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Khelo India University Games

01 Mar 2020

KIUG: Dutee Chand sprints away with universities' meet record

Dutee won the women's 100m with a new Indian Universities meet record time of 11.49 seconds on the penultimate day of the inaugural Khelo India University Games.

2020 Olympic Games

12 Mar 2019

Commemorative Tokyo 2020 Olympics stamps go on sale

The stamps, released by Japan Post Co., feature the Olympic and Paralympic mascots Miraitowa and Someity as well as an image of the new Olympic Stadium, which is still under construction.

Asian Championship

24 Apr 2018

In a first, India to host Asian Weightlifting Championship next year

In a historic first for Indian weightlifting, the country will host the prestigious Asian Championship next year, which will also double up as a qualifying event for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, the national federation said on Tuesday.

11 Dec 2017

IOC 'confident' Tokyo 2020 Olympics venues will be ready on time

The new national stadium is set to be completed by November 2019 after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tore up the original blueprints over its eye-watering $2 billion price tag.

15 Jun 2017

Japan passes controversial anti-terror law despite protests

Japan passed a controversial anti-terror law on Thursday that sparked street protests and warnings from critics that it would stomp on citizens` privacy rights and lead to over-the-top police surveillance.

29 Mar 2017

Afghan women swimmers defy threats for Olympic dream

The story of the 25-year-old coach and head of the newly created Women's Swimming Committee, Elena Saboori, epitomises the struggle to swim in a conservative, landlocked, conflict-plagued country that largely opposes women taking part in sports.

08 Feb 2017

Tokyo 2020 bid chief Tsunekazu Takeda quizzed over payments: Reports

French authorities said in May last year that they were investigating the 2.8 million Singapore dollar payments to a Singapore-based consultancy.

06 Aug 2016

Rio Olympics: Bitter Leander Paes targets 2020 Games, if remained injury free

The 18-time major winner lashed out at reports that he had refused to stay in the athletes` village in Rio and did not want to share a room with Bopanna.

04 Aug 2016

Baseball, surfing, skateboarding, climbing and Karate included in 2020 Olympic Games

IOC members voted 85-0 in favour but not before some concerns were raised about baseball.

30 Sep 2015

India to host 2017 World Cup, NRAI aims for World C'ships

India will be hosting the combined shotgun/rifle/pistol World Cup in 2017 and based on the event's success, the NRAI will contemplate bidding for the 2018 prestigious World Championship, in which 70 Tokyo Olympic quota places will be up for grabs.

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