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Mirabai, Bajrang, Lakshya among top athletes for National Games

NEW DELHI: Birmingham CWG gold medal-winning troika of weightlifters Mirabai Chanu, Jeremy Lalrinnunga and Achinta Sheuli, Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist wrestler Bajrang Punia and members of the champion Thomas Cup badminton team, Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy and Chirag Shetty, will be among a host of India international athletes who will…

The Times of India

Tokyo Olympics sponsorship scandal widens with more arrests

Bribery allegations against a former Tokyo Olympics organizing committee member are widening as Japanese prosecutors “re-arrested” Haruyuki Takahashi in a case involving suspected payments from a publisher which became a sponsor for the Games

The Independent UK

Ex-Aoki chairman admits to bribery

Hironori Aoki, the former chairman of Aoki Holdings, Inc. who is under investigation for alleged bribery related to the Tokyo Olympics, has admitted that he made bribes, according to sources.

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Arrested Tokyo 2020 sponsor executive says he gave cash to Japan's ex-PM Mori - Sankei

The former chairman of Tokyo Olympics sponsor Aoki Holdings has told prosecutors he gave 2 million yen ($14,300) in cash to the head of the Games' organising committee, former prime minister Yoshiro Mori, the Sankei daily reported.

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Neeraj Chopra creates history, becomes first Indian to clinch Lausanne Diamond League Meet title

Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra on Friday clinched the javelin throw competition at the Lausanne Diamond League with a best throw of 89.08m. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Neeraj Chopra to compete in Lausanne Diamond League on Friday

NEW DELHI: Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has recovered from the "minor" groin strain injury he had suffered last month and is set to take part in the Diamond League Meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, on August 26.

The Times of India

Keely Hodgkinson finally lands elusive gold by storming to European 800m glory

The 20-year-old had finished runner-up at the Tokyo Olympics, World Championships and Commonwealth Games.

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Japan makes arrests on bribery suspicions in Tokyo Olympics

A former Tokyo Olympic organizing committee board member and three people from a clothing company that was a surprise sponsor of the 2020 Games were arrested on bribery suspicions Wednesday

The Independent UK

Much-changed Great Britain track cycling team head to Munich

Only five of the 18 riders who travelled to Germany competed at the Tokyo Olympics

The Independent UK

National Javelin Day recap: A reminder of how Neeraj Chopra has inspired countless young athletes

NEW DELHI: Star India javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra's gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics was in many ways the biggest tribute to legendary Indian sprinter Milkha Singh. In the 1960 Rome Olympics, Milkha Singh had missed a bronze medal in the men's 400m race by 0.1 seconds. Neeraj's gold in…

The Times of India

Commonwealth Games 2022: India's haul of fame in Birmingham

CWG medal rush is another step in the right direction after the high of Tokyo Olympics

The Times of India

Hockeyroos into gold medal match against England at Commonwealth Games after controversial penalty shootout

The Hockeyroos avenge their defeat to India at last year's Tokyo Olympics, securing a place in the Commonwealth Games gold medal match against England.

ABC News

Decathlon silver and bronze but Australia go without Games gold for first time

Decathletes Daniel Golubovic and Cedric Dubler made the podium on day eight in Birmingham while there was success in gymnastics, diving and wrestling

The Guardian - AU

CWG 2022: Medal rush continues as Sagar Ahlawat joins Amit Panghal, Jaismine Lamboria in boxing semifinals

BIRMINGHAM: Remember Amit Panghal at last year's Tokyo Olympics, when he just froze in the ring against Colombian boxer Yubrejen Martinez?

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From Delhi University cricket captain to CWG 2022 lawn bowls gold medallist, Pinki says 'we had to do it'

NEW DELHI: Lead. Skip. Jack. Ends. Box measure. The vocabulary of sports fans, even some experts, underwent a test earlier this week. It's not usual to come across the above terms in the realm of sports in India, because the country hardly followed the sport of 'lawn bowls' until three…

The Times of India

CWG 2022: Ashish Kumar warms up with easy outing

The setback at the Tokyo Olympics must have played on the mind of Himachal Pradesh boxer Ashish Kumar Chaudhary, when he was boarding the flight to Birmingham for his first appearance at the Commonwealth Games.

The Hindu

Commonwealth Games 2022 | Boxers Amit Panghal, Mohammad Hussamudin, Ashish Kumar cruise into quarterfinals

Amit Panghal, who is participating in his first big tournament after the disappointing show at the Tokyo Olympics, looked in control throughout the three rounds

ABC News

Australian track cycling hit with equipment drama at Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games

Almost 12 months to the day since Alex Porter's handlebar spectacularly failed at the Tokyo Olympics, AusCycling has been forced to remove another set of handlebars but it did not stop the cycling team winning more gold.

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A year after Olympic defection, Belarusian sprinter dreams of 2024 Paris Games

One year ago, sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya's life was upended when she refused to board a plane back to her native Belarus after being kicked out of the Tokyo Olympics by her team.

The Independent UK

Commonwealth medallist Dan Bigham aims to earn on-track role at Paris Olympics

The 30-year-old Great Britain team pursuiter went to the Tokyo Olympics as a consultant for Denmark.

Los Angeles Times

Sparks vow to 'just stick together' after Liz Cambage departure

LOS ANGELES — The Sparks started the season with the mantra "time to show." Center Liz Cambage, coming off an unceremonious split with the Australian national team before the Tokyo Olympics and moving to her fourth WNBA team, was credited with pitching the slogan to the marketing team and her…

The Hindu

Indian women’s hockey team seeks Tokyo Olympics inspiration to end Commonwealth Games medal drought

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, the Indian women’s hockey side is in Pool A alongside hosts England, Canada, Wales and Ghana, while Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Scotland and Kenya will compete in Pool B

ABC News

Meet Rellie Kaputin, Papua New Guinea's flag-bearing warrior for the Commonwealth Games

When Kaputin broke her ankle demonstrating a jump for kids in PNG, she was told she wouldn't walk for a year. Eighteen months later, she had qualified for the Tokyo Olympics, and is now PNG's flag-bearer for the Commonwealth Games.

The Times of India

'Are we capable of beating Australia? 100% we are, but it's going to be super tough': Viren Rasquinha looks ahead to India's hockey medal chances at CWG 2022

It's no secret that after the success of the Tokyo Olympics, where both the Indian men's and women's teams made history (the men won a bronze ending a 41-year wait, while the women finished fourth, narrowly missing a medal), expectations from Indian hockey players have gone through the roof.

The Hindu

Lovlina’s coach gets accreditation

KOLKATA: Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist boxer Lovlina Borgohain’s coach Sandhya Gurung got her Co

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