Olympics in Doubt Even in 2021

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE DELHI THE HINDU 16 SPORT SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 2020 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Olympics in doubt even in 2021: Tokyo CEO BCCI clears contracted Don’t know if it is going to be possible to get the virus under control by next July, says Muto players’ dues Associated Press Press Trust of India Tokyo poned last month with a new qualifies as an event that is the financial year,” he opening set for July 23, 2021, covered is not clear yet.” New Delhi said. As the coronavirus spreads followed by the Paralympics The BCCI has cleared the The England and in Japan, the chief executive on Aug. 24. The flame quarterly dues of all its Australian players have of the Tokyo Games said on “We have made the deci He was also asked about the centrallycontracted admitted openly that they Friday he wouldn’t be able to sion to postpone the games Olympic flame, which was ta cricketers and vowed not are bracing up for pay guarantee that the post by one year,” said Muto. “So ken off public display this to let anyone suffer cuts. poned Olympics will be this means that all we can do week in Fukushima prefec despite the uncertainty The announcement of staged next year — even with is work hard to prepare for ture. Muto had an away triggered by the COVID19 central contracts has been a 16month delay. the Games. We sincerely fromthemicrophone talk pandemic. postponed in Australia, Japanese Prime Minister hope that come next year, with Tokyo spokesman Masa Major cricket boards while England skipper Joe Shinzo Abe issued an emer mankind will manage to Takaya before talking about like those of England and Root has applied for gency declaration this week overcome the coronavirus the flame. Australia have indicated furlough along with his to battle the virus, putting crisis.” “After the Olympic torch that players will have to Yorkshire teammates. the country under restric Muto was asked several relay was cancelled, the take pay cuts. Under the furlough tions after it couldn’t avoid times about the added costs Olympic flame was put un “When the lockdown scheme, the British the spread. of postponing, which has der the management of To was announced on March government pays 80 per “I don’t think anyone been estimated by Japanese kyo 2020,” Muto said. 24, the BCCI was ready for cent of wages — up to would be able to say if it is go media at between $2 bil There are suggestions the any eventuality. The £2,500 — per month. ing to be possible to get it un lion$6 billion. He said it was International Olympic Com Board clears quarterly A BCCI official said the der control by next July or too soon to know the price mittee is thinking of taking instalments of central Board’s financial stability not,” Tokyo organising com tag and who would pay. the flame on a world tour, contract payments to its helps in testing times mittee CEO Toshiro Muto He also revealed that the hoping to use it as a symbol players,” a BCCI official when some of the other said, speaking through an in Tokyo organisers had taken of the battle against the vi told PTI. boards are struggling to terpreter at a news confe insurance policies. “Tokyo rus. However, any tour “Plus the match fees of even pay their domestic rence conducted remotely. 2020 has taken out several would be impossible until all those who played for players. “Neither our “We certainly are not in a po insurance policies,” said Mu travel restrictions are lifted. India and IndiaA during international nor our sition to give you a clear to. Taking the flame away Around the world in solidarity: The Olympic flame, which was taken off public display this this period, all these dues domestic cricketers will answer.” “But whether the post from Japan could also upset week, could go on a world tour — as a symbol of the battle against the virus — if travel were cleared at the end of suffer,” the official said. The Olympics was post ponement of the Games the hosts. restrictions are lifted. * AFP ‘I want to play in next Candidates’ Online blitz event raises nearly ₹2.40 lakh HNZ cancels India tour World No. 23 Vidit has been busy with online games ‘Let’s Fight Corona Together’ attracts 180 players, including 17 GMs SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT RAKESH RAO rior tiebreak score. There Seasoned GMs Dibyendu jayalakshmi, Sriram Jha and NEW DELHI CHESS NEW DELHI was no entry fee, but each Barua, K. Sasikiran and Nee S. Meenakshi donated After the suspension of P.K. Ajith Kumar The onlinefriendly nature of participant was expected to lotpal Das contributed ₹7000. matches in the Europe leg chess played its part perfect donate a minimum of ₹100 ₹20,000 each. of the Pro League, the In idit Gujrathi may be par ly as Chessbase India organ and a maximum of whatever Nihal, the eventual cham Unknown contributor dian men’s hockey team’s Vdoned if he thought he ised a oneday event that he/she was comfortable pion who was a lastminute Shiv Shome, 13, chose to home games against New wouldn’t be too busy after helped raise ₹2,39,742 to with. entry, pitched in with shell out ₹2,500 while an un Zealand have also been the coronavirus crisis forced wards PMCARES fund. ₹7,500. GMs Magesh Chan known contributor, who did cancelled due to the CO him to cancel his flight tick Titled, “Let’s Fight Coro Live streaming dran, Arun Prasad, M.S. Thej not play, donated ₹10,000. VID19 pandemic. The New ets to Europe and the United na Together”, this online Interestingly, Vidit also did Kumar, N. Srinath and Ankit IM Sagar Shah and FIDE Zealand men were sche States. blitz chess event attracted live streaming of his games Rajpara contributed ₹5,000 instructor Niklesh Jain are duled to play backtoback But,the strongest Indian 180 players including 17 that raised ₹37,028 in two each. holding online classes since games on May 23 and 24 in chess player after Viswanath GMs, with India No. 2 Vidit hours. GM R.R. Laxman not only the beginning of the lock Bhubaneswar. an Anand (World No. 15), Vi Gujrathi being the top seed. Out of this, a donation of chipped in with ₹4,500, but down to raise funds. “Following the New Zea dit (No. 23) has been playing For the record, Kerala’s ₹25,000 came from a gener also encouraged many to Shah, also the cofounder land government’s travel one online event after the rising star Nihal Sarin won ous Coimbatorebased chess play the event. GM Diptayan and CEO of Chessbase India, restrictions and lockdown, other from his home in Nash the title, ahead of Aravindh lover, C. Vinith. Ghosh donated ₹3,000. said, “We have raised an ad combined with the medi ik. Chithambaram and Vidit. Among players, notable Interestingly, Sasikiran, ditional ₹74,179 in the last 16 cal advice of team doctors The goal: Vidit Gujrathi says he wants to break into the The trio tallied eight was the contribution of 16 Arun and Thej were among days through online classes. and in the interests of the Fundraiser world’s top 10. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT points each from nine yearold GM Arjun Erigasi those who contributed with More importantly every day health, safety and wellbe On Saturday, the 25yearold DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD rounds but Nihal was ad who gave ₹25,000 a day be out playing the fundraiser. close to 500 people learn ing of our players and sup will take on around 20 <> I think I will be DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD judged champion on supe fore the event. Likewise, the trio of S. Vi chess live.” port staff, the decision has players from across the peaking as a player B On Saturday, Vidit will take been made by Hockey New world, at the same time on in two years when on around 20 players Zealand to cancel our tour chess.com, in a fundraising simultaneously, on of India (men) and China the Candidates is chess.com, in a fundraising programme for India’s fight held (women) at this present against the virus. event for India’s fight Idea was to win back fans: Pat Cummins time,” HNZ chief executive against the virus Anand, P. Harikrishna, B. event against Abhijit Kunte,” Ian Francis said in a Adhiban, Koneru Humpy he said. “I had drawn that B V. Anand, P. Harikrishna, B. Rejects Clarke’s contentious IPL contracts claim statement. and D. Harika will also be game and Kunte went on to Adhiban, Koneru Humpy While expressing disap making their moves. The do become my coach.” and D. Harika will also be Press Trust of India David Warner’s suspensions at ₹15.5 crore, told the BBC. pointment, Hockey India nations from the partici He said he was happy to making their moves Melbourne and an overall criticism of However, he didn’t rule accepted that the situation DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD pants will go to the PM be part of the chess.com The Australian cricket team’s their ‘win at all cost’ out that some players might was not conducive. “It is CARES fund. event. “It is great that all the Vidit’s aim is to be a parti lowkey aggression against mentality. have harboured thoughts disappointing that the “I am really looking for top six Indian players are cipant in the next Candidates India during the 201819 Test “I think probably a bigger about Clarke’s assumption matches need to be can ward to the event and it is joining for this noble cause,” tournament.

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