Tag: Tokyo
Biggest-ever Indian Paralympic Contingent Given Virtual Send-off By Anurag Thakur
A 54-member Indian contingent for the Tokyo Paralympic Games was given a virtual send-off late on Thursday evening by Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag. ....
Modi Meets Japanese PM In Tokyo, Remembers Shinzo Abe
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a day-long visit to Tokyo to attend the state funeral of late leader Shinzo Abe, met his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida on Tuesday and held a bilateral meeting. ....
Coronavirus Made Olympics Postponement A Necessity: OCA
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has welcomed the decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to postpone the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games until next year. ....
Tokyo Olympics Day 1 Highlights: Mirabai Chanu Makes History On A Gloomy Day For India In Tokyo
Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu provided the silver lining on a day when some of the most talented Indian shooters, including pistol marksman Saurabh Chaudhary and rifle ace Elavenil Valarivan, flattered to deceive on the first full day of competitions at the Tokyo Olympics here. ....
Railways Athletes Winning Gold At Tokyo Olympics To Get Rs 3 Crore Cash Reward
The Indian Railways on Wednesday announced that its players who would be winning the Gold medal at Tokyo Olympics would get Rs 3 crore special cash reward to boost the morale of the players. ....
PV Sindhu Storms Into Women's Singles Quarterfinals At Tokyo Olympics 2020
India's PV Sindhu has reached the women's singles quarterfinals, beating Denmark's Mia Blichfeldt 21-15, 21-13 at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday. ....
Olympic Hockey: Indian Women Lose Semifinal 1-2 To Argentina, To Play For Bronze
India's dream of a gold medal on their maiden entry into the knockout stages of the women's hockey competition came to a premature end when the team lost 1-2 to Argentina in the semifinals at the Tokyo Olympics here on Wednesday. ....
Tokyo Olympics: Indian Wrestler Vinesh Phogat Loses In Quarterfinals
Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat lost the quarterfinal bout of the women's freestyle 53kg category to Vanesa Kaladzinskay of Belarus by fall at the Tokyo Olympic Games on Thursday. ....
Tokyo Olympics: Netherlands Beat Argentina To Win Women's Hockey Gold
The Netherlands, reigning World, European and FIH Hockey Pro League champions, added the Olympic gold medal to their kitty thanks to a 3-1 victory over Argentina, bringing to close a wonderful hockey competition at the Tokyo Olympic Games on Friday. ....
Paralympic Table Tennis: Bhavina Patel's Magical Run Ends With Silver
Bhavina Patel's magical run in the Tokyo 2020 Paralaympic Games ended with a silver medal as she lost to world No. 1 Zhou Ying of China in straight games in the final of the women's table tennis Class 4 on Sunday. ....
