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Tokyo Games could lead to "Olympic All Olympics-bound Indian virus" strain, doctor warns athletes will be vaccinated: IOA NEW DELHI, MAY But IOC member John 27: The head of a Japanese Coates has said the NEW DELHI, MAY sure that all the members of doctors' union warned on Olympics could be held 27: The Indian Olympic As- the Indian contingent fol- Tuesday that holding the even under a state of emer- sociation (IOA) on Thurs- low the necessary steps pro- Olympic Games in Tokyo gency, an opinion Ueyama day said all the Tokyo vided in the playbook (is- this summer, with tens of said is infuriating. Games-bound athletes and sued by the IOC and the thousands of people from "In regards to these state- officials have got their first organising committee) be- around the world, could ments, the people of Japan COVID-19 vaccine and they fore boarding their respec- lead to the emergence of an are indeed holding great will get their second doses tive flights for Tokyo. "Olympic" strain of the anger towards this, and this before their departure from "The safety of everyone coronavirus. is even more the case for the country for the multi- involved at the Tokyo Japan has pledged to healthcare and medical sporting spectacle. Olympics is IOA's highest hold a "safe and secure" professionals," Ueyama IOA's statement came a priority ... pledge to follow 2020 Olympics in Tokyo af- said. day after it had sought de- all necessary precautions ter a year-long postpone- Earlier this week, the tails from the national feder- and guidelines. ment but it is struggling to United States advised ations about the vaccinated "We at IOA do not want contain a fourth wave of in- against travel to Japan, but athletes and officials, who to leave any stone unturned of the Japan Doctors "Mutation takes place are set to travel to Tokyo and are here to support the fections and preparing to Union. when virus stays in im- Olympics organisers have extend a state of emergency said this will not affect the Olympics which opens on IOC and the Tokyo 2020 "All of the different mu- munocompromised or par- July 23. Organising Committee in in much of the country. tant strains of the virus tially immunised people for Games. The White House Japanese officials, on Wednesday said it had "The IOA is ... ensuring every possible manner and which exist in different a long period of time," that all the participants aspect." Olympics organisers and places will be concentrated Shibuya said. been assured by Japan'ss the International Olympic government that it will keep through the IOA for the The IOA also lauded the and gathering here in "So the current situation Tokyo Olympics including IOC and the Tokyo Games Committee (IOC) have all Tokyo. We cannot deny the in Japan is more dangerous in close contact about con- vowed the Games will go cerns over the Olympics. athletes, technical officials Organising Committee for possibility of even a new than (during) the Tokyo and delegate members will tary General Rajiv Mehta letes across sports have so "carrying out fabulous work ahead, albeit under strict strain of the virus poten- Games, in my opinion." In a sign of how uncertain virus-prevention measures. the situation remains, how- follow all precautions and said in the statement. far qualified for the post- to ensure that the Olympic tially emerging," he told a The Asahi Shimbun, an will be vaccinated before The International poned Tokyo Olympics. Games are held in a com- Foreign spectators have news conference. official partner of the Tokyo ever, Australia's major been banned and a decision sports leagues and Olympic leaving for Japan," the IOA Olympic Committee (IOC) On Saturday, the IOA had pletely safe and secure en- "If such a situation were Olympics, carried an edito- said. has not made vaccination said that 131 athletes, in- vironment for the better- on domestic ones is ex- to arise, it could even mean rial on Wednesday urging hopefuls were left scram- pected next month. bling to make contingency "... presently each of the mandatory for participation cluding the Olympic- ment of the athletes as well a Tokyo Olympic strain of the Games be cancelled, but above (athletes, technical in the Games but its presi- bound, have already re- as the public of Japan". But even with those the virus being named in former IOC vice president plans after authorities an- steps, worries remain about nounced a seven-day lock- officials and delegate mem- dent Thomas Bach had said ceived their first dose of the The IOA thanked the gov- this way, which would be a Dick Pound said later in the bers) has had the first vac- he believes more than 80 COVID-19 vaccination ernment for its support in the influx of athletes and of- huge tragedy and some- day the sports extravaganza down in the southern state ficials into Japan, where a of Victoria to contain a cination and 2nd will hap- per cent of people inside the while 17 have got both the securing vaccinations for thing which would be the should and would go ahead. pen as per vaccination Athletes' Village will be vac- doses. each of the contingent vaccination drive remains target of criticism, even for The government is cur- COVID-19 outbreak in Mel- glacially slow, with just over bourne. protocols," IOA president cinated. The IOA said it will do members and representa- 100 years." rently preparing to extend Narinder Batra and Secre- More than 90 Indian ath- everything possible to en- tives from India. 5% of the population hav- But Kenji Shibuya, direc- a state of emergency across Chiba prefecture, which ing had a shot. tor of the Institute of Popu- much of the nation origi- borders Tokyo, announced With people from more lation Health at King’s Col- nally set to be lifted on May on Thursday that it was than 200 nations and terri- lege, London, who has 31, most likely well into cancelling its stretch of the Archer won't rush return risking T20 tories set to arrive, the recently been helping the June, officials have said - Olympic torch relay out of Games, due to begin in vaccination campaign in just weeks before the safety concerns, becoming eight weeks, pose a danger, Japan, played down dan- Games are set to open on the latest area to scale back World Cup, Ashes prospects said Naoto Ueyama, head gers specific to the Games. July 23. events. NEW DELHI, MAY Archer wrote in his column 27: England fast bowler for the Daily Mail. Jofra Archer will not rush "Those are my targets. If his return from elbow I come back before then India women cricketers sweat surgery in case it affects his and manage to play in the primary targets of playing home test series against the Twenty20 World Cup India -- then fine, so be it. If it out in quarantine in India and the subse- I don’t, I am quite pre- quent Ashes series against pared to sit out the sum- NEW DELHI, MAY "Date Change. For broad- Australia later this year, the mer." 27: India women cricketers cast purposes, the third Vi- 26-year-old has said. "The way I am looking at might be in quarantine tality IT20 between Eng- Archer underwent things is that I would ahead of the upcoming land Women and India surgery on his right elbow rather miss a few weeks of a multi-format series against Women at the Cloudf on Friday and has been year so that I have a few England, but everyone is County Ground will now be ruled out of England's two- more years in my career." sweating it out in the gym to played on Wednesday, 14 Test series against New Barbados-born Archer ensure they are raring to go July," England Cricket had Zealand starting next has been plagued by the in- for the high-voltage series. tweeted on Tuesday. month. jury since early 2020 and Taking to Twitter, the offi- India's Senior Women "One thing I am deter- operation is not to rush my for England in the it kept him out of this year's cial handle of BCCI Women squad for Test & ODI: mined about post-elbow comeback because my pri- Twenty20 World Cup and Indian Premier League. posted a video of the players Mithali Raj (Captain), Sm- mary focus is to be playing Ashes later this year," working out in the gym and riti Mandhana, Harman- the caption read, 'Shut the preet Kaur (vice-captain), Noise! We are INDIA'. Punam Raut, Priya Punia, The women's team will Deepti Sharma, Jemimah 'Second-best foreign coaches will take on England in a one-off matches slated to be played The third T20I between Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Test, three ODIs, and three at Bristol, Taunton, and England Women and India Sneh Rana, Taniya Bhatia T20Is. The two teams will Worcester. Women, which was slated (wicket-keeper), Indrani not make us the best: Gopichand first square off in a four-day Both teams will then for July 15, will now be held Roy (wicket-keeper), Jhu- NEW DELHI, MAY 27: for 30 to 40 years and the Test match, beginning June square off in three T20Is, a day before in Chelmsford. lan Goswami, Shikha Pullela Gopichand says a number of players he pro- 16. beginning July 9 and the The third T20I will now be Pandey, Pooja Vastrakar, good mix of foreign and In- duces enormous," he rea- Then both teams will lock three matches will be played held on July 14 instead of Arundhati Reddy, Poonam dian coaches is important for soned. horns in three ODIs begin- at Northampton, Hove, and July 15 due to broadcasting Yadav, Ekta Bisht, Radha the development of the sys- Sport Minsiter Kiren Rijiju ning June 27 with the Chelmsford. issues. Yadav. tem but strongly believes said Indian athletes have a that 'second best' overseas mindset that they require recruits will only produce the foreign coaches to win Wishes pour in for Ravi second best players. medals. Speaking at the virtual in- "Whenever I meet athletes auguration of the High-Per- they tell me 'we need a for- formance Coach Education eign coach to win an Olympic Shastri on his 59th birthday Programme, the national medal.' That doesn't mean NEW DELHI, MAY and scalped 280 wickets in badminton coach high- that they don't believe in In- 27: Wishes poured in as his international career. He lighted the role of a coaches dian coaches but somehow Team India head coach was also a part of the 1983 in Indian sports. India is an athlete centric tendency of coaches to hold they have the understanding Ravi Shastri celebrates his World Cup-winning team. "Foreign coaches are very system and this needs to onto players that have got that the edge of being in the 59th birthday on Thursday. Shastri, known for his important for our develop- change according to Gopic- them praise and recognition, medal bracket can come Former and current players flamboyant personality, ment. It's very important hand, who called for more a practice Gopichand be- from a foreign coach," Rijiju took to Twitter to extend has achieved success in dif- that we always have a power being given to lieves must change. said. wishes to the former India ferent spheres of the crick- healthy mix of foreign coaches. "Athletes start off some- The minister called for a all-rounder, who had a eting world. coaches." "From the perspective of a where, as a grassroots level change from the 'makeshift' knack for producing his He is currently coaching The Dronacharya coach, who is not recognised, player with a certain coach. coaching system being fol- best when the chips were the Indian senior men's Awardee feels there is a need who has to work under asso- After that they have to move lowed in the country. down. team and under his guid- for programs that turn for- ciations, under administra- on to the next level to an in- "In India, we have no such Wicket-keeper batsman ance, India registered Test mer players into coaches. tors and also sometimes un- termediate level and to an professional approach in Rishabh Pant took to Twit- series wins in Australia on "We'll never be able to get der an athlete's pressure, elite level. At each level, the terms of coaching. So far ter to say: "Many many Former India batsman Sharma wrote: "Wishing two separate occasions. the best foreign coaches, we because once the athlete be- coaches are recognised things have been done is a happy returns of the day Wasim Jaffer tweeted: you a very Happy Birthday The Men in Blue also man- will always get only the sec- comes bigger than the coach, many times for the players makeshift arrangement @RaviShastriOfc Sir. Wish- "Many happy returns of the Ravi Bhai!! Best wishes to aged to reach the semi-fi- ond best, and probably the then everybody starts listen- they produce." looking for immediate up- ing you lots of happiness in day to the Champion of you on this day, praying for nals of the 2019 World Cup heart of an Indian coach ing to the athlete." "So, they hold on to play- coming sporting events." the years to come." Champions. Have a won- your good health, wealth & and the side is currently at who's really wanting India to "It's time we need to kind ers more than they are capa- "We're hiring coaches for India Test vice-captain derful day @RaviShastri- happiness!! Have a good the top of the ICC Test rank- win will be definitely more of reverse that model and ble of handling. They should a period of time, or for a par- Ajinkya Rahane also ex- Ofc Bhai." one! @RaviShastriOfc." ings. than the coach who wants make it a coach-led model. be encouraged to pass on ticular tournament. We tended wishes to Shastri. Dinesh Karthik wrote, The official Twitter han- India will now lock horns the next contract." For this we need more power players to the next level, that don't have that critical mass, He wrote: "Happy Birthday, "The tracer bullet turns a dle of BCCI also wished against New Zealand in the "So, sports where we have being given to the coaches. transfer is something which or that kind of ecosystem in Ravi Bhai. May you keep year wiser today! Wish a Shastri. finals of the World Test consistently done well, and Accountable, responsible is really important." our country, where we can uplifting our spirits both on very happy birthday to you The former India all- Championship (WTC) in that we have produced play- power so that they perform "One good player might truly say that even the people and off the field. Wish you @RaviShastriOfc." rounder scored 6,938 runs Southampton, beginning ers, it's important to make and produce more and more last for eight to 10 years. But from other countries can the best of years ahead." India fast-bowler Ishant across both Tests and ODIs June 18. programs which change results." imagine if we produce one come to India for coaching players into coaches." He also highlighted the good coach. He will last us and training."