2021-04-24 04:05:42 GMT2021-04-24 12:05:42(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
TOKYO, April 24 (Xinhua) A total of eight people from the Japanese national wrestling team have been confirmed to get infected with COVID-19 after competing in Kazakhstan, the Japanese Wrestling Federation (JWF) announced.
Japan s state broadcaster NHK reported on Saturday that the latest confirmed case was reported on Friday from a wrestler, who tested negative at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on April 14 but returned a positive result in a second test on April 21.
Japanese athletes won three titles at the Asian Wrestling Championships, which concluded in Almaty in Kazakhstan last Sunday.
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A total of eight people from the Japanese national wrestling team have been confirmed to get infected with COVID-19 after competing in Kazakhstan, the Japanese Wrestling Federation (JWF) announced.
Japan’s state broadcaster NHK reported on Saturday that the latest confirmed case was reported on Friday from a wrestler, who tested negative at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on April 14 but returned a positive result in a second test on April 21.
Japanese athletes won three titles at the Asian Wrestling Championships, which concluded in Almaty in Kazakhstan last Sunday.
The competition at Almaty’s Baluan Sholak Palace of Culture and Sports served as an important warmup for this summer’s Tokyo Olympic Games following the suspension of the international wrestling calendar amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has turned down Narsingh Yadav s request to hold fresh trials for next month s World Olympic qualifier in Sofia.With this, the 31-year-old Maharashtra wrestler s dream of qualifying for the upcoming Tokyo .
WFI turns down Narswingh Yadav s request for fresh trial
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Sushil vs Narsingh fight very much on the cards, says WFI. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, April 24 : Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has turned down Narsingh Yadav s request to hold a fresh trial for next month s World Olympic qualifier in Sofia.
With this, the 31-year-old Maharashtra wrestler s dream of qualifying for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics has also ended.
The 2015 World Championships bronze-medallist had missed the 2016 Rio Olympics after failing a dope test.
He was suspended for four years, but rescheduling of Tokyo Olympics due to Covid-19 pandemic gave him a chance to fulfill his dream of participating in the Games. On his comeback, he couldn t dominate the 74 kg event in the national championships and domestic selection trials. He missed the Asian Olympic qualifier.
The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has turned down Narsingh Yadav s request to hold a fresh trial for next month s World Olympic qualifier in Sofia.With this, the 31-year-old Maharashtra wrestler s dream of qualifying for the upcoming .