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Medal winners will be allowed to take off their mask for 30 seconds on the podium. (Photo: AFP)

Bonus prize for an Olympic medal: 30 seconds mask-free

Medal-winners were urged not to abuse the relaxation in the rules

26 July 2021 9:00 AM GMT

Free pizza being given to the family members of weightlifter Mirabai Chanu. (Photo: Twitter/@dominos_india)

Domino's India delivers free pizza to Mirabai Chanu after her Olympic...

The American multinational pizza restaurant chain promised her free pizza for life

26 July 2021 4:31 AM GMT

The Indian Badminton contigent left for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics on July 18, 2021. (Photo: @Media_SAI)

Most Indian athletes opt out of Olympic opening ceremony amid Covid...

About 30 athletes will be attending the event and competitions lined up the next day

22 July 2021 7:11 AM GMT

From left, Czech track cyclist Tomas Babek, hammer thrower Katerina Safrankova, rider Miroslav Trunda, artistic gymnast Aneta Holasova and rider Miloslav Prihoda, pose wearing the new olympic uniforms for The Tokyo Olympic Summer Games 2020, in Prague, Czech Republic, Tuesday, June 22, 2021. (Photo: AP)

Let the fashion policing begin on opening day of Tokyo Games

Olympic gear makes for lively social media fodder, starting with the hours-long Parade of Nations

22 July 2021 6:10 AM GMT

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 4:48 AM GMT

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 5:45 AM GMT

Tokyo-bound shuttlers PV Sindhu, Sai Praneeth, Chirag Shetty, and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy being felicitated. (Photo: Twitter/Khelo India)

Telangana Sports Minister felicitates Tokyo-bound shuttlers

Tamil Nadu Sports Minister Siva M Meyyanathan also distributed Rs 5 lakh cash award to the Olympic-bound athletes from...

10 July 2021 7:31 AM GMT

Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike with the Olympic flame during the unveiling ceremony in Tokyo on July 9, 2021. (Photo: AFP)

Olympic flame arrives in Tokyo for no-spectator relay

Tokyo 2020 organisers and government officials on Thursday night announced their decision to bar fans from Olympic...

9 July 2021 3:44 AM GMT

The Games already will take place without foreign spectators. (Photo: AP)

Japan to declare virus emergency lasting through Olympics

The Summer Olympics, already delayed a year by the pandemic, begin July 23 and close Aug 8

8 July 2021 3:54 AM GMT

A man wearing a protective mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walks at pre-opened Main Press Center (MPC) for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo Big Site on July 2, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP /Eugene Hoshiko)

VIPs allowed at Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony, but no fans: report

Fans would be locked out as organisers rethink attendance limits as concerns grow over rising virus cases in Tokyo

6 July 2021 5:04 AM GMT

Neeraj Chopra bettered it with the second throw of 87.58m. While he wasnt able to improve any further, it was enough to get him the coveted medal. (Photo: Twitter)

Neeraj Chopra creates history, wins first gold for India in track and...

Neeraj Chopra began his quest for medal with a massive throw of 87.03 meters and was leading the pack after the end of...

7 Aug 2021 12:47 PM GMT

The 23-year-old Bengalurean ended two strokes off the pace with a total of 15-under 269, which was just one stroke below the medal bracket. (Photo: Twitter/ @LPGA)

Golfer Aditi Ashok misses medal narrowly, ends 4th at Olympics

It was a heartbreaking end to Aditi's campaign considering she started the day in sole second position

7 Aug 2021 6:55 AM GMT