Olympic bronze medallist boxer Vijender Singh on Thursday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Fit-India Initiative' and said it was a great movement to promote a balanced diet and fitness.
Notably, India will be bidding to host the Olympic Games in 2036. The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has also initiated the dialogue process with the Future Host Commission (FHC).
Legendary Australia cricketer Ricky Ponting said having cricket in the 2028 Olympic Games at the Los Angeles will just open up a completely different audience for the game.
In a move to bring the Olympic Games to African soil for the first time, Egypt announced its intention to bid for the 2036 and 2040 Summer Olympics.
Reduced to playing with only ten men for two thirds of the match, India brought off a Houdini-like escape act to get past Britain via the penalty shootout and enter the hockey semifinals in the Olympic Games here on Sunday.
Eventually, the Japanese government and the International Olympic Committee said in a joint statement that the Tokyo Olympics had been pushed back by a year.
Tokyo 2020 released a statement in which they said that the man in his 30s was confirmed to be infected on Tuesday evening (21 April).
Olympics is not the only sporting tournament to be pushed back because of the dreaded coronavirus pandemic and high-profile tournaments including the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) have been affected.
With the International Olympic Committee (IOC) having suspended the Tokyo Games to 2021, Lokoro said they will use the time to polish up their skills
It is worth highlighting that the Tokyo Olympic Games were originally slated to be held between 24 July and 9 August this year.
