Had the global health crisis not disrupted her life and the sports calendar, Japanese wrestler Mayu Mukaida would have married her coach Shota Shidochi. But all the plans fell flat when the Olympics got postponed to 2021. Despite…
Tokyo Olympic officials want the world to know they are working on measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic at next year’s games, even if they don’t know exactly what they will be. Tokyo organisers showcased a few possible…
Almost 80% of volunteers for next year’s rearranged Summer Olympics are concerned about the spread of the novel coronavirus, a Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) survey showed. The Games were postponed until 2021 because of the pandemic and the…
The Russian Sports Ministry has reported that over 81 athletes have tested positive for coronavirus at various regional training bases around the world. Morozov, speaking to Russian television channel Rossiya-24, said authorities were now looking to commit to…
Another member from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has been tested positive for Covid-19, taking the total toll to five. The employee in question is female, in her 40s, and is based at an office in Harumi. This is…
Wrestling News: “I want to become like Sushil Kumar,” says 11-year-old Yash, fighting back a giggle while surrounded by a group of young “Pahlawan” in training. The ambition the young boy from a small village of Asoda in…
Wrestling News: It is off-season for wrestling due to COVID-19 and wrestlers around the world are making the most of this time. They are using it to rejuvenate themselves and also try new things. And one of these…
Golu, 29, a resident of Nurpur in Kangra district, earned lakhs of rupees in a year through mud wrestling indigenously known as dangal. But in the Corona-era, the wrestler is now struggling to make even half of what…
Organisers are ploughing ahead with the postponed Tokyo Olympics and will decide by the end of the year what “counter-measures” are required to hold them safely in the time of COVID-19, IOC Vice President John Coates said on…
Wrestling News: Vinesh Phogat has begun her road to recovery after battling covid-19. The Indian wrestler last month was tested positive for the virus ahead of the national sports day where she was to be honoured with the…