Tokyo Games 2021 is on track: IOC assures sports bodies
4 years, 2 months ago

Tokyo Games 2021 is on track: IOC assures sports bodies

The Hindu  

The International Olympic Committee tried to assure dozens of international sports federations on Thursday that the postponed Tokyo Games will open on July 23. The IOC and Tokyo organisers have been holding on-line sessions this week with about 200 national Olympic committees, and with the more than 30 summer sports bodies that are represented on the program. “We are very confident that the games in Tokyo next year will take place,” IOC sports director Kit McConnell told delegates in the on-line seminar. “We understand the need to keep the media and public opinion on board both in Japan and around the world, but we must not lose sight of the need to make meaningful savings.” Each of the international federations jealously guard their events at the Olympics, expecting the best facilities, which must be paid for by local organisers.

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The Olympics are more than fun and games. They’re a billion-dollar business with political overtones
6 months, 1 week ago

The Olympics are more than fun and games. They’re a billion-dollar business with political overtones

Associated Press  

The Paris Olympics involve about 10,500 athletes from 200 countries or regions. Income for the latest four-year cycle of Winter and Summer Games ending with the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 was $7.6 billion. In 2021, it awarded Brisbane, Australia, the 2032 Games — 11 years in advance — largely because of influential IOC member John Coates. An Olympic study by …

Tokyo prepares for 2025 track and field worlds in stadium built for pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics
11 months ago

Tokyo prepares for 2025 track and field worlds in stadium built for pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Tokyo’s $1.4 billion National Stadium was without fans for the 2020 Olympics, delayed for a year and held in 2021 because of the pandemic. “We are all looking forward to being here in Tokyo in a year’s time to celebrate a world championships in a stadium — on this occasion — with spectators,” Sebastian Coe, the president of …

Ex-Tokyo Olympics official pleads not guilty to taking bribes in exchange for Games contracts
1 year ago

Ex-Tokyo Olympics official pleads not guilty to taking bribes in exchange for Games contracts

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Haruyuki Takahashi, a former member of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee, appeared in district court on Thursday and pleaded not guilty to taking bribes tied to the Games. A former executive with the powerful Japanese advertising company Dentsu, Takahashi is charged with accepting around 198 million yen in bribes in exchange for awarding Olympic contracts for the Tokyo …

Olympic sports bodies want talks with IOC on threats from adding cricket and others to 2028 program
1 year, 1 month ago

Olympic sports bodies want talks with IOC on threats from adding cricket and others to 2028 program

The Hindu  

Olympic sports bodies want urgent talks with the IOC about the risk of cuts in their revenue shares and medal events at the 2028 Los Angeles Games because cricket and other newcomers were added to the program. The International Olympic Committee last month approved cricket, baseball/softball, flag football, lacrosse and squash for 2028 and kept boxing, modern pentathlon and weightlifting …

Explainer- Tokyo Olympics scandal: What happened?
1 year, 8 months ago

Explainer- Tokyo Olympics scandal: What happened?

The Hindu  

The pandemic-postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics were unusual, and controversial, for a number of reasons. Several allegations centre around former Tokyo 2020 board member Haruyuki Takahashi, who has been arrested on claims he pocketed hundreds of millions of yen in sponsorship bribes. In 2019, the then-head of Japan’s Olympic Committee, Tsunekazu Takeda, stepped down after French prosecutors launched an investigation into …

Audit finds Tokyo Olympic costs 20% higher than announced
2 years ago

Audit finds Tokyo Olympic costs 20% higher than announced

The Hindu  

The cost of the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics is 20% higher than organisers said when they announced officials figures more than a year ago, according to a report by the Board of Audit of Japan. "It should set up a system that allows full disclosure to contribute to the people's understanding about the hosting and execution of the event.” Last …

Audit finds Tokyo Olympic costs 20% higher than announced
2 years ago

Audit finds Tokyo Olympic costs 20% higher than announced

Associated Press  

TOKYO — The cost of the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics is 20% higher than organizers said when they announced officials figures more than a year ago, according to a report by the Board of Audit of Japan. “It should set up a system that allows full disclosure to contribute to the people’s understanding about the hosting and execution of the …

Tokyo Olympics cost 20% more than organiser reported: audit
2 years ago

Tokyo Olympics cost 20% more than organiser reported: audit

The Hindu  

Last year’s pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics cost 20 per cent more than the final figure reported by the organising committee, according to an analysis by Japan’s audit board. A report issued late Wednesday found the Games cost 1.7 trillion yen, up from the 1.42 trillion yen reported by Tokyo 2020 earlier this year. The audit board said organisers had incorrectly failed …

Tokyo Olympics sponsorship scandal widens with more arrests
2 years, 3 months ago

Tokyo Olympics sponsorship scandal widens with more arrests

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Bribery allegations against a former Tokyo Olympics organizing committee member widened Tuesday as Japanese prosecutors “re-arrested” Haruyuki Takahashi in a case involving suspected payments from a publisher which became a sponsor for the Games. The latest allegations center on 76 million yen Takahashi received from Tokyo-based publishing company Kadokawa, according to Tokyo District prosecutors. The sponsorship allowed Kadokawa, …

Japan makes arrests on bribery suspicions in Tokyo Olympics
2 years, 4 months ago

Japan makes arrests on bribery suspicions in Tokyo Olympics

The Hindu  

A former Tokyo Olympics organising committee board member and three people from a clothing company, which was a surprise sponsor of the 2020 Games, were arrested on bribery suspicions on August 17. “Haruyuki Takahashi, a former executive at advertising company Dentsu, is suspected of receiving bribes from the former head of Aoki Holdings Inc. and two company employees,” the prosecutors’ …

Tokyo Olympic aftermath still being untangled a year later
2 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympic aftermath still being untangled a year later

Firstpost  

As a final act before legally dissolving the organising committee on 30 June, president Seiko Hashimoto and CEO Toshiro Muto said the price tag for the Tokyo Games was $13 billion — almost 60 per cent public money. Organisers said the Games would drive tourism, showcase Japan’s technological prowess, and create memories similar to the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. “I think …

Tokyo Olympics: Aftermath Still Being Untangled a Year Later
2 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Aftermath Still Being Untangled a Year Later

News 18  

The Tokyo Olympics survived the COVID-19 postponement, soaring expenses and some public opposition. Organizers said the Games would drive tourism, showcase Japan’s technological prowess, and create memories similar to the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. “I think what the Games meant more than anything else was simply not having to deal with a cancellation," David Leheny, a political scientist at Japan’s Waseda …

Tokyo Olympic aftermath still being untangled a year later
2 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympic aftermath still being untangled a year later

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Organizers said the Games would drive tourism, showcase Japan's …

Delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics cost double original estimate at 1.42 trillion yen
2 years, 6 months ago

Delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics cost double original estimate at 1.42 trillion yen

Firstpost  

The Games cost twice the 734 billion yen that the Tokyo Games organisers had predicted in their bid to the International Olympic Committee in 2013. Tokyo: The final price tag for last year’s Tokyo Olympics was more than double the city’s original 2013 estimate after a one-year coronavirus postponement added to the already hefty bill. The Games cost twice the …

Tokyo closes books on delayed Games; $13 billion price tag
2 years, 6 months ago

Tokyo closes books on delayed Games; $13 billion price tag

Associated Press  

TOKYO — The final price tag for last year’s COVID-delayed Tokyo Olympics was put at $13 billion, the organizing committee said Tuesday in its final act before it is dissolved at the end of the month. “We made an estimate, and the estimate has gone down lower than we expected,” Tokyo organizing committee CEO Toshiro Muto said, speaking through an …

$13 billion cost for COVID-delayed Tokyo Olympics is double the original estimate
2 years, 6 months ago

$13 billion cost for COVID-delayed Tokyo Olympics is double the original estimate

LA Times  

U.S. skateboarder Jake Ilardi competes in the men’s street prelims during the Tokyo Olympic Games. The final price tag for last year’s COVID-delayed Tokyo Olympics was put at $13 billion, the organizing committee said Tuesday in its final act before it is dissolved at the end of the month. Olympics 2020 Tokyo Olympics: Complete coverage from 29th Summer Games News, …

Tokyo 2020 Organisers Trim Cost Estimate For Covid-postponed Olympics
3 years ago

Tokyo 2020 Organisers Trim Cost Estimate For Covid-postponed Olympics

News 18  

Tokyo Olympics organisers revised the estimated cost of the Covid-postponed Games downwards on Wednesday, but the figure was still around double the budget proposed in the city’s original 2013 bid. Despite losing out on ticket sales due to a near-total ban on spectators, organisers said they had saved cash by simplifying events and avoiding the cost of hosting millions of …

Hospitalisations during Tokyo 2020 Games higher than initially reported, say organisers
3 years, 2 months ago

Hospitalisations during Tokyo 2020 Games higher than initially reported, say organisers

The Hindu  

A total of 25 people were hospitalised due to COVID-19 during the Tokyo Olympic Games, instead of the initially reported five, organisers said on Tuesday evening. "The initial five we reported was the figure for overseas residents who were hospitalised," explained Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto at a news conference. The once-delayed Tokyo 2020 Games opened in July while the …

Tokyo Olympics 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto says official costs of Games will be known early next year
3 years, 2 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto says official costs of Games will be known early next year

Firstpost  

Although the official cost for Tokyo 2020 has been listed as $15.4 billion, several government audits have shown costs may be much higher. Toshiro Muto, the chief executive officer of the Tokyo Olympic organising committee, said on Tuesday he was not ready to say if the cost of the Games would go higher than the official budget figure of $15.4 …

Tokyo Games CEO: Official costs known early next year
3 years, 2 months ago

Tokyo Games CEO: Official costs known early next year

The Hindu  

Toshiro Muto, the chief executive officer of the Tokyo Olympic organising committee, said on Tuesday he was not ready to say if the cost of the Games would go higher than the official budget figure of $15.4 billion. The people in charge are looking into this.” Muto said it would likely be early next year before the official cost of …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: 'Most challenging' Summer Games declared closed – Firstpost
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: 'Most challenging' Summer Games declared closed – Firstpost

Firstpost  

It marked a low-key end to an extraordinary Olympics that have mostly played out in empty venues with only athletes, team officials and media present. The Tokyo 2020 Games were declared closed by IOC chief Thomas Bach on Sunday, ending the “most challenging Olympic journey” after a year’s pandemic delay and threats of cancellation. Bach called them “unprecedented Olympic Games” …

Tokyo Olympics 2020 Closing Ceremony Highlights: IOC chief Thomas Bach declares 32nd Olympics closed
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020 Closing Ceremony Highlights: IOC chief Thomas Bach declares 32nd Olympics closed

Firstpost  

6:35 PM Whatsapp Facebook Twitter Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee head Hashimoto Seiko takes the stage now… She starts off by giving tribute to the people who made Toko 2020 Games possible. Full text of speech: “In the presence of His Imperial Highness Prince Akishino, I hereby extend my greetings to you at the closing of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: The Summer Games cost $15.4 billion. What else could that buy?
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: The Summer Games cost $15.4 billion. What else could that buy?

Firstpost  

Olympic costs have been dissected in a study by the University of Oxford, which found that all Games since 1960 have had cost overruns averaging 172%. For example: The 1964 Tokyo Games, he says, “were either one of the cheapest or one of the most expensive Games depending on how much of the preparation costs count as the Olympics.” The …

Olympic Games boss on delivering the most challenging of Games in Tokyo
3 years, 4 months ago

Olympic Games boss on delivering the most challenging of Games in Tokyo

ABC  

The Olympic Games has survived world wars, a terrorist attack and cold war boycotts. Before the Tokyo 2020 Games began, a year later than originally planned, there were major doubts the International Olympic Committee could pull off the world's biggest sporting event in the middle of a global pandemic in a country that overwhelmingly did not want the Games to …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: World’s greatest party comes to town, but the hosts are not invited
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: World’s greatest party comes to town, but the hosts are not invited

Firstpost  

For the host city, just as for the athletes, an Olympic Games is a culmination of a cycle of meticulous preparation. When Tokyo was awarded the Games in 2013, members of the Japan delegation openly wept, showing just how much these Games meant to them. When Japan won the bid to host the Tokyo Olympics, the government was quick to …

Tokyo 2020: Indian contingent at Olympics Opening Ceremony reduced to 19 athletes, 6 officials
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo 2020: Indian contingent at Olympics Opening Ceremony reduced to 19 athletes, 6 officials

India Today  

A total of 19 Indian athletes from six sports and six officials will participate in the Olympics opening ceremony on Friday as Covid-19 concerns and competitions lined up the next day led to a majority of the contingent deciding to stay away from the event. Table tennis duo Manika Batra and Sharath Kamal were named on the list last night, …

Tokyo 2020 prepares its opening ceremony for an Olympic Games with no fanfare
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo 2020 prepares its opening ceremony for an Olympic Games with no fanfare

ABC  

Nobody knows what to expect from the Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony; nobody can even tell you who is in charge anymore. What they'll see will definitely be like no Olympic opening ceremony before: no crowds, a massively reduced parade of nations, and even a strict limit on journalists hoping to witness the event in the New National Stadium. Australia's team …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: No fans, fewer athletes — Games set for unusual opening ceremony
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: No fans, fewer athletes — Games set for unusual opening ceremony

Firstpost  

Just 1,000 dignitaries will be present at the 68,000-seat Olympic Stadium for the traditional extravaganza, usually a time of celebration for the host nation. One of the strangest Olympics in history will get off to an equally unusual start when the Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony takes place in front of thousands of empty seats on Friday. Japan’s Emperor Naruhito will …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Most Indian athletes opt out of opening ceremony; about 30 to participate
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Most Indian athletes opt out of opening ceremony; about 30 to participate

Firstpost  

At this point, the Indian participation looks like this – Hockey, Boxing, Table Tennis, Rowing, Gymnastics, Swimming, Sailing, Fencing, Officials. Tokyo: Indian athletes from seven sports, including shooting, badminton, archery and hockey, will skip the Olympics opening ceremony on Friday because of COVID-19 concerns and competitions lined up the next day, leaving just about 30 in attendance at the event. …

Olympics: Tokyo 2020 Games all set to begin after year's delay amid protests, Covid-19 pandemic
3 years, 5 months ago

Olympics: Tokyo 2020 Games all set to begin after year's delay amid protests, Covid-19 pandemic

India Today  

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics is all set to get underway in Japan's capital city on Friday morning with a scaled-down opening ceremony due to the Covid-19 restrictions A year's wait is finally going to end for sports fans all across the world but the nervousness and anxiety levels will still be very high as Tokyo 2020 kicks-off amid protests and …

Op-Ed: Tokyo’s Olympics have turned nightmarish. L.A., are you watching?
3 years, 5 months ago

Op-Ed: Tokyo’s Olympics have turned nightmarish. L.A., are you watching?

LA Times  

Athletes are testing positive for the coronavirus, fans aren’t welcome, the Japanese are unhappy — but the powerbrokers insist the Games must go own. In May, as public opinion against the Tokyo Olympics surged along with COVID-19 cases in Japan, International Olympic Committee spokesperson Mark Adams uttered what could be the nine most terrifying words in the Olympic lexicon: “We …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Indian athletes' participation in opening ceremony to be bare minimum, says IOA
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Indian athletes' participation in opening ceremony to be bare minimum, says IOA

Firstpost  

Indian Olympic Association secretary general Rajeev Mehta, who is in the city, said not many will be there keeping in mind the risk of infection. Tokyo: The participation of Indian athletes in the Olympic Games opening ceremony will be kept to a “bare minimum” in view of the COVID-19 threat, while only six officials from the contingent will be allowed …

Tokyo Olympics 2020 India Schedule: Events, dates, time, fixtures, athletes, details and all you need to know
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020 India Schedule: Events, dates, time, fixtures, athletes, details and all you need to know

Firstpost  

Here’s the India schedule for the Tokyo Olympics 2020 to know everything related to events of Indian athletes Tokyo Olympics 2020 is just two days away. The Olympics will begin on 23 July and will go on till 8 August. The Games, which has been delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic by a year, will see a record 120 Indian …

Olympics: Tokyo gears up for opening ceremony amid Covid-19 crisis
3 years, 5 months ago

Olympics: Tokyo gears up for opening ceremony amid Covid-19 crisis

India Today  

Tokyo reported nearly 1400 daily cases, which is the second highest daily tally in the last six months. Just two days before the opening ceremony, the Covid 19 threat looms large at the Tokyo games. Even with just two days left for the games, protests are held around Tokyo everyday demanding cancellation of the games. Though there will be no …

Tokyo 2020: World should see safe Olympics, says Japan PM Suga
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo 2020: World should see safe Olympics, says Japan PM Suga

The Hindu  

The world needs to see that Japan can stage a safe Olympics, the country’s prime minister told sports officials on Tuesday ahead of the Tokyo Games. READ| “The world is faced with great difficulties,” Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga told International Olympic Committee members in a closed-door meeting at a five-star hotel in Tokyo, adding “we can bring success to …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Inside the herculean and loss-making task that is hosting the Summer Games
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Inside the herculean and loss-making task that is hosting the Summer Games

Firstpost  

Summer Olympics, a quadrennial event, is the grandest sporting spectacle in the world. The Olympics are the biggest sporting extravaganza in the world: a competition where dreams are fulfilled and shattered, a quadrennial event that catches everyone’s frenzy. Despite the attention, they get with packed stadiums and billions of transfixed audiences across the world, they’ve never made financial sense. This …

Tokyo 2020: Spectator ban leaves Olympic athletes perplexed
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo 2020: Spectator ban leaves Olympic athletes perplexed

The Hindu  

Whether it is sumo, or domestic basketball or baseball matches, Japanese fans have been filling the arenas in recent days leaving Olympic athletes wondering why they will be competing in front of empty stands at the Tokyo Olympics. "A state of emergency has been declared for Tokyo and on July 9 we saw the decision was to ban spectators," Olympic …

Tokyo Olympics 2021: Bach confident of sporting success despite pandemic
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2021: Bach confident of sporting success despite pandemic

The Hindu  

The postponed Tokyo Olympic Games will create new "stars and legends" despite a one-year delay, fragmented preparations and the absence of fans in the stadiums, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said on Wednesday. As cases rose, the government declared a new state of emergency for Tokyo and surrounding prefectures last week and Olympics organisers announced no fans would be …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Chinese athletes complain about poor COVID-19 prevention measures at Olympics hotel
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Chinese athletes complain about poor COVID-19 prevention measures at Olympics hotel

Firstpost  

The pandemic has cast a shadow over the Games with organisers banning all fans from venues in Tokyo and three neighbouring prefectures, in a huge blow for the event. Beijing: China’s first athletes to arrive in Japan for the Tokyo Olympics have complained that poor prevention measures at their hotel will increase the risk of catching COVID-19. A few outlying …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Japan's Fukushima, Hokkaido regions also ban fans from Games events
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Japan's Fukushima, Hokkaido regions also ban fans from Games events

Firstpost  

The pandemic-postponed Tokyo Olympic Games will be the first to take place largely behind closed doors. Tokyo: Japan’s northern Fukushima and Hokkaido regions have banned spectators from Olympic competitions in their areas, expanding unprecedented steps to hold the Games mostly behind closed doors due to the pandemic. Fukushima’s decision also carries symbolic significance as Tokyo 2020 officials had long touted …

Holding Tokyo Olympics in pandemic shreds consensus in Japan
3 years, 5 months ago

Holding Tokyo Olympics in pandemic shreds consensus in Japan

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Japan is famous for running on consensus. “It’s a bit like a gambler who already has lost too much,” said Koichi Nakano, a political scientist at Sophia University in Tokyo. IOC President Thomas Bach called Tokyo the “best prepared Olympics ever” — and he still says it repeatedly. “Many people were looking forward to watching the Games at …

Tokyo Olympics: What does it take for a sport to be included in the Olympic Games?
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: What does it take for a sport to be included in the Olympic Games?

The Hindu  

After being postponed by a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Tokyo Olympics will finally begin this month. Five new sports -- Baseball/Softball, Skateboarding, Surfing, Sport Climbing and Karate -- were added to the list from the 2016 Rio Olympics. - HERE'S HOW A NEW SPORT IS ADDED TO THE OLYMPICS - An Olympic-level sport must be governed by …

PM Narendra Modi to Interact With Tokyo Olympics-bound Athletes on July 13
3 years, 5 months ago

PM Narendra Modi to Interact With Tokyo Olympics-bound Athletes on July 13

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with India’s Olympic-bound sportspersons on July 13, three days before the first batch of athletes departs for the Games in Tokyo. “Hon’ble PM Shri Narendra Modi will interact with #Tokyo Olympic bound athletes to motivate them ahead of their participation in the forthcoming Games, which will be held from 23 July to 8th August …

Nick Kyrgios pulls out of Tokyo Olympics citing empty stadiums and injury
3 years, 5 months ago

Nick Kyrgios pulls out of Tokyo Olympics citing empty stadiums and injury

CNN  

CNN — Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has confirmed his withdrawal from the Tokyo Olympics, saying a ban on spectators attending the Games was a factor behind his decision. It never has.” Australia's Nick Kyrgios falls as he returns to France's Ugo Humbert during their men's singles first round match on the third day of the 2021 Wimbledon Championships. Adrian …

Tokyo Olympics 2020 will be held without fans - Games minister
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020 will be held without fans - Games minister

The Hindu  

Fans were banned from the pandemic-postponed Tokyo Olympics which will open in two weeks, following a state of emergency on Thursday, Olympic Minister Tamayo Marukawa told the Japanese news agency Kyodo. Fans from aboard were banned months ago, and the new measures announced by Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will clear venues around Tokyo — indoor and outdoor — of …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Fans banned from Games venues in Tokyo, says Olympic minister Tamayo Marukawa
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Fans banned from Games venues in Tokyo, says Olympic minister Tamayo Marukawa

Firstpost  

Marukawa said that, in other areas, organisers would decide on “concrete measures” for spectators after discussions with each local governor. Tokyo: Spectators will be banned from Olympic venues in Tokyo because of a virus state of emergency, Japan’s Olympic minister announced on Thursday, meaning the Games will happen mostly behind closed doors. “We reached an agreement on no spectators at …

‘Regrettable’: Tokyo Olympics to be held without spectators
3 years, 5 months ago

‘Regrettable’: Tokyo Olympics to be held without spectators

Al Jazeera  

Organisers of the Tokyo Olympics agreed on Thursday to ban fans from the events under a COVID-19 state of emergency. “We reached an agreement on no spectators at venues in Tokyo,” Japan’s Olympics Minister Tamayo Marukawa said. Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said it was essential to prevent Tokyo, where the highly infectious Delta COVID-19 variant was spreading, from becoming …

Tokyo Olympics: Sports Authority of India DG firms up COVID-19 contingency plan for Games
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Sports Authority of India DG firms up COVID-19 contingency plan for Games

The Hindu  

Additional accommodation is being booked in Tokyo to meet quarantine requirements of the country's Olympic delegation in case any of them tests positive for COVID-19 during the Games, Sports Authority of India Director General Sandip Pradhan has said. READ : Indians in Tokyo Olympics: List of 120 athletes who have qualified so far Pradhan said that his expections from the …

Tokyo Olympics may re-impose local spectator ban as clampdown gets tougher
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics may re-impose local spectator ban as clampdown gets tougher

Live Mint  

For athletes, the Olympic Games are a whirlwind of competitions packed with international fans, celebrations with family, and sightseeing with new friends as the world’s sporting stars blossom on the global stage. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said representatives of Tokyo organizers, the International Olympic Committee and the Japanese government will discuss spectator options after government health advisers meet Thursday. Even …

Fans banned at Olympics after Tokyo institutes a state of emergency
3 years, 5 months ago

Fans banned at Olympics after Tokyo institutes a state of emergency

LA Times  

Tokyo Olympic organizers will not allow spectators to attend the Games after a new state of emergency was announced in response to a surge in coronavirus cases. The sound of silence in empty stadiums and arenas will unarguably diminish the massive sports competition, said the International Olympic Committee, organizers and government officials in a joint statement that offered “regret for …

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