COVID-19: Canada pulls out of Tokyo Olympics, urges postponement of the games
Canada will not send its athletes to the Tokyo Olympics 2020 considering the risks associated with the coronavirus outbreak. The country has urged the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to postpone the games for at least a year and is the first country to threaten such…
What impact would the cancellation of Tokyo Olympics bring on Japan’s economy?
The coronavirus outbreak has put the Tokyo Olympics at risk, but despite the fear, Japan and the International Olympic Committee are persistent, with the Olympics Games to be on schedule. But what would the cancellation impact the world’s third-biggest economic powerhouse? Experts have agreed that…
Indian Javelin thrower, Shivpal Singh qualifies for Tokyo Olympics
Indian Javelin thrower, Shivpal Singh qualified for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics this year by breaching the qualification mark, at the Athletics Central North West League Meeting at Potchefstroom in South Africa. The ace thrower hurled the spear over a distance of 85.47m at the…
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Bhawana Jat secures an Olympic berth in 20km Race Walk
Bhawana Jat secured an Olympic berth in 20km race walk after winning gold at the National Championships in Ranchi. The 23-year-old, who hails from an impecunious family in Kabra, Rajasthan, clocked 1 hour 29 minutes and 54 seconds in the National Championships, which was…
Sports events affected by Corona-virus outbreak
Many sports events in China have been postponed or cancelled amid the coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than 1,800 people and infected more than 70,000 people globally. The new type of virus called COVID 19 was first detected late last year in Wuhan,…
Tokyo Olympics 2020: India still has a hope for a Table Tennis quota
The Tokyo Olympics will comprise a total of 172 table tennis players coming from their respective NOCs. Each NOC is entitled it enter up to 6 athletes, two male and two female athletes in the singles event, one male and one female pair in doubles…
Indian Athletes qualified for the Tokyo Olympics so far
62 Indian athletes in 6 disciplines have earned a quota at the Tokyo Olympics this year with many more in contention to book their place. Take a look at the athletes qualified so far. Hockey On 2nd November, the Indian men and women’s Hockey team…