That brings to three the number of employees of the Tokyo Olympic organising committee who have tested positive since the coronavirus pandemic began

Vikas Krishan will be making his third Olympic appearance in Tokyo next year and he is the most experienced among the five Indian men who have made the cut so far

Sports Minister Kiren, however, said that an official announcement of the dates for the 2021 Khelo Games will be made only after the Tokyo Games

In a message on the occasion to mark exactly one year before the Olympics, the IOA wished the athletes and officials world over, and the Tokyo organisers a successful Games next year

Organizers and the International Olympic Committee have ruled out another postponement. The Tokyo Games would be canceled this time if they can't be held

The IOC and Japanese organizers have repeatedly expressed confidence the Tokyo Games will take place, though they have offered few details on how they can happen in the middle of a pandemic

Top coaches among the 32 included Santiago Nieva and Raffaele Bergamasco (boxing), Graham Reid (men's hockey) and Pavel Smirnov (shooting) among others

With eight gold medals, Indian men's hockey team has been the most successful side in Olympic history but since the 1980 Moscow Games, the country has not had a podium finish

WADA first suspended NDTL in August last year for a period of six months. A fresh round of inspection, much to the embarrassment of India, showed that non-conformities still existed

Indian national hockey team's last success at the Olympics Games came 40 years ago in the 1980 Moscow Olympics