Prime Minister Modi called for 'janta curfew' on March 22 from 7 am-9 pm, saying no citizen, barring those in essential services, should get out of house.
The development came after hours after the Sports Ministry advised all national federations to refrain from conducting competitions and selection trials till April 15 and enure that Olympic-bound athletes are isolated from anyone who is not a part of their training camps.
The Indian men's team was scheduled to play against Germany in Berlin on April 25 and 26 before taking on Great Britain in London on May 2 and 3.
Indian shuttler Parupalli Kashyap has reacted to IOC's statement, where it encourages the athletes to continue training for the Tokyo Olympics.
Sports minister Kiren Rijiju has insisted that the athletes who are returning from high-risk coronavirus affected nations will be put into quarantine.
Coe, however, said that changing the dates of the Olympics is a difficult proposition because of the impact it would have on other sports events.
The International Weightlifting Federation has changed the Olympic qualifying rules in response to the outbreak of coronavirus.
The SAI-Gopichand academy in Hyderabad has been shut down till March 31 to contain the virus following the directive of the Telangana state government.
Over the last two years in particular, there has been a major shift in how the team prepares against a tough opponent.
The directive has been necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic which has wreaked havoc on sporting events across the globe.
Badminton star Ashwini Ponnappa and hockey captain Manpreet Singh are utilising the forced break to work on their fitness and game.
The flame touches down Friday aboard a white aircraft painted with the inscription “Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay” along its side, and “Hope Lights Our Way” stenciled near the tail section.
The Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports said kabaddi is an indigenous sport and that the government would make efforts to take it to the Olympics.
Reports in China suggest that the Chinese Super League, which was due to start on Feb. 22, will kick off in early to mid-May.
The staff of the Indian Olympic Association will work from home from Monday amid the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus.
Various athletes have been saying that IOC was risking their health by going ahead with the Tokyo Games amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The Tokyo 2020 organising committee is committed to host the Games as scheduled, which they believe will bring hope to people in difficult times, Thomas Bach told the athletes.
Olympic champion Katerina Stefanidi said the International Olympic Committee was "risking our health".
Chaudhary, who has booked an Olympic quota place, shot a total of 588 to finish ahead of another Tokyo Games quota place holder Abhishek Varma (585) and Annuraj Singh (579) in the 10m air rifle men and women combined qualification.
The 24-year-old Dutee was to train and take part in Olympic qualifying events in Germany from March 2 but despite getting the visa and sponsorship, she could not make it there as Europe has now turned into an epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak.
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