Vijender Singh, Sanjeev Rajput, Srihari Nataraj, other stars plead for caution as discussion rages on whether competitions can resume
4 years, 8 months ago

Vijender Singh, Sanjeev Rajput, Srihari Nataraj, other stars plead for caution as discussion rages on whether competitions can resume

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Some sports stars across disciplines wanted the waiting period to continue before resuming competitions, while others spoke about the loss it would cause to fitness and readiness. The administrators are busy thrashing out resumption plans but with the COVID-19 pandemic showing no signs of slowing down, India’s sportspersons are pleading for caution as discussion rages on whether competitions can resume by August. No,” said Vijender Singh, India’s first boxer to win an Olympic medal, whose professional career is on hold because of the pandemic but he would rather be safe for now. “I want to resume training and get back in shape and compete but I don’t see that happening unless we have a vaccine,” said former Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Parupalli Kashyap. One of the country’s best right now, Srihari Nataraj, said he is eager to resume but happy to wait if that’s what it would take to ensure safety.

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Olympics: There WILL be coronavirus cases among athletes arriving, warns committee president
3 years, 8 months ago

Olympics: There WILL be coronavirus cases among athletes arriving, warns committee president

Daily Mail  

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Vaccination process for Olympic-bound athletes to start soon: IOA secretary
3 years, 11 months ago

Vaccination process for Olympic-bound athletes to start soon: IOA secretary

India TV News  

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SAI takes steps to ensure intensity of athletes returning to training Olympics
4 years, 1 month ago

SAI takes steps to ensure intensity of athletes returning to training Olympics

The Hindu  

With a view to ensure no reduction in training intensity of the Olympic Games-bound athletes, Sports Authority of India has amended the quarantine regulations for those returning to its centres from various competitions. In partial modification of the Standard Operating Procedures issued on September 11 and December 3 last year, SAI has ensured that athletes returning to national camps at …

Prioritise Athletes for Coronavirus Vaccine So Tokyo Olympics Can Go Ahead: IOC Member Dick Pound
4 years, 2 months ago

Prioritise Athletes for Coronavirus Vaccine So Tokyo Olympics Can Go Ahead: IOC Member Dick Pound

News 18  

Athletes should be prioritised for the novel coronavirus vaccine so the beleaguered Tokyo Games can go ahead later this year, according to senior Olympics official Dick Pound. Canadian Pound, the longest-serving member of the International Olympics Committee, told Sky News in the UK that the Games could still go ahead with mass athlete participation, but only if they were vaccinated. …

Athletes Must Take Their Place in The Vaccine Queue, Says World Athletics Chief Sebastian Coe
4 years, 3 months ago

Athletes Must Take Their Place in The Vaccine Queue, Says World Athletics Chief Sebastian Coe

News 18  

Healthy Athletes should take their place in the COVID-19 vaccine queue behind people with more pressing needs despite events such as next year’s Olympics looking set to be highly dependent on competitors arriving free from the virus, the head of world athletics Seb Coe said on Friday. “I hope they do avail themselves of it, I certainly would if I …

Gradual increase in training intensity will yield best results, says Graham Reid
4 years, 5 months ago

Gradual increase in training intensity will yield best results, says Graham Reid

The Hindu  

The Indian men’s and women’s hockey teams have resumed their training after practice had been halted due to the nationwide lockdown imposed by the coronavirus. Six men's team players, including captain Manpreet Singh, have recently resumed individual training after recovering from COVID-19. Indian men’s head coach Graham Reid said that the emphasis at the moment is on skill-based training focusing …

Need to train but can't risk safety: Indian athletes urge to tread with caution
4 years, 8 months ago

Need to train but can't risk safety: Indian athletes urge to tread with caution

India TV News  

The administrators are busy thrashing out resumption plans but with the COVID-19 pandemic showing no signs of slowing down, India's sportspersons are pleading for caution as discussion rages on whether competitions can resume by August. No," said Vijender Singh, India's first boxer to win an Olympic medal, whose professional career is on hold because of the pandemic but he would …

Sports: The natural remedy against a virus
4 years, 9 months ago

Sports: The natural remedy against a virus

The Hindu  

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Coe: Athletics will resume competition with participants’ health in view
4 years, 9 months ago

Coe: Athletics will resume competition with participants’ health in view

The Hindu  

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe on Friday said the organisation's main focus will be on ensuring athletes' safe return to training and competition, in a way that prevents the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic. Coe made the statement while inaugurating a five-day South Asian Athletics Federation-Athletics Federation of India online seminar for women technical officials. “We have led the way in …

COVID-19: How to return to sports amid coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

COVID-19: How to return to sports amid coronavirus

The Hindu  

The criteria to define a return to competition or play are quiet confusing and challenging for the people who are involved in the process. READ| Return to play system An athlete’s RTP system should involve the following • Coach • Team physio • Personal physio • Sports medicine doctor • Mental conditioning coach • Strength and conditioning coach • Nutritionist …

Para-Athlete Ekta Bhyan: Will resume training only if safe
4 years, 9 months ago

Para-Athlete Ekta Bhyan: Will resume training only if safe

The Hindu  

With sporting federations across disciplines slowly facilitating a return to training, athletes have been waiting with bated breath to see what they can and can’t do as they head back or at least try to head back to their old routines. “The use of assistive devices like a wheelchair poses an increased risk because it’s a surface we’re constantly touching; …

P.T. Usha: If COVID continues, the anxiety will be a burden
4 years, 10 months ago

P.T. Usha: If COVID continues, the anxiety will be a burden

The Hindu  

With some of the country's top athletes resuming training in a small way, the next thing to look forward to will be when and how the country gets back to competition. “If this situation continues, more than the virus, the anxiety over what could happen if one is infected would be a huge mental burden for athletes when competitions resume,” …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Sports Ministry gives its nod for resumption of training in stadiums and complexes
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Sports Ministry gives its nod for resumption of training in stadiums and complexes

Firstpost  

The Sports Ministry on Monday gave its go ahead to the resumption of training in all sports complexes and stadia with immediate effect after the government eased restrictions for the fourth phase of the coronavirus-forced lockdown. New Delhi: The Sports Ministry on Monday gave its go ahead to the resumption of training in all sports complexes and stadia with immediate …

Coronavirus: UK government issues guidance on safe sports training
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus: UK government issues guidance on safe sports training

The Hindu  

Sports stars based in the United Kingdom have received the go-ahead for a phased return to organised training, but new government guidance also provides athletes with an opt-out choice. As sport looks for a pathway back to competition amid the COVID-19 crisis, the new instruction gives elite competitors permission to resume training immediately. That was welcomed by Sally Munday, chief …

COVID-19: Is it time to resume sports in India?
4 years, 10 months ago

COVID-19: Is it time to resume sports in India?

The Hindu  

German Bundesliga football will be the rare sports event to restart, on May 16, even as the COVID-19 pandemic rages on across the world. Vimal Kumar, former National badminton champion and coach Tournaments can start only after September, but elite athletes have to start training now to be ready. Terry Phelan, former Manchester City footballer and South United FC Technical …

FIFA medical chief wary of resuming season amid virus threat
4 years, 10 months ago

FIFA medical chief wary of resuming season amid virus threat

Deccan Chronicle  

London: The chairman of FIFA's medical committee has said he is "sceptical" about restarting league football during the coronavirus pandemic and suggested national competitions concentrate on getting ready for next season instead. But Michel D'Hooghe, the head of global governing body FIFA's medical panel, told the BBC on Tuesday: "My proposal is if it is possible, avoid playing competitive football …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Athletes should not be rushed back into action, says World Players Association
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Athletes should not be rushed back into action, says World Players Association

Firstpost  

Sports around the world has come to a halt this year, starving clubs and federations of revenues and putting tens of thousands of professional athletes on hold Athens: Professional athletes across the world should not be rushed back to action once the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, and they must have a strong say in determining the conditions for their return, the …

Sachin Tendulkar, Abhinav Bindra, Mary Kom, Sardar Singh predict post-Coronavirus sports world
4 years, 10 months ago

Sachin Tendulkar, Abhinav Bindra, Mary Kom, Sardar Singh predict post-Coronavirus sports world

Firstpost  

India’s biggest sportspersons - current and former - gazed into the crystal ball and predicted the future of sports once the action resumes. I believe once a vaccine is developed, things can go back to how they were before but until then, travelling will be less frequent, training will not exactly be a team thing and tournaments, I don’t know …

Coronavirus shutdown provides an opportunity to challenge sport's conventional wisdom
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus shutdown provides an opportunity to challenge sport's conventional wisdom

ABC  

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Coronavirus: AFI targets return to action by September
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus: AFI targets return to action by September

The Hindu  

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WADA chief: Athletes can compete in 2021 if doping bans expire
4 years, 11 months ago

WADA chief: Athletes can compete in 2021 if doping bans expire

The Hindu  

World Anti-Doping Agency President Witold Banka said that the athletes who are serving doping bans can participate in the postponed Tokyo Olympics. This means that a number of athletes like Indian wrestler Narsingh Yadav, who could not compete in the Games this year due to their doping bans, could be in contention next year. “I agree it could be a …

Coronavirus: Global Athlete joins calls to postpone 2020 Olympics
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus: Global Athlete joins calls to postpone 2020 Olympics

The Independent  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A statement …

Athletes in talks over Tokyo Olympics amid coronavirus pandemic
5 years ago

Athletes in talks over Tokyo Olympics amid coronavirus pandemic

Al Jazeera  

Decathlon world champion Niklas Kaul has joined the sceptics as athletes were reportedly continuing to brainstorm amid the coronavirus pandemic with just four months left until the Tokyo Olympics. The insidethegames portal said the IOC athletes’ commission would hold a conference call with the global network of athletes’ commission on Thursday after the IOC spoke with athletes the previous day. …

Don’t lose spirit, keep focussing on training: Rijiju to athletes
5 years ago

Don’t lose spirit, keep focussing on training: Rijiju to athletes

The Hindu  

With the coronavirus outbreak bringing all sports activities to a halt in the country, Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday urged the athletes to not lose spirit and keep working hard to stay battle ready for competitions. Due to coronavirus, sporting events and competitions are postponed temporarily but I appeal all our athletes not to lose the spirit, keep practicing …

Doping testers stay up close with athletes despite virus
5 years ago

Doping testers stay up close with athletes despite virus

The Hindu  

Getting very close to strangers is some people’s job, even in a global virus outbreak. Doping testers around the sporting world are trying to avoid infecting themselves or athletes, but that’s not always easy when you have to squeeze into a cubicle with a sports star. As the World Anti-Doping Agency’s training materials states: “Direct observation of the urine passing …

Leagues postponed, athletes infected – coronavirus plunges sport into the twilight zone
5 years ago

Leagues postponed, athletes infected – coronavirus plunges sport into the twilight zone

CNN  

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Coronavirus Affecting Olympic Preparations But Indian Athletes Hopeful of Tokyo Games Being on Time
5 years ago

Coronavirus Affecting Olympic Preparations But Indian Athletes Hopeful of Tokyo Games Being on Time

News 18  

New Delhi: The novel coronavirus outbreak has affected their Olympic preparations but India’s top athletes like PV Sindhu and Bajrang Punia say they are optimistic about the quadrennial event going ahead as scheduled despite the current health crisis. “If things go well the Olympics will happen but if they don’t, I think the priority is to ensure the safety and …

Saina Nehwal suggests extension of Olympic qualification period
5 years ago

Saina Nehwal suggests extension of Olympic qualification period

The Hindu  

Shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap on Saturday sought clarity on the situation around the outbreak of coronavirus and suggested that the qualification period for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics be extended in light of tournaments getting cancelled as part of precautionary measures taken against the epidemic. “Qualification period can be extended if the tournaments are getting cancelled cause of #coronavirus,” …

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