2020 Tokyo Olympics

Tokyo 1940: The Games that became the ‘Missing Olympics’
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Tokyo 1940: The Games that became the ‘Missing Olympics’

Fears are growing that this year’s Olympics may be postponed or axed because of the coronavirus pandemic but Japan has…
Coronavirus hits ‘heart and soul’ as New York, Los Angeles bars and theaters forced to close
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Coronavirus hits ‘heart and soul’ as New York, Los Angeles bars and theaters forced to close

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bars, restaurants, theaters and movie houses in New York and Los Angeles were ordered to shut…
‘Don’t sacrifice lives’: doubts grow in Japan over Tokyo Olympics
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‘Don’t sacrifice lives’: doubts grow in Japan over Tokyo Olympics

Doubts are growing in Japan about the Tokyo Olympics, with growing opposition to holding them as scheduled and some urging…
Worldwide sports collapse piles pressure on Olympics
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Worldwide sports collapse piles pressure on Olympics

The collapse of sports events worldwide over the rapidly spreading new coronavirus heaped pressure on the Tokyo Olympics on Friday…
Coronavirus: could the Tokyo Olympics be cancelled?
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Coronavirus: could the Tokyo Olympics be cancelled?

The 2020 Olympics are due to open in Tokyo on July 24 but with coronavirus sweeping the world, there is…
Japan says virus may force Olympic torch relay changes
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Japan says virus may force Olympic torch relay changes

Japan will adjust the Olympic torch relay set to begin this month “as necessary” to prevent the spread of the…
Sports Minister will ask Mo Salah to join Egypt’s team for 2020 Tokyo Olympics
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Sports Minister will ask Mo Salah to join Egypt’s team for 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Egypt’s Minister of Youth and Sports Ashraf Sobhy said that the Egyptian football icon and Liverpool FC winger Mohamed Salah’s…
Olympic makeover: all aboard for new sports lighting up Tokyo 2020
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Olympic makeover: all aboard for new sports lighting up Tokyo 2020

Modern upstarts skateboarding and surfing as well as the ancient martial art of karate are among new sports for 2020…
Russia to miss Olympics after WADA ban over doping
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Russia to miss Olympics after WADA ban over doping

Russia will miss next year’s Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 Beijing Winter Games after the World Anti-Doping Agency on Monday…
Sisi awards Olympic football team, athletes the ‘Egyptian Sports Medal’
Egypt

Sisi awards Olympic football team, athletes the ‘Egyptian Sports Medal’

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received on Saturday the Olympic national team for football, the winners of the African Cup…
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