Olympics

02 Feb

Winter Olympics Manager of Indian contingent tests positive for Covid-19 upon arrival in Beijing

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Manager of India’s Olympics Winter Contingent, Mohammad Abbas Wani has been tested positive for Covid-19 after the team’s arrival at Beijing Airport. Abbas Wani is a part of the six-member Indian delegation at the Winter Olympics for which Kashmir skier Arif Khan is the only athlete from the country to have qualified this time. Arif will be competing in Slalom and Giant Slalom events during the Games. The contingent also includes Harjinder Singh, Ludar Chand Thakur, Puran Chand as technician and Rop Chand Negi as its chef de mission, as alpine coach and as team official respectively. Indian Olympic Association…

27 May

Calls to cancel Tokyo Olympics: IOC remains in its “absolute yes” stance

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In just under two months, an estimated 100,000 people; officials, journalists, coaches, volunteers and the world’s best athletes, will be in Tokyo for the Olympics. The buzz has picked up but as the country battles a fourth wave of the COVID-19 outbreak, there are two different schools of thought. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has remained firm in its “absolute yes” stance, while recent surveys have revealed that a majority of Japanese citizens are calling for the Games to be cancelled or postponed. On Wednesday, a leading Japanese daily, also a sponsor for the Tokyo Olympics, published an editorial “demanding” the Games…