Coronavirus: Chelsea legend Didier Drogba offers up his Ivory Coast hospital as a treatment centre
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus: Chelsea legend Didier Drogba offers up his Ivory Coast hospital as a treatment centre

Daily Mail  

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 - becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Matchroom Boxing has also postponed all events scheduled for March and April, including Josh Kelly's European title fight against Russia's David Avanesyan. The IPL franchises are On March 13, India's ongoing one-day international series against South Africa was postponed, while Australia's one-day internationals against New Zealand will be played behind closed doors. The Premier League has moved to cancel games following the global outbreak of coronavius The Premier League clash between Manchester City and Arsenal, scheduled for March 11, had already been postponed as a 'precautionary measure' after Olympiacos and Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis tested positive for coronavirus weeks after watching his Greek team play at the Emirates Stadium. On March 13, the FA announced that all of England's games scheduled for the month would be postponed, including those of development teams.

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Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Olympic chiefs urge participants to be 'extra vigilant'
3 years ago

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Olympic chiefs urge participants to be 'extra vigilant'

Firstpost  

As at the Tokyo Summer Olympics, postponed by a year to 2021, the IOC will bid to reach a balance between health and safety and sporting fairness. Lausanne, Switzerland: Olympic chiefs on Wednesday urged all participants at next month’s Winter Games in Beijing to be “extra vigilant” as Covid-19 infections hit unprecedented case levels in several countries. Everything is on …

Asian Youth Games in China postponed to 2022 due to COVID
3 years, 4 months ago

Asian Youth Games in China postponed to 2022 due to COVID

The Hindu  

The Asian Youth Games, organised by the Olympic Council of Asia, have been postponed to December 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, local authorities said on Wednesday. The statement did not offer details on the reasons behind the delay, but said the decision came after in-depth discussions among the Olympic Council of Asia, the Chinese Olympic Committee and a local …

Historic Olympics come to a remarkable end at Tokyo 2020 amid coronavirus
3 years, 5 months ago

Historic Olympics come to a remarkable end at Tokyo 2020 amid coronavirus

The Hindu  

The Tokyo Olympics, held during a raging pandemic, drew the curtains down on Sunday. Scores of people gathered around the Tokyo Olympic Stadium hours before the closing ceremony to witness the spectacle from the perimeters. On the other side of the road, under the magnificent wooden roof of the stadium, International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach thanked the Japanese authorities …

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. …

The Pandemic Olympics, Vaccine Misinformation, and More Coronavirus News
55 years ago

The Pandemic Olympics, Vaccine Misinformation, and More Coronavirus News

Wired  

The pandemic Olympics, vaccine misinformation, and reinstated Covid-19 passes. Headlines The Olympics could be a Covid-19 ‘super-evolutionary’ event A year later than planned, the 2020 Summer Olympics kicked off in Tokyo today. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga recently admitted that it’s been hard to drum up enthusiasm among Japanese citizens amid pandemic fears. Vaccine misinformation and hesitancy keep inoculation rates down …

WHO leader says virus risk inevitable at Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 5 months ago

WHO leader says virus risk inevitable at Tokyo Olympics

Associated Press  

TOKYO — The Tokyo Olympics should not be judged by the tally of COVID-19 cases that arise because eliminating risk is impossible, the head of the World Health Organization told sports officials Wednesday as events began in Japan. “The mark of success in the coming fortnight is not zero cases,” Tedros said, noting the athletes who already tested positive in …

Tokyo 2020: Indian athletes battling Covid-19 scare and Olympics pressure at the Games village
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo 2020: Indian athletes battling Covid-19 scare and Olympics pressure at the Games village

India Today  

The pandemic-postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics is set to get underway from Friday in what the head of the World Health Organization said was needed as ‘a celebration of hope’. Rising Covid-19 cases in host city Tokyo have cast a shadow over the world's largest sporting event, which is taking place largely without spectators. Olympics and Japanese officials have forged on …

Tokyo Olympics organising committee chief Toshiro Muto does not rule out last minute cancellation of Games
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics organising committee chief Toshiro Muto does not rule out last minute cancellation of Games

India Today  

The head of the organising committee for the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday did not rule out a last-minute cancellation of the global sporting showpiece, amid rising coronavirus cases that have presented organisers with mounting challenges. Asked at a news conference if the Games, which are due to open on Friday, might still be cancelled, Toshiro Muto said he would keep …

How COVID-19 is transforming the Tokyo Olympics even before the Games start
3 years, 5 months ago

How COVID-19 is transforming the Tokyo Olympics even before the Games start

LA Times  

A worker disinfects a table tennis court at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Monday. At a news conference over the weekend, the president of the International Olympic Committee acknowledged that debate around the recently dubbed “Pandemic Games” has grown “more heated and more emotional.” “Many people feel under stress, they have to face uncertainty and then you react with some …

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 2020: First case of Covid-19 detected in Olympic athletes' village, say organisers
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo 2020: First case of Covid-19 detected in Olympic athletes' village, say organisers

India Today  

A person has tested positive for Covid-19 at the Tokyo Olympics athletes' village, organisers said on Saturday, adding to concerns about infections at the Games which begin next week. The Tokyo 2020 Olympics, postponed for a year due to the global pandemic, is being held mostly without spectators and under tight quarantine rules. Several Covid-19 cases have emerged involving athletes …

Tokyo 2020 Olympics: FIH CEO hopes COVID cases don't disrupt competition
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo 2020 Olympics: FIH CEO hopes COVID cases don't disrupt competition

The Hindu  

Coronavirus cases have been increasing at a rapid pace in Japan, leading to mounting concerns ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. And in the rare event that both finalists are unable to play in the summit clash due to COVID-19 cases in their teams, then they will both be awarded the gold medal. Thierry Weil, CEO of the International Hockey Federation, …

1.5 Lakh Condoms to Be Distributed to Athletes at Tokyo Olympics Amid Covid-19 Pandemic
3 years, 6 months ago

1.5 Lakh Condoms to Be Distributed to Athletes at Tokyo Olympics Amid Covid-19 Pandemic

News 18  

After a delay of one year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Tokyo Olympics will finally commence from July 23, roughly a month from now. The grievances that have been raised by the athletes revolve around the condition of beds at the Olympics games village and distribution of condoms amidst a global pandemic. Although many facilities like separate dining areas, …

The Latest: Tokyo mass livestreaming of Olympics canceled
3 years, 6 months ago

The Latest: Tokyo mass livestreaming of Olympics canceled

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. Various public opinion polls show most Japanese are opposed …

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 …

Yes. Tokyo Olympics are ‘a go’ despite opposition, pandemic
3 years, 7 months ago

Yes. Tokyo Olympics are ‘a go’ despite opposition, pandemic

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Will the postponed Tokyo Olympics open despite rising opposition and the pandemic? These factors have overridden scathing criticism from medical bodies that fear the Olympics may spread COVID-19 variants, and a call for cancellation from Asahi Shimbun, a games’ sponsor and the country’s second-largest selling newspaper. Last week in a commentary, the New England Journal of Medicine said …

COVID-19: Physician warns Tokyo Olympics could spread variants
3 years, 7 months ago

COVID-19: Physician warns Tokyo Olympics could spread variants

The Hindu  

A physician representing a Japanese medical body warned on Thursday that holding the postponed Tokyo Olympics in two months could lead to the spread of variants of the coronavirus. Tokyo Olympics: IOA says Indian contingent will be vaccinated before leaving for the Games “Since the emergence of COVID-19 there has not been such a dangerous gathering of people coming together …

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, …

Narinder Batra: I don’t see any reason why Olympics should not happen
3 years, 7 months ago

Narinder Batra: I don’t see any reason why Olympics should not happen

The Hindu  

Narinder Dhruv Batra has been a sports administrator for more than two decades, but his current stint as president of the Indian Olympic Association would clearly rate among his toughest years yet. Speaking to Sportstar, Batra reiterated his support to the Games going ahead despite uncertainty and local opposition, assured sufficient training for athletes, and confirmed accelerated vaccination for the …

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 …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Full venues at pandemic-hit Games 'very difficult', say organisers
3 years, 8 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Full venues at pandemic-hit Games 'very difficult', say organisers

Firstpost  

Overseas spectators have already been barred from the Games for the first time, and a ruling on Japan-based fans was expected by the end of this month. Tokyo: Full stadiums will be “very difficult” at the Tokyo Olympics, the head of the Games warned on Wednesday, as organisers pushed back a decision on how many domestic fans can attend until …

Coronavirus cases in Japan are surging but Tokyo Olympics chief says the games will not be cancelled
3 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus cases in Japan are surging but Tokyo Olympics chief says the games will not be cancelled

ABC  

Tokyo's Olympics chief says Japan remains committed to holding a safe games, despite a surge of COVID-19 cases in the country. Key points: Games organisers are staring down calls for another postponement at home and abroad Japan is battling a fourth wave of COVID-19, fuelled by the strain first identified in the UK Experts say the Games should be cancelled, …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Virus could force Games' cancellation, says top Japanese politician
3 years, 8 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Virus could force Games' cancellation, says top Japanese politician

Firstpost  

Tokyo: A senior Japanese politician said cancelling the Tokyo Olympics over the coronavirus remains a possibility on Thursday, as a surge in cases renews concerns about the Games with less than 100 days to go. Toshiro Nikai, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s number two, said the Olympics must be cancelled “without hesitation” if the virus situation is too severe. Asked …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Organisers prepare to resume 'safe' test events
3 years, 9 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Organisers prepare to resume 'safe' test events

Firstpost  

Tokyo Olympics organisers on Monday unveiled virus countermeasures for test events that will resume later this week for the first time since the Games were postponed by the pandemic. Test events were halted after the sport climbing event was held from 6 to 8 March last year, with Tokyo 2020 staff replacing athletes because of infection concerns. Tokyo 2020 Games …

Overseas fans barred from Tokyo Olympics over coronavirus fears
3 years, 9 months ago

Overseas fans barred from Tokyo Olympics over coronavirus fears

Live Mint  

Overseas fans will be banned from this summer's pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics, organisers said Saturday, in a bid to reduce virus risks and convince a sceptical Japanese public the Games will be safe. When the decision to postpone the Games was taken last year, officials said the delay would allow them to hold the event as "proof of humanity's triumph over …

Overseas fans banned from Tokyo Olympics over COVID fears
3 years, 9 months ago

Overseas fans banned from Tokyo Olympics over COVID fears

Al Jazeera  

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games were postponed last year to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. “In order to give clarity to ticket holders living overseas and to enable them to adjust their travel plans at this stage, the parties on the Japanese side have come to the conclusion that they will not be able to enter into Japan at …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Foreign fans unlikely to be allowed over COVID-19 fears, says report
3 years, 10 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Foreign fans unlikely to be allowed over COVID-19 fears, says report

Firstpost  

Japan is planning on stopping overseas spectators from attending the Tokyo Olympics over fears that the COVID-19 virus will spread. The Mainichi Shimbun newspaper said a final decision will be made this month following talks between the International Olympic Committee, Tokyo 2020 organisers and the Japanese government. IOC president Thomas Bach had said in late February that a decision on …

Hernández: Tokyo Summer Olympics should be canceled
3 years, 11 months ago

Hernández: Tokyo Summer Olympics should be canceled

LA Times  

A man pulls up the anchor on a pleasure boat moored next to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Rings on March 25, 2020, in Tokyo. What was already obvious became even more so Wednesday when the International Olympic Committee revealed a “playbook” for hosting the Games in the midst of a pandemic. “We think it’s necessary to prioritize safety and peace …

Olympic organizers hope evolving ‘playbook’ for COVID-19 will unlock Tokyo Games
3 years, 11 months ago

Olympic organizers hope evolving ‘playbook’ for COVID-19 will unlock Tokyo Games

LA Times  

Tokyo 2020 Olympics organizers are still moving ahead with their plans to host the Games in July. “We have to change the way we deliver the Games because, for the general public, the highest priority is to be safe,” Tokyo 2020 executive Hidemasa Nakamura said. “This pandemic is really hard to predict even two weeks from now,” said Tara Kirk …

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 …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Games will happen 'however coronavirus evolves', says organising committee chief
3 years, 11 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Games will happen 'however coronavirus evolves', says organising committee chief

Firstpost  

Tokyo: The pandemic-postponed Olympics will go ahead this summer “however the coronavirus evolves”, Tokyo 2020 president Yoshiro Mori said Tuesday, brushing aside doubts about the event. “We’ll certainly go ahead however the coronavirus evolves,” he told a meeting of Olympic organisers and members of Japan’s ruling party in Tokyo. The comments come with organisers and government officials insisting the Games …

Olympics will go ahead regardless of pandemic situation: Tokyo 2020 president
3 years, 11 months ago

Olympics will go ahead regardless of pandemic situation: Tokyo 2020 president

The Hindu  

Tokyo 2020 president Yoshiro Mori said on Tuesday that Japan would hold the Summer Olympics regardless of the situation with the COVID-19 pandemic and was working closely with the International Olympic Committee to make them happen. "We will hold the Olympics, regardless of how the coronavirus looks," Mori said, adding that the discussion should focus on how, not whether, the …

Games Will Go Ahead Regardless of Pandemic Situation: Tokyo 2020 President
3 years, 11 months ago

Games Will Go Ahead Regardless of Pandemic Situation: Tokyo 2020 President

News 18  

TOKYO: Tokyo 2020 President Yoshiro Mori said on Tuesday that Japan would hold the Summer Olympics regardless of the situation with the COVID-19 pandemic and was working closely with the International Olympic Committee to make them happen. “We will hold the Olympics, regardless of how the coronavirus looks,” Mori said, adding that the discussion should focus on how, not whether, …

Tokyo Games pushing ahead despite coronavirus still surging around the world
3 years, 11 months ago

Tokyo Games pushing ahead despite coronavirus still surging around the world

ABC  

"The Games must go on." He assured everybody that the athletes of the world, the sporting federations and the 206 National Olympic Committees were "fully united and committed" in "standing behind these Games". "Nobody at this moment can predict the health situation in 206 National Olympic Committees for the time of the Olympic and Paralympic Games from late July until …

Mission Olympics: Uncertain hour for Indian athletes in COVID-19 times
3 years, 11 months ago

Mission Olympics: Uncertain hour for Indian athletes in COVID-19 times

The Hindu  

The Indian athletics season is scheduled to begin with the Indian Grand Prix-1 in Patiala on February 18 but Annu Rani, the women’s javelin throw national record holder, is not planning to participate in the opener. Since the Asian Championships have been cancelled and the Youth Asians have been postponed, there is no need to rush competitions,” said Usha. It …

Amid cancellation talk, Tokyo Olympics 'focused on hosting' - Sportstar
3 years, 11 months ago

Amid cancellation talk, Tokyo Olympics 'focused on hosting' - Sportstar

The Hindu  

IOC President Thomas Bach and local organizers are pushing back against reports that the postponed Tokyo Olympics will be canceled. "All our delivery partners including the national government, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee, the IOC and the IPC are fully focused on hosting the games this summer," the statement said. "We have at this moment, no reason …

Japan government mulling cancellation of Tokyo Olympics due to COVID-19: Report
3 years, 11 months ago

Japan government mulling cancellation of Tokyo Olympics due to COVID-19: Report

India TV News  

The Japan government has reportedly come to a conclusion that the Tokyo Olympics should be cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The development comes a day after International Olympic Committee's president Thomas Bach had assured that the Tokyo Olympics will be held as scheduled. The US Olympic and Paralympic Committee was among the first to react to the report from …

Olympics 2021: Japan and IOC determined to hold Tokyo Games despite cancellation rumors
3 years, 11 months ago

Olympics 2021: Japan and IOC determined to hold Tokyo Games despite cancellation rumors

CNN  

Tokyo CNN — Reports of this summer’s Tokyo Olympic Games being canceled due to Covid-19 are “categorically untrue”, the International Olympic Committee said in a statement to CNN on Friday. “All our delivery partners including the national government, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee, the IOC and the IPC are fully focused on hosting the Games this summer,” …

Tokyo Olympics Q&A: Six months out and murmurs of cancellation - Sports News - Sportstar
3 years, 11 months ago

Tokyo Olympics Q&A: Six months out and murmurs of cancellation - Sports News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

The Tokyo Olympics are to open in six months on July 23. That’s when the torch relay, heavily Q: Recent polls show 80 percent in Japan want the Olympics cancelled or postponed. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is framing the Olympics as “a proof of human victory against the coronavirus.” Q: Will these Olympics look different? Will they get much …

Prioritise Athletes for Coronavirus Vaccine So Tokyo Olympics Can Go Ahead: IOC Member Dick Pound
4 years ago

Prioritise Athletes for Coronavirus Vaccine So Tokyo Olympics Can Go Ahead: IOC Member Dick Pound

News 18  

Athletes should be prioritised for the novel coronavirus vaccine so the beleaguered Tokyo Games can go ahead later this year, according to senior Olympics official Dick Pound. Canadian Pound, the longest-serving member of the International Olympics Committee, told Sky News in the UK that the Games could still go ahead with mass athlete participation, but only if they were vaccinated. …

Year in Review 2020: From Olympics to Wimbledon, a look at major sporting events that we missed this year
4 years ago

Year in Review 2020: From Olympics to Wimbledon, a look at major sporting events that we missed this year

Firstpost  

COVID-19 pandemic ensured that the sporting calendar of 2020 was thrown off gear. Here is a list of major sporting events that were disrupted in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With the surge of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was not possible to conduct many big sporting events this year. Here is a list of major sporting events that were …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: City governor sees 'no circumstances' for cancelling Summer Games
4 years ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: City governor sees 'no circumstances' for cancelling Summer Games

Firstpost  

A poll released by national broadcaster found just 27 percent of respondents support holding the Games next year, with 32 percent backing cancellation and 31 percent favouring a further postponement. Tokyo: Tokyo’s governor said she can see “no circumstances” under which the virus-postponed 2020 Olympics will be cancelled, despite rising coronavirus infections in Japan and continued public scepticism. In an …

Tokyo Olympics: A third of Japanese want Summer Games cancelled, reveals poll
4 years ago

Tokyo Olympics: A third of Japanese want Summer Games cancelled, reveals poll

The Hindu  

A third of Japanese residents want the Tokyo Olympics to be scrapped amid fears that an influx of foreign arrivals may cause a further spike in COVID-19 cases, a poll by public broadcaster NHK showed on Tuesday. The Japanese government and International Olympic Committee decided in March to postpone the 2020 Olympics by a year due to the novel coronavirus …

Critics speak out on Tokyo Olympic costs, pandemic, fairness
4 years, 1 month ago

Critics speak out on Tokyo Olympic costs, pandemic, fairness

The Hindu  

Three-time Olympic champion gymnast Kohei Uchimura wants the postponed Tokyo Olympics to happen next year. "Unfortunately, 80% of the Japanese don't believe that the Tokyo Olympics can take place as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic," Uchimura said after a one-day exhibition gymnastics meet last weekend. IOC President Thomas Bach is to meet next week in Japan with new Prime …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Games organisers hail vaccine news as 'relief' yet bio-security plans unchanged
4 years, 2 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Games organisers hail vaccine news as 'relief' yet bio-security plans unchanged

Firstpost  

Olympic officials have regularly said that a coronavirus vaccine is not a precondition for staging the Games, now scheduled to open a year late in July 2021. Tokyo: Tokyo Olympics organisers said news of a coronavirus vaccine was a “relief” on Tuesday but insisted their bio-security planning for the postponed Games remained unchanged. “The organising committee is not disconnected from …

Tokyo to expand coronavirus testing to about 65,000 a day by early December - Sportstar
4 years, 2 months ago

Tokyo to expand coronavirus testing to about 65,000 a day by early December - Sportstar

The Hindu  

Japan-based ticketholders for the postponed Tokyo Olympics will be able to apply for refunds from Nov. 10, Games organisers said on Friday. Since deciding to postpone the Games until 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, organisers have said ticketholders could apply for refunds if they no longer wanted to attend. Organisers said on Friday they would accept refund requests for …

Silver says NBA 'unlikely' to pause season for Olympics in 2021 - Sportstar
4 years, 3 months ago

Silver says NBA 'unlikely' to pause season for Olympics in 2021 - Sportstar

The Hindu  

The NBA is not likely to have a break next season when the postponed Olympics are held, league commissioner Adam Silver said, casting doubt on the availability of NBA players at the Tokyo Games. The Olympics was postponed by a year, to July 23-August 8 next year, because of the novel coronavirus, which also led to the NBA season being …

Tokyo Olympics organisers outline plans to protect Games participants from coronavirus
4 years, 3 months ago

Tokyo Olympics organisers outline plans to protect Games participants from coronavirus

ABC  

Tokyo Olympic organisers will require athletes to submit to a COVID-19 test before and on arrival in Japan as part of proposed coronavirus countermeasures to protect those at the delayed Games. Key points: Under the proposal, athletes will not have to undergo a two-week quarantine period Athletes will also have to submit an activity plan indicating their proposed destinations Organisers …

Tokyo Olympics Will Start on July 23 Next Year With or Without Covid-19, Says IOC Vice President
4 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics Will Start on July 23 Next Year With or Without Covid-19, Says IOC Vice President

News 18  

Tokyo’s postponed Olympics will go ahead next year regardless of the coronavirus pandemic, IOC vice president John Coates told AFP Monday, saying they would be the “Games that conquered Covid”. The Games will start on July 23 next year,” said Coates, who heads the International Olympic Committee’s Coordination Commission for the Tokyo Games. ‘MONUMENTAL TASK’ Coates said the Japanese government …

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