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  • Final bill for Tokyo 2020 Olympics comes in at $10.4 billion

    Final bill for Tokyo 2020 Olympics comes in at $10.4 billion

    The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee held its last meeting late Tuesday and is due to disband at the end of the month.

  • Exclusive | Pinky Karmakar, London Olympics torch-bearer, says Assam govt turned its back on her all these years

    Exclusive | Pinky Karmakar, London Olympics torch-bearer, says Assam govt turned its back on her all these years

    The government has offered Pinky Karmakar a job for only three months as “Contingency Menial” by the Assam Tea Employees Provident Fund Organization at its Dibrugarh Zonal Office.

  • Discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur finishes creditable 6th in Olympics

    Discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur finishes creditable 6th in Olympics

    A farmer's daughter at Punjab's Kabarwala village, Kaur had raised hopes of India's elusive athletics medal after finishing second in the qualification round on Saturday with a best throw of 64m.

  • Olympic Games | It’s 2021, but the sexualisation of women in sports continues

    Olympic Games | It’s 2021, but the sexualisation of women in sports continues

    The attention paid to women’s bodies and the way they ‘look’ while performing feats of endurance, strength and beauty is disproportional. Men simply play sports; women must play sports while looking amazing. It is these double standards that have once again come into the glaring spotlight in these Olympics

  • Tokyo Games 2020: From Bhutan boots to Colombian hat - a close look on athletes' uniform during Olympics opening ceremony

    Tokyo Games 2020: From Bhutan boots to Colombian hat - a close look on athletes' uniform during Olympics opening ceremony

    Here is a close look on the uniforms of atheletes across the world at the opening ceremony of Tokyo Games 2020, showing a mosaic of cultures and fashions and traditions

  • Tokyo 2020: A 35-hour Olympic journey from Argentina to Tokyo

    Tokyo 2020: A 35-hour Olympic journey from Argentina to Tokyo

    There is no easy way from Argentina to Japan. Associated Press Photographer Natacha Pisarenko's trip was more complicated than most. This photo essay shows you her journey.

  • Elated after interacting with PM Modi: Sajan Prakash, first Indian Swimmer to qualify for Tokyo Olympics

    Elated after interacting with PM Modi: Sajan Prakash, first Indian Swimmer to qualify for Tokyo Olympics

    Earlier today, Prime Minister Modi interacted with the Indian contingent of Tokyo Olympics 2020 and heard their backstories of struggle, sacrifices and determination. He urged them to forget expectations and focus only on giving their best in Tokyo.

  • Frustrated by delays, Tokyo 2020 sponsors cancel booths, parties

    Frustrated by delays, Tokyo 2020 sponsors cancel booths, parties

    Some 60 Japanese companies paid a record of more than $3 billion for sponsorship rights and then another $200 million to extend their contracts after the Games were delayed last year due to the pandemic.

  • Tokyo 2020 will be first gender-balanced Olympic Games in history; take a look

    Tokyo 2020 will be first gender-balanced Olympic Games in history; take a look

    Tokyo 2020 will be the most gender-balanced Olympic Games till now. More than a century after women first competed at the Olympic Games, female athlete numbers will finally be bordering at parity with those of the men at Tokyo 2020. Take a look at how women athletes’ share in the Games increased from 2 percent in Paris 1900 to almost 50 percent in the upcoming event.

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