"There was a ban on eating ice creams on you during the 2016 Olympics, has another ban been imposed for Tokyo," he asked to a grinning Sindhu, who would be aiming to better the silver she won five years ago.
Tokyo Games spokesman Masa Takaya described the past year after the Games had been postponed as a "long journey," but the idea of "cancellation" never crossed his mind
The Indian men's hockey team has won 11 Olympic medals, includes eight gold, one silver and two bronze. However, it has been 41 years since the team last won an Olympic medal.