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Indian Sports Live Updates: March 25 — Watch Tokyo Olympics Torch Relay; 120 days to go.
The torch relay for the Tokyo Olympics began its 120-day journey across Japan and is now headed toward the opening ceremony on July 23.
The much-awaited Tokyo Olympic torch relay finally set off from Fukushima starting a four-month countdown to the Summer Olympic Games which was delayed from 2020. Catch all the live updates here along with Indian shooters' performance at the ISSF Shooting World Cup and Orlean Masters where Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth will battle it out in the second round today.
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Live Updates
- 25 March 2021 10:21 AM GMT
ISSF World Cup: India win 20th medal, on top of medal tally
The Indian trio of Anjum Moudgil, Shreya Saksena and Gaayathri Nithyanadam claimed the silver medal in the 50m rifle 3 positions team event of the ongoing ISSF Shooting World Cup here on Thursday.
- 25 March 2021 6:36 AM GMT
Srinivas Gowda breaks Usain Bolt's record
The man who earned the title 'Usain Bolt of India', the Kambala Jockey Srinivas Gowda who last year covered a 125-metre buffalo racing track in 9.55 seconds, has created a new record by completing 100 metres in just 8.96 seconds.
- 25 March 2021 6:31 AM GMT
Football: India vs Oman — Friendly
The Indian Football team will take on Oman in a friendly encounter on Thursday, March 25. Here's all you need to know.
- 25 March 2021 2:49 AM GMT
Who will be the torch bearers?
Who will be the torch bearers? A handpicked batch of 47 influential personalities has been chosen to carry out the torch rally through the 47 prefectures in Japan. Among this year's torchbearers are surfer and lifeguard Sato Hiroshi, Chinese woman Hou Jiayi, Japanese-Brazilian Noguchi Bruna, and university student Shimazaki Nanami
- 25 March 2021 2:48 AM GMT
Know the route —
The relay will take a circuitous route, first heading south to the islands of Okinawa before reversing course for the northern region of Hokkaido and finally back to Tokyo. The flame will pass landmarks including Mount Fuji and the Hiroshima City Peace Memorial Park.
Check the complete route here.
- 25 March 2021 2:39 AM GMT
Ceremony closed to the public
The opening ceremony for the start of the relay was held at J-Village, a soccer training site. The ceremony was closed to the public because of the fear of spreading COVID-19 but was shown on national television.
- 25 March 2021 2:36 AM GMT
Torch lit by Japan's women's football team player
The first runner with the torch was Azusa Iwashimizu, a player from the Japan team that won the Women’s World Cup in 2011.
