Indian weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu has won the first medal for India at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 as she bagged silver after lifting 202kg (87kgs in snatch + 115 kgs in clean and jerk) in Weightlifting Women's 49kg category on Saturday (July 24).

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Tokyo 2020 President Yoshiro Mori has refused to resign over his sexist comments. WION's Palki Sharma asks - Is there a sexism epidemic in Japan?

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India's badminton duo Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Reddy will now be coached by Denmark's former Olympic silver medallist Mathias Boe for this year's Tokyo Olympics.

Former Olympic medalist Mathias Boe to coach Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Reddy for Tokyo Games

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Friday said that Tokyo Olympics will hold a symbol of unity and hope amid growing speculations of the Games' fate. ALSO READ: 'No Plan B': Japan's sponsors shelve ads as mood sours over Olympics "Japan will hold the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics this summer," Suga said at the annual World Economic Forum, held online as the pandemic continues to wreak havoc worldwide.

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Japan's Olympic sponsors are scaling back advertising campaigns and delaying marketing events for this year's Summer Games, concerned that public sentiment toward the event is souring amid a fresh wave of COVID-19.

'No Plan B': Japan's sponsors shelve ads as mood sours over Olympics

International Olympics Committee's president Thomas Bach held a press conference following an Executive Board meeting amid uncertainty surrounding whether the Tokyo Olympic Games will go ahead later this year.

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US soccer star Megan Rapinoe said that she would be "devastated" if this year's Tokyo Games get cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic. As per the World Cup-winning player, her teammates will be disappointed if they miss out on such a "major championship".

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Swimming Australia has already started making a 'Plan B' just in case the Tokyo Games get cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic. As per Kieren Perkins, who is the President of Swimming Australia, the team has started discussions about a replacement domestic or virtual international competition for its athletes.

'If the worst happens': Swimming Australia eyes Plan B in case of Tokyo cancellation

The Japanese government has refuted reports suggesting the cancellation of the Tokyo Olympics due to coronavirus pandemic. There is no truth to a report about the possible cancellation of the Tokyo Olympics, Japan's Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Manabu Sakai, a government spokesman, told reporters on Friday, denying the Times' report.

Tokyo Olympics cancelled? Japanese government issues clarification

Around 80 per cent of Japanese want the Tokyo Olympics to either be cancelled or delayed after a surge in coronavirus cases in the Asian country, a Kyodo News poll showed on Sunday.

Around 80% want Tokyo Olympics cancelled or delayed: Japanese survey

India's parliamentary panel on Thursday said that “athletes, coaches and support staff going for the Tokyo Olympics should be put in the priority group for the Covid-19 vaccination.

Star atheletes need to be given vaccine priority before Tokyo 2021: Parliamentary panel

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