2021 Tokyo Olympics News

Tokyo Olympic gold medallist was among the 12 athletes who received the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award on Saturday.

Mirabai Chanu has been appointed as an additional superintendent of police in her home state Manipur. Amit Shah presented the athlete with a shawl and memento.

The Jharkhand government on Wednesday (August 11) felicitated its Olympian woman hockey players Salima Tete and Nikki Pradhan. Amid a grand welcome, Chief Minister Hemant Soren persented the two players with gifts. 

India men's hockey team on Thursday won the Bronze medal after defeating Germany in Tokyo Olympics The hockey team created history at the Tokyo Olympics by winning a bronze, their first medal in 41 years from the sport

Olympic host city Tokyo on Wednesday recorded 3,177 new COVID-19 cases, hitting a daily record high for a second straight day as a spike in infections puts pressure on hospitals. 

China's Hou Zhihui set an Olympic record with a lift of 210 kgs (94+116) and won a Gold medal Chanu lifted a total of 202 kg (87kg in snatch and 115kg in clean and jerk) during her four successful attempts Indonesian weightlifter Aisah Windy Cantika lifted 194 kgs (84+110) and went on to achieve a Bronze medal

Manika Batra and Achanta Sharath Kamal have qualified for the mixed doubles event of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. The Indian pair stun Korean pair Lee Sangsu and Jeon Jihee 4-2 in the final clash at the Asian Olympic Qualifiers. Earlier, all the four Indian paddlers Sharath, Manika, Gnanasekaran Sathiyan, and Sutirtha Mukherjee earned themselves singles qualification at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

Japan has been hit less severely by the pandemic than many other advanced economies but a recent surge in cases has forced it to close its borders to non-resident foreigners and declare a state of emergency in the Tokyo and other cities.

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach reaffirmed his commitment to holding the Games this year in an interview with Kyodo News on Thursday. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga this week said the showpiece event would "bring hope and courage to the world." About 80% of people in Japan do not want the Games to be held this summer, recent opinion polls show, over fears the influx of athletes will spread the virus further.

World Athletics head Seb Coe, who was the chairman of the 2012 organising committee, told Sky News he did not think the Games would be cancelled but they would be a challenge and a very different experience.