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Tokyo Olympics 2020: Losing semi-finalist in wrestling to get shot at gold medal if finalist contracts COVID-19, says IOC

The wrestling competition in 18 weight categories — six each in freestyle, women and Greco Roman — will begin from 1 August. India will field seven wrestlers, including four women.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Novak Djokovic says he's 'little bit divided' over competing at Games

The Serb had always insisted he would think twice if the COVID-19 protocols in Japan became too strict and if fans were banned.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Japan's Fukushima, Hokkaido regions also ban fans from Games events

The pandemic-postponed Tokyo Olympic Games will be the first to take place largely behind closed doors.

Tokyo Olympics 2020 likely to open during COVID-19 'state of emergency' as infections surge

The present quasi-state of emergency ends on Sunday. Tokyo reported 920 new cases on Wednesday, up from 714 last Wednesday. It is the highest total since 1,010 were reported on 13 May.

Tokyo Olympics 2020 Latest Updates: As 'Games like no other' appear on horizon, a daily look at noteworthy developments

With 52 days remaining for the Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony, there are as many questions as there are answers about how the Games will go on. Follow this live blog for a day-to-day breakdown of the most critical updates about Tokyo 2020:

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Japan PM warns of closed-door Games as COVID cases rise

"There is a possibility of there being no spectators" at the Games, Suga said on Thursday. "We will act with the safety and security of the Japanese people as our top priority."

Firstpost Explains: What makes South Korea supremely dominant in archery at the Olympics?

South Korea's prowess in archery is unmatched, particularly in the women's team event where they have won golds in every edition since it was introduced in 1988. What makes them so formidable? Firstpost Explains

Tokyo Olympics 2020: World 400m champion Salwa Eid Naser to miss Games due to two-year doping ban

Sport's top court upheld an appeal by World Athletics against a ruling by the federation's own disciplinary tribunal which had cleared Nigerian-born Naser of missing doping tests.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: A look back at how India's Games-bound athletes trained during lockdown last year

A look at how some of India's top athletes, who will be competing at the Tokyo Olympics, trained to keep themselves sharp during the coronavirus-induced lockdown last year.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Any decision that adversely affects Indian athletes’ preparation not acceptable to us, says Kiren Rijiju

“It will not be acceptable to us if there’s any decision by Tokyo 2020 organisers regarding quarantine and other things which will adversely affect the preparation of Indian athletes,” sports minister Kiren Rijiju said.