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Shooters all set to launch India's gold quest at Olympics
The experienced Apurvi and the young world No. 1 Elavenil will be up against an extremely tough field, as they look to make it to the top-eight finals field from among 49 shooters in the qualification fray.On the eve of the contest, national rifle coach Deepali Deshpande said, "The girls are all raring to go and training today has been as planned. We are confident of a good showing tomorrow."
Tibetan bodies resent awarding Winter Olympics to Beijing
The OECD guidelines obligate multinational enterprises such as the IOC to respect internationally recognised human rights and to carry out human rights due diligence for its activities, such as the 2022 Beijing Olympics.However, the IOC has steadfastly ignored the calls of rights-based organisations for carrying out human rights due diligence despite concerns of widespread human rights violations by China, sources said.
Ind vs SL: India win toss, field five debutants in 3rd ODI
Sanju Samson, Nitish Rana, Chetan Sakariya, K Gowtham and Rahul Chahar are playing their first ODI. This is only the second time India are featuring five debutants in an ODI after the inaugural ODI in 1974. The last time they fielded so many debutants was against Australia in 1980. India have already won the first two ODIs, beating Sri Lanka by seven wickets and three wickets.
Olympics: Fewer than 1,000 to watch opening ceremony in stadium: official
Hidemasa Nakamura, chief of Tokyo 2020 main operation centre, told a press briefing that apart from the above-mentioned group, the rest allowed into the stadium are performers and athletes participating in the event, reports Xinhua. The Tokyo 2020 organising committee also reported 12 new positive Covid-19 cases related to the Olympics on Thursday, with two infected foreign athletes in the athletes village.
Warm-up gives India game-time and injury headache
The Indian pace bowler, who was representing County Select XI after the English board could not assemble a playing XI and had to ask for players from the Indian camp, was hurt on his thumb by a shot from Hanuma Vihari on the first day. The Board is yet to confirm his availability but it seems that the thumb injury may not heal in time for the Test matches.
Djokovic wary of 'greatest tennis player' debate ahead of Olympics
The world men's No. 1 has swept three Grand Slams so far this year, and is in a good position to achieve a career "Golden Slam" by winning the Olympic gold medal in Tokyo, which would add weight to the argument that the Serbian's greatest tennis player. But Djokovic was reluctant to be involved in the debate.
Olympics: IOA to give Rs 75 lakh to gold winner at Tokyo
"The Advisory Committee of IOA has recommended cash award of Rs 75 lakh for each gold medal winner; Rs. 40 lakh silver and Rs. 25 lakh to the bronze medal winners. It also recommended a sum of Rs. 1 lakh to each athlete representing the country at the Tokyo Olympic Games," the IOA informed in a release on Thursday.
Olympics: Tough draw for Mary Kom in Tokyo boxing competition
Mary Kom will open her campaign with a first round clash with Dominica's Miguelina Hernandez in the women's 51kg category but will face a tough ask in the Round of 16 as she is likely to meet third seed and Rio Olympics bronze medallist Ingrit Valencia of Colombia. If she gets past Ingrit, the 38-year-old veteran, hoping for one last hurrah in the Olympics, is scheduled to face second seed Yuan Chang of China.
Olympics: Richarlison hat-trick helps Brazil beat Germany
Richarlison scored his first goal of the day in the seventh minute. He saw his first shot saved by goalkeeper Florian Mueller. But the ball rebounded perfectly for the striker and he made no mistake the second time around, slotting past Mueller to give Brazil the lead.
Olympics: Be careful in opening match, former stars warn India
So, as Graham Reid's men, hoping to end the four-decade-long gold medal drought, get ready for their opening Pool A match against New Zealand in the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday, former India stars have advised the current lot to be extra careful in the opening encounter -- for that will set the tone for the entire tournament and eventually decide their fate.
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