Tokyo Olympics

Discover the significant historical events that occurred on October 10, from Fiji's independence to the Outer Space Treaty and Tokyo Olympics. Learn about notable birthdays and deaths on this day.

Tokyo prepares for 2025 track and field worlds in stadium built for pandemic-delayed Olympics

Organizers said Japan spent about $13 billion to organise the Games, although a government audit suggested it might have been twice that.

After an 88.17 m javelin throw, Neeraj Chopra set for a 25-brand high jump

Chopra’s brand endorsement to increase to 25 by year-end. He is a new entrant with a brand value of $26.5 million in the list of the top 25 most valuable celebrities in India. In fact, in the last two years, he is the only athlete whose brand value has scaled up by 200%.

Ravi Dahiya, Bajrang Punia, Gourav Baliyan to fight for gold at Asian Championship

India have so far won 10 medals, including two silver, in the continental championship.

8 key takeaways from Olympic gold-medallist Neeraj Chopra's biography

Neeraj Chopra’s success partly depends on his ability to see his competitors as colleagues to learn from. He is not afraid to ask for suggestions when he feels that there is scope for improvement.

Joy and grief in 2021, captured in viral videos. Watch

Year-ender 2021: Here are a few viral videos that caught the internet's attention in 2021

Olympic gold medalist says she was pepper sprayed in racist attack

Sunisa Lee said she and friends were waiting for an Uber ride when a car drove by with its occupants shouting slurs and that she was pepper sprayed on her arm as the car sped away.

Mahindra delivers XUV700 Javelin Edition to gold medalists Neeraj Chopra, Sumit Antil

'I'm looking forward to taking the car out for a spin very soon,' Neeraj Chopra tweeted, sharing a picture with his new car

Indian Olympic stars dominated TV ads during Tokyo Olympics 2020: BARC

Among the advertisements that featured during the 2020 games, around 31 percent ads featured Indian Olympic stars.

Tokyo Olympics | Meals provide glimpse of post-Olympic quarantine

The AP photographers took pictures of their hotel rooms and one day's worth of breakfasts, lunches and dinners, providing a window into their lives in quarantine. All say the inconvenience is worth it to keep their friends and family safe.

This week in pictures: The most stunning images from Asia

This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in Asia and Pacific

Olympic Games | Where will future Games will be held?

A look at the host cities for the upcoming Summer and Winter Olympic Games.

Endorsement Game | From hockey to wrestling, Indian Olympic stars attract more advertisers

From hockey, wrestling, badminton, boxing, weight lifting to javelin throw, Indian athletes scored historic wins at the 2020 Olympics. And this is not going unnoticed by brands.

Tokyo Olympics 2020 | Xiaomi India to gift Neeraj Chopra, other medal winners a Mi 11 Ultra

The Chinese smartphone manufacturer, which is also India’s number one smartphone company, will gift its flagship smartphone to other athletes like Mirabai Chanu, Ravi Kumar Dahiya, Lovlina Borgohain, PV Sindhu, and Bajrang Punia.

Tokyo Olympics: Organisers report 28 new COVID-19 cases, total 458 recorded during Games

The new cases included 13 contractors and six Games-Concerned personnels. There were also six volunteers, two Tokyo employees and one from media among the infected.

Tokyo Olympics 2020 | BCCI awards gold winner Neeraj Chopra with cash reward of Rs 1 crore

Along with Chopra, all the other 6 medallists at Tokyo Olympics have also been rewarded with cash prizes, announced Jay Shah.

Tokyo Olympics 2020 | 'History has been scripted at Tokyo', says PM Modi as Neeraj Chopra wins gold

Congratulatory messages for Chopra have flooded social media, with both the President and Prime Minister expressing their joy over this magnificent victory.

Tokyo Olympics cost USD 15.4 billion. What else could that buy?

The official price tag for the Tokyo Olympics is USD 15.4 billion, which a University of Oxford study says is the most expensive on record.

Indian 4x400m relay team breaks Asian record but fails to qualify for final in Olympics

The earlier Asian record was in the name of Qatar which had clocked 3:00.56 while winning the gold in the 2018 Asian Games.

Indian women's hockey team coach Sjoerd Marijne quits: Olympics was the last assignment, he says

The Indian women came tantalisingly close to winning their maiden Olympic medal before losing to Great Britain 3-4 in a close bronze play-off match. Hours after this feat, the coach announced that it was his last assignment with the Indian team.

This week in pictures: The most stunning images from Asia

This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in Asia and Pacific.

Tokyo Olympics | No avoiding pandemic reminders at Games

The most lasting images from the 2020 Games — held in 2021, of course — will be those that underline the once unimaginable circumstances surrounding them. Reminders are everywhere that these will forever be remembered as the Pandemic Olympics.

Narrowly missed medal but women's hockey team reflects spirit of new India: PM Modi

The history-making Indian women's hockey team's dream of securing its maiden Olympic medal remained unfulfilled as it lost 3-4 to Great Britain in a hard-fought bronze play-off match at the ongoing Games in Tokyo on Friday.

Tokyo Olympics: Wrestling | Bajrang Punia moves to quarterfinal, Seema Bisla loses 50kg opener to Hamdi

A timely take-down move just before the end of the first period put the Indian ahead 3-1 but Akmataliev ran Bajrang close in the second period, getting two push-out points to level the scores.

Tokyo Olympics 2020 | A look at some countries and the sports they have dominated

As the Indian men’s hockey clinches the bronze in Tokyo, ending 41-year medal wait, let's take a look at some countries and the sports they have dominated through the years.