2020 Tokyo Olympics News
Ayushmann Khurrana is keen to play Neeraj Chopra in case he chooses to not play himself and act in his biopic.
The company will gift an Altroz to each of the Indian athletes who narrowly missed the bronze medal.
It said the these players represented India at the Olympics and have set the gold standard.
Mahindra is giving XUV 700 to gold medallist Neeraj Chopra.
Indian javelin star Neeraj Chopra created history by becoming just the second individual gold medal winner after shooter Abhinav Bindra at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday (August 7). Neeraj became the first athlete from India to win an Olympic medal and that proved to be gold no less. The 23-year-old from Khandra village in Panipat district of Haryana is now the toast of the nation. In these collection of pictures, we bring some known facts about Neeraj Chopra.
Atanu Das and Deepika Kumari won gold medal at archery World Cup Stage 3
They scored a 5-3 win over the Netherlands
It was India`s second gold medal of the day at the event
'No-fly zone' will be set up two hours before the start of the competition or ceremony and lifted an hour after
The zone will cover about a 3-kilometer (1.8 miles) radius from venues during competitions
The Tokyo 2020 organising committee is committed to host the Games as scheduled, which they believe will bring hope to people in difficult times.
Pooja Rani (75kg) on Sunday became the first Indian boxer to secure qualification to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Kiren Rijiju said, "Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be a historic moment for all Asian countries. We are going to send a large Indian contingent. Players should understand that they do not only represent themselves, but they represent the country."
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called on Wednesday for sports and cultural events to be scrapped or curtailed for two weeks in the battle to stem a coronavirus contagion amid mounting concerns the 2020 Tokyo Olympics could be cancelled.
Korakaki won a gold and a bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games and was the world champion in 2018.
The Tokyo Olympics take place in the Japanese capital from July 24 to August 9.
Tokyo Olympics will be held between July 24 and August 9, 2020.
The two-time Olympian recovered from a back injury after a short unbeaten stint in professional boxing in the run-up to the trials. He had earlier beaten Ashush Kulheria on Sunday.
In the first leg of the qualifiers on Friday, India had defeated Russia 4-2.
The Indian women's hockey team on Saturday confirmed a place in the 2020 Olympics after surviving an extraordinary fightback from the USA in the second leg of their Olympic qualifier at the Kalinga stadium in Bhubaneswar.
Punia, currently ranked World No.1, entered the semi-finals in the 65-kg weight category after beating North Korean grappler Jong Son 8-1 in the quarter-finals to confirm his seat on the flight which will be heading to Tokyo next year.
The Queenslander, who won Olympic 100 meters hurdles gold at the 2012 London Games and the world title in 2011 and 2017, succumbed to the series of injuries that have blighted her career in recent years.
Kom recently won a gold medal in the 23rd President`s Cup in the 51Kg category.
The Tokyo Games will be held from July 24 to August 9
Rijiju also said that the government has taken several steps, like Khelo India programme, to identify rural talent in India.
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