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Japan is considering banning all spectators from the Olympics, several sources told Reuters on Wednesday, with authorities expected to declare a state of emergency for Tokyo to contain coronavirus infections 16 days before the Games begin
A month to go, protesters intent on postponing games
Most foreign athletes will be vaccinated but doctors worry about pressure on medical services
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev criticized the process of preparing the country for the upcoming Summer Olympics. The President was shown a presentation on the preparations for the Olympic Games in Tokyo. It is noted that special …
Athletes will not be allowed to take a knee on the podium of Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Japan on Friday declared a new state of emergency for Tokyo and three other prefectures. The decision comes just three months before the July 23 opening of the Tokyo Olympics and attempts to make the games "safe and secure," as surging …
Russian gold medallists at the Tokyo Olympics are set to hear music by Tchaikovsky as the replacement for their national anthem, which has been banned as punishment for state-backed doping. The International Olympic Committee said …
Tokyo 2020 and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government on April 14 celebrated 100 days to go to the opening of the Olympic Games in 2021 with the unveiling of the Olympic Rings on Mount Takao, as well as a commemorative ceremony with the …
The torch relay for the Tokyo Olympics ran through a mostly empty Osaka city park on Tuesday, showing the risks of trying to hold the postponed games during a pandemic. It came on the same day that the government said new coronavirus …
North Korea will not take part in the Summer Olympics in Tokyo this year in order to protect its athletes from the coronavirus infection, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported. The decision was made at the March meeting of the …
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Friday he would probably invite U.S. President Joe Biden to the Olympic Games to be held in Tokyo this summer, domestic media said, citing comments in a parliament session. "It’s …
The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) has sent to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) a request for using Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s musical peace instead of the country’s national anthem at awarding ceremonies of Russian athletes during …
The Olympic torch relay set off from Fukushima on Thursday, beginning a four-month countdown to the summer Games in Tokyo, delayed from 2020 and the first ever organised during a global pandemic. About 10,000 runners will carry the …
After Olympics organisers announced a ban on spectators from abroad, those working in Japan's tourism industry are counting their losses. …
Japan remains tight-lipped over the IOC’s offer to provide Chinese-made vaccines to Olympic athletes
Leaders from the Group of Seven industrialized nations have pledged full support for Japan to host a "safe and secure" Olympic Games this summer. "We support the commitment of Japan to hold the Olympic and Paralympic …
The Japanese government has denied the report published in The Times claiming that Tokyo is looking into scrapping the upcoming Olympics, Deputy Secretary General of the cabinet Manabu Sakai told a press conference in Japan’s capital …
The IOC's longest-serving member Dick Pound claims that the postponed Tokyo Olympic Games will be held in the summer, backtracking on comments he made two weeks ago. Pound said on January 8 that he was not "certain" …
The race is on to pick Japan’s new prime minister - the man who will succeed the conservative leader
Tokyo 2020 President Yoshiro Mori said that he disliked the idea of holding the Games in empty venues without fans. The Tokyo Olympics were due to start this Friday but because of the COVID-19 pandemic the International Olympic …
