Tokyo Olympics 2020: Samoa to send only overseas-based athletes to Games
3 years, 6 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Samoa to send only overseas-based athletes to Games

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The caretaker Minister of Communications, Afamasaga Rico Tupa’i, had announced Team Samoa would be withdrawn because of Japan’s high daily coronavirus infection rate, saying prevention took precedence over competition. Apia, Samoa: Samoa’s Olympic committee withdrew its three weightlifters from the Tokyo Olympics Thursday, citing Covid-19 concerns, but confirmed its overseas-based athletes would take part despite the government banning participation. The decision was made without consulting Samoa’s Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee which met urgently on Thursday and decided the decision would not impact competitors not based in the Pacific island nation. “In view of the announcement by the government that there will be no Team Samoa going to the Olympic Games … we fully understand the logic behind the government decision,” Sasnoc president Patrick Fepulea’i said in a statement.

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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 …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Australian athletes face 'cruel' 28 days' quarantine upon return
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Australian athletes face 'cruel' 28 days' quarantine upon return

Firstpost  

The entire Australian team, who won 17 gold medals and 46 in total, are fully vaccinated and were tested for Covid-19 almost daily in Japan. A group of Australian Olympic athletes were Wednesday facing 28 days in quarantine on return from Tokyo in a move slammed as “cruel” and “uncaring” as concerns mount over their mental wellbeing. Australian Olympic Committee …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Four new COVID-19 cases in Games Village, two of them athletes
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Four new COVID-19 cases in Games Village, two of them athletes

Firstpost  

Tokyo: Four residents of the Olympic Games village, including two athletes, are among the seven new COVID-19 cases that the event organisers announced on Tuesday. Rojer and his doubles partner Wesley Koolhof, who were scheduled to play Marcus Daniell and Michael Venus of New Zealand, pulled out of their second-round match on Monday following Rojer’s positive test result. The contingents …

Tokyo Olympics: Organisers report 4 new Covid-19 cases in Games village, two of them athletes
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Organisers report 4 new Covid-19 cases in Games village, two of them athletes

India Today  

The Tokyo Olympics organisers on Tuesday announced that four residents of the Olympic Games village, including two athletes, are among the seven new Covid-19 cases reported. Rojer and his doubles partner Wesley Koolhof, who were scheduled to play Marcus Daniell and Michael Venus of New Zealand, pulled out of their second-round match on Monday following Rojer''s the positive test result. …

Tokyo Olympics Day 3: Indians in action on July 25, Sunday; event schedules and time
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics Day 3: Indians in action on July 25, Sunday; event schedules and time

The Hindu  

After a year-long delay because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Tokyo Olympics gets underway from Friday. India is sending its largest ever contingent to the Olympic Games. Here are all fixtures, timings of events involving Indian athletes on July 25 so that you can stay up to speed! RELATED| July 25 5:30 – Shooting – Women’s 10m air pistol qualification …

At least 100 US athletes unvaccinated as Olympics begin
3 years, 5 months ago

At least 100 US athletes unvaccinated as Olympics begin

Associated Press  

TOKYO — About 100 of the 613 U.S. athletes descending on Tokyo for the Olympics are unvaccinated, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee’s medical chief said hours before Friday night’s opening ceremony. Medical director Jonathan Finnoff said 567 of the American athletes had filled out their health histories as they prepared for the trip, and estimated 83% had replied they …

The Tokyo Olympics will take place in a coronavirus bubble, but weak points are already on display
3 years, 5 months ago

The Tokyo Olympics will take place in a coronavirus bubble, but weak points are already on display

ABC  

The arrival of fresh-faced young athletes at Narita Airport was meant to be a turning point for these delayed and pandemic-tainted Tokyo Olympic Games. They also negotiated with local officials to let buses of Australian athletes head straight to the village, rather than idle outside the airport until the whole team was cleared to leave. The Australian Olympic Committee's protocols …

Six British Olympic athletes identified as contacts of Covid passenger on their plane to Japan
3 years, 5 months ago

Six British Olympic athletes identified as contacts of Covid passenger on their plane to Japan

Daily Mail  

Six British Olympic athletes and two team staff are self-isolating in their hotel rooms in Tokyo after being identified as close contacts of a passenger who subsequently tested positive for coronavirus on their plane to Japan, the British Olympic Association has announced. A spokesperson for the British Olympic Association said: 'The BOA can confirm that six athletes and two staff …

Japan's Olympic security balancing act leaves few satisfied
3 years, 5 months ago

Japan's Olympic security balancing act leaves few satisfied

The Hindu  

Struggling businesses forced to temporarily shut down around Olympics venues. Japan's massive security apparatus has raised complaints that the nation, during the weeks of the Games, will look more like authoritarian North Korea or China than one of the world’s most powerful, vibrant democracies. “It’s all based on the honour system, and it’s causing concern that media people and other …

Two Athletes Test Positive for Covid-19 in Olympic Village: Officials
3 years, 5 months ago

Two Athletes Test Positive for Covid-19 in Olympic Village: Officials

News 18  

Two athletes have tested positive for the coronavirus in the Tokyo Olympic Village after a team colleague was also infected, officials said on Sunday, raising fears of a cluster just days before the opening ceremony. The Olympic Village, a complex of apartments and dining areas in Tokyo, will house 6,700 athletes and officials at its peak when the delayed 2020 …

Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Refugee team's arrival delayed after chief of mission Tegla Loroupe contracts coronavirus
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Refugee team's arrival delayed after chief of mission Tegla Loroupe contracts coronavirus

India Today  

The International Olympic Committee's Refugee Team has delayed its departure for the Tokyo 2020 Games after its chief of mission Tegla Loroupe tested positive for the new coronavirus, according to reports. Tegla Loroupe, a former distance runner from Kenya, contracted the virus during the refugee team's stay in Doha, where they have been training for the Olympics starting July 23. …

Tokyo Olympics: Medal count, schedule and results for all 613 American athletes
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Medal count, schedule and results for all 613 American athletes

LA Times  

Lakers star LeBron James. Several high-profile American athletes, including former gold medalists, aren’t taking part in the Tokyo Olympics. Kerri Walsh Jennings, a three-time Olympic gold medalist in beach volleyball, missed out on a sixth Games after she and teammate Brooke Sweat failed to qualify. Sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson, who won the women’s 100 meters at the U.S. track and field …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Ugandan weightlifter missing as Tokyo marks week to coronavirus-hit Games
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Ugandan weightlifter missing as Tokyo marks week to coronavirus-hit Games

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Julius Ssekitoleko, 20, who was taking part in a training camp near Osaka, failed to turn up to a COVID-19 test and was not in his hotel room. On Friday, the government said it had asked organisers to investigate reports of Games participants breaking virus rules, a day after Olympic chief Thomas Bach insisted the regulations “are working, and they …

Olympic Athlete Tests Positive For Coronavirus In Tokyo
3 years, 5 months ago

Olympic Athlete Tests Positive For Coronavirus In Tokyo

ABP News  

An unnamed athlete, whose identity was not disclosed, on Thursday, tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving for the Tokyo Olympics, beginning July 23, PTI reported. According to the latest COVID-19 Positive Case List published on Olympics.com, five other persons — four contractors from Japan and an official designated as a “Games-connected personnel” — have also tested positive. Meanwhile, the Australian …

Firstpost Explains: Safety measures, COVID-19 outbreak — how organisers plan to hold Tokyo Olympics 2020 amid pandemic
3 years, 5 months ago

Firstpost Explains: Safety measures, COVID-19 outbreak — how organisers plan to hold Tokyo Olympics 2020 amid pandemic

Firstpost  

Some answers to look at ways Tokyo Olympics organisers will try to prevent infections among thousans of athletes. Tokyo: Tokyo’s Olympics will be like no other Games, with the spectre of coronavirus hanging over every part of the event, and organisers determined to prevent an outbreak. Here’s a look at some of the ways they’ll try to prevent infections among …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: IOC approves replacement for COVID-infected athlete in mixed team shooting events
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: IOC approves replacement for COVID-infected athlete in mixed team shooting events

Firstpost  

The newly introduced mixed team events in shooting has bolstered an already strong Indian team’s chances of medals at the Games. New Delhi: The International Olympic Committee has approved replacement in the mixed team shooting events of the upcoming Tokyo Games if an athlete from a participating nation tests positive for COVID-19 just before the competition. “For the mixed team …

Two Workers in Tokyo Olympics Athletes' Village Test Positive for Covid-19
3 years, 6 months ago

Two Workers in Tokyo Olympics Athletes' Village Test Positive for Covid-19

News 18  

Two staff workers at the Athletes’ Village of the Tokyo Olympic Games have tested positive for COVID-19 virus, just 16 days before the opening ceremony of the mega event on July 23, a media report said. “The pair tested positive last week and further investigations revealed they had been eating in a group with two other village workers — in …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Sports Ministry seeks MEA’s help to get Neeraj Chopra and other overseas-based athletes vaccinated
3 years, 6 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Sports Ministry seeks MEA’s help to get Neeraj Chopra and other overseas-based athletes vaccinated

Firstpost  

The sportspersons include javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, who is based in Uppasala in Sweden, boxers Manish Kaushik, Satish Kumar, Pooja Rani and Simranjeet Kaur who are in Assisi, Italy, and wrestlers Ravi Dahiya and Deepak Punia, who are in Russia. New Delhi: With less then three weeks to go for the Tokyo Olympics, the Sports Ministry has sought the assistance …

Tokyo Olympics: IOC allows stand-by players as part of team squads
3 years, 6 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: IOC allows stand-by players as part of team squads

The Hindu  

Owing to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, participating countries will be allowed to have 'stand-by' or 'alternate' players as part of certain team squads during the upcoming Tokyo Games, the International Olympic Committee has said. In Olympics, team sports comprise of fewer players than what is available for other international events but IOC after discussions with the International Federations …

Serbia Olympic Athlete Tests Positive for Coronavirus at Tokyo Airport
3 years, 6 months ago

Serbia Olympic Athlete Tests Positive for Coronavirus at Tokyo Airport

News 18  

An athlete with the Serbian Olympic team has tested positive for coronavirus after arriving in Japan, less than three weeks before the Games, a host city official said Sunday. The member of the five-strong rowing team was found to have contracted the virus after a test at Tokyo’s Haneda airport upon arrival Saturday, according to an official of Nanto, a …

Serbian tests positive arriving for Tokyo Olympics: Report
3 years, 6 months ago

Serbian tests positive arriving for Tokyo Olympics: Report

India TV News  

A member of the Serbian Olympic rowing team has tested positive for COVID-19 while trying to enter Japan for the Tokyo Olympics that are to open in just under three weeks. The report comes after two members of the Ugandan Olympic delegation tested positive for the coronavirus last month upon arrival in Japan. One tested positive at Narita airport near …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: First batch of Indian athletes to depart for Japan on 14 July, says IOA's Rajeev Mehta
3 years, 6 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: First batch of Indian athletes to depart for Japan on 14 July, says IOA's Rajeev Mehta

Firstpost  

Mehta further informed that the rest of the contingent will travel between 16 and 19 July. Chennai: Indian Olympic Association Secretary General Rajeev Mehta on Saturday said first batch of the country’s Tokyo-bound Olympic athletes will leave by an Air India chartered flight on 14 July. After quarantine, we can move around,” the IOA official said at an event organised …

Need to overcome 'unfair' protocols to succeed in Tokyo: Batra to athletes
3 years, 6 months ago

Need to overcome 'unfair' protocols to succeed in Tokyo: Batra to athletes

The Hindu  

There is "no way out" of some "unfair" restrictions that Tokyo Olympics organisers have imposed on Indian athletes in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, IOA President Narinder Batra conceded on Wednesday, asking the country's contingent to be mentally prepared for added curbs. Batra said the Indian Olympic Association is still awaiting clarifications on several issues like athletes' training and food …

Ugandan team member arriving in Tokyo had Delta coronavirus variant: Report
3 years, 6 months ago

Ugandan team member arriving in Tokyo had Delta coronavirus variant: Report

The Hindu  

A member of the Ugandan Olympic team who tested positive for the coronavirus upon arrival in Japan had the Delta variant, Kyodo News said on Friday, adding to concern that the Games - less than a month away - may trigger a new wave of infections. Although one member tested positive for the virus at the airport, the rest travelled …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Eight members of Ugandan team in quarantine after coach tests positive for COVID-19
3 years, 6 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Eight members of Ugandan team in quarantine after coach tests positive for COVID-19

Firstpost  

The nine-member delegation including boxers, coaches and officials, arrived on Saturday just over a month before the pandemic-postponed Games. Tokyo: Eight members of the Ugandan Olympic team have been quarantined in Japan until early July, a local official said Tuesday, after a coach tested positive for coronavirus on arrival last week. But despite being vaccinated and testing negative before travel, …

'Highly Unfair': India Raises Concerns Over Tokyo Olympics Advisory For Covid-Hit Nations
3 years, 6 months ago

'Highly Unfair': India Raises Concerns Over Tokyo Olympics Advisory For Covid-Hit Nations

ABP News  

New Delhi: Japan has imposed strict protocols on Indian athletes and officials who will be traveling to Tokyo for the upcoming 2021 Olympics. “Before you travel: You must be tested every day, for seven days, prior to your departure to Japan,” stated the advisory for the Group 1 countries which includes Afghanistan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka alongside India. …

Uganda Olympic team member tests positive for coronavirus
3 years, 6 months ago

Uganda Olympic team member tests positive for coronavirus

Associated Press  

TOKYO — A member of Uganda’s Olympic team has tested positive for the coronavirus and was barred entry into Japan, in the first detected infection among arriving athletes for the Tokyo Games opening in five weeks. The eight other members of the team left early Sunday by chartered bus for host town Osaka, central Japan, where COVID-19 cases are still …

Tokyo Olympics | Sports Ministry not to send its delegation
3 years, 6 months ago

Tokyo Olympics | Sports Ministry not to send its delegation

The Hindu  

The Sports Ministry on Friday said it has decided against sending its delegation to Tokyo Olympics to accommodate "maximum" support staff, including coaches and physios, for the athletes competing in the Summer Games. A total of 100 Indian athletes have so far qualified and another 25 to 35 might make the cut for the delayed Tokyo Olympics scheduled from July …

IOC pushes for more vaccinations of Tokyo-bound athletes
3 years, 7 months ago

IOC pushes for more vaccinations of Tokyo-bound athletes

The Hindu  

Around 80 per cent of athletes qualified for the Tokyo Olympics have already been vaccinated against COVID-19, with the International Olympic Committee pushing to raise that number with just over a month to go before the start of the Games. The Japanese capital is set to host the once-postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics from July 23, amid concerns that the global …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Refugee team of 29 athletes for 12 sports picked for Games
3 years, 7 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Refugee team of 29 athletes for 12 sports picked for Games

Firstpost  

The refugee team for the Tokyo Olympics will have 29 athletes competing in 12 sports, including a medalist at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games who left Iran citing institutional sexism. “You are an integral part of our Olympic community, and we welcome you with open arms.” IOC president Thomas Bach told the athletes when announcing their selection, adding they …

Olympics: ‘We cannot postpone again,’ Tokyo 2020 boss says of COVID gloom
3 years, 7 months ago

Olympics: ‘We cannot postpone again,’ Tokyo 2020 boss says of COVID gloom

The Hindu  

The head of Japan’s Olympics organising committee ruled out on Thursday another suspension of the Games, despite deep disquiet at the prospect of thousands of athletes and officials arriving during a fourth wave of COVID-19 infections. However, organising committee president Seiko Hashimoto countered the gloom, telling the Nikkan Sports newspaper: “We cannot postpone again.” Hashimoto, who competed in seven summer …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: IOC sets up vaccine hubs in Qatar, Rwanda for Japan-bound athletes
3 years, 7 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: IOC sets up vaccine hubs in Qatar, Rwanda for Japan-bound athletes

Firstpost  

The two centres will use the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for athletes who have been unable to get vaccinated in their home countries, said the IOC, adding that it was ready to help with travel costs when necessary. Lausanne: Olympic and Paralympic athletes not yet vaccinated against COVID-19 will be able to use special facilities set up in Qatar and Rwanda, the …

Tokyo Olympics: IOC tries to reassure athletes over Covid-19 waiver
3 years, 7 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: IOC tries to reassure athletes over Covid-19 waiver

The Hindu  

IOC has told the Olympic athletes that signing a waiver releasing Tokyo organisers from liability for COVID-19 issues was “standard practice” for major sports events. The issue was raised when IOC president Thomas Bach took questions to cap a two-day online conference hosted by the official Olympic commission representing athletes. “I know this is a concern for a number of …

Tokyo Olympics: IOA seeks details of vaccinated athletes from national federations
3 years, 7 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: IOA seeks details of vaccinated athletes from national federations

The Hindu  

The Indian Olympic Association has sought details from the national federations about the vaccinated athletes and officials, who are set to travel to Tokyo for the Summer Games, beginning July 23. READ: One COVID-19 case found during Olympic test event period - Tokyo 2020 chief More than 90 Indian athletes across sports have so far qualified for the postponed Tokyo …

Tokyo Games: IOC still ironing out medical needs for team
3 years, 7 months ago

Tokyo Games: IOC still ironing out medical needs for team

The Hindu  

The International Olympic Committee is still ironing out details of a policy by which national team fly in additional medical staff for the Tokyo Olympics so as not to burden Japan which is struggling to cope with the coronavirus pandemic. The IOC's coordination commission chief John Coates said last week additional medical personnel would be part of the foreign Olympic …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: US health officials, State Department warn against all travel to Japan as Games loom
3 years, 7 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: US health officials, State Department warn against all travel to Japan as Games loom

Firstpost  

The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee said it still anticipates that American athletes will be able to safely compete at the Tokyo Games. “Because of the current situation in Japan even fully vaccinated travellers may be at risk for getting and spreading COVID-19 variants and should avoid all travel to Japan.” The State Department’s warning, which followed the CDC …

Tokyo Olympics: COVID concerns at Japanese training camps
3 years, 7 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: COVID concerns at Japanese training camps

The Hindu  

The Olympics may be going ahead, but much of the celebration and connection that normally makes hosting the Games so memorable is being stripped away as almost 50 cities have lost their role as a host or training camp base. "We have no issues with our pre-Games training camps in Yokohama and Kawasaki," a British Olympic Association spokesman told Reuters. …

After Australian skateboarders tested positive, what's next for Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games?
3 years, 7 months ago

After Australian skateboarders tested positive, what's next for Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games?

ABC  

The International Olympic Committee is convinced it has considered every possibility to stage "a safe and secure games" for both the people of Japan and those who attend. Charlotte is one of the athletes for whom the IOC believes the show must go on to "make their Olympic dreams come true", in the words of IOC president Thomas Bach. On …

Tokyo organisers say Olympics will be safe and secure
3 years, 7 months ago

Tokyo organisers say Olympics will be safe and secure

The Hindu  

With just nine weeks until the start of the Olympics in Tokyo, the International Olympic Committee on Friday sought to calm fears in Japan that the Games would present an additional burden to a medical system already strained by the pandemic. "I can say it's now clearer than ever that these Games would be safe for everyone participating and, importantly, …

IOC offers medical help for Tokyo Olympics as Japanese doctors call for Games to be cancelled due to COVID-19
3 years, 7 months ago

IOC offers medical help for Tokyo Olympics as Japanese doctors call for Games to be cancelled due to COVID-19

ABC  

A day after the Tokyo Medical Practitioners Association called for July's Olympic Games to be cancelled, the International Olympic Committee has offered organisers extra medical personnel as part of national teams flying in to compete. Key points: IOC president Thomas Bach made the announcement at the final coordination commission meeting Mr Bach said the medical staff could support the implementation …

Tokyo Olympics Highlights May 13: Japanese Dessert Off-limits for Indian Rowers
3 years, 7 months ago

Tokyo Olympics Highlights May 13: Japanese Dessert Off-limits for Indian Rowers

News 18  

Tokyo Olympics Latest Updates May 13: Check out all the latest updates and news as Tokyo prepares for the Olympics. Japanese towns have abandoned plans to host Olympics athletes due to concerns they will overburden already stretched medical resources amid a fourth wave of coronavirus infections. The IOC on Wednesday downplayed concerns over Japanese public opinion calling for the Tokyo …

Japanese towns abandon plans to host Olympics athletes amid COVID surge
3 years, 7 months ago

Japanese towns abandon plans to host Olympics athletes amid COVID surge

The Hindu  

Dozens of Japanese towns have abandoned plans to accept overseas athletes competing in the Olympics from July due to concerns about inadequate resources amid a fourth wave of coronavirus infections, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Thursday. Of 528 towns registered to welcome international competitors, about 40 have decided not to accept athletes for training camps and cultural exchanges before the …

Tokyo Olympics Latest Updates May 12: US Cancel Training Camp in Japan, Brazil to Vaccinate Athletes
3 years, 7 months ago

Tokyo Olympics Latest Updates May 12: US Cancel Training Camp in Japan, Brazil to Vaccinate Athletes

News 18  

Tokyo Olympics Latest Updates May 12: Check out the latest news and updates as Tokyo prepares to host the Olympics. Brazil’s government is set to start delivering COVID-19 vaccines to athletes, coaches, referees and accredited media headed for the Olympics and Paralympic Games in Tokyo. Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga told a news conference Tuesday that Brazil will get 4,050 doses …

Tokyo Olympics questions still to be answered by organisers on COVID-19 and its potential impact on athletes
3 years, 8 months ago

Tokyo Olympics questions still to be answered by organisers on COVID-19 and its potential impact on athletes

ABC  

Travelling to the Olympic and Paralympic games in Tokyo later this year has become an occupational health and safety issue. Key points: The Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics will take place under strict conditions to limit exposure to COVID-19 The IOC has asked all accredited personnel at the Olympics and Paralympics to sign a waiver indemnifying them for any 'loss, …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Australia likely to prioritise vaccination for Games-bound athletes
3 years, 8 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Australia likely to prioritise vaccination for Games-bound athletes

Firstpost  

Earlier this month, the government in Canberra joined a growing number of countries halting the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine for younger people over fears it can cause serious blood clots. Sydney: Australia are considering allowing their hundreds of Olympic athletes and support staff to jump the queue and get the coronavirus vaccine before heading to the Tokyo Games, a …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Organisers planning to keep COVID-19 positive athletes, staff in separate hotel, claims report
3 years, 8 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Organisers planning to keep COVID-19 positive athletes, staff in separate hotel, claims report

Firstpost  

The Japanese news agency Kyodo on Sunday said organisers are working to secure 300 rooms in a hotel near the Athletes’ Village Tokyo: Athletes at the Tokyo Olympics who come down with minor symptoms of COVID-19 could be isolated in a hotel lined up by local organisers of the games. The Japanese news agency Kyodo on Sunday said organisers are …

Gymnastics | Artistic All-Around World Cup in Tokyo cancelled due to COVID-19 impact
3 years, 10 months ago

Gymnastics | Artistic All-Around World Cup in Tokyo cancelled due to COVID-19 impact

The Hindu  

The International Gymnastics Federation said on Tuesday it has cancelled the Artistic All-Around World Cup in Tokyo, which was also to be a test event for the Olympics this summer, due to difficulties related to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the cancellation of two earlier events led to the scrapping of the series as qualifiers, the governing body said in a …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: What athletes can expect in quarantine in Games-host Japan
3 years, 11 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: What athletes can expect in quarantine in Games-host Japan

Firstpost  

Here’s a look at the strict entry protocols for the current handful of travellers coming into Japan, and what could happen with athletes during the Olympic Games. Plans now call for the athletes to be tested 72 hours before they leave home; then again when they arrive, and then frequently when they are closed off in a “bubble” in the …

Tokyo Olympics Committee outlines COVID-safe measures to avoid outbreak at delayed Games
3 years, 11 months ago

Tokyo Olympics Committee outlines COVID-safe measures to avoid outbreak at delayed Games

ABC  

The Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics will be Games like no other, with athletes required to wear a mask at all times unless they are eating, sleeping or outdoors. Key points: Athletes will have to submit an itinerary of their stay, avoid public transport and submit to regular tests About 80 per cent of people in Japan do not want the …

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