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DELHI THE HINDU 18 SPORT SUNDAY, MARCH 22, 2020 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE When will the fate of the Olympics be known? IOC president Bach has repeatedly said it’s too early to announce a fi nal decision
Associated Press Tokyo Committee. They are the the Fukushima area has re three that signed the 81page covered from the disaster The Olympic fl ame has ar Host City Agreement, which nine years ago. rived in Japan from Greece. spells out in enormous de The government has Next comes the torch relay tails all Games contingen dubbed these The Recovery around the country, which is cies. Olympics. However, many scheduled to start on Thurs The IOC has all the lever residents are still living in day from Fukushima prefec age, though it will have to ho temporary quarters after the ture in northern Japan. nour WHO suggestions and earthquake, tsunami and Organisers have asked the interests of Prime Minis meltdown of three nuclear crowds to be restrained, but ter Shinzo Abe. The IOC has reactors in 2011. have been imprecise about a reserve fund of about $2 Getting the relay started what that means. Greek offi billion and insurance to cov from Fukushima also helps cials last week stopped a re er losses. The contract says major IOC sponsors Coca lay there on the second day termination can occur “... if Cola and Toyota, who pay and did not resume because the IOC has reasonable millions to give their brands of crowd size. grounds to believe, in its sole exposure during the relay. In the face of the coronavi discretion, that the safety of Crowds are being asked to be rus pandemic, Japanese or participants in the Games is restrained. This will not keep Indian tennis players ganisers and IOC president seriously threatened or jeo the images of the relay from Thomas Bach say that the pardised for any reason, being transmitted daily Games will open on July 24 at whatsoever.” around the globe on televi work on future ventures the $1.43 billion National Sta Tokyo is offi cially spend sion. Bach is expected to dium in central Tokyo. Hope springs: The Olympic fl ame which arrived in Japan on Friday will be on public display in ing $12.6 billion to organise watch the relay when it Trying to make the most of Bach has repeatedly said some areas aff ected by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. * AP the Olympics, but a national reaches Hiroshima on May it’s too early to announce a fi audit says it’s at least twice 1819. the COVID19forced break nal decision, saying he’s tak over others. Then there’s the postpone the Tokyo Olym on the agenda. That leaves that much. Any bookmaker taking odds? ing advice from a task force question of bringing 11,000 pics, leaving the symbol be only going ahead, or post Press Trust of India resort to host tournaments that includes the World athletes and staff together in hind as a reminder of what’s ponement, as the options. How important is the torch An Irish bookmaker says 17 New Delhi in future at a scenic Health Organisation. the Olympic Village, and still to come. Empty venues seem to have relay to the IOC and local Games will not open as sche Swinging the racquet will location. organisers? But now there’s push 4,400 Paralympians a month been ruled out. dule on July 24. not earn them money all Mumbaibased Purav Ra back, mostly from athletes later. What is the deadline for It’s important symbolism for A poll by Japanese news their life, so a few Indian ja has also busied himself in and former Olympians who Getting the fl ame to Japan making a fi nal decision? Who will make the fi nal the Japanese government agency Kyodo this week tennis players, forced out of shaping up his business. “I are complaining: they can’t represents a minor victory Bach surely knows, but he is decision? and Prime Minister Abe. showed 69.9% of Japanese Pro Tour due to the health am starting ‘Restrung In train, qualifying events have for both organisers and the not saying. In an interview It will be made jointly with He is Japan’s longestserv questioned do not believe crisis triggered by COVID19, dia’, a racquet customising been cancelled, and the IOC. Its symbolic presence with the New York Times the IOC, the city of Tokyo, ing premier and hopes to use the Games will begin on are utilising their time to business. It’s about building chaos is sure to favour some could give the IOC space to Bach said cancellation is not and the Japanese Olympic the Olympics to argue that time. work on career beyond your own racquet. I am tennis. spending some time on this Almost all of them are now which was diffi cult be restricted to doing fi tness ing on road. This is fun, giv More countries call for Postpone Indian hockey teams WADA’s drills at home with courts ing Indian players a chance and gyms out of bound. to use best equipment,” he Olympics, says dope-testing Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan said. delaying Tokyo Games continue to train is spending time hitting at “My wife is also helping Sharath Kamal guidelines private courts and handling me in this. But I still have to Agence France-Presse shall not take place before Squads are isolated at the SAI Centre the marketing of their fami train and do my daily stuff . I Los Angeles the COVID19 situation is un Press Trust of India Agence France-Presse ly resort in Puducherry. am working on fi tness and US Olympic chiefs said more der fi rm control on a global New Delhi Press Trust of India men’s team captain Man Montreal “It obviously is unusual and getting stronger.” time was needed to deter scale.” India’s veteran table tennis Bengaluru preet Singh. The World AntiDoping situation. We can hit at a few Meanwhile, Prajnesh mine the fate of the Tokyo In a conference call with player Sharath Kamal is in Isolated inside the SAI “With the backing of SAI Agency (WADA) has issued places where people have Gunneswaran said, “We are Olympics as a major US reporters, United States line to play his fourth Centre here in view of the and our coaches, we have new guidelines to facilitate private space and obviously all having to sit around and sports federation called for Olympic and Paralympic Olympics in JulyAugust COVID19 pandemic, it’s bu been training very hard for continued testing amid the the gathering is small. A few wait. it’s not ideal. I hope the Games to be postponed Committee (USOPC) chair but he wants the IOC to siness as usual for the In the Olympics,” he added. constraints of the coronavi players doing that. I am in this passes quickly. Every over the coronavirus woman Susanne Lyons said postpone the mega event dian men’s and women’s rus pandemic. Puducherry to help with my body in the world is strug pandemic. there was no need for the In due to the COVID19 hockey players as they pre Safe environment Noting that the spread of resort (K resort),” Jeevan gling. We as tennis players The French swimming ternational Olympic Com pandemic. pare for the upcoming To The women’s team captain COVID19 had evolved into told PTI. should not say that our live federation too on Saturday mittee to make an imme “As an athlete, I obvious kyo Olympics in a “safe Rani Rampal said her team “an even greater health and The lefthander said he is lihood is at stake, it’s worse joined its US counterpart in diate decision on Tokyo. “At ly want the Olympics to environment”. is fortunate to continue societal emergency” since working on developing a for many others,” said calling for the Olympics to this point in time, we do not happen but it should not The Sports Authority of training for the Olympics in its March 6 communique, tennis facility at their family Prajnesh. be postponed, adding to feel that it’s necessary for us happen. India Centre, which has a safe environment. WADA urged AntiDoping pressure on the IOC. “The to insist that they make a de “The epicentre of the vi been shut for outside visi “We are very fortunate to Organisations to act in ac current context does not al cision.” rus will keep changing, tors, is wellequipped for have a facility like the SAI cordance with restrictions low the 2020 Olympic But just hours after Lyons’ fi rst it was China, now it is regular practice sessions campus here. Everyone is placed by local health auth Games to be organised pro comments, USA Swimming Italy and Iran too is badly and no unauthorised per working very hard so that orities “to ensure proper perly,” the federation said af underscored the growing di aff ected in Asia. I don’t see sons are allowed to enter its the hockey teams can conti protection of athletes and ter a videoconference of its visions within US sport on the scenario being safe for premises. nue to practice for the doping control personnel, executive committee. the issue by calling for the Olympics to start on “The COVID19 outbreak Olympics,” said Rani. while protecting the integri The Norwegian Olympic USOPC to request a time,” the 37yearold told has not aff ected our practice “Our health is being mon ty of doping control pro Committee (NOC) too on Sa postponement. PTI. sessions. We are continu itored everyday and we are grams, particularly in the turday asked the IOC to post In an open letter to the “Everyone is talking ously washing our hands taking all the necessary pre leadup to the 2020 Tokyo pone the Games. USOPC chief executive Sarah about social distancing but and our temperatures are cautions. Olympic.” WADA’s latest gui In a letter sent to the IOC Hirshland, swimming feder it is one thing which won’t being checked regularly. “The authorities at SAI delines advise antidoping on Friday, the Norwegian ation boss Tim Hinchey said be possible at the Olym “The authorities at our have helped us to continue organisations (ADOs) to sports body said, “our clear US Olympic leaders should pics. Thousands of athletes SAI campus are ensuring to focus on our goal of per make sure that sample col Making the most of it:Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan is spending recommendation is that the “advocate for the postpone would be staying in the that we are training in a safe forming well at the Tokyo lectors are free from any time hitting at private courts and handling the marketing of Olympic Games in Tokyo ment” of the Tokyo Games. same village,” he said. environment,” said the Olympics,” she added. symptoms of illness. their family resort. * FILE PHOTO: V. SREENIVASA MURTHY
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The earlier tweet been given the news by keep us entertained when performing a new magic measures to address the off ered free accommodation follows in the footsteps of would keep its original title was sent by mistake,” it Espanyol. AFP PKda guardian angel of Indian football: Bhutia Excellence deserves to be rewarded ‘He taught us how to stay humble and his teachings went beyond the game’ But no cash award for World Cups/championships held more than once a year Press Trust of India was more of a guardian an ing in front of a one lakh SHOOTING order, is a dampener for cash awards for all my World gold, four silver and two NEW DELHI gel than a coach for us. And thirty thousand odd crowd. shooters. Cup medals. From 2003 on bronze in Delhi, Beijing, P.K. Banerjee wore his all of that helped us be As a youngster it wasn’t ea Kamesh Srinivasan “World Cups/champion wards, the government start Munich and Rio. greatness lightly and he in come better and more ded sy. But he shielded us all NEW DELHI ships organised more than ed giving it only for one high In the World Cup Final in culcated that attribute in icated footballers and hu from that pressure. He al It was a watershed year for once a year will not be consi est medal in the year. Putian, the backyard of Chi his pupils, said Bhaichung man beings,” Bhutia wrote. lowed us a clear mind on Indian shooters when they dered for cash award,” states “Later, I don’t remember nese, Manu Bhaker, Elavenil Bhutia, who called him the the day, as in all matches.” topped the medals table in the recently amended go when, they stopped the cash and Divyansh won the indivi guardian angel of Indian Memories all the four World Cups for ri vernment order for interna award for World Cup me dual gold medals. football. He recalled memories of Pumped up fl e and pistol. The icing on tional medal winners. dals,” recalled Anjali, one of Bhutia, one of Banerjee’s his playing days under Ba Pumped up by Banerjee’s the cake was they were also the fi rst Indian shooters after Unfair brightest disciples, recalled nerjee, especially the fa motivating words, Bhutia on top of the medals table in Not a single rupee Mansher Singh in 1997 and “You should look at the level the days he spent under the mous 1997 Federation Cup went on to score a hattrick the subsequent World Cups Asian Games and Common Abhinav Bindra in 2001 to of diffi culty in deciding the great player’s tutelage. derby between East Bengal in that game and led East Finals in Putian, China. wealth Games gold will fetch win World Cup medals. quantum of the cash awards. “What I felt truly great and Mohun Bagan. Bengal to a memorable 41 Not surprisingly, three ₹ 30 lakh each, Asian cham Ironically, Anjali had won We need to have sport specif about the man was that he “One particular instance win. shooters Elavenil Valrivan, pionship gold will get ₹ 15 her fi rst gold medals in ic awards. When someone was not only a good player I clearly recall was the 1997 Bhutia noted that as a Saurabh Chaudhary and Di lakh, and even SAF Games 2003, both in the World Cup becomes World No.1, he or and a coach, but also a Federation Cup semifi nal coach Banerjee had the vyansh Singh Panwar fi n gold will be worth ₹ 3 lakh. in Fort Benning and the she must have achieved so great human being,” Bhutia between East Bengal and ability to get the best out of ished the year as World No. But a World Cup gold, when World Cup Final in Milan. mething in the season. It is wrote in a column for the Mohun Bagan at the Salt his players. 1. you beat the best in the “When we started win unfair that you neither re AIFF. Lake Stadium. There was a “I have played under the world, will not fetch a single ning too many medals, I ward the achievements, nor “Off the pitch, he would lot of hype around the stewardship of a number of Dampener rupee. think, it changed to cash the rank,” said Ronjan Sodhi, always give us guidance on Baichung Bhutia. match, a lot was said in the top coaches during my ca It is in the background of One of the pioneers of In award only for World Cup Fi who won many World Cup how to conduct ourselves. * FILE PHOTO: VIJAY SONEJI media in the buildup to reer. But the coaches in the such outstanding perfor dian shooting, Anjali Bhag nals,” said World Champion medals, apart from the Asian He taught us how to stay that game. early part of your career are mance, a clear indication of wat who made the Sydney ship and Olympic medallist Games gold. humble.” football. “However, PKda, in his the ones that really end up Indian shooters going as fa Olympics fi nal, and was later Gagan Narang. The purpose of cash During his coaching “He would teach lessons inimitable way, took the shaping you as a profes vourites to the Tokyo Olym held in awe by the Chinese, Last year, the Indian shoo awards is defeated when ex days, the teachings of Ba of life, and tell us about pressure off our shoulders. sional football player. PKda pics, as and when it is held, put things in perspective. ters kept improving with ev cellence is ignored, just be nerjee went beyond things beyond football. He You must realise, that play had just that eff ect on me.” that the recent government “In 2001 and 2002, I got ery World Cup, collecting 16 cause it is frequent.
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