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Tokyo 2021: International travel restrictions put several Indians' Olympics dream on hold DPA/Zuma Press/Icon Sportswire The worsening second wave of Covid-19 cases in India has prompted a host of countries to lock their borders to travellers from the country. The impact, with the Olympics now barely three months away, falls squarely on Indian athletes scrambling for a final shot at qualification berths. Over the past few days, more countries have added India to their red list, causing flights to be suspended and tournament plans to be scrapped. We look at some sports where qualification even...

Sports April 27, 2021 KARACHI: Pakistan’s premier karateka Saadi Abbas will fly out of Dubai for Lisbon, Portugal, on Wednesday (tomorrow) to feature in the Karate-1 Premier League slated to be held from April 30 to May 2 at the Altice Arena Sports Hall. The event is included in the Olympic qualification process and it is one of the last opportunities for karate athletes to make it to the Olympics by standings. Saadi currently holds 24th spot in the Olympics rankings and Lisbon’s event will help him to get some more experience ahead of the World Qualifying round which is pencilled in for...

Asian Olympic qualifiers: Which Indian wrestler can make it to Tokyo 2021? Asian Olympic qualifiers: Which Indian wrestler can make it to Tokyo 2021? Sonam Malik (in blue) competes against Hanbit Lee (KOR) in the 62 Kg category during the Senior Asian Wrestling Championship in February 2020 in New Delhi.  Vipin Kumar/Hindustan Times via Getty Images From India's first individual medallist (KD Jadhav, 1952) to the only double individual medallist (Sushil Kumar, 2008 and 2012), wrestling has been one of India's most successful sports at the Olympics. In 2016, India sent its largest contingent ...

Published February 25, 2021, 6:16 PM OLYMPIC-BOUND – Olympic-bound boxer Eumir Felix Marcial, center, strikes a pose with veteran trainer Freddie Roach, left, and 1992 Olympian Pepe Reilly of America at the Wild Card Boxing Club in Los Angeles, California. (Photo from Eumir Felix Marcial’s Instagram account) Tokyo-bound Filipino boxer Eumir Felix Marcial works tirelessly as he prepares for the Olympics in July. Marcial, who is currently based in Los Angeles, California, shared recent updates on social media regarding his training under the helm of renowned coach Freddie Roach at the Wild...

Published February 17, 2021, 4:05 PM Philippine Fencing Association chief and Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez, left, with national fencing team head coach Amat Canlas. (Photo from Amat Canlas) Philippine Fencing Association (PFA) President Richard Gomez is keeping his fingers crossed that the Asian Qualifiers for the Tokyo Olympics will push through as scheduled in Seoul, South Korea. Gomez expressed his hopes as five of six Filipino fencers continue to prepare in a bubble training camp in Ormoc City – where he is the mayor – for the April 16-17 Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT). “Of c...