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Tokyo Olympics: Archer Deepika beats Ksenia, reaches QFs

July 30, 2021 virendra pandit

New Delhi: Indian archer Deepika Kumari defeated former world champion Ksenia Perova of Russia 6-5 in a pre-quarterfinal shoot-off and secured a place in the quarterfinals on Friday. Deepika was leading since the match began. In the cut-throat competition, while Deepika managed to win the first set with 28 points by scoring a 9-10-9, Ksenia […]

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Tokyo Olympics: Indian boxer Borgohain beats Germany’s Apetz, reaches QF

July 28, 2021 virendra pandit

New Delhi: Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain defeated Germany’s Nadine Apetz and secured a place in the Women’s Welterweight (69-75 kg) quarterfinals in an intense playoff. The Kokugikan Arena hosted the 16-round event on Tuesday. Lovlina Borgohain (69 kg) started slow and gradually made some of the best-timed punches at Apetz. She used a counter-punching technique […]

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India’s Day of Disappointment in Tokyo Olympics

July 25, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, July 25: The Day 2 at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday was comparatively a disappointing day for India after Mirabai Chanu gave the country its first medal, a silver, in weightlifting on the first day. The only good news came from Badminton court where P V Sindhu won her first round match against […]

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India’s Sumit Nagal off to a winning start at Tokyo Olympics tennis

July 24, 2021 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The Indian tennis player recorded a hard-fought win over Uzbekistan’s Denis Istomin in the men’s singles. India’s Sumit Nagal began his campaign at the Tokyo Olympics with a 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-4 win over Uzbekistan’s Denis Istomin at the Ariake Tennis Park on Saturday. Nagal’s win was the first for an Indian men’s […]

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Karate, Skateboarding, Sport Climbing, and two other games are new in Tokyo Olympics

July 17, 2021 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Olympics games Tokyo 2020 added six new games this time, which are Sport Climbing (also called Wall Climbing), Skateboarding, Karate, Baseball & Softball, and New event in existing sport – 3×3 Basketball. Wall Climbing will consist of three disciplines: speed climbing, bouldering, and lead climbing. In speed climbing, two athletes will attach themselves […]

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Tokyo Olympics: The First Covid-19 case detected at athletes’ village

July 17, 2021 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The Tokyo Olympics organizers on Saturday said that “One person has tested Covid-19 positive at the Tokyo Olympics athletes’ village. In the first such case that adds to concerns about infections at the Games which begin next week.” Toshiro Muto, CEO, Tokyo Olympic confirmed that “A visitor from abroad who is involved in […]

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T20 World Cup: India Grouped with Pakistan, Afghanistan and New Zealand in Group 2

July 16, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, July 16: India has figured with Pakistan, Afghanistan and New Zealand in Group 2 of the T20 World Cup to be held in the United Arab Emirates and Oman from October 17 to November 14 when the cup final is scheduled to be played. The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday announced the […]

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BCCI unlikely to send additional players to England: Report

July 16, 2021 Vinayak Barot

Mumbai: A trouble for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) suddenly increased after team India’s wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant tested positive on July 8. Training assistant Dayanand Garani and Wriddhiman Saha were also tested Covid-19 positive. According to the media report, Even though a couple of members in the Team India contingent in […]

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Visiting Indian Cricket Team Hit by Covid in England

July 15, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, July 15: After the wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant, a support staff member of the touring Indian cricket has tested positive for Covid-19 in England. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed on Thursday that training assistant/net bowler Dayanand Garani is the latest to contract the virus in the team. Reserve […]

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Tokyo Olympics: ‘Winners will have to wear own medals!’

July 15, 2021 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Now this is a ‘social distancing’ few would expect. As athletes are packing their bags to reach Tokyo for the Olympic Games, starting next week, they have an additional responsibility: they will have to put their medals around their own neck to protect themselves against spreading the Covid-19 pandemic! This […]