Saina Nehwal suggests extension of Olympic qualification period amid coronavirus outbreak

Shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap on Saturday sought clarity on the situation around the outbreak of coronavirus and suggested that the qualification period for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics be extended in light of tournaments getting canceled as part of precautionary measures taken against the epidemic. In a series of tweets, Saina and her husband … Read more

Tokyo has no ‘Plan B’ for 2020 Olympic Games despite coronavirus outbreak

Tokyo has no Plan B for this year’s Summer Olympics despite alarm over the spread of the coronavirus in Japan and elsewhere with under five months before the event, a senior official said on Friday. “There will not be one bit of change in holding the Games as planned,” Katsura Enyo, deputy director general of … Read more

Jitender clinches silver in Asian Wrestling Championships to secure Olympic qualifiers spot, Rahul wins bronze

Jitender Kumar sealed his place in the Indian team for the Olympic Qualifiers with a silver medal at the Asian Championship here on Sunday, a result that could slam the Tokyo Games door on veteran Sushil Kumar. Two-time Olympic medallist Sushil had skipped the continental event citing an injury. A gold eluded India on the … Read more