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Indian mens hockey team coach Graham Reid (L) with captain Manpreet Singh. PTI PhotoSports
India set to extend contracts of foreign coaches till Tokyo 2021

With the Games postponed, contract extension for India's coaching imports are imperative in the interest of continuity

26 March 2020 4:38 PM IST

Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee president Yoshiro Mori (L) and CEO Toshiro Muto at an organising committee meeting. attend a news conference in Tokyo, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. IOC President Thomas Bach has agreed \100%\ to a proposal of postponing the Tokyo Olympics for about one year until 2021 because of the coronavirus outbreak, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday.AP/PTI(AP24-03-2020_000300B)Sports
Two dates crucial for Tokyo Olympics restart: Opening and closing

That done, the International Olympic Committee, the Japanese government and Tokyo organizers can go ahead with other...

26 March 2020 4:03 PM IST

Serena Williams in full stretch at the peak of her career. AP PhotoSports
Age concern: Six stars for whom Olympics in 2021 may come too late

However, there is plenty of time for two 11-year olds -- Syrian table tennis player Hend Zaza and Britain's skateboarder...

26 March 2020 9:25 AM IST

Justin Gatlin of the United States. AP PhotoSports
Inspired by NFL's Brady, Justin Gatlin vows to race in Tokyo

'It won't be that big of a difference from being 38 to 39. But, I always said 'I'm not running till I'm 40'

26 March 2020 8:16 AM IST

American President Donald Trump. AFP PhotoSports
President Trump praises Olympics delay, says will attend in 2021

Like the Olympics, Trump's reelection campaign also has been upended by the coronavirus pandemic

25 March 2020 9:13 PM IST

IOC president Thomas Bach at a press conference in Lausanne in Switzerland. AFP PhotoSports
Tokyo Olympics thrown open to spring months too

Without giving any specific new date, the IOC president said -"only it would be beyond 2020 but not later than summer...

25 March 2020 5:23 PM IST

Manika Batra and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran at the Commonwealth Games 2018 in Gold Coast, Australia. PTI PhotoSports
Indian paddlers get more time to train but hopes of a foreign coach...

First TTFI failed to bring Canadian Dejan Papic due to a knee surgery and now the Covid19 is bound to discourage anyone...

25 March 2020 2:08 PM IST

Viswanathan Anand. PTI PhotoSports
Chess Olympiad postponed to 2021

Moscow and Khanty-Mansiysk host the Olympiad and the FIDE Congress, respectively, next August

25 March 2020 11:56 AM IST

FILE - In this Aug. 11, 2016, file photo, United States Michael Phelps celebrates winning the gold medal in the mens 200-meter individual medley during the swimming competitions at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. With the Tokyo Games on hold because of the coronavirus, the retired swimming great worries that some athletes may have trouble coping with this unprecedented postponement. ¢â‚¬ÅIts a total bamboozle,¢â‚¬Â Phelps told The Associated Press on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. ¢â‚¬ÅTheres such a wave of emotions. I cant imagine what these athletes are going through right now.¢â‚¬Â (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)Sports
With Olympics on hold, Phelps worries about athletes-' mental health

At this point, all the work is done. Athletes are just fine-tuning. Now it-'s like, -'Oh ... we-'re not competing-':...

25 March 2020 9:20 AM IST

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach delivers a statement at the IOC headquarters in Lausanne. AFP PhotoSports
Olympic fallout: postponement will upend other major events

The ripple effect is bound to affact the Big Three -- athletics, swimming and gymnastics

25 March 2020 9:07 AM IST

President of the Indian Olympic Association Narinder Dhruv Batra with president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach. AP PhotoSports
Athletes are relieved, says IOA welcoming IOC decision

Athletes are now free from the worry of having to train during the epidemic and perform their best in four months from...

24 March 2020 7:41 PM IST

COUNTDOWN STOPS AT 122: A countdown display for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics is photographed in Tokyo, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. IOC President Thomas Bach has agreed \100%\ to a proposal of postponing the Tokyo Olympics for about one year until 2021 because of the coronavirus outbreak, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Sports
Only war has cancelled Olympics

A look back at Berlin 1916, Tokyo 1940 and London 1944 when global conflicts forced the Games to be scrapped

24 March 2020 7:25 PM IST

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