With the Tokyo Olympics round the corner, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is looking at redistributing the slots that were held for North Korea. An IOC official speaking at a press conference explained the need to finalize the allocation of slots to ensure fairness as there are athletes waiting for information about participating in the […]
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Tokyo Olympics: Organisers say around 10,000 volunteers have quit
With just 50 days to go for the games, around 10,000 of 80,000 volunteers slated to help organisers during the Tokyo Olympics have quit amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “I think there is no doubt that one of the reasons is concern over coronavirus infections,” Kyodo News quoted Toshiro Muto, CEO of the […]
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Tokyo Olympics torch relay starts in Fukushima’s shadow
The Olympic torch relay will start in Fukushima today, kicking off a four-month countdown to the summer Games in Tokyo, delayed from 2020 and the first-ever organised during a global pandemic. Some 10,000 runners will take the torch across Japan’s 47 prefectures, including far-flung islands, starting from the site of […]
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‘Anything can happen’ with Tokyo Olympics, says Japan minister
A Japanese cabinet minister admitted Friday that “anything can happen” with the coronavirus-postponed Tokyo Olympics, becoming the first senior official to concede uncertainty about the Games as Japan and other countries battle a surge in cases. Taro Kono, minister for administrative and regulatory reform, did not rule out the possibility […]
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Tokyo Olympics should be cancelled or postponed
80% of people in Japan who were surveyed in two polls in the last few days say the Tokyo Olympics should be cancelled or postponed, or say they believe the Olympics will not take place. The polls were conducted by the Japanese news agency Kyodo and TBS — the Tokyo […]
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I’m definitely in race for Tokyo Olympics: Saina Nehwal
Indian badminton star Saina Nehwal on Saturday said she’s definitely in the race for the Tokyo Olympics but before that she has to get back to her rhythm and win tournaments. The 2012 London Olympics bronze medallist, who has slipped to 22nd in Badminton World Federation’s Tokyo Olympics qualification rankings, […]