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IOC Approves Adding 'Together' Into Olympic Motto

The move to add "together" into the Olympic motto of "faster, higher, stronger" was unanimously approved at the 138th IOC session here on Tuesday.

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
Tokyo Olympics: Indian Shooters Start Training At Venue
Tokyo Olympics: Indian Shooters Start Training At Venue

The Olympics are scheduled to be held from July 23 to August 8, with the shooting events starting a day after the opening ceremony and covering the first 10 days of the extravaganza, which will be held without spectators owing to the pandemic.

  • Monday, 19 July 2021
First batch of Indian athletes leaves for Tokyo
Olympics: First Batch Of Indian Athletes Leaves For Tokyo

Athletes and support staff from eight sports -- archery, hockey, badminton, table tennis, judo, gymnastics, and weightlifting -- were part of this batch, with the two hockey squads forming the largest chunk.

  • Sunday, 18 July 2021
First Batch Of Athletes From India Set To Leave For Tokyo Olympics
First Batch Of Athletes From India Set To Leave For Tokyo Olympics

The contingent includes 54 athletes, support staff and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) representatives.

  • Saturday, 17 July 2021
First COVID-19 Case Emerges In Olympic Games Village
First COVID-19 Case Emerges In Olympic Games Village

The person, whose identity organisers have refused to reveal, has been removed from the Village.

  • Saturday, 17 July 2021
'Nav Ratna': Meet India's Nine Boxing Gems Who Will Participate In Tokyo Olympics

The 2020 Summer Olympics, officially branded as Tokyo 2020, is scheduled to be held from July 23 to August 8 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.

  • Saturday, 17 July 2021
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Sindhu To Open Olympics Campaign Against Polikarpova Ksenia Of Israel

Sindhu, who had lost to Spain's Carolina Marin in the 2016 Olympics final, has been clubbed in an easy Group J, also comprising Hong Kong's Cheung Ngan Yi.

  • Wednesday, 14 July 2021
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Roger Federer Pulls Out Of Olympics Due To Knee Injury

The eight-time Wimbledon champion had also missed the 2016 Rio Olympics due to knee injury.

  • Wednesday, 14 July 2021
Tokyo Olympics: PM Modi Wishes Athletes Luck Ahead Of Games
Tokyo Olympics: PM Modi Wishes Athletes Luck Ahead Of Games

India will be sending a 228-strong contingent to the Tokyo Olympics, including 119 athletes, IOA President Narinder Batra said on Tuesday.

  • Tuesday, 13 July 2021
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Tokyo Olympics: No Bronze Medal Match In Hockey If One Finalist Forced Out Due To COVID

In Hockey, teams unable to compete due to COVID-19 will not be disqualified and will be marked as DNS (Did Not Start). In case a team in the knockout stages is no longer able to compete due to COVID-19 their minimum ranking achieved will be protected and, if time allows, their opponent will advance to the next round.

  • Sunday, 11 July 2021
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2020 Tokyo Olympics seems a realistic possibility: Sania Mirza

New Delhi: For Sania Mirza, becoming a mother has been “the most eventful thing” in her life, but she is now working on getting herself back on the tennis court. The tennis star says playing at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics seems like a realistic goal, but she doesn’t want to put too much pressure on […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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PM Modi To Interact With Tokyo-Bound Athletes On July 13

In view of the raging COVID-19 cases, the Tokyo Olympics will be held under a state of emergency in Japan without spectators from July 23 to August 8. 

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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Tokyo Olympics: Odisha CM Announces Cash Awards For Medal Winners

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik also announced an award of Rs 15 lakh for each of the athletes who have qualified for the Olympics. The cash will be given for preparation for the games.

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Tokyo Olympics 2021: Spectators Banned From Games Venues

Just two weeks ago, organisers and the IOC allowed venues to be filled to 50 per cent of capacity but crowds not to exceed 10,000. The state of emergency has forced a late turnaround, which was always an option if infections got worse.

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Tokyo Olympics' COVID Relief: Expanded Squads For Hockey, 4 Other Sports

The relaxation has been given to hockey, football, water polo, handball, and rugby, whose squads comprised fewer players than that available to them in other international competitions.

  • Sunday, 04 July 2021
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