Boxing great M C Mary Kom and Indian hockey team skipper Manpreet Singh will be the flag-bearers at Japan National Stadium
The organisers announced 19 new infections with the Czech contingent being worst hit after a fourth athlete tested positive for the virus.
The coverage spans from pre to post-Olympics and will be available on Prasar Bharati's TV, radio and digital platforms across the country.
The person who tested positive has been isolated and removed from the village where thousands of athletes and officials will reside during the Games.
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Local governor Naomichi Suzuki announced that all events to be held in Sapporo will take place with no spectators.
The remarks were made shortly after Suga announced that the state of emergency would go into effect on Monday and last through August 22nd
The Tokyo Olympics, running a year late, is set to be held despite warning from medical experts that the Olympics may turn into a mass spreader
The IOA questioned the need for the regulations given that athletes from India will be fully vaccinated
Exactly 50 days before the opening ceremony, Tokyo 2020 president Seiko Hashimoto said the show would go on unless the pandemic stops a majority of te