Ace para-badminton player Ramesh Tikaram dies of COVID-19
July 17, 2020 10:17 ISTArjuna awardee and ace para-badminton player Ramesh Tikaram died of coronavirus in a hospital on Thursday,
Arjuna awardee and ace para-badminton player Ramesh Tikaram died of coronavirus in a hospital on Thursday,
The state government's statement came a day after Dutee tried to douse the controversy that erupted when she put her BMW car on sale.
A total of 57 per cent of all the qualification places had been confirmed by the time the Tokyo Olympic was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Professional sports around the world are getting back on their feet as matches are being held behind closed doors.
The post had created a controversy with the implication that it was created as she required funds to prepare for the Tokyo Olympics.
Dutee Chand had earlier said that she is putting her car on sale to raise funds to prepare for Tokyo Olympics. However, she deleted the post later.
Former Olympic medallist Ashok Kumar has said that the Indian men's hockey team had a good chance of securing a podium finish if the Olympics were held this year.
Considering the fact that there are no competitions in the near future due to the coronavirus pandemic, wrestlers and their coaches themselves are not too worried about the individual training that they are having to make do with presently.
The lawyer-turned-shooter had secured an Olympic quota place by winning the 10m air pistol gold medal at the Beijing World Cup in April last year
Earlier, the New York City Marathon which was scheduled to be held on November 1 was also cancelled.
The 11 boxers, including Asian Games champion and world silver-medallist Amit Panghal, will be retested as they were at the same quarantine facility with the doctor.
Bhaker has a 10m air pistol shooting range at her home and it was also upgraded to an electronic target system recently but since the COVID-19 lockdown in March, the Tokyo Olympics hopeful has not trained in her other pet event, the 25m pistol.
James said that he felt doing so did not resonate with his "mission".
Hima is yet to qualify for the postponed Tokyo Olympics and the international season has been suspended till November 30 due to the global health crisis.
Rijiju said that those who win medals at big international meets find it easier to get sponsorship deals but the same is not the case with those who don't win.
Dutee took to her social media account to post pictures of her luxurious BMW in abid to seek buyers but later deleted the post.
The ITTF executive committee met on Friday to discuss the latest situation for international table tennis amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Citing examples of people in viral videos being pushed as Olympic prospects, Kiren Rijiju said that sporting knowledge in India is 'minimum'.
Usain Bolt retired from the sport in 2017, but says that he would be willing to make a comeback if his coach trusts him to push again.
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