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Tokyo 2020 and the Missing Olympic Ethos
23 Jul 2021
Tokyo Olympics is being staged under the spectre of the Covid-19 pandemic and against the wishes of Japan's citizens.
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Tokyo Olympics: IOC Issues Guidelines for Medal Ceremonies
15 Jul 2021
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) issued a fresh set of guidelines which stipulate protocols and measures during the medal/podium ceremony at the Tokyo Olympics.
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Neeraj Chopra, Bajrang Punia and How to and Not to Zero in on an Indian Medal in Tokyo
26 Jun 2021
An injury to Bajrang Punia and the less than ideal training conditions apparently provided to Neeraj Chopra highlight India’s ills when it comes to Olympic preparation. It is tough to cast aside the…
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Milkha Singh Retrospective: The Hero The Country Needed, At the Cost Of Others
20 Jun 2021
Milkha Singh’s fourth place finish at the Rome Olympics is etched in Indian sport history. Books, articles, movies have immortalised the ‘near miss’. At the same time, someone like KD Jadhav —…
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Naomi Osaka, Kei Nishikori Express Doubts on Safe Conduct of Tokyo Games
11 May 2021
Kei Nishikori, who contracted Covid-19 last year, highlighted the problem Tokyo Olympics may face creating a bubble. Naomi Osaka and Nishikori are Japan’s highest profile athletes at the Games and…
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Overseas Spectators Banned From Tokyo Olympics, Announce Organisers
20 Mar 2021
In a bid to reduce virus risks and convince a sceptical Japanese public of the safety of the Olympic Games, fans from abroad will be banned from the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics, the organisers…
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Tokyo Olympics: Indian Boxers in Four Categories Set to Miss Chance to Qualify
16 Feb 2021
The International Olympic Committee’s decision to scrap the Olympic world qualifiers for boxing, will hurt Indian boxers who are unlikely to make the cut and join the nine who have already qualified…
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Tokyo Olympics Head Yoshiro Mori In Eye Of A Storm After Sexist Remark
06 Feb 2021
Former Japan Prime Minister, Yoshiro Mori, 83, triggered a social media storm with many sports persons including Naomi Osaka criticising him for saying that ‘women talked too much’ during a meeting…
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Sports Persons and Farmers, Bound by the Cause, United Against Ignorance
08 Dec 2020
While eminent sports persons marched down to the Rashtrapati Bhavan to return their awards in solidarity with the farmers’ protest, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), a body supposed to safeguard…
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IOC President Thomas Bach Optimistic About Fans Attending Tokyo Olympics
16 Nov 2020
After a meeting with the Japanese PM Yoshihide Suga, IOC President Thomas Bach expressed confidence over the presence of spectators at the Tokyo Games next year.