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TopicTokyo Olympics 2020

Topic: Tokyo Olympics 2020

Gorilla ‘selfie’ threat, Olympic torch relay in jeopardy & other global Covid news

As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.

Will Tokyo Olympics go ahead? These 5 factors will decide

A resurgence of infections around the world have led organisers to acknowledge nothing is certain. Adding to the headwinds is Japan’s second state of emergency & public opposition.

Soup for Sick helps S Africa, UAE’s drive-through for vaccines & other Covid news

As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.

Need bio bubble, 200-day training plan for athletes going to Tokyo Olympics — House panel

The committee has said athletes who have qualified for the July 2021 Olympics should be sent abroad for training, and must get Covid vaccine on priority.

Tokyo Olympics postponement to cost USD 1.9 billion, organisers estimate

The additional costs don’t include counter-measures against the spread of Covid-9, as these are primarily being handled by the Japanese government.

Olympic-bound athletes, staff to be given priority after Covid vaccine rollout

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said that India is expected to send the largest ever contingent to the postponed Tokyo Olympics which is scheduled to be held from 23 July in 2021.

International Olympic Committee chief ‘confident’ of hosting spectators at Tokyo Olympics

The Tokyo games, set for 23 July to 8 Aug, 2021, will mark the first time an Olympics has been postponed since the modern games began in the 19th century.

Covid pandemic has changed Indian cricket scene, but this is why IPL will survive the slump

Unlike the traditional contests that typically unspooled over days-long clashes, IPL is synonymous with a smash-and-bash short format, called T-20.

Tokyo is planning a stripped-down 2020 Olympics, but no one knows what that is

As plans begin to take shape, sports director of the Tokyo Organizing Committee says details that previously went unnoticed, like the sounds athletes make, will take on more focus.

Delayed Olympics leaves Japan’s hotels deserted and economy in a limbo

The government had expected the Games to fuel a surge in overseas visitors to 40 million this year. Now, it may not even reach 5 million.

On Camera

Bibek Debroy was an ‘Acharya’ in India’s intellectual history

In the centuries to come, economist Bibek Debroy's Mahabharata will attain the importance we attach to the texts of Shankara, Ramanuja, and Madhvacharya.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

All about Major Bob Khathing, whose daring expedition & diplomatic parleys secured Tawang for India

The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.

From 2004 to 2024, bad news has come wrapped as good news for Congress

Congress is silently acknowledging it over-read verdict of last general election. You can see it in easy concession to SP. It will likely be more reasonable in Maharashtra & Jharkhand.