Olympic test event deferred: reports
TOKYO • The first Tokyo Olympics test event of this year will be postponed due to travel restrictions as a result of Japan’s [...]
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Olympics: Tokyo 'unwavering' on Summer Games but fans not guaranteed: CEO
TOKYO (AFP) – Olympics organisers are “unwavering” on the prospect of holding the coronavirus-delayed Games this year but cannot rule out staging the [...]
Olympics: Tokyo Games test events to resume in March
TOKYO (AFP) – Tokyo Olympics test events will resume in March and a decision on fan attendance will come in the spring, an [...]
Olympics: New start date in end March for virus-delayed Tokyo 2020 Games torch relay
Tokyo (AFP) – The Tokyo 2020 torch relay, which was put on hold when the Olympics were delayed over the coronavirus, will start [...]
Olympic chief Bach says no 'deadline' for how Tokyo Games will be organised
LAUSANNE (AFP) – It is too early to set a deadline on how next year’s postponed Tokyo Olympics will be organised, Olympic chief [...]
Japan PM Abe resigns: Olympic & Paralympic bodies thank 'Super-Mario' Abe for Tokyo vision
LONDON (REUTERS) – Olympic officials thanked outgoing Japanese premier Shinzo Abe on Friday (Aug 28) for his commitment to bringing the Games to [...]
Olympics: Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike says coronavirus situation improving, 2021 Games on track
TOKYO (REUTERS) – Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said on Tuesday (Aug 25) that the coronavirus situation in Japan’s capital is improving and she [...]
Tokyo Olympics can be a model
TOKYO • Tokyo Olympics organisers are preparing to host the Games next year even if the global coronavirus pandemic has not eased substantially, [...]
Olympics: US Olympic Paralympic Committee's financial picture looking grim as it braces for Covid-19 hit
NEW YORK (REUTERS) – The United States Olympic Paralympic Committee (USOPC) opened its books on Monday (Aug 3), offering a bleak 2019 financial [...]
Call to protect youth athletes
TOKYO • Japan must act to tackle “rampant” abuse of youth athletes by sports coaches before it hosts the Tokyo 2020 Olympics next [...]