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India’s medal count escalates to 122 on Day 4

February 10, 2016

Feb 10: Continuing the golden run, India took their medal tally to 122 with 76 golds, 36 silver and 10 bronze at the 12th South Games here today. In Atheletics events on day one India won five golds. Himasha Eashan won the gold in men’s, RMRK Rathnayaka secured the gold in women’s. In 5000m, India won gold both in men’s and women’s categories, with Man Singh and L Surya bringing the laurels respectively. In 800m for women’s, Sri Lanka’s WKLA Nimali won the gold, while GTA Abeyrathna, also of Sri Lanka, and Gomathi M of India secured the silver and bronze respectively.

IndiaIn women’s shot put, India’s Manpreeth Kaur (senior) clinched the gold, while Manpreet Kaur (junior) won the silver and WTK Fernando of Sri Lanka won the bronze. India’s Neeraj Kumar secured the gold in men’s hammer throw. The silver was won by Shakeel Ahmed of Pakistan and LADEP Alansan of Sri Lanka clinched the bronze. In women’s long jump, India’s Mayookha Jhony notched the gold, while the silver went to Shradha Ghule Bhaskar, also of India, and bronze to SLS Silva of Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka’s Manjula Kumar clinched the gold in high jump for men, with the silver going to Tejaswani Shankar and bronze to Ajay Kumar, both of India. In 5000m for men, the silver was notched by Suresh Kumar of India and the bronze by Rimal Hari Kumar of Nepal. In women’s 5000m, the silver was won by India’s Swati Gadhave and bronze by UK Rathanayake of Sri Lanka. In 100m for men, the silver was notched by Saaid Hassan of Maldives and bronze by Alam Ashrafa of Sri Lanka. In 100m for women, Srabani Nanda and Dutee Chand, both of India, won the silver and bronze respectively.

In swimming, India dominated the events by winning seven gold medals. Saurabh Sangvekar started the winning streak for India, setting a new SAG record of 3.58.84 minutes to win the 400m freestyle for men. Compatriot V Malvika secured the gold in 400m freestyle for women, setting a new meet record of 4.30.08 minutes. Sajan Prakash added the third gold to India’s kitty, winning the 200m butterfly for men with a new record of 2.03.02 minutes. This was followed by Damini Gowda winning the gold for India in 200m butterfly with a new SAG record of 2.21.12 minutes and PS Madhu in 50m backstroke for men, setting a new record of 26.86 seconds.

The gold in 50m backstroke for women was clinched by Kimiko Raheem of Sri Lanka, setting a new record of 29.75 seconds. Indians also won the gold in 4x200m freestyle for both men and women. In 400m freestyle for men, the silver was notched by Sajan Prakash of India and bronze by Kyle Abeysingh of Sri Lanka. The silver medal in 400m freestyle for women was won by Shivani Kataria of India and bronze by Gaurika Singh of Nepal. In 200m butterfly for men, Sri Lanka’s Cherantha De Silva secured the silver, while the bronze went to Md Juwel Ahmed of Bangladesh.

Ridmi Rankothge of Sri Lanka won the silver in 200m butterfly for women and Sonia Aktar of Bangladesh won the bronze. In 50m backstroke for men, the silver was bagged by M Arvind of India and the bronze by Matthew Abeysinghe of Sri Lanka. The silver in 50m backstroke for women was notched by Maana Patel of India and the bronze by Bisma Khan of Pakistan. In 4x200m freestyle for men, Sri Lanka won the silver, while the bronze went to Bangladesh. In the women’s category, the silver was clinched by Sri Lanka and the bronze by Pakistan.

In cycling events, India won six out of eight gold medals. Bidyaluxmi Tourangam, who had opened India’s gold tally in cycling at SAG, finished with three golds in her kitty, of which two came in individual events and one in a team event. Arvind Panwar was the other top cyclist for India, clinching two golds – one each in individual and team category. India finished the Games with total five silvers and two bronzes, besides the six golds. In weightlifting, weightlifters put the country on the top in weightlifting events at the ongoing Games, ending the Games with 11 gold medals in the country’s tally.

The host country started its winning streak from the first event on day 1 of competition when Mirabai Chanu snatched the gold for India in 48kg for women. The other gold medalists for the country were Gururaj (56kg men), Harshdeep Kaur (56kg women), Saraswati Rout (58kg women), Sambu Lapong (69kg men), Ajay Singh (77kg men), Rakhi Haller (69kg women), Kavita Devi (75kg women),Vikas Thakur (85kg men), Pradeep Singh (94kg men), Victor Abilash Christopher (105kg men), Sushila Panwar (75+kg women).

India also won two silver medals in the events. One gold were won each by Sri Lanka (Anton Sudesh Peiris in 62kg men) and Bangladesh (Mabia Akter in 63kg women). Mohammad Butt won one gold for Pakistan in 105+ kg for men. Sri Lanka ended the weightlifting events with eight silver and four bronze, while Bangladesh won one silver and three bronze. Pakistan managed to win two silver and four bronze and Nepal won one silver and three bronze. In volleyball, India clinched the gold in both men’s and women’s volleyball.

In both finals, India defeated the Sri Lankan team to secure the top slot. In women’s finals, India bet Sri Lanka in three straight sets of 25-14, 25-21, 25-14 to secure the gold. India dominated the match right from the beginning, giving little scope for the opponent to secure points and forcing Sri Lanka to settle for the silver. The bronze medal was won by Nepal, who bet Maldives 25-20, 25-14, 25-13. In men’s volleyball, India defeated Sri Lanka in a closely fought match to secure the gold. India won 25-19, 25-22, 28-26. The bronze was won by Pakistan in a three straight victory over Maldives.

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May 9,2020

Tokyo, May 9: As the world continues to grapple with coronavirus pandemic, the organisers of Tokyo Game Show have cancelled 2020 showpiece event.

TGS 2020 was slated to be played from September 24 to September 27 at the Makuhari Messe convention center. However, there now talks going on for holding an online event instead.

According to the Verge, this is the first time that TGS has ever been cancelled since it started in 1996.

TGS 2020 gained more attention because of its status as the last major trade show before the launch of the upcoming next-gen consoles, the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5.

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May 28,2020

May 28: Former India captain and Kings XI Punjab head coach Anil Kumble is hopeful of the IPL happening this year and is not averse to the idea of conducting the cash-rich event without spectators due to the COVID-19 threat.

It is not official yet but there is speculation that the BCCI wants to hold the IPL in the October window after the tournament was postponed indefinitely earlier this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

"Yes we are hopeful and optimistic that there is still a possibility (to hold IPL this year) if we can cram in the schedule," Kumble was quoted as saying by Star Sports show 'Cricket Connected'.

"If we are going to have a stadium without spectators, then probably have 3 or 4 venues; there's still a possibility, we are all optimistic," said the former spinner, who is also the chairman of ICC's Cricket Committee.

Former India batsman VVS Laxman said the stakeholders can stage the league in cities which have multiple stadia to reduce travelling by players.

"Absolutely (there is chance to hold IPL this year), and also make sure that all the stakeholders have a say," he said.

"...you should identify one venue, which probably has 3 or 4 grounds; if at all you find that kind of a venue because travel is again going to be quite challenging," said the former stylish batsman.

"You don't know who's going to be where at the airports, so that I'm sure the franchises and the BCCI will be looking into."

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April 14,2020

Tokyo, Apr 14: Tokyo organizers said Tuesday they have no B Plan in the event the Olympics need to be postponed again because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Masa Takaya, the spokesman for the Tokyo Olympics, said organizers are proceeding under the assumption the Olympics will open on July 23, 2021. The Paralympics follow on Aug. 24.

Those dates were set last month by the International Olympic Committee and Japanese officials after the coronavirus pandemic made it clear the Olympics could not be held as scheduled this summer.

We are working toward the new goal, Takaya said, speaking in English on a teleconference call with journalists.

We don't have a B Plan. The severity of the pandemic and the death toll has raised questions if it will even be feasible to hold the Olympics in just over 15 months. Several Japanese journalists raised the question on the call.

All I can tell you today is that the new games' dates for both the Olympic and Paralympic Games have been just set up, Takaya said.

In that respect, Tokyo 2020 and all concerned parties now are doing their very best effort to deliver the games next year." IOC President Thomas Bach was asked about the possibility of a postponement in an interview published in the German newspaper Die Welt on Sunday.

He did not answer the question directly, but said later that Japanese organizers and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe indicated they could not manage a postponement beyond next summer at the lastest.

The Olympics draw 11,000 athletes and 4,400 Paralympic athletes and large support staffs from 206 national Olympic committees.

There are also questions about frozen travel, rebooking hotels, cramming fans into stadiums and arenas, securing venues, and the massive costs of rescheduling, which is estimated in Japan at 2 billion- 6 billion.

Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto addressed the issue in a news conference on Friday. He is likely to be asked about it again on Thursday when local organizers and the IOC hold a teleconferene with media in Japan.

The other major question is the cost of the delay; how much will it be, and who pays? Bach said in the Sunday interview that the IOC would incur several hundred million dollars in added costs. Under the so-called Host City Agreement, Japan is liable for the vast majority of the expenses.

This is impossible to say for now, Takaya, the spokesman said.

It is not very easy to estimate the exact amount of the games' additional costs, which have been impacted by the postponement."

Tokyo says it's spending 12.6 billion to organize the Olympics. But a Japanese government audit published last year says the costs are twice that much. Of the total spending, 5.6 billion in private money. The rest is from Japanese governments.

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