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The Indian olympic team received a fitting send-off led by Sports Minister Anurag Thakur. (Photo: Twitter/Yogeshwar Dutt)

India-'s contingent checks in at Tokyo, smooth ride to Games Village

India will be represented by a 228-strong contingent, including 119 athletes, at the Games

18 July 2021 5:34 PM IST

Atheletes during a ceremony to see off the first batch of Indian athletes as they leave for Tokyo to participate in the Olympics, in New Delhi. (PTI)

COVID scare at Olympics: 3 athletes test positive, 2 staying at...

The development comes a day after a non-athlete at the Village tested positive for the dreaded virus

18 July 2021 9:50 AM IST

Table tennis player Manika Batra (left) before her departure to Tokyo. (Photo: Twitter)

First batch of Indian athletes departs for Tokyo Olympics

Delhi Airport witnessed unprecedented scenes as the hockey teams and the badminton teams were given a warm welcome on...

18 July 2021 12:48 AM IST

Khris Middleton #22 of the Milwaukee Bucks is congratulated by teammates during the second half in Game Four of the NBA Finals against the Phoenix Suns at Fiserv Forum on July 14, 2021 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

With COVID-19 on the rise, NBA pushes for finish line

The Phoenix Suns and Milwaukee Bucks continue to make tweaks, hoping to gain an advantage in the NBA Finals that-'s...

17 July 2021 5:57 PM IST

Aditi Ashok poses after receiving the Hero Womens Indian Open Golf trophy. (Photo: AP)

Aditi Ashok and Pajaree Anannarukarn share lead after three rounds in...

Aditi and Pajaree shot a bogey-free 67 while Clanton and Suwannapura carded 5-under 65

17 July 2021 5:21 PM IST

PR Sreejesh. (Photo: AFP)

Made a lot of sacrifices, I want to make them count in Tokyo: Sreejesh

In the upcoming Olympics starting from July 23, eight-time champions India will look to break their long podium jinx at...

17 July 2021 4:54 PM IST

A flight attendant walks by a large display of Tokyo 2020 Olympics at Narita International Airport Thursday. (Photo: AP)

IOA names Security Attache B K Sinha as Press Attache of India-'s...

Sinha is a former Haryana DGP and also a recipient of the President-'s Police Medal

16 July 2021 11:14 AM IST

Khris Middleton #22 of the Milwaukee Bucks is congratulated by teammates during the second half in Game Four of the NBA Finals against the Phoenix Suns at Fiserv Forum on July 14, 2021 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Bucks defeat Suns to pull level in NBA Finals

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Oscar Robertson were among more than 16,000 fans in attendance

15 July 2021 6:08 PM IST

Sharath Kamal. (Photo: PTI)

India-'s TT great Sharath Kamal hits peak ahead of Tokyo Olympics

Sharath has missed only one Olympic Games (London 2012) since his debut at Athens in 2004

15 July 2021 5:37 PM IST

2020 Tokyo Olympics. (Photo: AFP)

IOC guidelines for medal ceremony: Participants to wear mask all times

IOC president Thomas Bach had on Wednesday said that athletes at the Tokyo Olympics will have to put their medals around...

15 July 2021 4:53 PM IST

(Photo: Representational Image/ PTI)

COVID-19 forces FIH to postpone inaugural FIH World Hockey5s to 2022

The -'FIH Hockey5s Lausanne 2021-' event was initially planned to be held in September this year but now has been...

14 July 2021 5:17 PM IST

2020 Tokyo Olympics. (Photo: AP)

Olympic athletes to put on own medals at Tokyo ceremonies

The IOC had previously said medallists and ceremony officials would have to wear masks

14 July 2021 4:58 PM IST