiar foe Shakhobidin Zoirov 5-0 in the semi-finals.
The women's team will take on seventh-seed Mexico in the gold medal clash on Sunday.
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced the emergency for Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo from April 25 through May 11.
Deepika, who qualified as the number three seed, displayed some incredible shooting to down German archer Michelle Kroppen in straight sets.
The accused, who is above 50 years of age and is an athletics coach, is currently lodged in Tihar Jail under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
In a historic first, four Indian sailors -- Saravanan (Laser Standard), Kumanan (Laser Radial) and Vishnu Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar (49er Skiff) -- made the Olympics cut during the Asian Qualifiers.
The tournament, to be held in Sofia, Bulgaria from May 6-9, will be the last qualifying event before the Tokyo Games.
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