The president and secretary-general of Handball Federation of India (HFI) on Sunday decided to bury the hatchet after a public fallout and work together for the betterment of the sport in the country.
For the former world champion, who turns 38 on Monday, resumption of sporting activities can have a positive effect on a world scarred by the unprecedented health crisis.
The Sports Authority of India (SAI), in the first phase in early June, had allowed training for only Olympic-bound athletes at its various centres.
Captain Manpreet Singh, Surender Kumar, Jaskaran Singh, Varun Kumar, Krishan Bahadur Pathak and Mandeep Singh were discharged from a Bangalore hospital on August 17 and were kept on quarantine for some more days before joining the team.
Originally scheduled to be held from July 24 to August 9 this year, the Tokyo Olympics was in March postponed to 2021 due to the outbreak of coronavirus.
With global hockey resuming with the FIH Hockey Pro League starting earlier this week, Lakra is optimistic about the team's future.
The BWF on Friday said that due to challenges in securing all logistical arrangements for players and participants, staging the Asian leg in November as originally planned, was no longer a viable option.
SP Balasubrahmanyam passed away on Friday afternoon in a Chennai hospital, where he was being treated for COVID-19.
The 28-year-old has expressed that the Indian team is working towards moving back to top form in a slow and steady manner.
In 2018, Chris Ciriello had joined the men's hockey team for penalty corners, but later on became an important part of the coaching staff.
Bach and IOC Vice President John Coates — who oversees Tokyo preparations — are expected to speak remotely to Japanese officials as they meet on Thursday and Friday.
Mandeep is one of the six men hockey players, including skipper Manpreet Singh, who had tested positive for COVID-19 at the team's training base here last month after they arrived for the national camp.
Former India shooter Shimon Sharif has organised a few online championships and a month-long league during the coronavirus-forced lockdown.
Among the applications, Hockey India has shortlisted 124 candidates as per its eligibility criteria after they were nominated by their respective registered state member units.
The Danish rider who won Stage 14 doubled down and raised his arms in victory again on Stage 19 on Friday, with another cunningly timed attack.
The Supreme Court earlier asked the high court to dispose of a petition in which it had passed the orders restricting the ministry and the IOA from taking any decision without its prior approval.
The 25-year-old reigning world champion earlier pulled out of the Thomas and Uber Cup Final due to COVID-19 but later decided to participate after BAI's request.
Long-distance runner's 10000m bronze medal in the event last year could be upgraded to silver after 2nd-place finisher Hassan Chani of Bahrain was disqualified for biological passport violation.
Calling it a first-of-a-kind initiative by a state governing body for swimming in India, the KSA said in a statement that it will provide the monetary assistance through its fundraiser 'KSA Cares.'
In the hearing conducted through video conferencing, the bench said if anyone is aggrieved by the non-grant of recognition, they can move the court.
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