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In this file photo, President Donald Trump speaks with CEO of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee Sarah Hirshland Hirshland. AP PhotoSports
USOPC welcomes timeline for decision on Tokyo Games

-'IOC update is an important step in providing clarity, but our athletes continue to face enormous ambiguity surrounding...

23 March 2020 9:45 AM IST

In this file photo International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach (L), Japans Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) president Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah attend the XXIII ANOC General Assembly in Tokyo. AFP PhotoSports
IOC decision on Olympics in four weeks

Turnaround in IOC-'s stand came after World Athletics president Seb Coe said that holding the Olympics in July is not...

23 March 2020 9:32 AM IST

In this file photo, Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) chief executive officer Matt Carroll (R) and AOC president John Coates address a press conference where they reaffirmed plans to send athletes to Tokyo 2020. AFP PhotoSports
Australia tells athletes to prepare for 2021 Tokyo Olympics

Athletes needed certainty, and they must also prioritise their health and that of their families: AOC chief executive...

23 March 2020 9:19 AM IST

Canadian government continues to take drastic measures one of which was to seal the border with the United States on Sunday.Sports
Canada first country to pull out of Tokyo Games

The IOC is of the opinion that the global crisis could have passed by the end of July and that postponing now would be...

23 March 2020 9:05 AM IST

Japan¢s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at a parliamentary session in Tokyo Monday. AP PhotoSports
Postponing Olympics may be unavoidable: Japan PM Shinzo Abe

Abe hoped the IOC will make a decision early if it is postponed, because the process would involve a lot of work and...

23 March 2020 8:43 AM IST

In this file photo, the United States womens football team celebrates with the France 2019 Womens World Cup trophy. The players were locked in a dispure with US Soccer Federation over equal pay with the American mens squad. AFP PhotoSports
Indians favour equal pay for women athletes: BBC research

Both men and women agreed that sports are important, but were of the opinion that some sports are -'not suitable-' for...

22 March 2020 5:29 PM IST

People in a small boat view the Olympic rings in the Odaiba section of Tokyo. AP PhotoSports
Global athletes group calls for postponement of Olympics

This show of solidarity among Olympic hopefuls adds to the dozens of individual athletes who have come out against the...

22 March 2020 3:16 PM IST

Mirabai Chanu displays the gold medals she won at EGAT Cup in Chiang Mai, Thailand, last year. PTI PhotoSports
Mirabai Chanu is worried all her efforts will go waste if Olympics are...

Mirabai-'s Olympic debut was disappointing as she failed to lift the weight in all three attempts in clean & jerk

22 March 2020 2:45 PM IST

SAI Centre in Sonipat on Wednesday. PTI PhotoSports
SAI regional centres to be used as quarantines to tackle COVID-19

SAI has 10 regional centres and five stadiums in the national capital which can be used as quarantine facilities for at...

22 March 2020 2:28 PM IST

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach (L) at the Olympic flame lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia on March 12, along with Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos (C). AFP PhotoSports
IOC begins to act, seeks feedback from member countries on coronavirus...

In a questionaire, IOC asked member countries how the emergency regulations relating to COVID-19 limit the training of...

22 March 2020 9:39 AM IST

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver. AP PhotoSports
NBA uncertain about salary payments after April 1: report

As per NBA-union deal, the league can withhold a percentage of a player-'s salary for a catastrophic situation where the...

22 March 2020 9:18 AM IST

Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori (C), flanked by three-time Olympic gold medalists Tadahiro Nomura (L) and Saori Yoshida, carries the Olympic flame during the Flame Arrival Ceremony at Japan Air Self-Defense Force Matsushima Base in Higashimatsushima in Miyagi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Friday. AP PhotoSports
Chorus for Tokyo Games’ postponement getting louder

The USOPC leadership has been in agreement with the IOC, that it-'s too soon to make any decisions regarding postponing...

21 March 2020 7:42 PM IST

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