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Can India win their first medal in the 4x400m relay? Previous Olympic medal timings, top medal contenders, season best times
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Can India win their first medal in the 4x400m relay? Previous Olympic medal timings, top medal contenders, season best times

The Hindu  

On August 9, India will attempt to make a new headway in athletics by securing a medal in the men’s and women’s 4x400m relay events. Here are the winning times from the last three 4x400m events, and the top eight according to season best: Previous medal timings in 4x400m relay Tokyo 2020 Gold - USA - 2:55.70 Silver - Netherlands …

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BTS' Jin carries Olympic torch ahead of 2024 Paris Olympics. See pics
5 months, 1 week ago

BTS' Jin carries Olympic torch ahead of 2024 Paris Olympics. See pics

Hindustan Times  

Photos and videos of the singer from the event were all over social media. Check them out: Jin, the oldest member of K-pop supergroup BTS, is given the Olympic torch, in Paris. Another tweeted, “Proud of you Jin…” The torch arrived in Paris on Sunday, which is Bastille Day, the French national holiday commemorating the storming of the Bastille prison …

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Australia Swimming Olympic trials: McKeon, O’Callaghan reach 100m freestyle final, Campbell misses out
6 months, 1 week ago

Australia Swimming Olympic trials: McKeon, O’Callaghan reach 100m freestyle final, Campbell misses out

The Hindu  

Tokyo gold medallist Emma McKeon and former world champion Mollie O’Callaghan reached the women’s 100m freestyle final at Australia’s Olympic trials on Friday but seasoned sprinter Cate Campbell missed out by the narrowest of margins. Campbell’s younger sister Bronte, a double Olympic relay champion, was fourth quickest behind third seed Shayna Jack, with Olivia Wunsch a surprise finalist as the …

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Paris Olympics flame to be lit in its Greek birthplace
8 months, 1 week ago

Paris Olympics flame to be lit in its Greek birthplace

The Hindu  

Nearly 100 days before the 2024 Paris Games open, the Olympic flame will be lit in ancient Olympia Tuesday for a torch relay stretching from the Acropolis to French Polynesia. For the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic imposed toned-down events for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and 2022 Beijing Winter Games, spectators will be able to attend the torch relay …

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Tom Dean hopes his Olympic champion status plays on mind of rivals in Paris
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Tom Dean hopes his Olympic champion status plays on mind of rivals in Paris

The Independent  

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British Athletics chief Stephen Maguire excited by Olympic medal prospects
1 year, 3 months ago

British Athletics chief Stephen Maguire excited by Olympic medal prospects

The Independent  

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16th FINA World Short Course Swimming Championships: Australians smash two more relay world records
2 years ago

16th FINA World Short Course Swimming Championships: Australians smash two more relay world records

The Hindu  

Two more relay world records tumbled on Wednesday at the FINA World Short Course Championships as rising Australian star swimmer Lani Pallister completed the 400-800m freestyle double and Olympic champion Kaylee McKeown won 100m backstroke gold. It was the fourth world record of the meet after Australia set a new best in the women’s 4x100 freestyle relay and Italy in …

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Focus on Winning Games Over Making Statements, Says Viswanathan Anand
2 years, 6 months ago

Focus on Winning Games Over Making Statements, Says Viswanathan Anand

The Quint  

"It's natural that the fans take it to a different level. Asked about the Olympic Torch Relay concept, Anand who finished third with 14.5 points behind World Champion Magnus Carlsen and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan points, in a recently-concluded Norway Chess classical tournament, said, "I'm really excited to be part of this historic moment. I was always fascinated by the …

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北京冬奥火炬传递2月2日启动 火炬手最大86岁最小14岁
2 years, 10 months ago

北京冬奥火炬传递2月2日启动 火炬手最大86岁最小14岁

China Daily  

北京冬奥会火炬传递将于2月2日至4日在北京、延庆、张家口三大赛区进行。 图片来源：新华社 The Beijing 2022 Olympic Torch Relay will cover 11 closed relay segments outside the closed-loop and one independent relay segment inside the loop, introduced a spokesperson in the news briefing on Friday. 北京冬奥组委28日召开“闭环内火炬传递”主题媒体吹风会，北京冬奥组委相关负责人确认，整个火炬传递将在11个闭环外的封闭传递区域和1个闭环内的独立传递区域进行。 "There are four segments in the Beijing Zone, two in the Yanqing Zone and five in the Zhangjiakou Zone," said Lyu Qin, deputy director for …

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U.S. men’s track team on road to be shut out of gold medals
3 years, 4 months ago

U.S. men’s track team on road to be shut out of gold medals

LA Times  

U.S. sprinter Cravon Gillespie, who ran the anchor leg, reacts after his team’s sixth-place finish in the men’s 400-meter relay semifinal Thursday in Tokyo. “You want gold, but if you can come out with anything that’s great.” But for the U.S. men’s team, there is no running from the fact that it has won zero gold medals in running events. …

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Tokyo Olympics 2020: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce eyes unique treble on Day 2 of athletics
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce eyes unique treble on Day 2 of athletics

Firstpost  

Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce continues her bid to become the first woman to win a single individual Olympic athletics event three times. AFP Sport looks at five stand-out events: Women’s 100m - final Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce continues her bid to become the first woman to win a single individual Olympic athletics event three times, to add to the 100m victories she …

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World Athletics: 15 athletes in individual events, two relay teams from India qualify for Tokyo 2020
3 years, 5 months ago

World Athletics: 15 athletes in individual events, two relay teams from India qualify for Tokyo 2020

The Hindu  

Sprinter Dutee Chand, javelin thrower Annu Rani, and 400m hurdler M P Jabir qualified for the Tokyo Olympics through world rankings as 15 Indian athletes and two relay teams were confirmed for the Games by World Athletics on Thursday. Twelve individual athletes, including star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, booked automatic quota for the Olympics by breaching the qualification mark, while …

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Indian 4x400m Relay Team Looks to Cement Spot in Tokyo Olympic Games
3 years, 6 months ago

Indian 4x400m Relay Team Looks to Cement Spot in Tokyo Olympic Games

News 18  

Indian men’s 4×400 metres relay squad will look to avoid elimination and stay in contention for Tokyo Olympic Games at the Indian Grand Prix IV which takes place on June 21 in Patiala. “Inclusion of men’s 4x400m relay team in the IGP IV programme will give athletes a chance to improve their timing before the deadline of June 29. “Based …

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Tokyo Olympics 2020: Olympic torch runs through empty park in Osaka as coronavirus cases rise
3 years, 8 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Olympic torch runs through empty park in Osaka as coronavirus cases rise

Firstpost  

Tokyo: The torch relay for the Tokyo Olympics ran through a mostly empty Osaka city park on Tuesday, showing the risks of trying to hold the postponed games during a pandemic. The torch relay began three weeks ago in northeastern Japan, attempting to navigate around the pandemic with a total of 10,000 runners crisscrossing the country and bound for the …

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Olympic torch begins its 121-day relay across Japan
3 years, 8 months ago

Olympic torch begins its 121-day relay across Japan

LA Times  

The torch relay for the postponed Tokyo Olympics began its journey across Japan on Thursday, a 121-day odyssey that will conclude in the capital at the Summer Games’ July 23 opening ceremony. “But when I actually saw it, it felt like yes, it’s the Olympics.” Setsuko Hashimoto, a 63-year-old local resident, was emotional as the torch passed. “It was very …

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Japan’s Kane Tanaka, the world’s oldest living person, will carry Tokyo 2020 Olympic flame
3 years, 9 months ago

Japan’s Kane Tanaka, the world’s oldest living person, will carry Tokyo 2020 Olympic flame

CNN  

Tokyo CNN — At 118 years old, the world’s oldest living person is preparing to carry the Olympic torch this May in Japan. She lived through two world wars and the 1918 Spanish flu, although her grandson Eiji said: “I don’t remember her talking much about the past … She’s very forward thinking – she really enjoys living in the …

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Fans, But No Cheering, For Delayed Olympic Torch Relay
3 years, 9 months ago

Fans, But No Cheering, For Delayed Olympic Torch Relay

News 18  

Spectators will be allowed to line the route when the Olympic flame begins its delayed relay across Japan next month, organisers said Thursday, but cheering will be strictly banned. “We want to get the understanding of people in every area and connect the whole country under the torch relay concept ‘Hope Lights Our Way’.” Hashimoto later said she hopes a …

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Tokyo Olympics 2020: Olympic flame to go on display at Tokyo museum in September
4 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Olympic flame to go on display at Tokyo museum in September

Firstpost  

The Olympic flame, which arrived in Japan for the nationwide relay in March, will be available for public viewing from 1 September to 1 November at Tokyo’s Olympic museum, officials said. The Olympic flame will go on display at a Tokyo museum in September, organisers said Monday, after the coronavirus pandemic forced them to scrap the torch relay and put …

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