Tokyo Olympics 2020

Tokyo: Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare has been banned from the women's 100m semifinal at the Tokyo Olympics after an out-of-competition doping test returned a positive result.The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said it has…

Tokyo: Simone Biles, the defending champion in all-around event of women's artistic gymnastics, has withdrawn from the Tokyo Olympic Games competition to be held on Thursday "to focus on her mental health"."After further…

Tokyo: The Indian men's hockey team defeated Spain 3-0 to register its second win at the Tokyo Olympics here on Tuesday.Veteran drag-flicker Rupinderpal Singh scored a brace of goals, his first off a penalty stroke, and Simranjeet Singh…

Tokyo: Indian paddler Manika Batra made it to the second round of women's singles table tennis at the Tokyo Olympics with a straight-sets win over Great Britain's Tin-Tin Ho at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.Following the 4-0 win,…

Tokyo: India's ace 10m air pistol shooter Saurabh Chaudhary came up with superb marksmanship, topping the qualification round and lifting the gloom surrounding the contingent at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday.The Meerut boy shot 586 to…

New Delhi: The opening ceremony of the much awaited Tokyo Olympics 2020 has officially begun at the Japan National Stadium.This edition of Olympics has been already delayed for nearly a year from its originally scheduled date.The…

Tokyo: The upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo will be held without spectators. All the stakeholders involved in organising the Games on Thursday came to this conclusion after the Japan government announced an emergency in and around Tokyo…

Bhubaneswar: Ace sprinter Dutee Chand has qualified for Tokyo Olympics-2020 in both 100 and 200 metre races, has been selected via world ranking quota.The ace sprinter broke her own 100m national record, clocking 11.7 seconds at the…

Tokyo:  Japan could call up military doctors and nurses from its Self-Defence Forces to help at this year's Tokyo Olympics, defence minister Nobuo Kishi said in parliament on Tuesday.Kishi said that his house has received a request to…