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Athletics chief Sebastian Coe admits Olympics could be delayed

Sebastian Coe, who is a member of the Tokyo Olympics Games Coordination Commission, conceded in an interview with the...

PTI19 March 2020 11:56 AM GMT

Tokyo receives Olympic torch from Greece but uncertainty over games...

The flame was handed to Tokyo 2020 representative Naoko Imoto, a swimmer who competed in the Atlanta 1996 Olympics.

Press Releases19 March 2020 11:35 AM GMT

In these unprecedented times it is better if Olympics is postponed:...

"It is a tough time and at the moment the whole world is thinking about health and safety for its citizens, so I think...

PTI19 March 2020 11:11 AM GMT

India backs IOC to beat corona, confident of on-time Tokyo Olympics

The IOC and the Tokyo Games organisers are adamant that the Games will start on 24 July as scheduled despite the...

PTI19 March 2020 8:16 AM GMT

Golfer Rashid Khan could feature at Olympics if the games go ahead

On current rankings, only Thailand's Jazz Janewattananond and Gunn Charoenkul, the Indian pair of Rashid Khan and Udayan...

PTI19 March 2020 7:18 AM GMT

Tension mount over Tokyo games as Olympic flame is set to arrive in...

The flame touches down 20 March aboard a white aircraft painted with the inscription "Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay"...

PTI19 March 2020 6:51 AM GMT

Coronavirus: What is the current status of Olympics qualifying events?

Here is a look at the latest status of the qualifying events of Tokyo Olympics due to Coronavirus pandemic.

PTI19 March 2020 5:50 AM GMT

Olympic leaders back IOC’s decision on opening Tokyo Games as...

Leaders of continental Olympic groups praised the IOC after a conference call on 18 March  to update them on coronavirus...

PTI19 March 2020 4:37 AM GMT

Olympic torch relay began in 1936 at Hitler's Berlin Games

The torch relay was not always a fixture of the modern Olympics, which began in 1896. The relay tradition started at...

PTI18 March 2020 11:26 AM GMT

An exceptional situation which requires exceptional solutions - IOC on...

The International Olympic Committee acknowledged Wednesday there was no "ideal" solution to staging this summer's Tokyo...

PTI18 March 2020 10:45 AM GMT

Hockey: How father's death gave Raj Kumar Pal the strength to dream of...

He almost quit hockey after losing his father in 2011 but India's new-found attacking mid-fielder Raj Kumar Pal says he...

PTI18 March 2020 9:57 AM GMT

Coronavirus: Indian boxers Olympic preparation won't be affected -...

The coronavirus pandemic has thrown the build-up to this year's Olympics into disarray, but Indian Boxing's High...

PTI18 March 2020 8:52 AM GMT

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