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Mary Kom, who claimed her sixth world title last year in Delhi, will be looking to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the World Championships in Yekaterinburg, Russia. (Photo:AP)

Mary Kom named in IOC's boxing athlete ambassadors group from Asian...

The 36-year-old, earlier this year, surpassed herself as the most successful boxer in the history of the world...

31 Oct 2019 9:03 AM

Tejaswini Sawant, who also competes in the 50m rifle prone, has won many medals, including gold at the World Championship, World Cup and the Commonwealth Games. (Photo: AFP)

India's 12th Olympic quota in teh bag as Tejaswini Sawant enters...

The 39-year-old Sawant earned the Tokyo quota by finishing fifth in the qualifications with a score of 1171.

9 Nov 2019 10:27 AM

Chinki Yadav has been placed a creditable sixth in what was her first senior international final. (Photo: Twitter)

Olympic quota in shooting secured for India by Chinki Yadav

She stormed through to the finals of the Women's 25m Pistol in the ongoing 14th Asian Shooting Championship and secured...

9 Nov 2019 6:27 AM

Mary Kom, a six-time world champion and an Olympic bronze-medallist, was chosen by the BFI selection panel based on her gold medal-winning performances at the India Open and a subsequent tournament in Indonesia. (Photo:PTI)

MC Mary Kom aims medal in Tokyo Olympics

The 36-year-old boxer bagged a bronze medal in 51kg category of Women's World Boxing Championships 2019 back in October.

24 Dec 2019 2:00 PM

2020 Tokyos Olympic tickets continue to be very hard to find Â- particularly in Japan. (Photo: Twitter/ Tokyo 2020)

Latest Tokyo Olympic ticket lottery: 1M offered; 23M sought

Organizers on Wednesday said there were 23 million tickets requested in the latest lottery for Japan residents only.

18 Dec 2019 9:02 AM

With eight months left for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the stadium for the mega sporting event was opened for media on Sunday. (Photo: ANI)

Tokyo 2020: Olympic stadium officially opened

The Olympics are scheduled to take place from July 24 to August 9, 2020.

16 Dec 2019 2:15 PM

Russia would be banned for four years from the Olympic and Paralympic Summer and Winter Games. That rules an official Russian team out of Tokyo 2020 and the Beijing Winter Olympics of 2022. (Photo: AFP)

Quasi ban means nothing

The problem is that the state-sponsored cheating of the Communist era isn't over yet in Russia.

10 Dec 2019 7:55 PM

PM Modi emplanes for Brazil to take part in BRICS Summit in New Delhi onTuesday. (Photo: PTI)

PM Modi chairs meeting with Sports Ministry officials over Tokyo...

Modi headed the meeting at his residence, 7 Lok Kalyan Marg, on November 20.

9 Dec 2019 12:22 PM

Russia would be banned for four years from the Olympic and Paralympic Summer and Winter Games. That rules an official Russian team out of Tokyo 2020 and the Beijing Winter Olympics of 2022. (Photo: AFP)

Russia banned from competing in sports; what does it mean for them

It is likely to present more difficulties for Russian athletes wanting to compete on the world stage.

9 Dec 2019 11:27 AM

Russia Olympics. (Photo: Twitter)

World Anti-Doping Agency bans Russia from world sports for 4 years...

The World Anti-Doping Agency unanimously declared a blanket ban on Russia.

9 Dec 2019 10:45 AM

Indian Olympics Association (IOA) president Narinder Dhruv Batra on Monday met Home Minister Amit Shah and updated him on Indias preparation for the next years Tokyo Olympics. (Photo: Twitter/ Hockey India)

Narinder Batra meets Amit Shah, briefs on preparation for Tokyo...

Fit India Movement, Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) Programme and Khelo India Youth Games were also discussed during...

9 Dec 2019 9:39 AM

US swimmer Michael Phelps gestures during an interaction in Delhi on Tuesday. (Photo: BIPLAB BANERJEE)

Super Phelps soaks in success

For Phelps to make a comeback after 2012 was never easy but his sheer determination and hard work made it possible.

26 March 2019 8:41 PM