Japan ‘cornered’ into holding Games, says local Olympian
One of Japan’s sporting heroes and a member of the local Olympic committee said on Friday her nation had been “cornered” into pressing ahead with...
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Top medical adviser frets about Olympics, volunteers quit
Japan’s most senior medical adviser said on Wednesday that hosting the Olympics during a pandemic was “not normal” while media reported thousands of volunteers quitting...
IOC seeks to reassure Olympics would be safe as pandemic doubts swirl
With just nine weeks until the start of the Olympics in Tokyo, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday sought to calm fears in Japan...
Taking a knee, raising a fist to be punished at Olympics
Taking a knee during the Tokyo Olympics or lifting a fist in support of racial equality will be punished as the International Olympic Committee on...
With 100 days to go, Tokyo scrambles to stage pandemic Olympics
When Japan won the bid to host the Olympic Games eight years ago, it billed Tokyo as a reliable and secure location, contrasting it with...
N. Korea drops out of Tokyo Olympics citing Covid-19
North Korea will not join the Tokyo Olympics this year due to coronavirus concerns, the country’s sports ministry said on Tuesday, dashing South Korean hopes...
Russia suggests replacing anthem with Tchaikovsky at Olympics
Russia’s Olympic Committee said on Thursday it wanted to play music by composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky at this year’s Tokyo Olympics instead of its national anthem,...
High fives, smiles but no cheers as Olympic torch relay gets going under pandemic shadow
With waves, smiles and high fives, but no cheers, the Olympic torch relay set off on Thursday, beginning a four-month countdown to the postponed 2020 summer Games...
Surfer killed by lightning while training for Olympic qualifier
El Salvadoran surfer Katherine Diaz has been killed after being struck by lightning while training for a qualifying tournament for the Tokyo Olympics. The 22-year-old...
International spectators to be barred from entering Japan for Olympics
International spectators will not be allowed to enter Japan for this summer’s Olympic Games amid public concerns over coronavirus, organisers said on Saturday, setting the...
Surfers ride out pandemic in paradise ahead of Games debut
Athletes around the world have searched for ways and places to ride out the COVID-19 pandemic and prepare for the Tokyo Olympics but surfers Brisa...
Russian athletes propose ‘Katyusha’ folk song to replace anthem
Russian athletes on Thursday proposed playing patriotic folk song ‘Katyusha’ at international sporting events for the next two years, while Russia’s national anthem is banned...
Artymata preparing for her fourth Olympics
Cypriot track and field athlete Eleni Artymata is in training for her fourth Olympic Games in Tokyo next summer. According to the Cyprus Amateur Athletic...
‘Cyprus and Greece should not neglect sports’
Lefteris Avgenakis, Greece’s Deputy Minister for Culture and Sports, has stated that though both the Greek and Cypriot governments are preoccupied with a wide range...
Specific Covid-19 measures may be needed for Tokyo Paralympics
The Tokyo Paralympics may require specific COVID-19 measures to help keep athletes safe as they move between venues, organisers said on Monday. The 2020 Summer...
With a year to go, support slides for pandemic-hit Tokyo Olympics
Several dozen protesters in masks gathered in front of Japan’s National Stadium on Friday, the day the Olympic Games should have begun, to protest against...
Cypriot athletes begin preparations for Tokyo Olympics
Cypriot athletes have begun their preparations for next year’s rearranged Tokyo Olympics, Cyprus Olympic Committee president Dinos Michaelides said during an online meeting hosted by...
Cypriot athletes celebrate Olympic Day on Instagram
Cyprus Olympic and pre-Olympic athletes, former Olympians, emerging talent and current champions came together on Instagram this week to celebrate International Olympic Day. After the...
Jamaican bobsleigh team push a Mini to keep Olympic dream alive
The Jamaican bobsleigh team is used to training without snow, but the coronavirus lockdown has seen its male athletes resort to pushing a car around...