Tokyo, July 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Guinea, a small African country, has pulled out of the Olympic Games that begin on Friday, citing resurgence of Covid-19 variants. Guinean Minister of Sports Sanoussy Bantama Sow announced the pullout…
Tokyo, July 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Only 28 members, comprising six officials and 22 athletes, of the Indian contingent will participate in the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics on Friday after the organisers suggested restricting the…
Tokyo, July 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) The director of the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic Games, Kentaro Kobayashi has been fired after his decades-old comedy skit on Holocaust came into limelight. Kobayashi’s axing follows the resignation…
Tokyo, July 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Olympic Games, beginning on Friday, is the world’s biggest sporting extravaganza but in the Japanese capital, which is the host city, there is clear lack of enthusiasm. According to media…
Mumbai, July 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) On a day when the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) was considering reducing its opening ceremony contingent to a bare minimum, an error by a user in entering information into the Games…
Tokyo, July 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Six Polish swimmers were sent home from the Olympics after the the country’s swimming federation (PZP) committed an administrative error and sent them to Tokyo even though they had not qualified…
New Delhi, July 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Reigning world champion Gitika led the way as 11 Haryana boxers progressed to the semifinals of the Youth Men’s and Women’s National Championships at the Delhi Public School (DPS) in…
New Delhi, July 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) A total of 11 Haryana boxers, led by reigning world champion Gitika, progressed into the semifinals of the Youth Men’s and Women’s National Championships at the Delhi Public School (DPS)…
Berlin, July 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Skateboarding is a perfect metaphor for life, says Lilly Stoephasius, Germany’s youngest athlete competing at the Tokyo Olympic Games. “Skateboarding teaches you to get up again after you have failed. It…
Tokyo, July 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Ugandan athlete who had gone missing from his country’s training camp near Tokyo has been found in central Japan, officials said on Tuesday. Julius Ssekitoleko, a 20-year-old weightlifter who had…
Mumbai, July 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Covid-19 restrictions may have been a big hurdle but it did not hamper the anti-doping efforts in athletics, which has seen 3,810 samples being collected in the first six months…
Tokyo, July 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tokyo 2020 Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Toshiro Muto on Tuesday did not rule out a last-minute cancellation of the Games if the Covid-19 cases continue to rise. Tokyo reported 1,387 new…
Tokyo, July 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) A famous Japanese musician who was involved in composing music for the opening ceremony of the upcoming Tokyo Olympics has quit after admitting to “inhuman” sexual abuse of disabled children as…
New Delhi, July 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Haryana’s Deepika stunned the reigning Youth World Champion Alfiya Pathan, to cause a major upset at the 4th Youth men’s and womens National Boxing Championships at Delhi Public School (DPS)…
Tokyo, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) The cardboard beds that the organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games have provided in the Games Village have divided sportspersons in Tokyo with one group terming them “anti-sex” while other…
Tokyo, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Indian rowing team had another rigorous practice session in Tokyo on Monday and later went to check out the Olympic Village. Under the guidance of chief national coach Ismail Baig,…
Tokyo, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Though a total of 58 positive cases, including four athletes, have been reported from the Tokyo Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee still considers the Games Village safe and cited it…
New Delhi, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Youth World Championships bronze medallist Bishwamitra Chongatham made it to the men’s 51kg pre-quarterfinals of the Youth Men’s and Womens National Boxing Championships, outshining Manipur’s Jackson Pukhrambam 5-0 in the…
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Russian chess Grandmaster (GM) Evgeniy Solozhenkin hopes his $610 dues from Indian company ThoughtRoots India Private Ltd for his coaching services is settled at the earliest. “Just I…
Tokyo, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian rowers, led by chief national coach Ismail Baig, had a lengthy first practice session at the Sea Forest Waterway (Central Breakwater) in Tokyo Bay, on Sunday. Arjun Lal Jat and…