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Olympic-bound first batch of Indian athletes' group that consisted 88 members having 54 athletes besides support staff and IOA representatives arrived the Japanese capital on Sunday morning ahead of the Tokyo Olympics.
The first batch of Olympic-bound athletes leaves for Tokyo ahead of the event, on Saturday in the presence of Sports Minister Anurag Thakur.
India's shooting and boxing contingents at the Olympics would not be subject to quarantine.
The Japanese officials made no comments about the South Korean announcement.
Toshiro Muto, CEO of Tokyo 2020, confirmed that a foreign visitor involved in the Olympics organization had tested positive for coronavirus.
Local officials are now searching for the Ugandan athlete.
With a 3-0 win over New Zealand, Great Britain gears up for Tokyo 2020.
Chief Minister of Gujarat Vijay Rupani has decided to give Rs 10 lakh each to all the six sportswomen to stimulate their confidence and motivate them ahead of the twin events, said a release by the government.
There were 1,099 people in the delegation to the Beijing Games in 2008, including 639 athletes.
“The medals will not be put on around the neck,” Thomas Bach told international media.
The opening sentence of the Oath has been changed to include the terms "inclusion" and "equality."
Varun Thakkar, Ganapathy Chengappa, Vishnu Saravanan and Nethra Kumanan, along with their coaches, became the first Indian contingent to arrive for the Olympics on Tuesday.
He stated that the purpose of his proposed visit is to provide maximum support and encouragement to the nine athletes from the state.
While speaking to his Japanese hosts, Bach stumbled over his words, referring to the "Chinese people" rather than the "Japanese people."
More than 120 athletes are bound for the Olympic Games.
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