Mary Kom, Manpreet Singh to be India’s flag-bearers at Tokyo Olympics

Legendary boxer MC Mary Kom and men’s hockey team skipper Manpreet Singh will be India’s flag bearers at the opening ceremony of Tokyo Olympics, announced Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Monday. Wrestler Bajrang Punia will be flag bearer at the closing ceremony on August 8. In a first, India will have two flag-bearers, one male and […]

Tokyo Olympics officially postponed to 2021 due to coronavirus outbreak

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday confirmed that an agreement has been reached with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to postpone the Olympics for one year due to the coronavirus pandemic. “Summer 2021 is the latest that these Olympics could be held,” CNN quoted Abe as saying. “After his telephone talks with IOC President […]

Assam boxer Lovlina Borgohain qualifies for Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Assam boxer Lovlina Borgohain has qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, becoming the third Indian and the first woman boxer from the state to grab the Olympic ticket. Lovlina secured the Olympic berth by defeating Uzbekistan’s Maftunakhon Melieva in the 69 kg category of quarter final bout in the Asia-Oceania Olympic boxing qualifiers at Amman […]