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M.P. Nathanael | Why Govts Should Help Athletes Exit Senior Positions To Protect Efficiency

M.P. Nathanael | Why Govts Should Help Athletes Exit Senior Positions...

The Haryana government has appointed six outstanding sportspersons including three handicapped para-athletes in the...

11 Sept 2026 2:21 AM IST

Virdhawal Khade

Virdhawal Khade wants inclusion in TOP scheme

Though the 27-year-old Speedo athlete is determined to qualify for Tokyo Olympics and do well there but he has limited...

17 Oct 2018 1:33 AM IST

Mother Ruchi Punj, Khushi and Father Ankur Punj

No messing around her

Khushi who is the youngest third degree black belt holder wants to qualify for Tokyo Olympics where Karate makes debut.

24 Feb 2019 12:31 AM IST

The son of Indias business tycoon Nusli Wadia and chairman of Wadia Group, Ness Wadia, has been sentenced to two years of imprisonment in Japan over possession of drugs while on a holiday, under stringent narcotics laws, the Financial Times reported on Monday. (Photo: File)

Japan gives Ness Wadia 2-year suspended sentence for possessing drugs:...

Ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Japan's narcotics laws are being applied tightly.

30 April 2019 1:04 PM IST

A vendor wears a mask while writing calligraphy for customers in Yokohamas Chinatown, near Tokyo. AP photo

Covid19 threat won't affect Olympic 2020 games

The coronavirus has infected almost 64,000 people globally with almost 1,400 deaths in China

14 Feb 2020 8:33 PM IST

Rugby Australia chief Raelene Castle speaks at a press conference in Sydney. - Castle resigned late on April, 23 2020, a report said, ending weeks of speculation about her future triggered by the sports dismal financial outlook. (Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE --

Sport likely to return soon in Australia as spread of virus slows

Sporting suspensions have left some codes under mounting financial pressures as revenues run dry and TV networks...

1 May 2020 9:40 AM IST

Neeraj Chopra, Ravi Dahiya, Lovlina Borgohain among 11 recommended for Khel Ratna

Neeraj Chopra, Ravi Dahiya, Lovlina Borgohain among 11 recommended for...

All five gold medallists from the Tokyo Paralympics were also rewarded for their performance as they also made the cut...

28 Oct 2021 12:23 AM IST

In this Aug. 6, 2020, file photo, the Olympic rings for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 pass by on a barge by tugboats off the Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo. (Photo: AP)

10,000 Olympic volunteers quit ahead of Games: Organisers

Some of the volunteers are likely also to be among the approximately 80 percent of people in Japan who oppose hosting...

3 Jun 2021 1:37 PM IST

PV Sindhu entered the Tokyo Olympics semis after beating Japans Akane Yamaguchi on Friday. (Photo: Twitter/@WeAreTeamIndia)

Tokyo Olympics 2020: PV Sindhu enters semifinals, beats Akane...

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Sindhu's victory has moved India to an inch closer to its second medal in the Olympics

30 July 2021 3:20 PM IST

India midfield Neha Neha, right, and Ireland midfield Hannah McLoughlin (7) battle for the ball during a womens field hockey match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP/John Locher)

Women's hockey: India beat Ireland 1-0, move a step closer to next...

India will now need to win their final Pool A match against South Africa on Saturday

30 July 2021 11:30 AM IST

A rescue boat patrols the rowing course at Sea Forest Waterway after the venue was forced to close for competition Monday in Tokyo because of Tropical Storm Nepartak. (Photo: AP)

Pandemic Olympics endured heat, and now a typhoon's en route

The Tokyo Olympics are due for another hit of nature's power: a typhoon arriving on Tuesday morning

27 July 2021 8:14 AM IST

Pauline Schaefer-Betz, of Germany, performs her floor exercise routine during the womens artistic gymnastic qualifications at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo)

Gymnastics team, tired of sexualization,' wears unitards

Just days before the Games began, the Norwegian women's beach handball team refused to play in bikini bottoms during...

27 July 2021 12:22 AM IST