Tokyo Olympics
(Search results - 54)Other SportsMar 21, 2020, 6:00 PM IST
Coronavirus outbreak: Indian hockey teams training for Olympics in ‘safe environment’ in Bengaluru
The Indian hockey players and support staff are taking all the necessary precautions at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) facility in Bengaluru. The campus is well-equipped for regular practice sessions and no unauthorised persons are allowed to enter the premises
Other SportsMar 19, 2020, 4:40 PM IST
This player explains how Indian women’s hockey changed
India women's hockey player Navneet Kaur said, 'Earlier, we feared playing against top teams like Great Britain, New Zealand and Australia. We lacked that match-winning confidence and this was perhaps why many teams even considered us as underdogs'
Other SportsMar 18, 2020, 5:25 PM IST
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Raj Kumar Pal aims to make it to India hockey squad
'My only aim now is to give my 100% for the team, stay focused in every day training and try to make the squad for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics,' said Raj Kumar Pal
SportsFeb 27, 2020, 6:55 PM IST
Coronavirus Outbreak: India's Sports Minister Expects 2020 Tokyo Olympics To Go Ahead As Scheduled
Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports on Thursday brushed aside the threat of coronavirus and said India would participate in 2020 Tokyo Olympics in full flow. "Virus China mein hai, Tokyo mein Nahi (the virus is in China not Tokyo)," Rijiju said in response to questions about the Games on the sidelines of a workshop to sensitize Indian athletes about Japanese etiquette and culture. Rijiju said the current situation demands that nations come together to fight the crisis. "We have to fight every situation together. I expect Tokyo Olympics to start July 24 on time and go ahead smoothly," he said.
Other SportsFeb 17, 2020, 5:07 PM IST
Tokyo Olympics-bound Indian shooters attend 5-day camp in Karnataka's Ballari
The shooters, who are preparing for the ISSF World Cup beginning next month in Delhi, attended a series of workshops and practical training sessions in Ballari, Karnataka
SportsDec 19, 2019, 5:59 PM IST
Other SportsDec 11, 2019, 5:52 PM IST
Union sports minister Kiren Rijiju hoping for India's best-ever Olympic performance in Tokyo in 2020
'I hope Tokyo 2020 will be a good platform for India to have a best-ever Olympic performance but we have limitations. However, there is nothing stopping us from 2024 Paris and specially the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics which is more than eight years away,' said Kiren Rijiju
Other SportsNov 18, 2019, 5:12 PM IST
Kiren Rijiju: Happy Hindi is now official language in Olympic Channel, it will help Olympic movement in India
Lauding the initiative, Kiren Rijiju said in a tweet in Hindi, 'I feel very happy that Hindi is now an official language in the Olympic Channel. Now on this medium, you can know about the Olympic journey of India and your favourite players in Hindi. This decision will give a big boost to the Olympic movement in India'
Other SportsNov 14, 2019, 11:56 AM IST
Indian para athlete Nishad Kumar wins bronze, qualifies for Tokyo Paralympics
Nishad Kumar's medal booked India's ninth slot for the Tokyo Games. This was India's third bronze and six medals overall, one better than 2017 London Worlds. India had won five medals in the 2017 edition
SportsNov 11, 2019, 5:47 PM IST
Sportstop: From Deepak Chahar’s T20I record to Indian shooters creating history
Indian shooters and the nation’s men’s cricket team had lots to cheer in the past week. The shooters won a record 15 quota places for Tokyo Olympics while the Rohit Sharma-led side won T20I series 2-1 against Bangladesh. All this and more in MyNation’s Sportstop weekly sports review show (November 4 to 10)
Other SportsNov 10, 2019, 5:06 PM IST
India bags record 13th Tokyo Olympics quota in shooting after Aishwary wins bronze
Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar shot 449.1 in the eight-man finals to finish third on the podium behind gold medallist Kim Jonghyun (459.9) of Korea and Chinese Zhonghao Zhao (459.1) at the Lusail Shooting Complex in Doha, Qatar
SportsNov 5, 2019, 4:35 PM IST
Shooter Deepak Kumar bags bronze at Asian Championships, secures Olympic berth
Shooter Deepak Kumar won a bronze medal in the men's 10m air rifle at the 14th Asian Championships and has secured a berth in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
CricketNov 4, 2019, 3:35 PM IST
Sportstop: From India’s shock T20I defeat to Rohit Sharma’s record
MyNation’s Sportstop brings to you what all happened in the past week (October 28 to November 3). India’s T20I team, without Virat Kohli, was beaten by Bangladesh in Delhi while Indian hockey teams, both men and women, qualified for the Tokyo Olympics. All this and more in this week’s Sportstop
Other SportsNov 2, 2019, 9:51 AM IST
Hockey Olympic qualifiers: Indian women thrash USA 5-1
It was expected to be a tricky Olympic qualifier tie for India but the women punched above their weight to simply demolish USA's challenge in front of a partisan crowd at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar
Other SportsNov 2, 2019, 9:27 AM IST
Hockey Olympic qualifiers: Mandeep Singh helps India down Russia 4-2
Mandeep Singh struck twice to help India win the first leg of the Olympic hockey qualifiers. Mandeep (24th, 53rd minutes) scored two field goals while Harmanpreet Singh (5th) and SV Sunil (48th) also hit the target for India against Russia