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Ex-Tokyo Olympics official Yasuo Mori, arrested over bid rigging

February 8, 2023 by Hamza Ali

Yasuo Mori detained by Japanese authorities on suspicion of bid-rigging. The other three people were also detained who were involved. Haruyuki Takahashi been accused of accepting bribes totaling over 198 million yen. A former operations manager for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics organising committee as well as three other people were detained by Japanese authorities on … Read more

Adorable photos: Neeraj Chopra Olympic medalist poses with his pet dog Tokyo

April 3, 2022 by Shaista Zafar

Remember the cute dog that Abhinav Bindra, an Olympic medalist, gave to Neeraj Chopra? The adorable dog is no longer a puppy and has matured into a gorgeous, well-behaved one. The dog, named Tokyo, was a present from Bindra to Chopra, and he was named after Neeraj Chopra’s spectacular gold medal triumph at the Tokyo … Read more

Tokyo Olympics Ends, US Beats China In Medals Race

August 9, 2021 by Aizbah Khan

The Olympics, which began on July 23 in the Japanese capital, Tokyo, came to an end after 16 days, with the United States proving its supremacy. The President of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach handed over the Olympic flag to the Mayor of Paris, the capital of France, where the 2024 Olympic Games will … Read more

Kristina Timanovskaya Removal: IOC Expels Two Belarus Coaches For Sending Her Home

August 6, 2021 by Arhama Altaf

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed that two Belarusian coaches have been expelled from the ongoing Tokyo Olympics after allegedly striving to force an athlete, Kristina Timanovskaya to leave the games. IOC confirmed that Artur Shimak and Yury Maisevich had left the Games. They were involved in the attempt to force the Olympic sprinter … Read more

Tokyo Olympics: India Women’s Hockey Team In Tears As It Loses Bronze Medal Match To GB

September 17, 2021August 6, 2021 by Arhama Altaf

The India Women’s Hockey Team’s goal of securing its maiden Olympic medal in the final after facing a major loss as the team lost 3-4 to Great Britain at the Tokyo Olympics in the bronze medal play-off on Friday. Great Britain triumphed bronze in the women’s hockey at Tokyo Olympics 2020 with a thrilling 4-3 … Read more

Pakistan’s Najma Parveen will run in heat 2 of women’s 200m in Tokyo Olympics

August 2, 2021August 2, 2021 by Arhama Altaf

Pakistan’s Najma Parveen has entered the Tokyo Olympics as the best female sprinter but bowed out disappointingly.

The 31-year-old ran in heat 2 of women’s 200m and achieved 7th among 7. Najma Parveen who triumphed the National Record of women’s 200m with 23.69, was 2.88 seconds behind the athlete who finished 6th.

Note that Pakistan top athlete’s Olympic journey was almost at its end when her entry was withdrawn by the Athletics Federation of Pakistan (AFP), without her knowledge.

However, the Pakistan Olympic Federation managed to re-enter her in the Tokyo Olympics 2020.

Moreover, the Pakistan Olympic Association and Athletics Federation of Pakistan are rivals with each other due to many other issues.

The POA had suspended AFP’s membership after its athletes tested positive for COVID in the last South Asian Games in 2019.

Emma McKeon becomes first female swimmer to win seven medals At A Single Olympics

August 1, 2021 by Arhama Altaf

Australia’s Emma McKeon made Olympic history in helping Australia upset two-time defending champions the United States to rise to the women’s 4x100m relay gold medal on Sunday. Emma McKeon becomes the first female swimmer — and the second woman in any sport — to claim seven medals at one Olympics. Four of them were gold, … Read more

Pakistan’s GM Bashir Puts Himself In Strong position to qualify for Olympic Shooting medal round

August 1, 2021 by Arhama Altaf

GM Bashir, Khalil Akhtar Elimated from Olympics Race to medal Stages

Pakistan’s national shooting champion Ghulam Mustafa (GM) Bashir has put himself in a strong position to pass for the medal round at the end of stage one of 25m rapid fire pistol shooting completion at Tokyo Olympics.

GM Bashir ended day one of the shooting competition with 293 points after playing six series of five shots each in three different time brackets in stage one. He’s placed at 6th position.

A total of 27 shooters played 30 shots in stage 1 on Sunday morning and will play another 30 on Monday, August 2.

Khalil Akhtar is placed at the 16th position with a total of 286 points after the end of stage 1 of the competition.

Each shooter played six series of five shots each. Two series in eight seconds, two in six seconds, and two in four seconds.

According to the rules, every shooter fires one shot at each of the five targets within a specified time limit for the series.

Bashir, who is Pakistan’s national champion in 25m rapid fire pistol, scored 99 in series of eight seconds, 98 in series of six seconds and 96 in four seconds.

Khalil scored 98, 96, and 92 in series of 8,6 and 4 seconds, respectively.

The shooters will return to Tokyo’s Asaka Shooting Range on Monday morning for stage 2 at 4:30 am (PST). At the end of stage 2, the top six shooters will qualify for the medal round.

Bashir, who’s currently in 6th position, will be aiming to retain the position during the second stage to confirm his berth in the medal round.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Medals Tally

July 31, 2021 by Web Desk

Latest Updates: Turkish archer Mete Gazoz has bagged the first gold medal for Turkey in the men’s individual archery final at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. 22 years old archer Mete Gazoz brought his country its first-ever Olympic medal by facing world no. 7 Italian archer Mauro Nespoli in the final. Gazoz got the match by … Read more

Pakistan’s judoka Shah Hussain Shah Gets eliminated from Tokyo Olympics

July 29, 2021July 29, 2021 by Arhama Altaf

Pakistani judoka Shah Hussain Shah has lost a fight against Egypt’s Darwish Ramadan in the -100 kilogramme judo competition of the Tokyo Olympics 2020 here on Thursday.

Egypt’s Darwish Ramadan who is World No13 has beaten Shah Hussain Shah and qualified for the next round. The Pakistani judoka’s Olympics journey ended after he lost his first fight.

This was the second time that he was featured in the Olympics — Shah made a poor debut in 2016 in the Rio Games when he was undone by Ukraine’s Artem Bloshenko in the second round.

It is pertinent to mention here that Shah missed a few major events before the Olympics because of the travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Before Shah Hussain, Mahoor Shahzad and Haseeb Tariq were eliminated from the Tokyo Olympics. Shahzad was representing Pakistan in Badminton while Tariq in swimming.

Earlier on Monday, Pakistani weightlifter Talha Talib fell just two kilograms short of history at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as he lifted a total of 320 kilograms.

Talha Talib was representing Pakistan in weightlifting’s 67kg event at the pandemic-postponed Games, where he lifted 150 kilograms in the snatch and 170 kilograms in clean and jerk to gain a total of 320 kilograms.

The 21-year-old from Gujranwala held the gold medal spot until the final round, in which he was demoted to the fifth position in his weightlifting category.

Swimmer Penny Oleksiak Makes History with her 6th record-tying Olympic Medal

July 28, 2021 by Arhama Altaf

Canadian swimmer Penny Oleksiak, during the ongoing Tokyo Olympics 2020, has received her record-tying 6th Olympic medal. Minutes before her 200-metre freestyle race, Penny Oleksiak was doing everything she could to calm herself down. “I had a moment where I literally thought I was going to pass out from nerves,” she said. “But I was in … Read more

Tokyo Olympics: Two Pakistani Athletes Will Be In Action Tomorrow

July 26, 2021 by Web Desk

Mahoor Shahzad and Haseeb Tariq, two Pakistani athletes, will compete in their respective Tokyo Olympics competitions on Tuesday.

Pakistan‘s top shuttler, Mahoor Shahzad, will play Kirsty Gilmour of the United Kingdom in her second badminton women’s singles group match. Mahoor is now ranked number 133 in the world, while her opponent is ranked number 26.

On Saturday, she was defeated by Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in her first Olympic women’s single badminton match, losing 21-3 and 21-8.

Mahoor’s match will begin at 10:00 a.m. Pakistan time. The Pakistani shuttler is optimistic about her chances against the higher-ranked opponent.

Haseeb Tariq, will compete in the men’s 100m freestyle swimming heat #2. A total of 71 swimmers will compete in nine heats for a spot in the semi-finals.

To qualify for the semi-final on July 28, Haseeb will have to finish among the top 16 fastest with timing, regardless of heat number.

On the 29th, the top eight semi-finalists will compete in the medal final.

With personal best times of 53.34 seconds, the 25-year-old swimmer currently holds Pakistan’s national record in the 100m freestyle, and he is aiming to smash it at the Tokyo Olympics.

If he wishes to advance to the next stage, he must swim 100m in less than 48 seconds.

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Tokyo Olympics 2020: Aussies Thrash India Men’s Hockey Team 7-1

September 17, 2021July 25, 2021 by Arhama Altaf

India lost 1-7 against Australia in their second Pool A match at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics here on Sunday.

Both India and Australia won their opening games and will be looking to consolidate their position on top of their group with a win at the Oi Hockey Stadium for the Tokyo Olympics 2020.

India beat New Zealand 3-2 in a closely contested encounter on Saturday. Australia come into the match on the back of a 5-3 victory against hosts Japan. Harmanpreet Singh scored a brace for India against New Zealand and will be looking to add to his tally.

Goalkeeper P R Sreejesh also starred, making some big saves towards the end of the match.

Manu Bhaker and Yashaswini Deswal missed to qualify for the women’s 10m Air Pistol finals after finishing 12th and 13th, respectively in the qualification round.

India’s 10m air rifle events came to a sad end. Following the women’s failure to qualify for the final, the men follow suit. Deepak Kumar came in 26th place with a score of 624.7, while Divyansh Panwar came in 32nd place with a score of 622.8 on Day 2 of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Meanwhile. Arvind Singh and Arjun Lal have passed for semifinals A/B in Men’s lightweight double sculls.

Indian men’s hockey team will lock horns with Australia at 3 pm IST after winning their first match while Mary Kom’s match will begin at 1:30 pm IST.

India Olympics matches today

Shooting
Events	Indian Participants	Match timings (IST)	Result
10m Air Pistol Women’s qualification	Manu Bhaker and Yashaswini Singh Deswal	ENDS	BOW OUT IN QUALIFICATION
Skeet Men’s Qualification Day 1	Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Angad Vir Singh Bajwa	ENDS	Angad Bajwa 11th, Mairaj Khan 25th in qualifying Day 1
Men’s 10m Air Rifle Qualification	Deepak Kumar and Divyansh Singh	ENDS	BOW OUT IN QUALIFICATION
Rowing
LWT Men’s Double Sculls Repechage 2	Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh	Ends	Finishes third
Badminton
Women’s Single	PV Sindhu	Sindhu won	21-7, 21-10
Tennis
Women’s double	Sania Mirza and Ankita Raina	India loses	(6-0, 6-7, 8-10)
Sailing
Laser Radial Women Race 01	Nethra Kumanan	SECOND RACE UNDERWAY	Nethra Kumanan finishes at 33rd position in RACE 1
Laser Men Race 01	Vishu Saravanan	11:05 AM	TBD
Table Tennis
Men’s singles	Sathiyan Gnansekaran vs Slu Hang LAM (Hong Kong)	LOST	(7-11, 11-7, 11-4, 11-5, 9-11, 10-11, 6-11)
Women’s Single	Manika Batra	12:00 PM	TBD
Boxing
Women’s fly (48-51kg) Round of 32	Mary Kom	ENDS	Wins
Men’s light (57-63kg) Round of 32	Manish Kaushik	ENDS	Loses
Hockey
Men’s hockey	India vs Australia	ENDS	India lose 1-7
Swimming
Women’s 100m Backstroke – Heat 1	Manna Patel	3:32 PM	TBD
Men’s 100m Backstroke – Heat 3	Srihari Nataraj	4:26 PM	TBD
Artistic Gymnastics	Pranati Nayak	ENDS	Finshes 16th

Olympics: Team USA basketball cancels game due to COVID-19

July 16, 2021 by Web Desk

The pre-Olympics exhibition game between the US Men’s National Team and Australia on Friday has been canceled, according to USA Basketball, due to COVID-19 health and safety standards.

The decision was made late on Thursday by USA Basketball. As the teams prepare for the postponed 2020 Summer Games, the United States Women’s National Team will face Australia on Saturday in Las Vegas.

Team USA guard Bradley Beal was judged unable to compete in the Tokyo Olympics after being placed in USA Basketball’s health and safety regulations on Wednesday. Forward Jerami Grant was also placed in the protocols on Thursday, according to USA Basketball.

Three members of the USA Select Team tested positive for COVID-19, according to US National Team coach Gregg Popovich. At practices, the Select Team competes against the National Team.

Before the Summer Games, Team USA is anticipated to replace Beal on the roster.

The men’s and women’s national teams will still play Spain and Nigeria in exhibition games in Las Vegas on Sunday. On July 25, in Saitama, Japan, the men’s team plays France in their first game of the Tokyo Olympics.

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Tokyo Olympics 2020: Athletes will put on their own medals

July 15, 2021July 14, 2021 by Web Desk

To prevent the coronavirus from spreading at the Tokyo Olympics, athletes will wear their medals around their necks themsleves.

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach announced the “very significant change” to traditional medal presentations in the 339 events on Wednesday.

“The medals will not be given around the neck,” Bach told international media on a conference call from Tokyo. “They will be presented to the athlete on a tray and then the athlete will take the medal him or herself.”

“It will be made sure that the person who will put the medal on tray will do so only with disinfected gloves so that the athlete can be sure that nobody touched them before,” Bach added.

The Olympic practice differs from that of European football, where UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has personally draped medals over the necks of players at recent championship finals.

At the Euro 2020 medal and trophy ceremony in London on Sunday, Ceferin shook hands with Italy’s star goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma. In a penalty shootout, Donnarumma’s save secured Italy’s victory over England.

Bach confirmed on Wednesday that in Tokyo “there will be no shake hands and there will be no hugs there during the ceremony.”

An IOC member or a high-ranking official from a sport’s governing body often presents an Olympic medal.

The International Olympic Committee previously stated that medalists and ceremony officials would be required to wear masks.

The Tokyo Olympics begin on July 23 with the city in a state of emergency due to an increase of COVID-19 cases.

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Denis Shapovalov Announces to pull out of Tokyo Olympics Amidst Virus Fears

June 22, 2021June 22, 2021 by Arhama Altaf

Denis Shapovalov withdraws from Tokyo Olympics

Denis Shapovalov, the Canadian tennis player, has announced to quit Tokyo Olympics amidst rising COVID-19 cases.

Taking to Twitter, Denis Shapovalov, who joined Rafael Nadal and Dominic Thiem in withdrawing from Tokyo Olympics, said, “Representing Canada means the world to me, but due to the current situation my team and I have decided this is the best decision for everyone’s safety.”

Hey everyone, after careful consideration I wanted to let you know that I will not be participating in the Olympics this year. Representing Canada means the world to me, but due to the current situation my team and I have decided this is the best decision for everyone’s safety. pic.twitter.com/aQD5n2kFS7

— Shapo (@denis_shapo) June 21, 2021

“I can’t wait to represent Canada at future Olympic games,” he added.

Shapovalov, who reached the quarter-finals at last year’s U.S. Open, withdrew from this year’s French Open with a shoulder injury a day after he lost in the Geneva final.

Earlier, 20-times Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal and the women’s world number two Naomi Osaka have also pulled out of Wimbledon.

Announcing his decision on Thursday, the player wrote that he was “listening to his body” in order to “prolong my career and continue to do what makes me happy.”

The goal is to prolong my career and continue to do what makes me happy, that is to compete at the highest level and keep fighting for those professional and personal goals at he maximum level of competition.

— Rafa Nadal (@RafaelNadal) June 17, 2021

This will be the third time since 2005 that Nadal has not played at the All England Club. He had missed Wimbledon in 2009 and 2016.

Several top tennis players have passed on previous Olympics, which fall during a busy period in the sport’s schedule.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Only 6 officials allowed for each delegation

November 19, 2020 by Web Desk

In order to curb the spread of the coronavirus, the International Olympic Committee IOC has set a limit of six officials to be allowed to participate in the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony of the postponed Tokyo Olympics. According to the details, Tokyo Olympic Games Coordination Commission chairman John Coates in a recent … Read more

UK says Russian hackers targeted Tokyo Olympics

October 20, 2020 by Komal Fatima

This year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo have been targeted to disrupt them. UK officials reported about the cyber-attacks. But they did not mention the nature or extent of the attacks in detail. The Foreign Office said Russia’s GRU military intelligence carried out “cyber reconnaissance” against officials and organizations involved. The alleged attack had happened before … Read more

Tokyo Olympics 2020 postponed until 2021 amid Coronavirus

March 24, 2020 by Muhammad Usman

The International Olympic Committee (IOC), has confirmed that the Tokyo Olympics 2020 have been postponed for 1 year after IOC president Thomas Bach agreed to a request from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. While speaking to reporters following a call with IOC President on Tuesday, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe confirmed reporters that Bach had … Read more

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