sports

Postponed Tokyo Olympics to open July 23 next year
World

Postponed Tokyo Olympics to open July 23 next year

The Tokyo Olympics will begin on July 23 next year, organizers said on Monday, after the coronavirus forced the historic…
Tokyo organizers eye July 2021 for delayed Olympics: reports
World

Tokyo organizers eye July 2021 for delayed Olympics: reports

Tokyo Olympics organizers are eyeing next July as a start date for the postponed Games, Japanese media reported Sunday, following…
Tokyo begins Olympic task of reorganizing Games
World

Tokyo begins Olympic task of reorganizing Games

Japan set about the unprecedented task of reorganizing the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Wednesday after making the tough decision to postpone…
Tokyo Olympics postponed over coronavirus pandemic
World

Tokyo Olympics postponed over coronavirus pandemic

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics have been postponed to no later than the summer of 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic…
US Olympic officials say Tokyo postponement ‘most promising path’
World

US Olympic officials say Tokyo postponement ‘most promising path’

The US Olympic and Paralympic Committee voiced support for delaying the Tokyo Games on Monday after a survey showed an…
Canada pulls out of Olympics, Japan says delay may be ‘inevitable’
World

Canada pulls out of Olympics, Japan says delay may be ‘inevitable’

Canada pulled out of the Tokyo Olympics over coronavirus fears as Japan’s prime minister Monday admitted a delay may be…
Why haven’t the Tokyo Olympics been postponed already?
World

Why haven’t the Tokyo Olympics been postponed already?

The global sporting calendar has been swept away by the coronavirus pandemic but the International Olympic Committee has insisted the…
Thousands flock to see Olympic flame in Japan despite virus fears
World

Thousands flock to see Olympic flame in Japan despite virus fears

Tens of thousands of people flocked to a cauldron with the Olympic flame in northeastern Japan over the weekend despite…
WADA issues dope testing guidelines amid coronavirus pandemic
World

WADA issues dope testing guidelines amid coronavirus pandemic

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) issued new guidelines on Friday to facilitate continued testing amid the constraints of the coronavirus…
‘Putting us in danger’ – athlete concerns grow ahead of Olympics
World

‘Putting us in danger’ – athlete concerns grow ahead of Olympics

Olympic pole vault champion Katerina Stefanidi said athletes were being forced to take health risks as competitors started to speak…
Back to top button