Tokyo Olympics: CA Bhavani Devi crashes out of women's individual sabre

<span style="color: #000000;">India's lone fencer CA Bhavani Devi lost to Manon Brunet of France 15-7 in Women's individual Sabre in the Round of 32 today. <br />''<br />'' Bhavani Devi had entered the Round of 32 following her victory in the Round of 64 earlier this morning. In the Round of 64, she had defeated Tunisia's Nadia Ben Azizi 15-3.</span><br />

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<span style="color: #000000;">India's lone fencer CA Bhavani Devi lost to Manon Brunet of France 15-7 in Women's individual Sabre in the Round of 32 today. <br />''<br />'' Bhavani Devi had entered the Round of 32 following her victory in the Round of 64 earlier this morning. In the Round of 64, she had defeated Tunisia's Nadia Ben Azizi 15-3.</span><br />

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Sports Minister Anurag Thakur, MoS Nisith Pramanik to cheer Team India at Opening Ceremony from National Stadium

Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Thakur and Minister of State Nisith Pramanik will cheer for Indian athletes during opening ceremony of Tokyo Olympic from Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi today. Eminent personalities from all walks, which include ex-athletes and others from across the country will join the event to motivate the athletes as part of the Cheer-4-India campaign, envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Haryana Sports Minister Sandeep Singh, Madhya Pradesh S...

Summer Olympics in Tokyo to begin with Opening Ceremony tomorrow

Sports aficionados across the world are eagerly awaiting the start of the Summer Olympics in Tokyo from tomorrow, after a year-long delay due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The mega quadrennial global event will kick off with a highly-anticipated Opening Ceremony tomorrow from 4:30 pm Indian time. However, the event to be held at the newly-built National Stadium in the Japanese capital, will be a scaled down and a low key affair amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The ceremony will have none of the usual spl...

Anurag Thakur urges people to make, share videos with #HumaraVictoryPunch in support of Indian athletes in Tokyo Olympics

Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Thakur has urged people to make a video with their friends and family members and share it with #HumaraVictoryPunch in support of Indian athletes representing the country in Tokyo Olympics. In a tweet, Mr Thakur said, the people can make the video and tag it to five people and invite them to share their videos to show their support for the Indian Olympics Team. He also appealed to people to make cheer for India a mass movement. Mr Thakur has also posted a...

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Head of Tokyo Olympics 2020, Yoshiro Mori resigns over sexist comments against women

The head of the Tokyo Olympics 2020, Yoshiro Mori resigned today over sexist comments against women he made earlier this month. Mori, a former Prime Minister, had initially apologized but refused to step down. This drew criticism from sponsors, and led to an online petition that drew more than 1.5 lakh signatures. After a wave of criticism, Mori apologized and retracted his remarks, acknowledging they were inappropriate and against the Olympic spirit. The Tokyo Olympics were postponed from last ...