Tokyo, July 22 : The Olympic Games, beginning on Friday, is the world's biggest sporting extravaganza but in the Japanese capital, which is the host city, there is clear lack of enthusiasm. Acco ...
Read moreTokyo, July 22 : The director of the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic Games, Kentaro Kobayashi has been fired after his decades-old comedy skit on Holocaust came into limelight. Kobayashi's ...
Read moreTokyo, July 22 : Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal will face Uzbekistan's Denis Istomin in the opening round of the men's singles event at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Nagal, who qualified for the Ol ...
Read moreTokyo, July 22 : Only 28 members, comprising six officials and 22 athletes, of the Indian contingent will participate in the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics on Friday after the organisers sugge ...
Read moreTokyo, July 22 : Guinea, a small African country, has pulled out of the Olympic Games that begin on Friday, citing resurgence of Covid-19 variants. Guinean Minister of Sports Sanoussy Bantama So ...
Read more[**EDS: IMAGE POSTED BY @Media SAI ON FRIDAY, JULY 23, 2021** Tokyo: Flag bearers Boxer Mary Kom and Hockey player Manpreet Singh with other Indian athletes at the Oympic Stadium during the opening ce ...
Read moreTokyo, July 22 : The Australian women's football team posed with an Aboriginal flag and linked arms while standing on the halfway line to make their own special statement against racism ahead of their ...
Read moreTokyo, July 22 : The Czech Olympic Committee (COV) has initiated an inquiry after a third athlete from their contingent tested positive for Covid-19. Czech Republic's beach volleyball player Mar ...
Read moreBy MK Ashoka Bengaluru, July 21 : Arjuna awardee weightlifter Satheesha Rai, who came up with his second-best performance at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, says that the Indian contingent in Tokyo has ...
Read moreSydney, July 21 : The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) applauded the success of Brisbane's bid for the 2032 Summer Olympic Games and promised a Games to "serve Olympic ideals". In a statement ...
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