Tag: Olympics
Tokyo Olympic Torch Relay Kicks Off Amid Covid Worries
The torch relay for this year's Tokyo Olympic Games began its 121-day journey after a low-key opening ceremony at Japan's northeastern Fukushima prefecture here on Thursday. ....
Usain Bolt Challenges Virat Kohli, AB De Villiers
A few days after AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli had engaged in a cheeky banter on Twitter which saw the South African challenging his RCB skipper Kohli for a race, multiple Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt checked in to assert that he is still the fastest man on earth.....
109-year-old Kagawa Becomes World's Oldest Olympic Torch Bearer
Shigeko Kagawa, a 109-year-old woman, has become the oldest Olympic torch bearer after she took part in the Tokyo Olympic torch relay in Nara Prefecture. ....
Cancelling Olympics An Option If Covid Situation Worsens: Japanese Official
Secretary-General of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Toshihiro Nikai said Thursday that cancelling this year's Tokyo Olympics could be an option if the Covid-19 situation continues to worsen. ....
Football Olympian Ahmed Hussain No More
Football Olympian Ahmed Hussain, who was a member of the India team which finished fourth at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, died on Friday. He was 89. ....
Would Like To Have Breakfast With Serena Williams: PV Sindhu
Badminton star and 2016 Rio Olympics silver medallist PV Sindhu said that she would like to have breakfast with tennis legend Serena Williams because of her "jovial" and "friendly" nature.....
David Warner's Wife To Commentate On Olympic Events
David Warner's wife Candice will don the role of a broadcaster during upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo. ....
PV Sindhu Sends Heartfelt Message To Injured Carolina Marin
Ace India shuttler PV Sindhu on Wednesday sent a heartfelt message to arch-rival and 2016 Rio Olympics gold medallist, Spain's Carolina Marin, who has withdrawn from the Tokyo Olympics due to an injury. ....
Brazil Drop Neymar From Its Olympic Games Squad
Star forward Neymar was on Thursday dropped from the Brazilian team named for the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games. Another big name missing is Marquinhos, who was part of the gold-winning Brazilian team medal at the Rio Olympics in 2016. ....
Legendary Indian athlete Milkha Singh, popularly known as 'Flying Sikh, passed away in a local hospital here at 11.30 p.m. on Friday, said a statement from the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, where he was being treated for Covid-related complications. Milkha was 91, and is survived by a son, ace golfer Jeev Milkha Singh, and three daughters. He was born in Layalpur, in undivided India and now in Pakistan. His love with athletics began after he enrolled himself with the EME Corps of the Indian ....
