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Two athletes corona positive in Tokyo Olympics, information given by organizing committee officials
Five days before the start of the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan’s capital, two athletes have been found to be Corona positive in the Olympic Village. Officials of the Olympic Organizing Committee have given this information. On Saturday too, a person was turned away from the sporting event and the Olympic Village after being found to be Kovid infected. However, the man was not a player.
Let us tell you that after 5 days, thousands of athletes and officials will be present here at the launch of the Games. In the midst of such strict monitoring, there has been a stir due to the discovery of the infected. Meanwhile, cases of corona infection have started increasing in Tokyo as well. This has raised concerns.
The Olympic Games were postponed for a year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Let us tell you that the Olympic organizers have made strict arrangements to prevent corona infection. Despite this, there is a stir to get infected there.
Meanwhile, the first batch of athletes from India left for Tokyo yesterday. Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur gave a ceremonial farewell to the Indian sportspersons and associate members of the eight sports participating in the Tokyo Olympics at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on Saturday evening.
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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.