Archery body initiates visa process for Tokyo Olympics qualifiers in France
Other Sports | May 15, 2021 15:13 ISTThe top three teams in the Olympic qualification event will earn quota places.
The top three teams in the Olympic qualification event will earn quota places.
The Tokyo Olympics, which was scheduled to be held last year, was postponed because of the pandemic.
On Wednesday, Chopra, 23, raised a concern of missing international competitions due to pandemic.
The tests were conducted last Friday and those who returned positive have been kept under quarantine.
Chinki, who seems to have overcome disappointment, said she can silence her critics with steady performances in domestic as well as international competitions in future.
Since the Indian shooting team will be staying in Croatia till July, the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) with the help of Croatia Shooting Federation (CSF) has made a provision for Indian food at the team hotel.
The tournament organisers Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) and Badminton World Federation (BWF) jointly agreed to cancel the Singapore Open scheduled for June 1-6.
More than 300,000 people have signed a petition calling for the Tokyo Olympics to be canceled. And a swimming star has faced pressure to drop out of the games.
Nadal is set to face Italian sensation Jannik Sinner in his opening match of the Italian Open on Tuesday.
Hiroshima Governor Hidehiko Yuzaki said that a ceremony next week without the relay is likely to still take place. This is at least the sixth change to the relay — from rerouting to cancellation — in the last several weeks.
After the stint in Croatia, the team will directly leave for Tokyo to participate in the Olympics, beginning on July 23.
Nishikori is one of a growing number of tennis players expressing reservations about the games.
Bach was to visit Hiroshima next Monday and meet the torch relay and then probably travel to Tokyo.
A 15-member Olympic-bound Indian team will depart for Zagreb, Croatia on May 11 in a chartered flight to participate in the European Championship, to be held in Osijek from May 20 to June 6.
The second-ranked tennis player, who represents Japan, was asked about the games at the Italian Open on Sunday.
The Olympics and Paralympics will draw 15,000 athletes and tens of thousands of officials, judges, media and broadcasters. They will enter a country that has essentially had its borders sealed for more than a year.
A 15-member Olympic-bound Indian team will leave for Zagreb, Croatia on May 11 in a chartered flight to participate in the European Championship in Osijek from May 20 to June 6.
India's brightest chance was with Gurpreet Singh but he was ousted after losing his 77kg pre-quarterfinal in just 48 seconds to 2020 European champion Rafig Huseynov from Azerbaijan.
A late bloomer, 31-year-old Verma won his first international medal -- a bronze -- in 10m air pistol in 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta.
Seema booked an Olympic berth for herself after a close 2-1 win over European Championship bronze medallist Anna Lukasiak of Poland, showing tremendous defensive skills in the semifinal.
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