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Tokyo Olympics 2020 officially concludes, India on cloud nine with 7 medals

August 9, 2021August 9, 2021 Administrator_IndiaIndia, Tokyo Olympics0 comment

By Administrator_ India Capital Sands International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach declared the 32nd Olympic Games in Tokyo closed on August 8. The closing ceremony was held in a nearly empty stadium, at the end of a 16-day event that was held under strict COVID restrictions. The festivities began in front of VIPs after the Japanese flag was raised at the 68,000-seat venue, where fans are barred to contain the virus spread. This was the first Olympics ever to be postponed and took place a year late and in stadiums where spectators were largely banned…

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Badminton star P V Sindhu scripts history on Super Sunday

August 2, 2021 Administrator_IndiaBadminton, PV Sindhu, Tokyo Olympics0 comment

By Administrator_ India Capital Sands Reigning world champion P V Sindhu on Sunday became India’s first woman to win two Olympic medals, comfortably securing a bronze in the badminton women’s singles third-place play-off. The men’s hockey team delivered a historic win soon afterward, advancing to the Olympics for the first time in 49 years and capping off a Super Sunday for India in Tokyo. Sindhu, who has returned with medals from each of the big-ticket events such as the Commonwealth and Asian Games and the BWF World Tour Finals in the last five years, outwitted…

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It’s 2021, but the sexualizations of women in sports continues; Olympic Games

July 27, 2021 Administrator_IndiaGames, Olympic, Tokyo0 comment

By Administrator_ India Capital Sands Seriously, if you’re a woman in a competitive sport, there’s really no winning. It’s a classic ‘damned if you do, and damned if you don’t’ scenario. On the one hand, is Norway’s beach handball team was fined for wearing less revealing clothes at the Euro 2021 tournament. On the other is Olivia Breen, a Paralympian from Wales who was reprimanded by an official (a woman) because her briefs were “too short and inappropriate” at the English championships last week. But it has now come to a…

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Tokyo Olympics: Mary Kom, Sindhu cross first hurdle, into round 2

July 26, 2021 Administrator_IndiaMarycom, Olympic, Tokyo0 comment

By Administrator_ India Capital Sands It was a mixed day for the Indian contingent at the Tokyo Summer Olympics on Sunday. Iconic boxer MC Mary Kom, 38, beat her 23-year-old opponent from over Dominican Republic, Miguelina Hernandez Garcia, to power her way into the pre-quarterfinals after a superb tactical victory in the 51kg category. Sindhu shines PV Sindhu, the sixth-seed shuttler in the world, beat her 58th ranked opponent Ksenia Polikarpova 21-7, 21-10 with significant ease to sail into the second round of the Tokyo Games. Batra stuns higher seed Manika Batra,…

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Tokyo Olympics: India’s prospects and past wins

July 23, 2021July 23, 2021 Administrator_IndiaOlympics, Tokyo0 comment

By Administrator_ India Capital Sands All eyes and hearts are set for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics to be held in Japan from July 23 to August 8, delayed by a year due to the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. India will be participating in 18 sports disciplines and related events at the games. A total of 127 sportspersons and 101 coaches are part of the Indian contingent along with support staff and officials. As per projections, India has predicted to bag 19 medals: four gold, nine silver, and six bronze finishing 18th…

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Japan’s Abe says impossible to hold Olympics unless pandemic contained

April 29, 2020 RituSPORTS NEWS0 comment

By Ritu, Capital Sands Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday that the Tokyo Olympics could not take place next year unless the coronavirus pandemic is contained, as the city’s governor requested an extension of Japan’s state of emergency. The International Olympic Committee and the Japanese government last month postponed the Games until July 2021 because of the coronavirus crisis. With the epidemic’s worldwide infection rate climbing and experts suggesting a vaccine is a long way off, doubts have been raised about the chances of holding the huge event next…