26

Jan

UPDATED – Cabinet approves decree guaranteeing CONI’s independence as Italy risked Olympic Games exclusion

Updated 1145 - Cabinet approves decree safeguarding CONI's independence In his last Cabinet meeting before submitting his resignation, Italian PM Giuseppe Conte has managed to push through legal amendments giving…

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13

Jan

Japan’s hopes for Summer Olympics fade as country expands emergency-state

TOKYO, Jan 13 (Reuters) - The Japanese government said on Wednesday it would expand a state of emergency it declared for the Tokyo area last week to seven more prefectures,…

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01

Dec

Olympic rings illuminated upon return to Tokyo Bay

The Olympic rings monument was reinstalled in Tokyo Bay on Tuesday, after being removed in August, as organisers ramp up preparations for next year's postponed Summer Games. The rings were…

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09

Nov

Gymnasts in Tokyo show how Olympics can pass coronavirus challenges

Gymnasts from four nations tumbled, leapt and spun through a friendly meet in Tokyo on Sunday in a closely-watched event aimed at showing the world Japan can safely carry out…

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24

Oct

Tokyo Olympics Aquatics Centre unveiled with hopeful ceremony

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike finally inaugurated on Saturday the Aquatics Centre for next year’s rescheduled Olympics, seven months after it was supposed to open. The Aquatics Centre was due to…

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20

Oct

US, UK condemn Olympics related malicious cyberattacks by Russia

Britain and the United States on Monday condemned what they said were a litany of malicious cyberattacks orchestrated by Russian military intelligence, including attempts to disrupt next year's Olympic and Paralympic Games in…

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28

Aug

Japan, eyes Olympics through vaccination

Japan is making an aggressive move to grab enough coronavirus vaccine to inoculate its population four times over, a push the government hopes will instil confidence that it can host…

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28

Jul

Qatar to consider 2032 Olympic bid

Qatar, the host of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, announced that it would also like to stage the Olympics, possibly in 2032. The Gulf Arab state's Olympic committee said it submitted…

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23

Jul

Original drawing of the Olympic rings sketched by Baron Pierre de Coubertin is set to go up for auction

An original drawing of the Olympic rings sketched by Baron Pierre de Coubertin is set to go up for auction in Cannes next Sunday (July 26) and is estimated to…

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23

Jul

Tokyo 2020 preparing to deliver Games with COVID-19

Tokyo Olympics organisers are preparing to host the Games next year even if the global coronavirus pandemic hasn’t eased substantially, organising committee chief executive Toshiro Muto told Reuters on Tuesday.…

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12

Jul

London 2012 Olympians were used in secret project to test experimental substance

Ninety-one elite-level sports people across eight Olympic sports were used as “guinea pigs” in a secret UK Sport project trialling ketones in the run-up to London 2012, an investigation by…

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04

Jun

Japan to explore ‘simplified’ Olympic Games

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said on Thursday it may be necessary to a stage a "simplified" Olympics next year due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and that organisers…

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21

May

IOC says 2021 Tokyo Olympics could be cancelled if pandemic continues

The International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said on 20 May that the postponed Tokyo 2020 Games shall be cancelled if they cannot be held in 2021 due to the…

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09

May

Olympics will not be postponed again

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has no plans to defer the Tokyo Olympics again, according to John Coates, the head of the IOC's inspectorate for the Games. "We're proceeding on the…

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07

May

Coronavirus and its impact on sports

Major sports events around the world that are in the process of re-starting or have been rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic: Football * The German Bundesliga season will restart…

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28

Apr

Japan needs to keep emergency in place, 2021 Olympics ‘difficult,’ top doctor says

It is too early to consider lifting Japan's state of emergency over the coronavirus, the head of the Japan Medical Association Yoshitake Yokokura said on Tuesday, adding that it will…

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20

Apr

Japan virus expert ‘pessimistic’ Olympics can be held in 2021

A Japanese expert who has criticised the country's response to the coronavirus warned Monday that he is "pessimistic" that the postponed Olympics can be held even in 2021. "To be…

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30

Mar

Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics likely postponed to July 2021

A view of the Olympic Rings monument in front of the Japan Olympic Committee headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, 24 March 2020 (reissued 30 March 2020). According to latest media reports…

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24

Mar

Tokyo 2020 Olympics to be postponed for a year

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has asked for the Tokyo Olympics to be postponed for a year during talks with organisers. Mr Abe held talks with International Olympic Committee (IOC)…

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23

Mar

Canada withdraws from Tokyo Olympics, Australia set to follow

The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) say they will not send athletes to compete in Tokyo if the Games — set to begin July 24 — go ahead…

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21

Mar

IOC ‘putting us in danger’ – Pressure mounts for 2020 Tokyo Olympics postponement

Pressure mounted on Olympic organisers to postpone the 2020 Tokyo Games on Saturday after the powerful US track and field federation urged for this summer's event to be pushed back…

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19

Mar

Greece hands over Olympic flame to Tokyo 2020

Greece on Thursday handed over the Olympic flame to Tokyo 2020 organisers at a ceremony held behind closed doors amid calls for the Olympics to be postponed over the coronavirus…

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18

Mar

Athletes express concern at IOC’s insistence to go ahead with Olympics

An increasing number of athletes from various sporting disciplines are speaking out against the International Olympic Committee’s intentions to run the Games as scheduled this July. Although sports personalities have…

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12

Mar

The Olympic flame ignited in scaled-down ceremony

The Olympic flame for the Tokyo 2020 games was ignited Thursday at the ancient Olympia -- the birthplace of the ancient games -- in a scaled-down ceremony due to the…

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11

Mar

Tokyo Olympics may face 1-2 year delay over coronavirus

A delay of one or two years would be the "most feasible" option if the Tokyo Olympics cannot be held this summer due to the global outbreak of the coronavirus,…

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22

Feb

Will the Coronavirus force the postponement of the Olympic Games in Tokyo?

The IOC, local organizers, the Tokyo city government and everyone involved is saying “no.” That includes Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. However, a respected Japanese virologist said this week the games…

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17

Feb

“United by Emotion” revealed as Tokyo Olympic Games’ motto

United by Emotion" has been revealed as the motto for this summer's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, the games organizing committee said Monday. A committee comprised of former athletes and others…

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05

Feb

Olympic organisers ‘seriously concerned’ by coronavirus spread

Olympic organisers are "seriously concerned" about the spread of coronavirus and the impact it could have on the Tokyo Games this summer. Several qualification events have already been impacted due…

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08

Nov

Placido Domingo won’t perform at Tokyo Olympics cultural events

The Tokyo Olympics organizing committee said Friday opera legend Placido Domingo has said he won’t perform at pre-Olympics cultural events in Japan. The committee said in a statement that Domingo…

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10

Aug

IOC warns Italy of “serious concerns” about new sports law, risks exclusion from Tokyo 2020 and Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympics

The decree law on sport passed in Italy’s Senate on 7 August has raised the temperature in a dispute between Italy and the International Olympics Committee (IOC) in Lausanne, who…

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24

Jun

Milan-Cortina beats Stockholm-Aare to host the 2026 Winter Olympics

  Milan-Cortina won the bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics Monday beating Stockholm-Aare in a vote by the the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It will be 20 years since…

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17

Mar

51 women and girls to sue US Olympic Committee for failure in preventing abuse by team doctor and coaches

Fifty-one women and girls are suing the U.S. Olympic Committee and the organization's officers, directors and national governing board for failing to prevent abuse by team doctor Larry Nassar and…

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20

Jul

One detained after Olympic medal-winning figure skater stabbed to death at age 25 (UPDATED)

Updated:  Kazakhstan authorities have detained one suspect in the murder of 25-year-old Olympic figure skater Denis Ten who was stabbed to death Thursday. According to a statement from Kazakhstan’s Interior Ministry, two suspects from…

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