India drops Chinese kit sponsor ahead of Tokyo Olympics
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Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
The logo of the Tokyo Olympic Games, at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office building in Tokyo, Japan, January 22, 2021. Photo: Reuters
Indian Olympic Association drops Chinese sportswear maker Li Ning as official kit partner for Tokyo Games.
Our athletes, coaches and support staff will wear unbranded apparel, says Indian Olympic Association.
Chinese companies facing backlash in India since 20 Indian soldiers killed in clash with Chinese forces in Himalayan border dispute last year.
NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has dropped Chinese sportswear maker Li Ning as its official kit partner citing public sentiment in the country, saying its athletes will wear unbranded apparel at the Tokyo Games instead.
We’ll start vaccination process for Olympic bound athletes soon: IOA Secy Gen
And with the ever-rising COVID-19 cases, vaccination of Olympic-bound athletes has become the talk of the town.
By ANI| Posted by Sakina Fatima | Published: 15th April 2021 7:49 am IST Representative Image
New Delhi: Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Secretary General Rajeev Mehta on Wednesday informed that the vaccination process for the Olympic-bound athletes will start soon in the country.
“We will start the vaccination process soon so that our athletes are safe. A lot is invested in them and we want to be sure that they are safe,” said Mehta during an online seminar organised by the Sports Authority of India (SAI) and IOA on the occasion of 100 days to the Olympics.