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Friday, March 29, 2024
TopicTokyo Olympics 2021

Topic: Tokyo Olympics 2021

PV Sindhu makes winning start at Tokyo Olympics, beats Israel shuttler Ksenia Polikarpova

The reigning world champion, seeded sixth, beat the 58th ranked Polikarpova 21-7 21-10 in a lop-sided opening match in the women’s singles group J match Sunday.

Can the Tokyo Olympics help bring the world together?

Last year, the entire sports ecosystem saw social activism that inspired reviews of archaic practices and helped amplify the voices of underrepresented groups.

India men’s hockey team beats New Zealand 3-2 in first match of Tokyo Olympics

Harmanpreet Singh scored a double for India, while Rupinder Pal Singh opened the scoring in the tenth minute for the eight-time former champions, currently ranked fourth in the world.

4th Covid emergency & fan-free Olympics leave Japan hotels facing 1 million cancellations

The setback puts pressure on hotel industry that bet big on the Games serving as a springboard for Japan’s economic goal of attracting 40 mn overseas visitors a year.

No cheering, singing, whistling — All that is different as Tokyo gets ready for Olympics

Already postponed due to Covid-19 pandemic, Tokyo is set to host one of the biggest sporting events even as cases rise in Japan.

First resident of Tokyo Olympic Village tests positive for Covid, organisers say

Officials said the person is not an athlete but 'a games-concerned personnel', and has been placed in a 14-day quarantine. The Olympic games are scheduled to begin on 23 July.

Mary Kom & Manpreet Singh to be India’s flag bearers at Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony

This is the first time India will have two flag-bearers, one male and one female, to ensure 'gender parity', Indian Olympic Association announced Monday.

How to get 11,000 athletes from 200 countries to Tokyo for Olympics in 16 days amid Covid?

Even the fastest woman alive, Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, can’t avoid all the logistical hurdles along the road to this year’s extraordinary Olympics.

Nagaland MLAs win hearts with a song seeking to heal world ‘sailing in stormy weather’

Snippets from the vibrant Northeast that capture politics, culture, society and more in the eight states.

BCCI pledges Rs 10 crore for training, preparations of Olympic-bound athletes

A senior BCCI official said the modalities of the donation will be finalised after talking to Sports ministry and Indian Olympic Association. The Tokyo Olympic Games will begin on 23 July.

On Camera

Oka to Nagarathna—Bombay High Court judges taking up the cudgel when faith in courts eroding

When lynching, hate speech and bulldozer politics do not speedily invite the wrath of courts, then something is wrong with the third pillar of governance.

Congress attacks chief economic advisor over statement on unemployment, asks BJP govt to ‘vacate seat’

While releasing 'India Employment Report 2024', V Anantha Nageswaran said govt can't solve 'all social, economic challenges'. Congress leader Kharge says CEA protecting 'dear leader'.

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.